Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-08
MISREPRESENTATION
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signed by fOrty-iour firms and Individuals
had been read, the signatures Of th'
Wheeling Hinge Company and Of y. f
Whitaker We're withdrawn by Messrs.
Brady and Whitaker.
Mr. Cruise took the floor and made al
earnest speech in opposition TO the measure
He said he appreciated the fact that the pc
tition had been signed by many heavy tax
payers, but he felt that some of those sign
ing the paper had not fully considered th'
gravity and Importance of the matter, a
least in some of its phases Under The
double liability law of Ohio the county
might be called upon TO put in double The
amount named, and in that view of the
matter the subscription ought not 10 b'
taken on 100000, but on contingency OF
S2OO. 900. as that was the possible ultimate
result. fit should happen in the future
that the double liability claim should be
enforced, the county would have TO have
authority TO make good the second call
The county had already subscribed S5OO,-
COO 10 a terminal system, open 10 all Corners
That was supposed TO be sufficient. II We
should subscribe 100000 TO the Wheeling
4 Lake Erie Railroad Company, the coun
w. in all fairness, ought also TO do the SamC
thing in aid of any and all other companies
desiring to come into the city. Concluding
be said:
..Mr. President. have talked to many
constituents, and found they are all OPP
posed TO this subscription, and am war
ranted by them and supported by them IN
opposing the submission of the matter.
MIR. ]. d. Ewing. local counsel for the
company, then took the floor and said:
Il have no matter prepared 10 speak be
fore the Commissioners ut this time. mad
hoped nothing would be necessary. The
Wheeling and Lake Erie. as you
are aware, has one OF Its
termini in Cleveland. The line runs
clear across the State of Ohio, and the
Company desires TO make its other termi-
nus in Wheeling To allow it TO do so, It's
that stock to the amount of SlOO,-
900 be taken by some one in this city
The Company preferred il should be raised
by private subscription. and 80 endeavOred
to raise the money in that way, but il
failed, although many citizens subscribed
literally To an amount Of which we are not
informed This left the Company no other
alternative than 10 come before the people,
and in doing so it finds that after all,
10 would, perhaps, be better
that all the people of Wheeling should be
interested. That proposition is an emf
nently fair one. because asking the county
TO subscribe, the company proposes TO con
struct a valuable property here of benefit
TO the entire body of the people. one thing
I desire 70 say, and that is, that the Wheel
ING and Lake Erie is in no way antagonist
ic to the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Company. II. on the contrary, expects "a
use that system. But here in the city, the
Wheeling and Lake Erie must have its own
depot grounds and yard room, for the pur-
pose of tranSacting its business. The Ter
minal Company has its tracks for the trans
portation Of cars from point 10 point but
il has no room 10 allow long trains OF cars
TO be loaded and uulOaded; and if the pro
iected passenger depot fails, IL will have no
passenger facilities. These the Wheeling
X Lake Erie road must have, and II comes
before the people on that basis. ! would
like 70 say. in reference 10 what Mr..
Cruise has said, that there is very large
public sentiment in favor of this matter
The Wheeling Il Lake Erie people believe
there is an overwhelming sentiment IN
favor of il. All the newspapers of the city
say that the Board can make no mistake in
submitting the loan 10 the people Further,
the company will spend at least 100000,
and probably Sl5O,OO0, or a larger sum,
right here in the city before they will ask
the city for Il cent of the subscription.
This not money making scheme; II IS the
company itself which is making this de
mand. and in return il will enter into .
binding contract 10 perfrOm such and such
things before u dollar Of the money shall
be available"
In closing. Mr.. Ewing insisted that the
people ought to be allowed TO express an
opinion on the matter, and said he had
requested that Mr. Wilson, Chief Engineer
of the Company, to be present, in case any
Questions might arise which he alone could
answer.
Mr.. McGregor said he had not thought
much about the dOublc-liability aspect OF
the case A large and influential petition
had been seat iu, asking for the submission
of the loan. and he had an idoa that many
of the signers had not taken that matter
into consideration. He thought PROPOSE
ton to subscribe 100000 would carry, but
he had serious doubts as TO double
liability proposition carrying. lie would
like TO hear further on that point
Mr.. Ewing said he was glad the matter
had been brought up. He said that the
principal counsel of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie, rs well as the speakers own
firm agreed that the Ohio double-liability
CITY of Wheeling or the county OF Ohio II
was true Judge jackson, in the Federal
Court. had decided TO the contrary, but the
speaker had so much faith in a reversal OF
the cause. tnat the matter had been ap
pealed TO the supreme Court Of the linitec
States. where he thought reversal C0ulC
be obtained.
Mr. Cruise said Ohio county had beer
prOVerbial in its libcrallty 10 railroads lol
years past. That proposition no one woulC
DISPUTE. This Board had kept up this rec
ord. and he was sure the Board was very
friendly TO all such corporations. He was
in favorOf railroads: they We're goOC
thing: the more we had, the more prosper
Gus the community would be. Still tn
speaker felt the county should procee,
with The greatest care in this matter. lie
desired 10 submit. proposition he had Iot
ted down, as follows
sWHEREAs, IL must be conceded that OhU
county has ON all occasions pursued
policy OF liberality towards railroads II
fact so liberal that the entire bonded in
debtedness amounting 10 S3,O,OOOl wa
contracted in aiding railroads. When Tia
last subscription of S30O,O0O was made II
the interest Of our manufacturers and tax
payers toward the construction of bridg
and belt system, it was claimed and Is nov
believed will accommodate all railroads
that NAV desire to enter the city. Should
il. however appear that the tacillue
gwen are insufficient, the Board woul'
certainly fully consider the case in spiri
- fairness. and render such aid rs woulC
be accountable: therefore be 1t
"Resolred, That this Board deems 1t IN
expedient al this time TO subscribe 10 IN
capital stock to the Wheeling and ak
Erie Railroad Company; should it, how
ever. appear after said Railroad Compan.
has entered cur city, that the terminals ar
insufficient, this Board viii either sqlmi
to the people a proposition to SUBSCRIBE 4
the stock Of the aforesaid Company, orwl
aid them i'm such other manner as may D
satisfactory
After some further discussion, durini
which Mr.. Ewing said there was no grea
probability of the Railroad Company max
ing Wheeling one Of its termini withou
aid. the question was put on the resolution
nv Mr. Cruise. and it was adopted, ayes
oce- rs follows: Ayes-Gruse, Koch
Maxwell. McCullOch, Mckinley Tyler am
Vollinger-I. NOas-MeSsrS. Fritz, Mo
Gregor and Mr.. President 3
MscELLtNEOr, BUsiNBsa.
communication was read from Chiei 0
Police Delbrugge. transmitting bill 10
so ormedical attendance 10 tue boy iron
the Children's Home, who fell over IN
lin M the Whitaker mill, q couple o
months ags. a0companying the bill with
statement of the cas-. Ebe bill was II
iected. the seryice having ECt been ofdere
by commissioner.
The following committee bills were ei
dered paid
Poor House and Farm
Poor house and farm. -....--.so.. W ,
Contingent poor fund ........ W o'-sl''ss .
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