The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-10
THE MT. ", g. ( W. R. r.
TIE couSrY,s suascmDrloN
To be Considered by the Hoard OF Commits.
sloners T~0.dny-An Attempt to Prevent
tho Carrying out Of thu VIII of:tlo
People Expressed attic Potts.

At the meeting Of tho County Com
missioncrs last Monday u form Of agree.
ment was presented, 10 he sanctioned by
tho board, giving form to tho county's
subscription Of $t50,0oototl,c Mt. Vernon,
Coschocton K Wheeling Railroad Com
pany. The agreement was drawn tip iii
blank by Mr.. W. p. Hubbard ut the re-
ocst OF Commissioner Spcidct and Mr.. A.
il. PAUL, Managing Director Of the COM
pnny. The Board heard tho agreement
read and then took II recess for dinner.
Upon reasscmbling Mr.. Alfred Caldwell
was present, and III private conservation
with members OF tho Board he opposed
the adoption OF the agreement with such
effect that its consideration was OH motion
postponed until the special session Of the
Board to-day.
Is THERE SOME MILK Is THE CoCoANrT.
Mr.. Caldwell Is the attorney OF the
Pennsylvania, Virginia 4 Ohio road,
which projects its line to the Ohio river at
the mouth Of Short creek and thence TO
this city. II the Mt. Vernon, Coshocton
4 Wheeling road should not como into
this city it Is expected that it will cross
the river n: n point above. The Pennsyl.
vania, Virginia & Ohio would thus be tho
connecting link between the through line
and Wheeling; which would still DO ON o
switch. This might have some bearing on
Mr.. Caldwell's feelings toward the road...
Yesterdays Registers contained m edi.
torial advising further delay OF tho matter,
and opposing the adoption Of the ngrce.
mcnt. 1t makes the point that the agree.
mcnt contains provisions not in the propo.
sition voted on at the polls. Mr.. Speidcl
explained ut the Inst meeting Of the board
that this was done to protect the county's
interests. u
A reporter met Director PAUL. yesterday
and asked him what lie had to say OIL thu
matter.
Ihad supposed" said he, "tllat the
question OF making the subscription was
settled by the people, and that the County
commissioners had tic matter on hand
But on the eve Of carrying out what it has
taken months to do, is the question to be
rcoprned and submitted to the people
Delay may defeat or seriously rctard the
movements Of the company, We havt
always been open for investigation. The
!, proposition made and which was votet
/, on, and upon which also is based the con,
( tract for subscription, requires that nc
money is to be paid nor indebtedness in
Cured until the conditions are completed
with. The condition rs to routes. wi,
Short Creek" &C., was simply to designate
as between Il route over the Cleveland 4
Pittsburgh or the Cleveland, Lorraine 4
Wheeling, or any other completed road
and to protect the people from payin,
, money, for what they already had or villa
would be the same thing in effect"
, THE QUESTION OF TIME.
ave thought the time given, until 1890
was q very reasonable one. As it sinpd
now no time is mentioned. The securit,
, proposed was one TINT should be ~satisfac
: tory to the Board OF County Commission
ers, when the time zane to require it
The question Of route into the city is al
open one, as near as practicable We shal
!, adhere o the Il proposed months ago il
general terms, at. which time the matte
was fully and fairly discussed. II tha
route is not practicable, then another goo,
one must be selected.
!, THE CANAL FRANCHISE. 10
"Thc Register alluded oa statement tina
it was important to have the matter settled
promptly iii order that it might be tset
before the Ohio Legislature to secure con
ccssions. and takes this to mean the gran
OF the Walhonding canal bed which it ha:
been understood here you have alread,
secured, y remarked the reporter.
"rlat understanding is right, and tn!
Registers Inference wrong" said Mr.. PAUL.
"Iym;rht say TINT we have q deed in fec
simple from the State Of Ohio ior the
west houtulery land franchise: The lcgis
lation Preferred to before tbs Board is nd
ditional to what We have already. We
wish to secure abouttwenty.fiye or thirty
miles Of the Ohio Canal, and l had no
reference whatever TO that already secur'
ed. ! hope that m Gction will be taken
that may defeats new ROAD into the city"