Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-03
AN ORDINANCE
pr,,iaing for a Vote upon the Question OF
subscribing $4,000 to fhe Capital
stock Of the Wheeling and Har-
risburg Railway Company
Of West Virginia.

r!"-,s he head Of Wheeling Island, and
thereon and the approaches thereto, ana
49,. Tg-miual tracks and facilities thereon, IN the
'I' Unity including 4 tunnel through Wheel
"a. l{rI and Within the limits OF the City OF
WWnnrrNnc north OrTenth Street; and
WHEEEAs, The Board OF commissioner OF tns
.."rfT of Ohio deem Il desirable Tor the county
,-TSr5priate money To aid ia the construction
SsIIt,,h TsilrOad b,idge across the Ohio river 10
ssr4 county. and Of u railroad crossing s4iu
t,lys and le terminal and connecting tracks
s.I facilities OF said railroad, in said county,
NH ,pprupriauOu 10 nc made by su0Scriptfon 70
49,, rsI,Ital stock of said company; therefore, IL
NIvt,"Iy By the aid Board Of Commissioners
, the county of Ohio, that a vote be taken
,,.,r the question Of appropriation by such sub
Si-Ip,.uu. hy said county, 1.-THE sum OF SOOIVO'
4, tir wurk a'Oye specified. Snch vote shSll os
I.Erg Al ihr several places Of voting IN said
'...tly. al a special election which shall be held
a, saturday, the Fourth Day Of Feb
ruRry, 1855.
r,.rn vote shall he in favor of such apprOpria-
non. any subscription thereof by this Board, or
rs agent. sG1ll be upon the terms and conditions
tn,T,grg The said sum Of Three HUNDRED
mo .,aua DOl.RrS shall be subscribed othe capt.
rtI ,rn.k OF the Wheeling and Harrisburg Rail
V.sy company OF West Virginia, and such sub
-TlpllJu hall he payable as follows: F1ity
rr,,.,sud dollars when Al least one hundred
frn.>tud dollars shall have been expended by
the railway company III the construction OF ths
EH#N- n| E~aA eANA AAHN eNa-@
ssvr been expended by the railway company in
he purchase and construction OF terminals as
-rE-'.sld 10 the county Of Ohio. The second
my thousand dollars shall De paid when two
ggnlrrd thousand dollars shall have been eX-
r-glpd by the railway company in the eOnStruc-
ing ofthg said bridge. and one hundred tnouS-
AMI lpllarSNhall have been expended oytherau-
way company in tie purchase aud construction
~ he terminals aforesaid i'm the county Of Ohio,
The thIul hNy thousand dollars shall be paid
vEru three hundred thousand dollars shall have
bs,u expended BY the railway company in the
construction Of the said bridge, and one hundred
AMI fty thousand dollars shall have been ex-
r,utrd by said railway company in the purchase
and construction Of the terminals Aforesaid. The
f,ur,A fifty thousand dollars shall be paid when
f1ur huudred thUuSspd dollars shall have been
rxttYIed bv ne railway company in the con
s,rlctlOu Of the said bridge, and two hundred
thousand dollars shall have been expended by
said railway company IN the purchase and con-
stueJluI Of the terminals Aforesaid. Inc re-
maluiug one hundred thousand dollars shall be
uslE when said bTllsC aud tunnel shall have
been competed, and when a new railroad nom
The bridge to BOwerstOu. in the State Of Ohio,
shall have been constructed ready tor the pass
gw. a.. trains or shall, n the Judgment Of the
B1arl u Commissioners, be so tar advanced IN
construction a. TO practically assure us compile
non. and when the sum OF three hundred thous-
aud iOIlar> shall hsye been expended IN the
purchase and construction OF such terminate.
prUsgttu, That If the construction Of the said
bridge and railroad from the said bridge 10 Bow.
s-Sluu. OhIOsuali not helm good faith commenced
EfrhiU eight m-nths nom the date of the
making uf such subscription, II IL De author
Ted, or being commented, shall not be com
L etrd. sui have cars running over the said rail
road and hridpp Into the county OF Ohio and the
ClyosWusei,uR within four years romt the date OF
making such subscription, and such further time
rs NAV be rendered Necessary oy litigation which
gOuII not reasonably be avoided, then the said
Boaui shall DC a liberty TO withdraw as TO any
part pt the subscription Of three hundred thous-
and dollars which may not have become paya-
~. rr..T.r thu terms M LnlS Ordinance and If
said subscription De authorized, the said railway
company shall accept Or decline the SAID sub
SrnpfICu within thirty days afteT the same may
b. Csg-ct b. TIE Board or it, HgeEt. But the
Board OF commissioners may. for good cause
shOwY. extend Tue time Tor the commencement
or uuIuU.etiOuOt tue work The agreement OF
subscription shall Stipulate on behalf OF the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Railway COmpa'
rs ut West Virginia, and its successors, that
any and every railroad heretofore or hereafter
constructed shall have the right TO connect its
tra,k- with the tracks OF said railway company
eVJ,uilug over said bridge ana the approaches
thereto. amt JO transport its trains over SAID
bridge Suu approaches, upon paving cOnipenSa-
uou therefor, under si.ch reasonable regulations
and Du such reasonable terms HS san railway
g0uuHgy shall prrscglbr; and thai said railway
COMPANY, or its suCreSSOrs, shall transport all
cars. OF freight aud PASSENGER, over SAID bridge
and over saii terminal tracks IN the city OF
Wh,,,ny ana RrnwOUL, Gf said terminal system
Is extended to the LIttgr pOluL) aud the charge
'Or transporting Auy freight car upOnor over SAID
terminal system shall not exceed two dollars per
car. aut said railway company shall permit the
aforesaid lSa ut It's tracks and perform the afOre-
said services tor any and every railroad now
hereafter built into the said city OF " heellng, or
BeuWuUi, or Martins Ferry, without diScriminA-
tOu.r.furr g. tOChayges for ike privileges or ser
vice or a. 20 the manner ~ performing such ser
vice.
