Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-08-09
BRIDGE MEETING At HEAR.
PEK'S FERRY.


BRIDGE MEETING AT IEAE.
PENS FERRY.
The weather on Monday evening was
very bad; yet tho it rained heavily. SO
great is the interest felt IN the matter
here, that the meeting to endorse the
action of the Bridge Company, was very
large indeed. The meeting was called
by the Mayor in compliance with the
following communication, signed by a
number of persons, and which was read
to the meeting:-
Hon. S. V. Yantis, Mayor, Sir-As
you are aware an injunction has been
granted by the County Court, enJoinl-
ing the Bridge Company from proceed
ing with the construction of the Bridge
across the Shenandoah river, we
need not inform you how important
to the interests and welfare ofthis town
this bridge is, and therefore, OF how in
furious TO those.interests and TO that wei
fare any obstruction in the way OF Its
erection must necessarily be,
We, therefore, citizens Of the town
and neighborhood, beg leave, most re-
specially to request that You, as chiet
officer of the town, call meeting OF
the friends of the important internal I'M
provement now attacked, that pubIic
opinion OF the subject may be given
expression 10.
We are assured, on the opinion OF
disinteres,ed persons competent to
Judge, that the injunction above rcterr-
ed to, was unwisely granted, and will in
all probability, be dissolved. In the
meantime there is very general desire,
that the universal and warm sympathy
of the community with the Bridge
Company he publicly aud emphatically
expressed.
Very Respectfully, DC.
Here follow the signatures.)
The chair was occupied by Mr.. Yam
tbs, who read a letter from the Hon. w.
II. Travers, in which that gentleman
expressed the fullest confidence that The
Bridge Company would triumph in the
courts.
Mr.. Charles Davies offered the fol-
lowing resolutions,the reading Of which
was repeatedly interrupted by applause,
and which were carried by acciama-
ton -
WuEIEAs-A Bridge across the Shen-
andoah river at Harper's Ferry would
be of immense advantage, not only to
the town, but to the surrounding coun-
try, and the want OF such mode of
crossing tie river, for years past, has
been deeply detrimental to the interest
of both; and,
WnEREAs-At present, and since
there was Bridge across the river
when the water is low, and when 1t IS
frozen, and very often i'll the night time,
it is impossible to cross the Ilrer-the
ferry being perfectly useless, and so,the
large humber of persons, in Loudoun
for instance, who formerly transact bus
mess in the Ferry, can do so now no
more, and the business interests Of the
town have been almost destroyed. In
addition to this, great personal lnconye-
nience is often eperienced-as for IN
stance, when the sick have instant need
of physician; and,
WHEREAs-The Bridge Company OF
Harper's Ferry-clothed with the an-
thority of the law-haye commenced
the erection of such Bridge, but are
now impeded, or about being impeded
by all Injunction, that however improY-
identity and unwisely granted, will be
an Observation-Disclosures briei-to the
progress and completion Of the enter
prise; therefore,
Resoired-That we warmly sympa-
thize with the Bridge Company in its eff
forts to build Bridge across the Shen-
andoah river; that we shall stand 10y it,
and assist it to the fullest extent of orr
ability. And further, we hereby prom
Use to bear liberal part of the expense
OF the litigation now pending.
Resoived, That, trusting to the spirit
of the age, that each day is becoming
more liberal and enlarged-trusting to
the growing dislike of monopolies, and
the growing determination OF the peo-
pie TO suppress them; and trusting. to
the law, that is never SO worthy of our
respect as When it is exercised for the
purpose of advancing the public inter
ests-while we pity the short sighted
ness that cannot discern, in these things,
the signs of the timcs-we denounce
the narrow minded selfishnesS that, re-
gardless of the public interests, seems
anxious only to enrich itself at the pub
lie expense, and rise on the ruins OF an
impoverished community.
Resoircd, That we have the fullest
confidence III the fair administration of
the law-the fullest assurance, based on
the opinions of those versed in the law,
and experienced in its interpretation,
practice and application, that notwith-
standing the momentary impeachment
thrown i'll its way, the enterprise, in
which we are all SO deeply interested,
will go ahead, and that we shall shortly
see q bridge across the Shenandoah.
A resolution was also put and carried
that committee be selected to solicit
subscriptions. This committee consists
of Messrs. Yantis, Davies and Near
thur.
The Rev. n. G. Bracket first ad-
dressed the meeting lie professed, lie
said, TO know no law. But governed
by what he conceived to be good sense
common justice-he addressed him
self to the matter in hand, and, we need
hardly tell our people who have heard
Mr.. Bracket speak, that he did so in q
mastery manner.