Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-03-23

County Court of Tyler County, West Virginia.
February special session, 1885, February 18TH
WHEREAS, The sistersviiIe and Salem Rail-
road company, corporation doing business I'm
this state have by their petition presented the
court this day, requested vote TO be ordered ana
money to be appropriated in aid Of the construc-
tion of a railroad OF narrow guage from some
point at or near the Town of Sistersville on the
Ohio River In the county OF Tyler, State OF West
Virginia, and thence by the most Practicabie.
route by the way of Elk Fork, Middlebournc
and the mouth OF McElroy creek to intersect the
Doddridge county line at or near the mouth OF
Big Flint Run; said vote TO be taken upon the
question OF sn6scnpa ION Of $500 ~ .ne ~
scription OF 100000 by the Distrio OF Elsr
worth: upon the question of the subscription Oh
$Io.ooooo by the District OF Lincoln, ana upon
the question Of the subscription OF $4,000 BY
the District Of McElroy, toward the safd Work,
and
olivier deem il desirable for the saidDistrictsto
annrnnriate money TO aid in the construction OF
such railroad in said districts OF EIlsworth LIN
coin and McElroy and said District oil Centre
vile in said county ssid aPpropI no sa :.
stock OF the said railroad company: or any o.nei
railroad company doing business IN this State
undertaking the said work, Therefore, Is
ORDERED. BY the said County Court, of the
county OF Tyler that vote be taken upon the
GU .stion of the appropriation, BY such subscrip-
tion by said district OF CentrsyIne, OF sns sum ,
sum Of S7S- oooOo; by said district OF Lincoln OF
the sum OF SIo 10000 and by said district OF NC
Eiroy of thesum OF SIS 900 90 TO the Work ABOVE
| specified, to be expended In the construction OF
said railroad, from, by way Of and to the points
said vote shall be taken at the several places
Of voting in said districts of Centrevilie, Els
worth. Lincoln. and McElroy at Special Eiec-
/ ton which shall be held therein, on Saturday,
the 9th day Of April, 1885.
IF such vote shall be in favor OF such appro-
1 "a - nv aut
thereof by thisc or its Agents shall DC upon
the following terms and conditions, to-wit:
The said subscriptions shall be paind in coupon
bonds of said districts. respectively, ir the DE-
| Nomination Of 10000 payable at or before tne
expiration of thirty years from the date thereof,
| with interest at the rate Of SIX per cenfum pei
oPDERFD' By the Court. that in the event
that the aforesaid subscription should be au-
thoriZed by the votes OF the said district OF LIZ
coin at the election hereby directed 10 &c nsia,
the bonds 50 authorized shall be delivered when
said railroad Is constructed through Lincoln
district TO the Ellsworth district line, ana nos
before That in the event that the otaiesNla
subscription should be authorized ~ the So1efs
of the Said district OF Ellsworth ~ the election
hereby directed TO be held one-hali OF the ponas
so authorized shall be delivered when said IsnF
road shall be con 'tructed to the L9Tn ., ala,
dlebourne and the other half shall be delivered
when the said railroad shall BE con
structed to the McElrOy dissTlG me.
and not before: That IN the event tnat tne
the voters Of said district of CcUtrryiiIe al inc
election hereby directed TO be held, the bonns 50
authorized shall be delivered when sac raiIIoan
shall be constructed 20 the mouth OF AcElroy
creek and not before: That IN the event ina.
the aforesaid subscription should be 9utnoiixco
ty the voters OF said district OF AcElroy az the
election hereby directed 10 be held the bonds 70
authorized shall be delivered when sac Iaiiroed
shall be constructed TO the Village OF surrey IN
said district OF McElrOy. and not before. fro-
yided however. that said railroad snail &C cDn-
A.. 81 80
town of MiddlebOurue or before the nTsb cay
Of Nav Istos and 10 the village OF Shirley on OF
before the FRS, day OF May, I9Oo
The said special election shall be held by the
soiJ6JEiug named commissioners. who are hereby
appointed for that purpose, that IS 10 say
STHE DISTRICT OF CRsTREvH.LE-
Precinct .ratceutreyilie, J. c. Warns. A. J.
Pre- P2eeinct No 20 = at peep Valley. Joshua vag-
rer, D. ". Hess and Geo. W. DAVIS
rNTHE DISTRICT or ELLSWORTH
Precinct No. !, at Court House, 7. J. SELLERS
John shepherd and > B AnkTOm
Precincf No. , al Laurel Run, ". f. Azyhetd-
| Tosepf A Twy1an and b I. Clark.
. Precinct No. ; al d. J Nsncs mls !. %.
kius D. 3 Leap and Omar Christian ,.s
Preciuct MOI at MOTey-s Han WA y h'it
" A Wood5urn sBd d. ". smith.
IN THE DISTRICT or LINcoL,S,
Precinct No. 7. al Citizens Hoe Houss. A. =.
Wilson. p B. Lowry and r. D. Mccoy.
Precinct No. z, az ]. T Jones Hose Hoas<: q.
l.. LOWtheT, ". l. Armstrong and ] II. NcCo<.
Precinct No. : al Bucks School House y c.
Heslep, J. W. Meredith and UTiah Ice.
Precinct No. E. AZ School House, Wells Lane,
George W Sine J. n. Black and X. W. Mccoy.
ISTHE DISTRICT or HcELRoY.
Precina No. ). at Shirley; c. D. Underwood.
LLOYD FuT6ee and 2. NJ Alien.
Precinct No 2 al Noo-es. Lot NcCoTuick- r.
/ 7 Parks and Albert LemssteTs.
Precinct No. : AZ Elders School House, VIM.
W Myer. James Tustin and Valentine Alien
And the poll shall, in other respects. Be taken
and the result shall Be asceTtsiSed and certified
as directed By sections r. etc. OF chapter - Of
the Code Of wess Virginia OF IsSI-
The ballots used in taking the szit poll shzii
have written OF printed thereon. the words
"-SCBSC RIPTIOS" OF NO SUBSCRIPTION"
OF any ether words that viii show how the voter
intended 20 vote OF the question: proposed And
Il - further
ORDERED. BY the cogrt that, in the event
that The Aforesaid Subscription should be sstsor-
lied BY the voters Of said Districts q Ellsworth,
Lincoln and McEiToy. AZ the election hereby d.
Tccted 20 - hid then the Subscriptions voted
by The said districts Oh the zssh day OF Agguss.
1 rsg6 shall be he'd 10 BE- imperative ru1 and
vo:d osherzise the said sss~crirsions heTe4otore
voged % be uzsds shall remain IN fui force and
! eEecr The said THE STSTERSyTLLE AND
SALEM RAILROAD COMPANY have given the
| CoaTt good and su5cseut gzzrzEtee that viii
tfrzy all Of the expenses u Tire sasd eiecfiou ina
/ case said company fziis 20 bgid and oonpSete
the said railroad IN this oozHty undeTthe psosf-
/ s5ozs % this OTd-r.
| his order sEzn % psb,issed a. required By
lzE and shall also - pshiis5ed n the foiioEiax
newspapers printed n this oDzsiy, VI the West
I yirEinzz OIL Revie~, the TyieE CsDesfe and The
\ TylcT C0z1;y Ssz-.
/ TIE foregoing = true eoYy takez frorz pages
r. ~ efc ORDER BOOK 40. S-1sps--
| TYLER COUNTY COURT os the psoceetzzEs
/ oisszid op1rt Attest-
| D HICKMAN.