The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-05
HOLDING THE MONEY
SUBSCRIBED BY OHIO COUNTY
To til. Capital stock of til. Ohio Vale, R.ilro.d
Conpap:-L Chars. that Part of tie Agree.
msat with the County is to be Ignored.
Talk Of q Writ of MandamuI.

Toward the close OF the session OF the
Board Of Commissioners yesterday, little
resolution was presented, read aud adopted
without any discussion, which bids fair to
create trouble. The resolution was to the
effect that Mr.. speids', the agent appointed
to pay the subscription OF $4,000 voted BY
the citizens OF Ohio county to the capital
stock OF the Ohio River Railroad Company,
should not make the pigment until further
orders from the Bo,rd. When the resolution
WAS r,nd, an ISrELuGEScER reporter ked
Clerk WoodslwhAt the proposition meaut, ana
was told that the certificates OF stock were
not ready, and Il was intended TO hold the
money until they were. This seemed 70 D
4 very poor reason for the action. but 10.
curry Of several commissioners ELECTED the
same response. Finally gentleman who
was better posted or more communicative
W is found, and he explained the matter In
this way: ..-.......
ApxpARtuRE PROM ORIGINAL PLANS.
1.-THE resolution is offered for the reason
that Il Is believed that q part OF the under.
at 4ndipg between the Railroad Company and
thu Board OF Commissioners under which the
vote on the subscription was authorized, has
been ignored by the company, aud they are
about 10 change their pl.us When the SUBJ
scrip.ion was opposed 10 the Board, II was
explicitly understood that the new foad was
10 come Into the city as No independent road,
entirely distinct from the B. & 0. Company's
track. There Is reason to believe that this
plsn has been changed, and that the new
road will merge into the B. q 0. road at
Moundsville. II It does, there are members
Of the Board Of Commissioners who will OPP
nose paying the money"
Talk with Mr.. sp'idel, President Woods
and other gentlemen confirmed this ex
PLANTATION. They all believed that the
change spoken Of was contemplated by the
Ohio River Company, and that II 30 this
would be good reason for resisting the ella m
for the money subscribed.
said Mr. Woods: Il don't know whether
we eau help paying this money now, but
am In favor Of testing the matter II the road
ia coming into the county over the b. q o.
Company's line" ~.
Said another one OF the gentlemen inter.
ested: II have 1t on good authority that
the River road has made or is abont TO make
an arrangement 10 use the B. & o. track
from Moundsvil g. Well, OF courae II that IL
80 II depriyes the city OF any benefit an indie
pendent road would be, and leaves II at The
mercy Of the B. so Company, IS 1t is now;
Therefore hope the money will be held
until there is u definite understanding.
TUE srArKME T DENIED.
After the Board adj ,ursed, a reporter
called upon General Robert White, one 0!
the counstl for the railroad company, and
irouired II It wa, true that the new road
was coming in over the B. & 0. track.
NO, sir" said the General, at is not true
The contract Is made and signed with the
p, W. & Ky. Company. We build our own
line 10 Ben Sood, and then G. me In over the
P. W. & Ky. extension. There was no talk
OF any arrangement with the B; Il o., except
a track connecting the two roads for transfer
purposes"
The G, neral had not hard ofthe action Of
the RJSrd Of Commissioners. When told Of
II, he took up his bat and sailed out, calling
10 Uncle John Boring. TO know, what th.
Board meant. Uncle John explained thai
the certificates of stock not being ready,
acd tome iormalities connected with the
tra- sier OF the bonds being yet incomplete
the Beard thought,best to hold on awhile.
Il never saw such set Of people. as there
are In this town." said General :" hite.
"They have heard rumor, and without let
ting anybody connected with the company
know any thing about 1t, have acted on the
rumor. We'll, I'll 20 TO work and &c, out o
nlandamp and make 'em pay the money.
I'm tired OF all this foolirg The county
ought 10 Fave sub'cribed So. 900 instead Of
I2O 900. The road will be Of more bene fl.
than any other one soming into the town;
but II some Of The busintss men could they
would block 1t up"
Lateri In the day, a gentleman from down
the river told the reporter that the line Of the
Ohio River road had been located 10 Ben
wood; that It would run on piles outside the
Baltimore & Ohio road at the Narfowa
Tests were las. week made by the engineers
OF the company, and line located West OF
out by their own officials, and the proposed
route was fund to be altogether safe and
practicable.
What the result will be, or who 10 the
prime mover in the present hitch, time will
develop.