The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-29
a VOTE ON $4,000
SUBSCRIPTION ToiMr,v., G &w.R. n.
B,ctmuttndtd to the Board Of, Comn,I.sicn,rs b.
the Committee on flnaaot--Ths Subsctlp!Ion /.
Is Increased Al tho Suggestion OF HIM.
hers Of tho City Council. ;5 J

The Finance Committee OF tho Board OF
County Commissioners, 10 which was refer.
red the petition Of the Mt. ", Q. & ". Rail.
road Company asking that a proposition 10
subscribe $1,000 to the capital stock Of that
company be submitted to a vote Of the qnali.
fed voters Of Ohio county, met yesterday
afternoon ut the Court House to consider tho
matter. by special invitation several mem.
bers Of the Board not members OF tho com.
mitlee were also present, us we'll IA Col.
Wilkinson, Messrs. .. p. Hildreth, W. A.
Wilson and @. .. Smith, Of The City Council,
and Others. Mr., SpeIdel, Chairman Of the
committee, presided. Gen. A. u Jones, OF
Mt Vernon, Prpsiden. o, the railroad com.
peny, and Mr.. A. B. PAUL, one OF It's di.
rectors, represented the interests Of the road,
The p.tition Of tho company wan road, and
Messrs. Jones and PAUL made statements Of
All explanatory nature concerniug wha. tho
company desired.
The company's proportion, briefly stated,
vas that the B)Srd Of County Commission.
ers should submit TO tina people OF the county
proposition 10 sub5cribs 100000 10 the
! capital stock OF The rosa. !: wss stipulated
tbs. the county bonds to pay the suhacrip.
ton should not b. issued until SITTER the
road Is completed and the cars running into
Wheeling. Mess 8. Jones aud PAUL lwslt
on the advantages 10 the city OF tho cou.!ruc.
ton OF the road. 1t will te..le the location
OF the Wheeling & Lake Erib's eastern ter,
minus, and OF the Pennsylvania, Virginia 4
Ohio road from the coke zelda 10 this city.
1t Is proposed, "a. already stated, 10 bring lbe
nav road down the alley between Main and
Market streets, and have the terminuH and
the depot at the northwes. corner OF Market
aud T0nth. A depot which will be m orna.
ment TO tho city will be built, II the com.
pauy's present plans are carried out, The
roads advantages west oil the river have oil.
ready been made familiar to the public. II
will furnish almost an air line route from,
Wheeling 10 Chicago, SO nearly such, that a
well known engineer In speaking OF 1t said Il
n cannon could be- fired from Wheeling Ia
Chicago the ball would sllnost follow Tue
projected line OF the road. Hence the .sou
br.quet Cannon ball line" first applied tt
tho rosd BY the lETELLIGEScEN.
Alter the remarks OF tho representatives. o.
the road, considerable discussion sross
among the members. The country colum:s
sionera were little disposed to Oppose thu
subscription, but when reminded by Mr.
Boring that the city had been virtually
building the country roads for years, they re-
maiued passive. Messrs. speidel, Boring snt
Commezford c!rorgly advocated the subsc.ip
ticn. r7--a -
The sum Yves increased from $780, 900 Il
$3.50 900. The company desired tae city Il
subscribe $50, COO 10 It's stock, but this helm.
impossible without increasing the ciiy's deb
beyond tina legal limit, it was proposed tina
the county should take the whole subsc,ip
ton. This WIS finally agreed to By the com
mit:ee, after some technical objections b,
country members and the COMMITTEES re
solved TO recommend to the Bnsrd that tn,
proposition to subscribe Sl5O,C00 be submit
ted to popular vote Oh day 10 be nHmet
By the Board.