Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-12-20
HOXIES PLANS
For Lock and Dam No. 10, on the Hon
ongahela, Agreed to by the People
of MOrgantOwn at Public Meet
Ing.
the Editor of the Register.

To the Editor of the Register.
Morgantown. W. Va, December 10
The meeting of citizens held here TO-
day to give their objections to United
States Engineer Hozie's report on the
location on Lock No. 10, on the 'Monon-
gahela river, was one of the hottest
meetings ever held here.
Addresses against the location of the
lock below town were made by Hon.
John Marshall Hagans, l. G. LazeEe'
Frank Cox, and a few remarks were
made as to the alleged deleterious san
itary effects by DR.. L. s. Brock.
J. Fay Watson, a prominent real es-
tate man of Fairmont, Mayor A. j.
Stone. J. NJ. Jacobs, and NJ. d. Helmick.
chairman of the Republican committee,
were present as representatives Of the
Fairmont Chamber Of Commerce and
the Ohio Valley Improvement Com
pany.
After hearing all objections, Maj.
Hoxie took them up ad seriatum and
answered them, showing from an en-
cheering standpoint, that it was i'm
possible to locate dam No. 10 at any
other point than where he had placed
it. so that it must remain there or the
contemplated improvements could not
be undertaken at all.
Thereupon, a meeting of citizens was
held and Rev. A. Cameron was chosen
chairman. Hon. Geo. c.. Sturgiss, Mai.
Hoxie and others made strong ad-
dresses in favor of locating the lock be-
low town, and q very few speeches were
made against that location.
Geo. II. Raymond was made secre-
tary of the meeting, and the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas. It is of the utmost import
ance to the material interests of the
upper Monongahela valley, and espec-
tally of Monongalia county, and Of
Norgantown. that the plans of the war
department for the construction OF the
locks and dams for the completion OF
slack water navigation on the MonOn-
gahela river from MorgantOwn to Fair
mont should he carried out without
avoidable delay; and,
Whereas. Objections have been made
and FLED with the Secretary Of War TO
the location of lock and dam No. TO- o
short distance below MorgantOwn, as
fixed by the United States Engineer in
charge. which has resulted in the Sec
rotary Of War Withholding his approx
al of that location, without which no
work can be done; and,
Whereas. At a public hearing this
city held at the court house in Morgan
town. after due previous public notice,
through both the weekly papers pub
lished in said town. the objections and
arguments against said location have
been presented by the parties so object
ing. and the same have been Ouly con-
sidered and fully answered by Nal.
r. 6. Hoxie. United States Engineer in
charge of said location. by statement
Of the facts and reasons which coAtroll-
ed the engineering bureau in fixing
said location; and.
Whereas. Said statement OF facts and
reasons seem Ger elusive Of the wisdom
and necessity of the location OF said
lock and dam at the site so selected,
and the objections and arguments
against said location do not seem to
be well founded and
Whereas. To further interpose said
objections would be only TO indefinitely
postpone and delay and greatly jeop-
ardize the construction of said locks
and dams. to the great prejudice ard
injury Of the development and pros
peritv of that part of the State within
and adjacent TO the valley OF the Mo-
nongahela and Ohio rivers; therefore,
be il
Resolved. BY this meeting Of citizens
of Norgantown and vicinity, that said
objections filed with the Secretary of
war should he withdrawn IN the inter
est of the whole community and that
the said Secretary be and he is hereby
requested to affirm and approve said
location and to let the contracts for
the construction OF all locks and dams
necessary to complete the river i'm
provement to Fairmont without avoid
able delay.
Resolved. That our representative in
Congress be earnestly requested and in
s4ructed to use all honorable and prop
or means in his power to prevent any
further delay in the location of said
lock and dam No. 10 and its approval
by the Secretary of War. and to hasten
tbe letting Of contracts for the con-
strrction and completion Of all said
locks and dams.
There is no doubt whatever but that
the location as adODted by Major HoVie
will be adopted as II Is an impossibilitv
FOR boats TO get over the bar above the
wharf at the present stage. if water is
Stacked from No Q. The bar just above
the bridge precludes all possibility Of
placing the lock and dam above town
and the plans Of Major Hoxie will IN
ao,,b+ad1v no carried ont