The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-10
The West Virginia
Shot Line : Railroad
SUBSCRIPTION oRpER.

SUBSCRIPTION ORDER.
Alta term Of the county conrt Of Har.
rison county, West Virginia, continued
and held at the court house thereof, on
on the day Of June. 1896. This day
came Thomas NJ. Jackson and others,
who at the request OF sundry citizens
and taxpayers Of the districts OF Sardis,
| Eagle, Coal aud Clark moved the court
to enter an order submitting to the yot-
ers Of said several districts Of Harrison
county the question OF subscription to
the capital stock Of "The West Virginia
Shortiine Railroad Company by said
districts, in such amounts rs may be
deemed proportionate TO the benefits to
be derived by said several districts from
the construction OF said railroad.
Commencing ut or near New Martins
vile in the county Of Wetzel, State OF
West Virginia, and running thence
through said county OF Wetzel up
Fishing creek to the head waters there
OF. thence through and into said county
Of Harrison down Middle Run and Ten
Mile creek to the West Fork River and
its tributaries to point near Clarks.
burg, in the said county OF Harrison,
State oil West Virginia; thence via Elk
creek or it's tributaries toa point at or
near lexington. III tho county of Bar.
bour, State OF West Virginia.
And 1t appearin. to tue court from
the several petitions fled that the cues
ton of submitting toa vote subscfip-
ton to the capital stock of said Rail
road Company is desirable on tieh,ilf of
the aforesaid several districts through
which the proposed line3 pusses, the
subscription on behalf of Sardis district
to be in the sum OF Fifteen Thousand
dollars isis, 00O); on behalf of Eagle
district to be iii the sum of Fifteen
Thousand dollars tSl5, 600. 00) on behalf
OF Coal district to be in the sum of
Twenty-Five thousand dollars (S25 600.
O0); on behalf of Clark district TO be in
the sum of Twenty-Five thousand dol.
lars (Se5. 600. 00) to be appropriated and
subscribed to the capital stock of said
railroad by each OF said districts for tile
purpose OF aiding in the construction
of the same MS u work OF internal i'm
provement.
!: 1t is therefore ordered by the cour.
that u special election is hereby direct.
ell and ordered to be held Tor the pur.
pose on
Saturday, Aug. Is, go,
in each of the districts Aforesaid, ut the
several and respective precincts aud
places OF voting therein, q vote be taken
in each OF said districts upon the dues.
ton OF appropriating the respective
sums above named to the capital stock
OF The West Virginia Shortline Rail.
road Company to-wit
Sardis district the sum OF Fifteen
thousand dollars.
Eagle district the sum of Fifteen
thousand dollars.
Coal district the sum OF twenty-five
thousand dollars.
Clark district the sum OF Tween ty-tiye
thousand dollars.
Said subscription il authorized shall
be paid in the coupon bonds Of snid
several districts, bearing interest II SIX
per centum per annum, and redeemable
IN such time, not exceeding thirty-iour
years (S4) US this court may preseribe.
which Tune shall be Mt the pleasure OF
this court after the expiration OF live
years nom the issue of said bonds aud
within thirty four tB4) years which
bonds shallsi1e taken aud received by
said haiiroad Company at par ia pay
ment for its stock. N
IT is further ordered that any sub.
scr1ptlon tothe stock OF said Railroad
Company II authorized, shallbe made
upon condition that no money shall be
pald said Railroad Company by said dis
tricts, or either OF them, except Clark
district; nor shall any bond be issued
or delivered to it by any districts or
either OF them, except CLARK district
until sud railroad company shall have
completed through the districts taking
stock as much us three miles of its rali.
road, which said three miles shalt con.
meet with sc me standard gauge railroad,
ana iald thereon its cross ties and rails
ready 70 receive the rolling stock, at
Wnlch Time u proportionate share of the
subscription shall be paid to said rail-
road company by such, districts in the
ponds 81 the districts. But no bonds
Issued hereunder shall be delivered to
SAID r,tllroad company except upon the
report OF IN agent duly appointed by
the court to inspect said railroad. and
snail make report to the court that the
same has been constructed as n standard
gauge railroad and completed in all re-
spects us such ready for the rolling
stock to be placed aud run thereon Al
required by this order. 1t is further
ordered that whenever said bonds are
issued and delivered to said railroad
company. the said railroad company
shall issue aud deliver stock to the conn.
ty court to the same amount of bonds
delivered to said railroad company.
1t is further provided and oriered
that unless said railroad company shall
have completed its railroad from die
We eel county line to Clarksburg with.
IN i've years IRON the date OF said elec.
ton then this order and all the proceed-
ings had hereunder shall be mil and
void; but if completed to Clarksbure
from the Wetzel county line WITHIN tiye.
years, then the bonds aforesaid shall Ia
available and delivered to said railroad
company in return for stock aforesaid
| in each and all of said districts as here.
matter provided. y - ~
The subscription on behalf of Clark
district to be made, and bonds issued in
payment therefore only when three
miles OF railroad have been comnleted
through said district or ireicht and
passenger depot has been estnbi;shed
therein at the terminus of the road.
The court doth hereby specially an.
point the following commissioners 81
election to take the poll aud as,ertai,,
| the result of the nForavo;J ,,>.: ~ $50