The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-01
EA,YA, RETURNING BOARD
The County Commissioners Be-
come Functus otficiO,
THREE RAILROAD REPORTS
or Interest and Having Value us
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Records, Presented-BIs Hills Tor
Per Diem of Members-F Fiscal
AMairs Wound Up,
At the meeting yesterday Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, the fol-
lowing interesting communications re-
lating to the commencement and pro-
gress Of work on the Union railroad
bridge and terminals were presented and
filed us part OF the official record in the
Case
10 Ms Honorable President aud Ars,bery Of nc
board Of Commissioner " Ohio County;
GgSTLEMEN:-We, the undersigned,
to whom was referred n communication
from the Hon, Il, II, Cochran, President
OF the Wheeling & Harrisburg Railway |
Company, to your honorable body, in |
reference to tho Union bridge, most re-
specially report that Oh Friday, DeCem-
Der rs, 1883, in company with Hon, Il. |
II, Cochran, II. +. Durham, engineer in |
charge Of said railway company, and
your hOnOrahle President, We proceeded,
In pursuance OF the instructions OF your
hoard, to examine the work done upon
the bridge and terminals in the city OF
Wheeling and county OF Ohio, Weiind
that work was commenced about the
eighth day OF October last in the vicinity
OF the Top mill and OF Whitaker's mill,
and has since been prosecuted at those
points and on the Peninsula, with as
large q force US could under the Circum-
stances be well applied, A considerable
amount OF excavation has been done at
the Whitaker mill and upon the Peniu-'I
sula, Tho eastern ahutment Of the
Union bridge over the Ohio river has
been nearly completed, A temporary
track, to facilitate the removal Of mate
rial from the Top mill terminal, has
been nearly completed from the west
portal TO connect with the H., w. & Ky.
Railroad, A temporary bridge is being
erected across Wheeling creek, to be
used in the removal OF material from the
tunnel under the Cumberland road TO
the Peninsula, We are informed and
pended in cash in the purchase Of the
right Of way between the Top mill and
the Whitaker mill, We have not per.
sop0lly examined tho connections on
the west side OF the Ohio river, but 1t
will be seen from the report OF the Hon.
r. II. Cochran, herewith submitted, that
the work on that side Inns been prose.
cuted with tho necessary diligence, We
call attention TO the fact stated In his
report, that Gll tho work from Bowers.
ton, In the State OF Ohio, to and
through the city OF Wheeling, including
the Union bridge over the Ohio river,
has been definitely let to responsible
contractors upon Conditions concurrent
with those OF the subscription OF Ohio
county to the capital stock Of said rail-
way company.
We therefore report that In our opin'
ion the work has been commenced with.
in the time specified in the condition Of
the subscription to tho capital stock, aud
has since been prosecuted 9pd is now hC'
ing carried on in good laith and in COM
plianCe with the conditions OF the sub.
scrlption. All OF which Is respectfully
submitted, this Goth day Of December,
1888. LEWIS s. JORDAN,
W. G. SMITH.
Judge acknowledgment, above referred
TO, is us follows;
Hon. l.. S. Jordan aud ", @. Snth, Committee;
GEXTLEMkS:-Th entire bridge and
terminals ofthis company arc under CON
tract with stipplatiolE far completion
early in 1890, the substruOture 70 Paige,
Carey & Co., and the main bridge super.
structure to the Edgemoro Bridge works,
the entire work to 6e tlrst.Class and con-
pIete in all Its details ready for the move
ment OF trains. The Ohio river bridge,
Wheeling creek bridge and tunnels In
North Wheeling to BIO for double track.
Actual construction began October 8,
1883, and every step is taken TO provide
In good; faith tor tho earliest possible
completion.
l will with pleasure give you any
further information desired.
Very Truly,
r. II. COCHRAN,
President W. n II. r. Il, %,
he also sent to the Committee the
following:
Hon. L. S. Jordan aud ~. G. Smith, Committee.
GENTLEMES:-,Th South Pennsylva.
MIA & Ohio Railway Company in June,
1898, began the construction OF its line
between Bowerston, Ohio, and this city,
and thence the work has been prose-
cuted and Is row being prosecuted by
It's successor, the Cleveland & Wheel
lug Railroad Company, in good faith
and with the expectation that tho entire
line from Wheeling to SherrardsYille
via Bowerston, will be completed In
some fifteen months from this date, the
whole now being under contract. ] am
also advised tint the Wheeling & Lake
Erie Railway Company began the work
on It's extension from Bowerston towards
Wheeling during the summer OF 1883,
and that the same Is progressing vigor.
ously. While ! cannot speak advisedly
Of their purposes, yet feel assured that
within two years from this date one
line at least, possibly two, will be COM
pleted from Bowerston to Martins Fer
~, TO q point where connection may he
made with the Martins Ferry terminal
OF the Wheeling & Harrisburg Railway
Company Of West Virginia.
Very Respectfully,
K. II. COCHRAN,
n Z, w 70 II IT.