The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-31
The West Wiz gina
Shot Line Railroad.

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SUBSCRIPTION ORDER.
Alta term OF the county court Of Har.
rison county, West Virginia, continued
and held at the court house thereof, on
on the ). day OF June, 1895. This day
came Thomas NJ Jackson and others,
who of the request OF sundrys 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 .'Ihe West Virginia
Shortiine 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 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 aud into said county
OF Morrison down Middle Bun md Ten
Mile creek to the West Fork River aud
its tributaries to Il point near Clarks-
burg, in the said county of Harrison,
State Of West Virginia; thence via Elk
creek, or its tributaries to a point OF or
near Belington, III the county OF Bar
bour, State OF West Virginia.
And 1t appearing to the court from
the several petitions fled that the oues-
ton of submitting to vote stbscfip-
ton to the capital stock of said Rail-
road Company is desirable on behalf Of
the aforesaid several districts though
which the proposed linel passes the
subscription on behalf of Sardis district
to be in the sum oil Fifteen Thousand
dollars fSl5, 0O0); on behalf OF Eagle
district to be i'll the sum of Fifteen
Thousand dollars isis, 00O. COY onbehalf
OF Coal district to be in the sum OF
Twenty-Five thousand dollars $4,000,
0W; on behalf Of Clark district TO be in
the sum of Twenty-Five thousand dol.
lars (S25.0 600, 0W; to be appropriated aud
to the capital stock fsald
railroad by each OF said districts for the
OF aiding in the construction
Of The same rs u work OF internal i'm
It's therefore ordered by the court
That a special election is hereby direct.
ed and ordered to be held for the pur-
pose on
Saturday. Aug. Is. go,
in each OF the districts aforesaid, III the
several and respective precincts and
places OF voting therein, a vote be.takeu
IN each OF said districts upon the dnes-
lion 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.
Said subscription if authorized shall
be paid in the coupon bonds Of said
several districts, bearing interest at six
per centum per annum, and redeemable
IN such time, not exceeding thirty.iour
years (34) US this court may presoribe
which time shall be at the pleasure OF
this court after the expiration az five
years from the issue of said bonds and
within thirty four t34) years, which
bonds shall be taken and received nv
said Railroad Company at in paw
ment for its stock.
ltis further ordered that anylsi,b-
scrlption to the stock OF said Railroad
Company il authorized, shall he made
upon condition that no money shall he
paid said Railroad Companyby saiddis-
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 us much us three miles of its raii.
road, which s,lid three miles shall con-
meet with sc me standard gauge railroad.
anu lald thereon its cross ties and mils
ready to receive the rolling stock, III
which time u proportionate share OF the
subscription shall be paid to said nil
road company by such, districts in the
bonds OF the districts. But no bonds
Issued hereunder shall he delivered To
SAID railroad company except upon lie
report OF an agent duly appointed by
the court to Inspect said railroad. and
shalt make report to the court that tha
same has been constructed ms "A STANDARD
gauge mllroad aud completed in all re-
spects as such ready for the rolling
STOCK to be placed and run thereon as
required by this order. 1t is further
ordered that whenever said bonds are
issued and delivered to said railroad
company, the said railroad commny
shall issue and deliver stock to the conn.
ty court to the same amount of bonds
delivered to said railroad company
1t is further provided and ordered
that unless said railroad company shall
have completed its railroad from ,he
We'ze county line to Clarksburu with.
IN i've years from the date of said elae..
ton then this order and all the procesd.
lngs had hereunder shall be mil and
void; but if completed to Clarksbnre
from the Wetze! county line within i've
years, theh the bonds aforesaid shallbe
available and delivered to said railroad
company in return for stock aforesaid
in each aud all of said districts ms here.
matter provided. VS.
Inc subscription ON behalf of Clark
district to be made, and bonds issued in
payment therefore only when three
miles OF railroad have been completed
through said district or freight and
passenger depot has been established
therein at the terminus of the road
The court doth hereby specially mn.
point the following commissioner