The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-13

TharpRd will pasa through seventeen miles
oil Peasants county, Mr.. Browse thought |
that q levy upon TIE three districts
through which the road would pass could |
hardly be relied upon. A subscription |
had been made year ago for the survey, |
Rev. ]. B. Reed, OF Tyler county, gave
very encouraging report Of the feeling 10
Tyler county, and assured those present
that the road was desired by large
majority OF those in the county. "One
mAu had offered halkaCre Of ground and
$500 Tor the erection oil depot when the
road should be built"
Hon. Sep. Hall, Of Wetzsl, said that he
ielt sure that the people along the line in
his county would do all they could,
Col. Chancellor, Of Wood, said that his
county was prepared not only TO furnish
the right OF way, but also the money for
the survey. This could be raised either
by subscription or by county appropria'
ton.
Hanson Criswell, Esq, oil Marshall, was
not prepared to give an expression Of the
sentiment oil his county, The people
along it's route were all well advised Of its
utility and that 1t would inure to their
interests, His people had been for some
time Clamorous for competing line.
Mr.. A. W, Campbell, OF Ohio county,
said there had been no public meetings.
nor no formal action taken, but that the
matter had been 80 often discussed and it
had become we'll understood that decided
public sentiment existed in favor oil 1t,
Just now, however, the route from this
city to the Marshall county line was tied
up in the U. S. courts and the outcome
would not bs determined until June. SO
10 however, as Ohio county Is concerned
abe eau be relied upon to furnish her full
pro ratio. We thought that the projected
extension Of the p, W, &Ky, road to Ben
wood could be used in common by the two
roads, also the depot Of the p, W, 4 Ky,
road in this city.
Senator Camden said he thought it
would be safe to say that the right OF way
could be depended upon. II the right oil
way Is obtained the road will be taken up
and put under contract, liam Of the opin'
ion that engineers will be at work on the
route within the next two weeks and the
road will be under contract by June lst,
and II 60 large portion 81 the work will
be done this summer. The whole line
offers advantages Tor a speedy completion,
The Ohio river offers US good shipping
facilities, and with the present pros.
porous condition OF the country We shall
not be long without road"
APPoRTIoNMENT oF COST or SURVEY,
Mr.. scoReld-I propose tue following
county distribution Of the $40 900 necessa'
ny to the accomplishment oil the survey;
Kanawha and Jackson, 81. 500; Wood, Pleas.
ants and Tyler, $500; Wetzsl, Marshall
and Ohio, 5000.
Col. Byrne said that there was a prscti.
cable route through Roane county, and "a
vored that route. Some other desultory
talk then followed on this proposition,
alter which the following named gentle.
men were appointed committee to ar
range basis OF apporionment:
Byrne, OF Kanawha; Riley, oil Jack.
son; Scnfeld, Of Wood; Bruce,
Of Pleasants; Hall, OF Weizsl; Reed,
Of Tyler; Mcclure, Of Ohio, and
Criswell, Of Marshall. These gentlemen
soon appeared with the following as the
result Of their conference: Ksnawha,
81, 800; Jackson, 81, 200; Rosne, $l,000i
Wood, $l,700; Peasants, $500; Tyler,
puVVi NnlAulI POVVi Mal9hahi FOVVI hhu
Ohio, 5000.
This report was at once attacked, Col,
Buttrick OF Kanawha, saying that trade
centres should contribute more largely
than counties or districts not 30 much In
terested In the road. Wheeling, Parkers.
burg, and Charleston would not only con.
tribute their share, but would take care
that other sections would.
Mr.. Baker moved as substitute for the
report Of the Committee the apportionment
recommended by Mr.. Scodeld, viz: Ka
nawha, jackson and Roane to pay $500;
Wood, Peasants and Tyler, $500; and
WeIzel, Marshall and Ohio, 5000. A
lively discussion upon the subject oil sub.
HCripLion soliciting was INDUCED In by
Messrs. Campbell, Baker, Kemple, Gam
den and others, after which the
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
were read. These articles are nearly 90
follows:
I've whoge names are hereunto sub
sCribed, desire TO become corporation tol
the purpose Of constructing and operating a
railroad In the State OF West Virginia, do
hereby adopt these articles oil inCorpora.
ton for that purpose.
The name Of the corporation shall be
the wheeling, Parkersburg 4 Charleston
Railway Company"
The railroad shall begin at Wheeling,
West Virginia, and proceed by the most
practicable route 10 Charleston, Kanswha
county.
The principal office or place OF business
shall be at Parkersburg, In the county Of
Wood. The certificate shall be perpetual
The capital stock shall be s., 900, 900, with
the privilege Of increasing Il by vote oil
the stockholders. The shares shall be $50
each.
THE coRPoRAToRs.
The number OF corporators, as fixed by
the meeting Is nine, and their names are
"a follows: D. R. Neale, O. H. shattuck
and W. N. Chancellor Wood county; B.
". Byrne, l. N. Smith, Kanawha county
John Mcclure, W. F. Peterson, Ohio
county; John II. Riley, jackson county;
r. II. Browse, Peasants county. These
gentlemen, except Mr., Smith, affixed their
names TO the charter and the certificate
will no doubt issue to-day.
On motion OF Col. Byrne each county
was instructed 10 appoint local commit.
tees, whose duties II shall be 10 solicit
subscriptions aud ascertain the best meth.
ODDS Of obtaining the right OF way.
On motion, adjourned.
Immediately after the adjournment the
corpOrators met and elected Dol. D. r.
Neale, OF PArkorsburg, Chairman and W.
N. Chancellor, Secretary.
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