The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-03
THE RIVER RAILROAD.
SUCCESS PRACTICALLY ASSURED.
Important NtsilnE Of tho Directory At Parktrs
bnIy-Nost Of ths hight Of Way Secured.
WhAtls Asked OF OliIo and other C0uu.
ties on the Line Good Outlook.
Special Dispatch to the 1ntclllgcneer.

special Dispatch 10 Inc lhtclliscneeF.
PAEKEnsuund. W. Vs., May 9.-Loca
interests wero MI concentrated, to-day, il
the meeting Of the directors OF the Wheel
ing, parkersburg 4 Charleston railroat
company, which was well attended, NIL th'
counties along tho line being represented
except ioane. Tho action Of the meetin,
was harmonious aud the feeling cnthusias
tic.
The report of committee on right Of why
WIS voluminous and full Of interest. From
it tho 1STELLloEScEn correspondent gather
these figures: Forty-thrcc miles OF the
eighty, between P.rkersburg and Mounds
vile, have been secured by gift OF the fee
comprising the right Of way through tive
hundred and twcnty.ninc farms, leaving
thirty.seven miles, or l34 farms, to be ncgo'
tia(ed for. Peasants mud Tyler counties
have done so well in contributing right Of
way, that they were left out OF the addi.
tionaf assessment 10 complete the right OF
way purchase.
Senator Camden assured tho directors
that the money for buildingthe road would
surely be forthcoming as soon as the right
OF way was secured; he urged energetic nc.
ton all along the line:
In accordance with the resolution, recited
below, the commissioners Of Wood county
will meet, on next Tuesday, to call an
election OF the voters OF the P.rkcrsburg
district, for voting on the proposition to
subscribe $4,000 to the road. If NIL the
counties do their duty, the picks, shoyels
anu dirt will be flying in June.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Ees9|'ra, That the county court OF Wood
county be, and is hereby, requested to
cause vote OF the district Of Plrlersbur:,
in said county, TO be had upon the ques.
tion OF subscribing IN amount, not exceed
ing $4,000, to the capital stock Of the com.
pany, for the completion. OF the right OF
way.
Resolred, That the people OF Ohio county
be requested to subscribe, at once, ut least
100000 to the capital stock OF the road, for
the purpose Of completing the right OF way
and other necessary expenses connected
with the same; the people Of Marshall
county, the sum OF $1,000, and OF Wetzel
county, the sum Of $4,000, for the like pur-
pose.
Resolrrd, That, in the opinion OF the di-
rcctors Of this company, all that is now
necessary to insure the speedy building Of
the road, is to complete the right OF way
without unnecessary delay.
Resolred, Therefore, that al appeal be
made to the counties, cities, towns and dis.
tricts, through which the road passes, to
raise at once, by subscriptions to the capi-
tai stock OF the company, the small amount
necessary to complete the right OF way.
Rssolsed, That the same committee on
the right Of way be continued and be d.
rected TO proceed to obtain the right ofway,
by condemnation or otherwise and that
full power and discretion be, and is hereby,
given to said committee, to take such
measures rs in their judgment will best
serve to obtain the right OF way and the
money to pay for the same.
The board earnestly asks the assistance
and cooperation Of all interested in having
the road built.