The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-14
MARTINS FERRY.
Haps and Ml.haps Ia the Thriving City
Across the River.

Across the River.
Judges Laubie, Woodbury. and Fra.
zisr. Of the circuit court. rendered o
unanimous decision in the Fifth street
injunction case yesterday. The city is
to pay the bill for the fill and the costs
OF the case. In the fret place John g.
Hayne enjoined the city council from
issuing bonds TO the amount OF SIS, 900 to
pay for the fill and partial paving Of
North Fifth street, and Judge Driggs
made the injunction perpetual. The
case was appealed TO the circuit court,
tried on tuesday, argued on Wednesday
and yesterday the judges rendered
their decision. The injunction was
mads perpetual as far as $l,70o Of the
amount is concerned. that amount hav-
ing been paid by the taxpayers on the
street, but the court decided that the
city Of Martins Ferry could legally
issue bonds for the remainder OF the
5000 to pay the contractor. G.
q. Cochran, who performed the work
nearly two years ago. The bill, includ-
ing the costs in the case, viii be about
s., 400, aud the city council will take i'm
mediate steps 10 issue bonds for this
amount, and Mr.. Cochran will get his
money, II the case Is not appealed TO the
supreme court.
The fees Of the attorneys alone have
already reached $3.50 aud the city will
have to foot the bill. Some persons
held that Mr.. Hayne, who got out the
injunction, would be Obliged to pay all
the costs in the case, II the circuit court
decided the case in favor Of the city
council or the contractor, Mr.. Cochran.
But the court decides that the city is to
pay the costs. 1t was claimed that
should the injunction be made perpet.
ual the Cochran bill would be saddled
on the councilmen who mado the con-
tract.
Only time will determine what will
be done with the matter. 1t ID claimed
that petition in error will probably be
fled for an appeal in the case to the
supreme court. O. G. Cochran, who has
waited go long for the money due him
for the work, contemplates bringing
suit for big damages against John @.
Hayne. Cochran claims that he has
lost several large contracts because his
money has been tied up IN this job and
that he has been damaged In other
ways.
R. NJ. Hughes, who recently sold his
interest in the Hush Steam Pump
Co., OF Cleveland, charges that firm with
defrauding him, and says he is probing
into some OF tho contracts received by
the company, alleging that brides were
paid by the company to officials for con-
tracts in different Ohio towns, and
among them Martins Ferry. He claims
10 have had detective in Martins
Ferry and alleges that the Martins
Ferry water board let contract on
November IS, 1891, to the firm tor Sl2,-
900 and that it cost s., 400 to get the job.
He goes on to state that the bid Of the
Gordon Steam Pump Co., OF Hamilton,
was Sl2.55o, and the Wilson-Snyder
Pump Co., Of Pittsburgh, Sll, 426, and
against the contract large amount was
charged up on the books OF the COM
pany in Cleveland. John Hoyre aud
Stephen Hipkins, who were water works
trustees when the contract was let,
claim that the Cleveland pump was Sc
lected because 1t was the best; that the
charges OF bribery are false in every
particular and that they want to be
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