Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-07
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Condemnation Proceedings Ia Behalf OF
the Terminal Company.

Before Judge Campbell, ia the Circuit
Court, yesterday, in the case ot the
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Railway
Company Y. the Camden Consolidated
Oil Company. proceeding to condemn
land. the court refused TO set aside the
verdict of the jury in the general issue
and special pleas, made some time ago,
and appointed Commissioners in the
personS OF MesSrS. John ). Naylor, o..
C. Dewey. Alonzo Loring, j. l.. Hughes
and c. Hess. The Commissioners are 10
meet April q. stay Of thirty days
being allowed 10 enable the defendants
To apply to the Supreme Court Tor a
writ OF error. The ground sosght to
be condemned consists OF lot No. IN
the East Wheeling COmpany's addition
and lots Nos. .. 29 and 81 in Updc-
CRAFTS addition.
The contract for extending the West
Virginia aud Pittsburgh road from
Shaversyillc along Laurel creek to
Williams river, about B. miles, has been
awarded and force OF men will be- put
IN work at once. Shaversyille is a
small village near sutton. The line be-
tween Weston and Sutton has been com
pleted aud the Buchanan branch is I'm
ished to Newton. about twenty-five
miles. The latter line is 10 be contin-
ued to Florence and IL Is expected to
have the extensions completed and IN
operation this year.
President K. H. Cochran is back from
Charleston, aud reports the passage oi
two or three bills having an intimate
bearing upon railroad companies.
These bills are in regard to the condem-
nation Of tunnel rights, subscriptions
by counties and cities 10 stocks and
bonds OF railroad companies, and
amending the law in regard 10 granting
the use of streets, etc, for railroad
purposes.
The w. x l.. T.. road has been put in
running order up as far as Brilliant, and
trains will be running through to Steu-
benville before April lst. The worst
nlace In the treStle is at the south end
Of Steubenvlle. President Whitehead,
of the Nypano, says the Wheeling and
Lake Erie is at present taking no active
stems 10 build the branch from Creston
| Ia Cleveland. This j. not IN emost adj
vantageous time for placing bonds.
I'm the condemnation proceedings oi
the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
COMPANY vs. James Mclaughlin, ct dt,
in which lot No. 3 and tue south half OF
lot No. .. in square No. I, in Sprigg ~
Ritchlc's addition is involved, commits
sinners were appointed in the pcrson'
of W. =. Foose, W r. Burt. John NJ
Brown. ". II EXley and &. II. C0pp
! These commissioners will meet today
The suit for damages Instituted by
| Isaiah Warren against the Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Company, based
On the slipping Of the creek bank neal
the gas works, through the alleged
negligence Of the contractors 0i th'
Railroad Company, has been settled
Mr.. Carey, Of Paige. Carey a co.
having purchased the two lots involved
| In the suit.
February % Pan Handle engine No
| PSI, engineer Patrick Golden IN charge
drawing baggage ear, a coach and
sleeper. made the run from Columbus
Ohio. TO Cincinnati, distance oi l2'
miles. in two hours and q minutes al
average OF 81 miles per hour.
Work has been commenced, west OF
Matamoras, on the Pittsburg, Ohio Val
ley and Cincinnati road, running from
| Bellaire 70 Marietta.
Ties have been distributed from the
river TO Spencer, on the Rayens"ood
spencer and Glenyille road. The grad
ing is completed