Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-28
COUNTY
Election Notice
ELECTION FEB. 4, 1888.
At a meeting OF the Board Of Commissioner OF
the County Of Ohio, held on THURSDAY, the ~
day Of December, 1857, the following acton wa
had and the following Ordinance adopted
AN I'M
Providing for a Vote upon the Question Of
Subscribing $500, 900 to the Capital
stock Of the Wheeling and Har-
risburs Railway Company
of West Virginia.


WHEREAS, The Wheeling and Harrisburg Rail-
way Company of West Virginia has requested =
yot. TO be ordered and money 10 be appropriated
In aid ofthe const, uction of its railroad in Ohio
county including & bridge across the ONO tiver,
AZ or rear the head OF WAeeling Island, ana
tracks thereon and the approaches thereto, ai.o
the terminal tracks aud facilities Thereon, 10 tue
| said county, including a tunnel through wneel.
ing Hill, and within the limits OF the City Oh
Wheeling north OF Tenth Street; and
WHEREAS, The Board OF Comm s'oneIs OF the
county Of Ohio deem II desirable for the county
Ia appropriate money TO aid In the construction
of such railroad hIijse across the Ohio river IN
said county, and of u railroad crossing said
bridge, and tle terminal and CONNECTING Tracks
aud facilities of said railroad, in said county,
the capital siock OF said company: therefore,
is hereby
Ordered, By the said Boari OF Commissioners
or the county OF Ohio, that 4 vote De taken
| upon the question o! appropriation by such SUP
sctiption. by said county. OF the sum OF $4,000,
10 the work arove specified. Such vote shall DC
taken al the several places Of voting IN SAC
county, at a special election which shall be held
On Saturday, h Fourth Day OF Feb.
ruary, 1855.
If such vote shall be in {. yor OF such appropria-
ton, any subscription thereof by this BoaIu, OF
It's agent, shall b. upon the terms and conultlohs
following: The said sam OF Three Huncrea
i tOuShlu DOAlf4S tIlhiA bt suucNIlvtht ~ S"fs
tai stock OF the Wheeling and Harrisburg hxii-
way Company of West Virginia. anu such suo-
sCription shall be payable as follows: ruiy
thousand dollars when AZ least ole hunorsu
thousand dollars shall have been Expended py
the railway company IL the construction oil ths
bridge aforesaid, and tily thousand dOIiArskhaIi
have been expended by the railway company In
the purchase and construction OF terminals as
aforesaid in the county of Ohio. The second
6ny thousand dollars Shall be paid when two
hundred thousand dollars shall have been eA-
pended by the railway company IN the ccnstfuc-
lion oIthe said bridge, ami one huiiIrsl ihous-
and dollars shall have been expended by therall-
way company in the purchase aud construction
of The erminal Aforesaid in the county OF Ohio:
The third any thousand dollars shall De ,pAiu
when three hundred thousand dollars snail nave
been expended by the railway company In the
construction Of the said bridge, aud one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars shall have been tx'
pended by said railway company In the purchase
and construction nf the terminals aforesaid. The
fourth fifty thousand dollars shall be PAID when
four hundred thousand dollars shall have beSn
expended by he railway company in the con.
structiOn uf the raid bridge, and two hundred
thousand dollars shall have been expended by
said railway company In the purchase ana con-
s~truCtion OF the terminals Aforesaid. The Ne
naming one hundred thousand dollars shall De
paid when said bridge and tunnel shall nave
been completed. and when n new railroad iroE
the bridge 10 BOwerston. in the State az Ohio,
shall have been constructed ready for the pass
age OF trains. or shall, III the Judgment OF the
B0Nd Of Commissioners DO 10 lar advanced In
construction A. TO practically assure It's compile
ton, and when the sum OF three hundred thons-
and dollars shall have been eNpended IN the
purchase aud construction OF such terminals
PTOrited, That II the construction OF the sa'd
bridge and railroad from the said bridge 10 Bow.
erston Ohio shall not be In good faith commenced
within eight months nom the date Of the
making of such subscription, II II be author
ICED. or being commenced. shall not be com
p eted, and have cars running over the said rail
road and bridge into the county OF Ohio and the
cit of Wheeling within four years from the date OF
making such subscription, and such further time
as may he rendered necessary by litigation which
could not reasonably be avoided. then the said
Board shall he ut liberty 10 withdraw rs 10 any
part OF the subscription Of three hundred thous-
and dollars which may not have become paya.
bic under the terms OF this Ordinance, and II
said subscription be authorized. the said railway
company shall accept or decline the said sub
scTiPtion within thirty days after the same may
be offered BY the Bosrh or Its agent. But the
Board Of Commissioner may, for good caufs
shown, extend the time for the commencement
or completion Of the work. The agreement OF
subscription shall ftipnlaie ON behalf Of the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Railway Compa-
ny Of West Virginia, and It's SUCCESSORS, that
any and eyerr railroad heretofore or hereafter |
constructed shall have the right IN connect IT,
tracks with the tracks OF said railway company |
extending over said bridge ard the approaches
thereto, and 10 transport IL trains over said
bridge Bnd approaches. upon paying compcDsa- |
lion therefor, under such rcas .Iuahle regulations |
and on such reasonable tennis a. said railway |
company shall pICsCribe: and that said railway |
company, or It's SUCCESSORS, shall transport all
cars, or freight aud pas. engeTf, over said bridge
aud over said terminal ira IS In the city Of
Wheeling and BenWoOd, Gfsfsd terminal system
Ia extended 10 the latter point and the cDsre
for Transporting any freight car upon or over said
terminal system shall not exceed two dollar per
car. and said railway company shall permit the !
aforesaid use Of its tracks and perform the aiore- |
said services for any and very railroad nov
hereafter built into the said city Of n heeltng, or
BenwOod, or Martins Ferry, without disciimins- |
tion, either 0s TO charges for Ike privileges or ser.
vice or as 10 the manner Of performing such ser.
vice.
ProUided, Said railway company, or It's success.
sors, shall not DC required q transfer any freight
car upon or over Its terminal system for any rail |
road company which shall Bot perform n ike
service upon or over IT. track In the Ci al
Wheeling, or BenwoOd, or Martins Ferry for said
railway company, Orits SUCCESSORS, AT a lifeenarge |
for like service. TIL stock 10 be issued unfer
said subscription shall, If the aid Boari OF Com.
elect, al the time OF making this sub
s%cIiption, be made & preferred stock, 10 the cf.
feet that ton per cent. Of the net earnings of aid
railway company, after paying operating eI.
penses, maintenance, taxes, interest and ncc9s-
sary improvements, shall be applied 10 the re-
demptiOn and retirement Of said stock at par. |
The said election shall be held by the following
Commissioners, who are hereby appointed
for that purpose, that Is 10 say:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
u ne Hoe HOBsc-M. Edwards, Lewis weitlel, |