pr,rNt,d, said railway company, or its success
spr. ,nal not De required TO transfer any freight
car uIou or over its terminal system for any rail
rJaj company which shall NOT perform a IKE
service upon or over its track IN the ely OF
Wheeling, or BenwuOd, or Martins Ferry, Tor sud
railway company ,Orit5 SUCCESSORS, az alSecharge
tur like service. Th~ stock 70 be issued under
sail subscription shall, il the said Board of Com
uus.rue-S elect, at the time OF making the SUB
srrptjun. be male u preferred stock, to the Of.
iert that ten per cent OF the net earnings OF said
railway company, after paying operating eG-
pyuNes. maluieusnrrS, taxes, interest and neCes-
Ssrg improvements, shall Ice applied to the re-
d"urlInu ami refinement OF SAlu stock al par.
The >ati election snail be held by the following
named Commissioners, WHO arr hereby appointed
for Jugt purpose, that isto say:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
I", Hss Hns-M. Edwards, Lewis weitzel,
john q. Kline.
A. Fa3on-Thouss Nyer, z. Hsmm, T. Hanna,
MADISON DISTRICT.
a. V,aki Houss Patrick Kennedy, Cecil A.
Robinson, John n. TappNu.
If"s E'uwi HuSs Nytss-G. W. Bags, j. A.
Fairs j. ElwOOd Hughes.
CLAY DISTRICT.
d'hg O4t Courf H0H&g-W. F. Peterson, John H
Hall, h. J. FeIh"r.
UNION DISTRICT.
Cu- HDuo-Charles Loeuer, John H.. Downs,
James +. AckCr.
CENTRE DISTRICT.
Hrs Hyas L. Delhrusge, Fred. Laue. James
Reed, ST.
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
H. Hua-Iuhu clark, John WeiSgerber
Bernard NacveS.
RITCHIE DISTRICT.
Hoss HDusc-JGcob Hops.atter, Henry Schulz
Angus, Nolte.
Ata1as' school Hoas~-J. !. GaryiL, B. Marpole,
+ NC'ully.
TRIADEL' WA DISTRICT.
Lgtsngood lSchool HOssa-G. ". Woods, Pls-
sod Zane, j. Games.
Elm Grors lTo4n HulQ-J. :. Woods, ohm Hal
s,e7t, W. I. Chambers.
T7Hddpkja .LuvS5p'sJ--J. y. Thornburg, John
HS;.rno'ne Robert Armstrong.
b.s'y RnhsfsuT James Oldham, John Robin
son, Alex McCoun
LIBERTY DISTRICT.
Hlss Liboty-Samuyl He'll, Vincent vsnMetre,
W B. Curtis.
Poomas-lsaac Suvdrker. Jonn y raFis, Jas.
MCCEmmOp.
Iayy Grors-w. F Whitman, James v. Cham.
ber, I. I. Maxwell.
HIGHLAND DISTRICT.
Gems Run School Hou,s-T. J. Garden, ChaS.
BuSbey, Ebenezer MaSee.
BTot Schoo Roa~S Eugene Ridgely, William
Mitchell, VIM. North. n.
Aud the following persons are appointed TO
canvass the vote al the places Of voting herein.
after mentioned
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Hos Hyus-W. KeEuey, John Koch, David
MADISON DISTRICT.
HH#L.H WH-
P Maxwell.
MlRd Hose Ropss--L. o. Smith, James Waiter,
William NJ. Marsh.
CLAY DISTRICT.
O10H Cogt HtuSs-ThOmss VI. Reilly, N. j.
Ohsne, Thomas Jones.
UNION DISTRICT.
Cggt HouSc-Peter Farrell, J. NJ. Ewing, J. N
CENTRE DISTRICT.
r., James Filan.
WEBSTER DIS rRICT.
At$ HJUss-JOhI q, Gavin Rnhart Jnhnson