The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-24
The West Virginia
Short Line Railroad Raj
SUBSCRIPTION ORDER.

SUBSCRIPTION ORDER.
Alta term OF the county couftlof Har-
rison county, West Virginia, con fnued
and held at the court house thereof, on
on the day OF June, 1885. This day
came Thomas NJ. Jackson and others,
who at the request OF sundry citizens
and taxpayers ofthe districts 81 Sardis,
Eagle. Coal and Clark moved the court
to enter an order submitting to the yot-
ers OF said several districts Of Harrison
county the question Of subscripti6n to
the capital stock Of "The West Virginia
Shortline Railroad Company by said
districts, in such amounts as may be
deemed proportionate to the benefits to
be derived by said several districts from
the construction Of said railroad
Commencing at or near New Martins-
vile In the county Of Wetzel, State Of
West Virginia, and raining 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 o point neat Clarks-
burg, IN the said county of Harrison,
State OF West Virginia; thence via Elk
creek, or its tributaries to u point at or
near Belington. III the county II Bar
bour State OF West Virginia.
And 1t appearing to the court from
the several petitions fled that the cues
ton OF submitting tn a vote asubscfp-
ton to the capital stock of said Rail-
road Company is desirable on behalf Of
the Aforesaid several districts through
which the proposed linei pssses, the
subscription on behalf OF Sardis district
to be in the sum Of Fifteen Thousand
dollars (Sl5, 1000; on behalf Of Eagle
district to be III the sum of Fifteen
Thousand dollars t3i5 J, GOO. 00) ON behalf
Of Coal district to be in the sun OF
Twenty-Five thousand dollars (S25, 0OO..
W) ION behalf of Clark district 70 be in
the sum OF Twenty-Five thousand dol.
lars (Ss5. GOO, COY; to beappropriated and
subscribed to the capital stock Of said
railroad by each OF said districts for the
purpose OF aiding in the construction
OF The same us u work OF internal i'm
progement.
" is therefore ordered by the cour.
that special election is hereby direct.
ed and ordered to be held for the pur-
pose on
Saturday, Aug. Is, '96,
in each of the districts aforesaid. at the
several and respective precincts aud
places OF voting therein, a vote be taken
III each of said districts upon the cues.
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 TWENTY-FIVE
Thousand dollars.
Sud subscription if authorized shall
be pad III the coupon bonds of said
several districts, bearing interest at six
per centum per annum, and redeemable
IN such time, not exceeding thirty.four
years (34) as this court may prescribe
which time shall be at the pleasure Of
this court after the expiration 81 Ave
years from the issue of said bonds. and
within thirty four (84) wears. which
bonds shall be taken and receiyei, nv
said Railroad Company az par III faJ.
ment for its stock. ~ \
tits further ordered that any sub-5
scrlption to the stock OF said Railroad
Company II authorized, shall be made
upon condition that no money shall be
paid 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 SAID railroad company shall have
completed through the districts taking
stock as much rs three miles of its rail.
road, which said three miles shall con.
meet with seme standard gauge railroad,
and laid thereon its cross ties and rails
ready to receive the rolling stock, at
which timea proportionate share OF the
subscription shall be paid to said rail.
road company by such, districts in The
bonds OF the districts But no bonds
Issued hereunder shall he delivered 10
said railroad company except upon the
report OF IN agent duly appointed by.
the court to inspect said railroad. and
shall make report to the court that The
same mas been constructed MS u standard
gauge railroad and completed in ali re-.
spects MS such ready for the rolling
stock to be placed and run thereon ms
required by this order. It is further
ordered that whenever said bonds are
issued and delivered to said railroad
company, the said railroad company
shall issue and deliver stock to the Conn.
ty court to the same amount Of bonis
delivered to said railroad company
Its further provided and ordered
that unless said railroad company shall
have completed its railroad from the
We,zel county line to Clarksburg with.
IN five years from the date Of said cleo.
ton then this order and all the proceed.
lngs had hereunder shall be null and
void; but if completed to Clarksbnra
from the Wetzel county line within 1--we
years then the bonds aforesaid shall 4 he
available and delivered to said railroad
company in return for stock aforesaid
IN each and all nf said districts ms here.
matter provided. Soy
The subscription on behalf of Clark
district to be made, and bonds issneI in +,
payment therefore only when three
miles ofrailroad have been comnletad
through said district OF freight and
passenger depot has been established