The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-29
.THEYWILL RUN A FERRY.
a Largo Mass Meeting Of Island
oltlzons Decides on It
THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE HEARD
and It's Suggestions Adoptcd-"Thc
Island Forty Company" to 10 Char.
tcrcd at oncci nnd Liberal subscrlp.
lions Of Stock Have Already Boon
Made.

Tho mass meeting Of island citizens
in Myers hall Saturday evening was at.
tended by enough mon to pack tho hall
10 OVERLOOKING, and It was fruitful in
results. Dr.. E. o. Myers, tho chairman,
called tho meeting to order and Mr..
Don't Taylor was made secretary. Re-
ports being called for from tho COM
mlttocs, 8ir. II. P. McGrcgor, Of tho
committee appointed to wait upon the
bridge companies, said tho committee
had done SO, but tho calls were barren
OF results. Said hc. "Thc directors Of
tho two bridges talked exactly alike,
showing tho matter had been arranged
beforehand between them. We found
them both worry firm and both OF ono
ENTHUSIASTICALLY one company"
Mr.. A. o. Maxwell, OF the committee
on resolutions. reported rs 10 the
memorial and petition sent to council,
and said tho committee on legal talent
hnd decided there was no immediate
reason 10 haYo counsel. Mr.. I. NJ.
Strong also said II was inadYisablo to 20
into litigation, and TINT tho committee
on lawyers favored the immediate es.
tablishment Of ferry.
On behalf Of the committee on Jerry,
Mr.. MCGregor said Mr.. Copp, tho chnir.
man, could not be present, bnt he would
report that tho oiIer OF running tho
naphthn yachts had been Withdrawn BY
Mr.. Kelly, and tho only thing remaining
for the committee 10 report, was Tho
formation OF n joint stock company and
the purchase Of boat. lie said tho
committee had been unable to get any
ono to undertake the running OF boat,
but number OF bonts Ind boon offered
Mt prices from $500 down to 1000.
Tho one ut the highest price had cost
$4,000 when new. Tho committee
wanted a company formed mud boat
purchased, the shares Of stock to be S.
or $40 each, 10 distribute them us widely
as possible.
MIR. Noise offered n resolution cm-
bodying this idea, and there was cou.
siderable discussion as to whether sub.
scriptlons to the capital stock should
be limited. Fear was expressed that Il
there was no limit the ferry might in
the end DO rs great monopoly rs tho
bridges.
Whether to transfer passengers only
was discussed. Some OF those present
thought the stage Of wafer at Ohio
street or Twelfth street would not per-
nit the carrying oil heavy wagons on
the boats. Captain Prince thought
there was plenty Of water at both land.
inCs.
John Shriver said teams should be
hauled by all means; that he had been
threatened by tho bridge Companies II
he had anything 10 do with the move
ment for cheaper tolls, and unless he
could have his teams transported he
would not cooperate.
After further debate as 10 details.
these were all left to tho committee,
which is composed OF Messrs. II, p,
McGregor, Frank Mccoy, John Mendel,
Joseph Purcell, Lewis Jones, r. k.
GifTin anu Carl Hamilton.
The committee later organized with
Mr.. McGregor as chairman and Mr..
Mccoy as secretary. Tho committee
will this morning consult counsel with n
view to having q charter drawn IN. Ac.
tive soliciting Of subscriptions will also
begin ut once. a number Of volunteer
subscriptions were recorded Saturday
night after the meeting and il Is
thought there will be no difIicnlty in
getting all the money that is wanted.