The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-06-21
LnaA1 NOTICES.
SPECIAL ELECTION.

1 special meeting OF the Comma,
"a Council Of the Town of Point Plcasan,
West Virginia, held on Monday, the lStb
day OF June, 1852, the following order wns
made, and spread upon the Records: 40
WHEREAS, AT public meeting of ,ho
citizens OF the Town, held on the 18th NJ
October, 1881, for the purpose Of giving ala
and encouragement TO the building Of a
Railroad Bridge across the Ohio river nj
said town, proposed TO be built by thu
Point Pleasant and Ohio River Railroad
Company, and the Pomeroy and Oil"
River Railroad Company, it was ''
Resolved, Tlslt we, the people of Point
Pleasant and vicinity, hereby guarantee IN
the said Companies that 30 much land M,
to exceed thirty acres, rs may be rcouirei
for the purpose herein set forth, shall mi
cost said Companies u SUN exceeding SIM
per acre, the said Companies TO take ali
legal steps for condemnation purposes n
II becomes necessary TO take said land hv
condemnation, and We further pledge IA
said Companiest the sum s., 500 in money
to be expended in the purchase OF saii
lands, provided, however, said Bridrs
shall be located at Point Pleasant, and nrS.
vided further, il any buildings be neccsSl.
rily condemned they shall not be consid.
cred as part OF said thirty acres, and pro.
vided, that fifteen OF said thirty acres Shnil
be on the West Virginia side Of the Ohio
river, and the said s., 800 not to be mid
until the said Bridge has been let TO con.
tract, and the river piers are under actual
construction, AMI
WHEREAS, At 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 sfrr, bv
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 lot to con.
tract, and the construction thereof Inns
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 ~.
gregate, is $1,000, and,
WHEREAS, The Council is convinced tbat
the people OF said Town are DESTROYS Of
honestly carrying their pledges and resoln.
tons aforesaid into full force and effect,
and deeming 1t 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 US aiore.
said, it is ordered that vote OF the quail.
fed voters OF said Town, be taken, on tho
question OF subscribing 5000, to the cap.
ital stock OF the Point Pleasant and Ohio
River Railroad Company, corporation
existing under the laws OF this State, by
the Town OF Point Pleasant.
1t is further ordered that special elcc.
ton be held ut the usual place OF voting in
said Town, on the 10Th day OF July, 1852,
for the purpose Of taking said vote, us pro.
vided by section 81, chapter II, Acts 1851,
and chapter Ii, Acts 1882. Testc:
W. Fl. T0NILINSON, Mayor,
NJ. ii. HALE, Recorder. [june ll-td.