Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-13
TROUBLE OVER A RAILROAD.
muskingum County, Ohio, People Not SAT-
ished with the Work Ofthe County Com
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Muskingum County, Ohio, People Not Sat-
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missiouors.
Special Tsssqran 70 ne Register.
ZANEsvu.LE. o., April 12.-There is
a big rumpus over the sale Of the nine
miles Of B. 4. e c. railroad owned by
the county which will probably end In
proceedings to enioin the commission
ers from completing the transfer.
When the road was offered for sale
two bids were submitted, one from the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus road, and
the other from the b. u. & c., which Is
presumably backed by the Columbus,
Shawnee & Hooking. The money con-
sideration of the first bid was $50, 525,
with a further agreement TO standard
guage the road through TO
the Ohio. TO build branches into
the coal fields OF Morgan.
Guernsey and Monroe counties and 10
try and secure the location here OF the
main shops Of the c., A. * c. The DID
was signed by President George W. saul
as trustee, and there vas no time Speei-
fed ia which these extensions and I'M
provementS were 20 be carried out, more
than that the nine miles were Widened
I'm less than eighteen months.
The proposition OF the B., L, x e. was
SOS, 900 casa and an agreement 10 have
the nine miles made standard gauge
within eighteen months, 70 have
standard gauge through 10 the river
within i've years and to locate the shops
here. The commissioners accepted this
bid and s., 600 of the purchase money has
been paid over. The dissatisfaction
that exists over this acceptance is very
general. The building OF the road cost
the county SIPS, 600 and they have only
received something less than $4,000
from it. The b. 4. & c. company IS In
arrears 100000 for rent and say that
they are unable to pay ii.
The consensus of opinion Is that both
bids should should have been rejected,
but OF the two that of the c. A. a Z.
was much preferable. The city papers
were united in opposing any haSty &C
ton, bat the commissioners rushed the
deal through and got the prosecuting
attorney ont OF q sick bed IN order %
prepare an opinion that would justify
them 10 accepting the lower Did.
One OF the newspapers charged the
two commissioners who voted for 10 and
the prosecuting attorney with having
been bought. The matter was brought
before the Board Of Trade last night
and resolutions were adopted protesting
against the completion of the sale, and
a committee was appointed 70 see II
there was any way 20 block 10.
This morning a formal notice was
served upon the prosecuting attorney,
advising him that the commissioners
were about 20 do an Illegal thing In
making a transfer Of the road aud call
ing uDOn him 20 take steps 20 stop it.
This is supposed 10 be merely prelimi-
nary 70 an Injunction suit IN case the
prosecutor refuses TO act.
At meeting OF the board OF trade
held last week before the com missiOners
had taken any action, President Saul
was present and made the statement
that if the c., A. & c. bid was accepted
the company would spend S250,0OO in
this city.
Chase Andrews, a heavy stockholder
I'm the c., II. q s., is quoted in the
Evening Signal as saying that his road
would absorb the B., Il. & C., and that
they would have 10 standard gagged 20
Bellaire In less than three years. The
route 20 be followed is the B., Il. & c.
TO Cumberland, then over the Eastern
Ohio 70 Hartford, from there thirty
mile cut of will be built through TO
BatesyilAe and S0merton 20 AllendOnia
aziry1en the g.. y. e c. 70 Bellaire.
This will make the route much shorter
and still give them access % the coal
fields OF that section.