The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-07-05
SPECIAL ELECTION.

A 7 special meeting OF the Common
Il CouneA OF the Town OF Point Pleasant,
West Virginia, held on Monday, the 18th
day OF June, 1882, the following order was
made, and spread upon the Records.
WHEREAS, AT a public meeting OF the
citizens OF She Town, held on the 25th OF
October, 1881, for the purpose Of giving aid
and encouragement to the building Of a
Railroad Bridge across tive Ohio river at
said town, proposed to be built by the
Point Pleasant and Ohio River Railroad
Company, and the Pomeroy and Ohio
River Railroad Company, it was
Rcsolcrd, That WEI the people OF Point
Pleasant and vicinity, hereby guarantee to
the said Companies that so much land, not
to exceed thirty acres, as may be required
for the purpose herein set forth, shall not
cost said Companies a sum exceeding $500
per acre, the said Companies to take all
legal steps for condemnation purposes, il
it becomes necessary 10 take said land by
condemnation, and we further pledge to
said Companies the sum OF s., 800 in money
to be expended in the purchase OF said
lands, provided, however, said Bridge
shall be located at Point Pleasant, and pro-
vided further, if any buildings be necessa-
rily condemned they shall not be consid.
cred as part OF said thirty acres, and pro-
vided, that fifteen OF said thirty acres shall
be on the West Virginia side Of the Ohio
river, and the said $500 not to be paid
until the said Bridge has been let to con-
tract, and the river piers are under actual
construction, ami
WHEREAS, AT a meeting OF the Council
OF said Town, held on the 18th OF October,
1881, the action of said meeting was fully
endorsed and approved, and the Council
ordered that the resolutions OF said public
meeting should be carried into effect by
the corporation OF said Town in such man
ner as may lawfully be done, and,
WHEREAS, Said bridge has been located
ut Point Pleasant, and has been let to con.
tract, and the construction thereof has
been commenced and is rapidly progress.
ing, and,
WHEREAS, The right OF way over lands
for approaches to said bridge has cost said
companies sum exceeding $500 per acre,
and,
WHEREAS, The excess Of the cost OF said
right of way over $500 per acre, in the ag-
gregate, is $4,000, and,
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the people OF said Town are DESTROYS OF
honestly carrying their pledges and resolu-
tons aforesaid into full force and effect,
and deeming it desirable for the said Town
to appropriate money to aid in the con-
struction OF said Railroad Bridge across
the Ohio River, at Point Pleasant MS aiore-
said. it is ordered that a vote OF the quail
fed voters OF said Town, be taken, on the
question OF subscribing 5000, to the cap.
itaI stock Of the Point Pleasant and Ohio
River Railroad Company, a corporation
existing under the laws OF this State, BY
the Town of Point Pleasant.
1t is further ordered that special clcc.
ton be held at the usual place OF voting in
said Town, on the 10Th day OF July, 1852,
for the purpose OF taking said vote, as pro.
viled by section 81, chapter II, Acts 1881,
and chapter Ii, Acts 1882. Testu:
W, Fl. ToN1LINs0N, Mayor,
NJ. II. HALE, Recorder. june l4-td,