The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-07

anu, IN huoltlon, a copy OF contract petWetu
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati e. st. Louis rail
way, Ohio River railroad and Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & kentucky. railroad company, for
the use Of the traGfa Of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & Kentucky railroad betwsan
and passenger depots Of said company.
n'gk AN ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS IN II
After the reading Of thts, documents Mr..
W. T. Hubbard, on behalf OF tho Wheeling
Il Harrisburg railroad, presented and read
for the information Of the Hoard, u PROPOSE.
ton which he stated had been made w the
Wheeling & Harrisburg railroad 10 the Pills.
burgh, Wheeling 4 Kentucky Railroad Com
pany, which proposition contemplated the
building OF n second track by them parallel
TO tho main track cf tho Pittsburgh, Wheel.
Ing 4 KENTUCKY, and then an even division
the .Pltltburgb, Wheeling & Kentucky, ~
the cost Of tho freight depot, without inter.
est Mr.. Hubbard slated that no reply had
yet been received 10 this proposition, en-.
larged upon the benefits which would accrue
to tho city from the construction Of the
Wheeling & Harrisburg Company aad urged
that no grant b. madr 10 tho Pittsburgh,
Wheeling Il Kentucky Railroad Cotufaty
until soma satisfactory arrangement should
DO made by that company with tho Wheel.
Ing 4 Harrisburg railroad. nrl
Mr.. Hubbard. President OF the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling IL Kentucky Railway, was then
asked what action had been taken upon this
proposition OF the Wheeling Il Harruburg
Railroad. and he stated that 1t had bsen sent
10 the executive officer OF the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati & 81. Louis Railway Compuay,
which company was the l.Bsee Of the Pitts.
burgh, Wheeling Il Ky, and that he pre-.
sulned an answer would 10 made In due time.
j. WAS suggested by ons Of The Plt,sbprgb,
Wheeling y Kentucky representatives thai
inasmuch rs The proposition was anonymous
(haylng no signature whateyar) there might
be difficulty iI considering 1t. and 1t would
not be known 10 whom reply ought 10 be
addressed. Mr.. Hubbard replied that The
answer could be returned to the same psrty
from whom the proposition was received
viz, w. 7. Hubbard, attorney for the Wheel.
Ing & Harrisburg Rallroad. 8ts4
Ia response TO quessioa q, to tho point al
which tho Whseling& Harrisburg Railroad
Wheeling 4 Kentucky, Mr.. HGbbsrd re.
piled that they did net propose to give Their
route away Just yet. .E
TdE FkWlkf WILL kEEP FAITH. q
Section four Of an ordinance passed Sep.
tember 10. 1872, which provided that tile
tracks Of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling 4 Ken.
lucky Company Should DO union tracks, was
read by the rtques. Of tho Board and tho { III
csraot the Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
asksd their views regarding it. MIR: Barr and
Mr.. Hubbard, On behalf CT the Pittsburgh
Wheeling y Kentucky Company, aud Nj.
Becker on behalf Of tue Pittsburgh, Clncin
natl II st. Louis RailSsy Company, stated In
tho most emphatic tefnfetbat their compal.
les had accepted tho terms Of this ordinance
In good faith and intended to carry them out
In like good fsith, and that whenever any
railroad should be built 10 tho city and Dc.
sire connection with their tracks they stand
ready to negotiate with them upon the basis
OF and comply strictly with the terms of the
section OF the ordinance which had been
read. E: - -.f,-l
Col. Geo. W. Thompson, Vice President OF
the OHIO Biyor road intended to have been
present but was prevented by slides upon bis
road which compelled his femainil,! upon
the line, and Col. Robert White, attorney
for that. company, was also called ous-ot
town BY pressing business, but left letter to
Il g Beard expressing his entire concurrence
with tbs pstition and ordinance ard stating
that they had bsss prepared by Mr.. Barr
and himself. After soma desuItory c3uyer.
sation the Board adjourned with Tho under.
standing that they would meat and talk OF
the matter again when the Oiio River rail.
road officials should be il tho city and desire
10 be heard.