Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-09
4 MATTER THAT DEMANDS PARIrCU-
LAR ATTENTION.

4 MATTER THAT DEMANDS PARIrCU-
LAR ATTENTION.
In another column the REGISrER prints
in full an agreement or subscription paper
offered for its execution to the Board OF
Commissioners BY the Mt. Vernon, COshoe-
ton and Wheeling Railroad Company. This
paper should receive the strictest rutiny
from ours county authorities before ii IL
acted upon. The matter Involved IS O.
the greatest importance to on taxpayers,
and it should, therefore, have calm ami
deliberate cousideration-such conSIders-
ton it has not had as yet-we respect
fully suggests The document was
presented TO the B)srl as We
understand, at It's meeting upon Monday
last and the consideration of it was post
poued until Monday the 10Th inst Tue
unprecedented political excitement Of the
past week has precluded anything ike a
discussion of the merits Of this paper BY the
press or public. 1t would seem as well fer
the Board T. further defer action on this sub
ject until they have more time themselves
to discuss its merits, than they can possibly
have at q meeting for the purpose ofcsn-
wasting election returns. Besides it would
be well for each member to under
stand the sentiments of his con
stituents before acting upon such an
important matter. We think that there
are many things in this paper that, in JUS
tice to our people, should be fully weighed
and discussed. As we recOllect ii, there
was nothing in any previous action Of the
Board, or any desire on the part Of the
people expressed BY their vote on the nth
of October, denoting that the first condition
was wanted in the subscription by Ohio
county to the railroad. The only require
ment was, that the cars should run
into the city east OF the east chan
mel of the Ohio river. The inser-
ton of this condition, unssked for, looks as
if the company desired il as condition Of
the subscription, so that hereafter it could
90 to the city authorities and demand a
right Of way Of this city in Washington ID
and Madison districts, urging that they must
have this right Of way granted or the county
subscription would not be available, becaus'.
of this condition. We respectfully ask
"Why is this condition in the paperf
Many citizens Of the First and Second
wards would. possibly, object to this raj
road running through their wards
on the proposed route, and ex,
actly where this route is should
be made known to them before this coz
dition is allowed to stand. The second con-
dition seems to demand as much attention
as the first. Most, it not all, Of the voters
who voted for the subscription to this CON-
Pany, did so under the suppOsitiOn that the
subscription TOUId not BE- mGde until tbe
cars Q the Company ron ocer ITS ocH com
pIeted road from C"ShoctoR, It's cesteTR
terminus, into the city OF U'hssliHy east Of
The Ohio rirer. YeIy different is this. Sec
ond condition. II would appear that, under
this condition, if the company ran train
of cars from any poiat in the Valley Of Big
Short creek, or any Of its branches, in either
Harrison or Jefferson counties, Ohio, to
any point in this city east Of such channel,
then this condition is complied with, even
though the train runs over the road Of some
other company. The train is not required
to cross the river upon bridge. 1t is q
long time until January l, 1890, aud to
have this subscription made at this time,
with So long time for the ful6llment, may
not be satisfactory to our people
The third condition would be much
more satisfactory, il the exact security was
named in the paper and made part of it..
The subscription and security from double
liability under Ohio law would then be pact
of the same instrument, and this seedrity
matter would not then be lost sight Of
We hear that it is urged that this paper
should be speedily executed, because the
company wish to use ii before the legis,a-
ture of Ohio to induce canal grant from
that state. This all seems very strange,
when we reeollect, that the claim has al
ways been made for this road that it al
ready had this canal grant, which was Of
great value to it aud almost insured its
building.
We VII probably have more to say on
this subject, but would ask the Board to
make haste. slowly upon this question. Let
the whole matter be thoroughly weighed and
the interests Of our people carefully guarded.
We are not BY any means inimical to the
company and heartily desire its success, but
the interests of our people are superior to
any other consideration and should be fully
protected. We again respectfully urge sur
Board of Commissioners to-delay action on
this paper until the people are more fully
informed about it. Would it not be better
to make no subscription until the road is
COppletedl