South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-03-12
The councii-Important Action

ms body held two sessions n, ,ho
stu INST. The first was held in the morn
ins' at which committee CONSISTING Of
MT Joseph sprigs, H.. s. Carr and
William Fisher of Moorefield. West Va
were present in behalf of the railroad
projected between Cumberland and Tho
last named place.
After the object Of the meeting had
been stated by Mr.. Brown, President
pro tei... the clerk read the follow;n,
resolutions:
MhkRkAs, Henry Loveridgs III. W Phe,o,
cave proposed TO build q rail road from m. civ
1l CUNT eriand. Maryland. to Mooref I'D. west
t,ux' unaer q charter. either now obtained
or which they are about 10 Obtain S,or, an.
Stale of West Virginia: now. the, efore h. n
heso'ved by the Mayor and CITY CounciI NJ
Cumberland, That In considerable. of the al
An.ages tha' VIII accrue to the city of Gu mber-
'aoa " reason OF the building Of the road the
sara mayor sad city council Of Cumberland
will subscribe for Eve thousand dollars of m.
c"p'tai Stock, nj par. OF the said railroad COM
pauy-Proviced, that appiica ton shall be made
at once to the General Assembly of MARYLAND
.or iegis,huve authority to make said subsciip-
hon. and that said authority be given and 10
that end the city attorney is hereby directed To
prepare a law proper for the above purpose. and
transmit Il TO our Senator an Delegates At An.
naPo!is, with request to have the same passed
rs soon as possible. =
Alter some discussion by members
Mr.. Joseph Sprigg. of Mooredeld, was
introduced and made plain statement
OF what was desired to insure the sue
cess of the enterprise. lie said that
Messrs. Phelps & Loveridge propose to
build the new railroad if the people in
the neighborhood of its terminus would
donate 10000 acres of land. OF this
nearly 5000 had been secured, but it
was almost impossible to secure more
without aid from Cumberland. They
had learned of ii 900 acres that coult,
he purchased if negotiations were con-
cluded before Saturday yesterday To
purchase this the sum of $4,000 wa.
needed. Mr.. Sprigg then. spoke at some
length OF the advantages that would ac.
crue TO Cumberland from the construc-
tion OF the road and urged prompt action
on the part of our people.
The resolutions were referred to the
committee on ordinances, with ;nstruc-
tons to report at 100 o'clock in the
evening to which hour the meeting ad
journed.
When the council rcassemb!ed the
chamber was filed With spectators. =
Mess-s. Hurley and Comwell, a majority
of the committee reported adversely np-
on the resolution and recommended that
1t be rejected.
MIR. Brown submitted minority re-
port rs follows:
WHEREAS. Henry Loveridge, J. w.
Phelps and their associates, have pro-
posed To- build railroad from the city
OF Cumberland, Maryland,to Moorefield,
West Virginia, within The next two
years, under a charter already obtained
or soon to be obtained from said State
OF West Virginia; now, therefore be it.
ResyfUed, etc, That in consideration
oil the advantage that will accrue to
said city from tho completion of said
road within the time mentioned, said
mayor and city council will subscribe
| for anil take four tn ,nsani five
hundred dollars or the capital stock at,
par Of said company; provided said
stock or the proceed. thereof, shall DO
applied to the purchase OF 1856 acres
OF mineral lands in Hardy or Pendlc,
ton counties. West Virginia, to aid in
building sail railroad said lands to be
held in trust for that purpose in the
same manner and same trustees that 9th.
er ian"-- IN Tie came Jon have. or will!
be pnt in trust for sail road said stock
or proceeds thereof TO no delivered
when said roal ia completed; and said
city to be entitled TO one director in.
sail company: and. he it further.
Reso'1'd. That application shall be
made at once to the General Assembly
OF Maryland for such legislation AZ NAV
be necessary to make such subscription
by said mayor and city council and to
that end the city attorney is hereby di-
rected to prepare proper bill for sucl.
purpose, and transmit the same TO the
General Assembly for enactment.
Mr.. Browns report was adopted amid
much applause. the vote being rs fol.
lows! YEAs-Messrs Brown, Butler.
Iiolzshu. Kelly. Kolb, Leonard and
Shuck-7. NAYs-Messrs, Cromwell
Hurley and Taylor. -CamLsrIind Civ,
March z.