The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-11

/, the chair. The attendance was un-
,,,eetedly large. nlllng tho hall OF the
chamber OF commerce. President Bind
,y, o, the chamber Of commerce, cx-
.t,ded q cordial welcome. Replying,
PRESIDENT Vance reviewed the work OF
u. association since Its organization q
y,lr aso In Cincinnati lie said In part;
you will remember that great and
deserved stress was laid upon the fact
a.s tolls ure collected upon the Mo-
,,ngahela river. and the Pittsburgh
an! other delegates from Pennsylvania.
pSetAer with The large numbers from
IVES. Virginia. and other states, were
PARTICULARLY desirous OF the removal OF
tbs emharSo upon commerce.
at Is provided In the law that The
,4caetary Of war institute and carry
10 complexion proceedings for the con-
demnatIon OF the property, and Its Gp-
purienanceS, OF the MoTonSahela Nav-
.saaon Company, said condemnation
pnceedings to be as prescribed, and
regulated by the provisions OF the gem
er1! railroad law OF Pennsylvania and
Il. supplements, except that the United
States shall not be required to give
any bond. and except that Jurisdiction
G: sad proeeGdlngs is given by the CIR
cult court ot the United States for the
western district OF Pennsylvania, with
right OF appeal by either party 10 the
sapceme court OF the United States.
FhlS lrtn
o; E10e, or 50 much thereof as may
se necessary, was appropriated By the
&C. Q. juno }. 1895: and It was further
provided that upon Judgment being enf
pr-d thare!n, the secretary OF war was
to b authorized 10 draw his warrant
ca the secretary Of the treasury for
,hs amount Of said Judgment, and said
amount for the payment thereof was
appropriated under said act last
aansd. II q word, full provision was
nSde FOR the condemnation and pur-
chlts Of the property OF the Mononga-
hela Navigation Company. which, when
cGTSsd Into effect, will fires the COM
-sne-ce OF that river from taxation In
TIE way OF tolls"
With reference 10 continuous i'm
pavement OF the Ohio, the speaker
~:
The Ohio.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
sa4e for beginning work on dams
S,s. =. ), 4 and 5, OF which amount s2o,-
10 was appropriated for the purchase
Q: sites for Nos. ,, and s. the site for
No having been provided for by the
act OF 1882. And It was further pro-
Tf!cd that contracts may be entered In
u By the secretary OF war to the
AMOUNT Of fl,s0o,oo0. exclusive OF the
SN,!00 named above, for the proSecu-
Con and completion OF work upon
!ocks Nos. 2, 3. and 3. Twenty-Five
thousand dollars was appropriated for
Tie completion OF lock No. 6, and the
tetretary OF war was authorized to en-
.:F INTO contracts to the amount OF
10000, In addition for the completion
Of lock No. 6. Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars was Appropriated for
Ohio !ivcr improvements In general, OF
Th!eh sum &?5,o00 was set aside for q
tufTsy Of the Ohio river from Marietta
% PftIsourSh. And I may say here that
MAJOR Heuer. United States engineer, has
ofSaHlzcd a survey party, which has
~ N'Ah ~ tAEGulG inns PAL W
NE !a%. In addition TO thla. the sum
9i $4,000 was appropriated for prelim-
mary examinations. surveys. etc. of
SE'g'lS rivers and harbor3, among
"&'A Is enumerated the Ohio river
i"m Marietta ID ita mouth.
improving the falla os tho Ohio river,
t"i Indiana Chute falls, $4,000; the
sScfs i4ry OF war may enter into con-
u1tts Tor such material and work as
may be necessary 10 complete tho pres
tnt fs0lect OF Improvements. not exceed
InE N tho aggregate $5l7,250. exclusive
u ne ne Rfnouat herein appropriated.
Inc amount provided for the Ohio
'"eF proper aggregates S3,323, go"
Tho Ship Canal.
F5r chairman did rot overlook the
"aEe ErLN and Ohio ship canal. Refer
fHF 70 !; he said It wns second In Inter-
tSi 10 the r!vcrnen and that It was dlm-
gG'- ~ cnncRlve the vast benefit, not
none &" Pittsburgh, but TO all points be-
Ven Pittsburgh and Cairo, that would
'',ti III The carrying out OF the project.
/ ha'n .2Dkcd carefully into the pro-
! ,i.'.oH FI!l Mr.. Vance, "and II Is my
ii'ISfhtht lat all the nid possible should
~ even i by this association. What
,'.,ll ,''.l he Ohio improved, and a canal
ou.'' 'EI7 VIII then Indeed be a prosper
IGs GIs F'ii"y, such as was Intended by the
az" 2ontInulng appropriations for the
,aI' ah' Its tributaries received Mt the
IL a.; :" 7ion NJ Congress aggregate over
S'', ''','r'Ie. This Includes the estimated
r., ~ 81 freeing the MononSahelH OF tolls.
~ ~ r'Eg!: w0s no far beyond eXDectn-
a,'. s,',, NAT II wnR resolved that tho asBO-
r,a;!'h ,,' could dh no better than to keep
~ '' work on the prcscnt lines.
Dovemer's Work.
ne aIao cOmpllmented Captain =. q.
.nn,,'L..F' OF Wheeling, who. he said, so
'.sitiy mlportnd the riveracn for
~ 5hinE they wanted. He told nt
,laIt OF The river and harbor com
H.. .f 10 this city and the results OF
i',' i'I' E.t'I. Tie freeing az tho MononEl-
% FlFcr also came under his notice.
"i.' ,' "tcFylhiHr that has been accom-
! ii,'.",t was reviewed. Full provision
,,,. ,g "En made 10 free that rlvor and
I, ,i' nave already been taken to make
T. u, yxnIlnth"fce free. He believes that
'"J'.goO 90" Or N,FO,G0o viii buy the plant
=, tAch!7c Of the company.
ahte sa!I he would not rest until
'I,,,. "il river wns Improved from pitts-
I,,.,a." 20 CAIRO by n complete syEtem OF
,r,H r,,F ana 1alns, Mr.. Vance declared
','. T.. :. "Hefy aid possible should DO given
c5..,e ~ ,,'e proposed ship canal, which Will
,,,'..Gi thlg city with Lake Erie, which
'gr,'thj were grtctel with applause.
: ...'rioS Burdctt Hart, Of Wheeling,
,I't hlca a resolution culoElzlng Tho
OF Captain C, ". Batchelnr,
,rI., mM,gn vas ordered TO bo spread upon tho
1r''l"Irs i o ,1Irs OF the meeting and that n copy
Wv 'sHt 10 tho family,
~, thc afternoon session CAPTAIN
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