Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-04
OF THE STOCK
SUBSCRIBED BY TIE COUNTY TO fHH TER
MINAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
Asked for BY the Corporation Esmsd-Th' O0ndi-
tons Complied With - Miscellaneous
County Business Attended to.

The most important item OF business
brought to the attention OF the Board
of County Commissioners at yesterday s
regular session was the following COM
munication from the Wheeling Bridge
and Terminal Railway Company, pre-
sented by General Manager n. M.
layers:
ssWHEELING, W. VA, July 80, 1891.
"The Honorable the Board Of Commissions
ers of the Cou1ltu of Ohio. in the Stdte
of West Virgirid.
"GENrLEMFN: have the honor to ad-
wise you that all the conditions nave
been filled emitting US to the remaining
500. 900 of your subscription OF $780,
600 to the capital stock OF the Wheellng
Bridge and Terminal Railway Company.
and to respectfully request on oehaIl OF
said Company that you pay to US the
said 500. 900 at the earliest practicable
day. and on such payment l will deliver
to you a certificate for 100000 OF the
capital stock of this Company.
Permit me to congratulate you tnat
after many years Of effort your county
and the city of Wheeling are now ol-
rectly connected by one OF the finest
bridges in America, and by rail with
the cities of Toledo and Cleveland and
the railroads on the opposite shore OF
the Ohio river; and that the special
aim OF the terms OF your subscription
to secure an expenditure of a certain
sum on terminals in this county has re-
suited in multiplying that sum several
times. Respectfully,
"R. H. COCHRAN,
president"
Accompanying this paper was an at1-
davit from General Manager Eayres, in
which he certified that the Terminal
Company had expended upon its bridge
more than S6O0,O 900, and more than
$500, 900 on its terminals in the city OF
Wheeling; and also that "a new railroad
in the State of Ohio from said Com
panys railroad bridge has been con-
Structed and is now in operation to
in the State Of Ohio, ready
for the passage of trains thereon; and
that said railroad is now in operation
from the city Of Wheeling across said
bridge, and over said new railroad in
Ohio to Bowerston, and that trains have
passed over the same"
Manager Eayres was introduced to
the Board by Judge Melvin, and made
few remarks, to large extent duph-
cation of what was contained in the pa
pers above quoted.
The Board referred the matter to the
Committee on Finance, without debate.
Committee on Finance reported bills
aggregating S551.49. The bill Of D.
z. Phillips,t Coroner, for ST., was refer
red TO the Prosecuting Attorney. Louis
Steenrod, Sheriff, reported county
orders paid by him to the amount OF
a, sol 81, and he was ordered credited
with that sum.
The committee recommended that
The Sheriff'S delinquent list be copied
Ind certified, as required by law.
The annual financial statement Of the
Clerk was examined and directed TO be
published.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
'epOrted bills aggregqtlng S1,509.9S.
NJ Ltii II I---A-... uo<ls.0o. Of con for ]
lamages resulting from the use OF a
ield as part of public road, was referred
without recommendation to the Board,
md was by it referred back to the COM
nittee.
Several road contracts were offered
Ind signed.
The sum of 500 was appropriated for
The Fulton bridge to make repairs.
Commissioner Blayney was instructed
10 procure sufficient grounds from Mr..
Whitman to make the Kelley's barn and
Dement, Cemetery road the proper
width, and also to procure from William
Ray the right of way necessary to widen
the Battle Creek road.
The contract OF J. w. Norman on the
Glenn's Run and Cherry Hill road was
declared forfeited.
The COMMITTEE on Poor House and
Farm reported bills amounting to
S627.21 payable from the contingent
poor fund, and OF S396.95 payable from
the peor house and farm fund.
The superintendent reported the
death of Engineer Brandstrop, and re-
ouested that the vacancy be filled. The
was ordered to take
charge of the machinery until the
Board took action.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported bills amounting to ST.
935.03.
The contract for new water closets
for the Court House was let to Robert
Kyle, at his bid of 500. In this con-
nection letter was read from Geo.
Hibberd ,S Son, notifying the county
that the work could not be done accord
ing to specifications for the price
named.
The report of the proceedings OF the
joint committee, consisting OF the Coun-
Gil Committee on Real Estate and the
Board Committee on Court House and
Jail, relative to repairs to the Public
Building, was approved.
DR.. Albert F. Stifel, Secretary of the
Board Of Trustees of the Home for the
Aged, formally accepted the ordinance
passed by the Board, giving the TruS-
tees the right to lay water pipe, etc.
The old material in the Steenrod
bridge was put in the hands of the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges, with
power to act.