Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-16
NOTICE.
N0TICEoFASPECIA ELECTION

N0TTCE0FASPECIAL ELECTION
In Ohio County. West Virginia, for the
purpose of taking a vote rpon the qsies-
ton OF said county subscribing i've nun
dred thousand dollars to the capital
stock OF the Uniontown, Naynesburg d
West Virginia Railroad. a corporation OF
the State of West Virginia.
Notice is hereby given that the Board
of commissioners or Ohio County,, West
Virginia, at a meeting OF said Board. duly
called and held on Monday, June 4th, lsN.
City of Wheeling, at which all the mem
bers of such Board were present, did
unanimously pass an ordinance or order,
a copy of which is hereinafter contained,
and that the vote provided for in said
ordinance or order Will be taken In Ohio
County, West Virginia. ar the several
places of voting in said last mentioned
county at a special election, which Will
be held on Tuesday, the seventeenth day
OF July, "A. d., 1909. Such ordinance or
order is in the words and figures follow
ing, to-wlt:
IAN Ordinance providing for a vote to
be taken in Ohio County, West Virginia,
at a Special Election ordered for the pur-
pose. upon the question OF SAID County
subscribing Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars to the capital stock OF the Union
town, Waynesburg & West Virginia Rail-
road, a corporation of the State OF West
Virginia.
AlCl(dC IL a. 49, +0[
burg & West Virginia Railroad, a corpo-
ration of the State of West Virgins mas
requested a vote to be ordered and money
TO be appropriated by Ohio County, West
Virginia, to aid in the construction OF its
railroad through the counties OF Ohio ana
Marshall. in the State OF West Virginia,
from a point at or near where the West
Virginia n Pennsylvania State me
crosses the south fork OF branch OF Big
Wheeling Creek, by way of Elm Grove.
in said county of Ohio, to the City OF
Wheeling, in Ohio county, West Virginia
And Whereas, The Board of Commits
sioners of the said County of Ohio deem
II desirable for the said county of ONO
TO appropriate money 10 aid IN construc-
ton OF such railroad through said
counties, as aforesaid, such appropriation
TO be made by a subscription OF five hun
dred thousand dollars 10 the capital stock
of said Uniontown, Waynesburg d West
Virginia Railroad:
Therefore, 1t is Hereby ordered, BY
the said Board Of commissioners OF the
laid county of Ohio, hat a vote be taken
upon the question of the appropriation
by such subscription, by said County of
Ohio, of the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars to the work above specified. Such
vote shall be taken at the several places
of voting in said county of Ohio, at a
special election which shall be held on
Tuesday, the 18th day of July, A. D.. 1900,
If such vote shall be in favor of such
appropriation, any subscription thereof
by this Board, or its agent, shall be upon
the terms and conditions following:
The said sum of five hundred thousand
dollars shall be subscribed to the capital
stock of the said Uniontown, Waynes-
burg & West Virginia railroad. and such
subscription shall be payable as follows:
One hundred and fifty thousand dollars
thereof when at least four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars shall have been ex-
pended by the said railroad corporation
in the construction of its railroad in the
said counties of Ohio and Marshall; such
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars
1 having haa1 roiSa6 uhn11x- nv thn Gala Of
like capital stock of said company to
private subscribers; a second one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars thereof
when at least nine hundred thousand dol
lars shall have been expended by the
said railroad corporation in the con-
struction of its railroad in the said coun-
ties, the last four hundred and fifty thus
and dollars of such nine hundred thous-
and dollars having been in like manner
and in good faith, obtained wholly by the
sale TO private subscribers of like capital
stock OF said railroad corporation. the
intention hereof being to make it a condi-
ton OF the subscription by the county
that before the payment of the first two
instruments thereof, three times as much
money shall have been furnished and put
into the construction of such railroad in
Ohio and Marshall counties by means
OF the sale of other stock of the company,
OF the same kind, to private owners or
subscribers who shall have risked such
money without obtaining any preference
or advantage over the county of Ohio
IN regard thereto. The remaining two
hundred thousand dollars of the subscrip-
ton hereby authorized shall be payable
when the said railroad corporation shall
have completed a standard guage rail-
road IN the said counties from the West
virginia ana pennsylvania State line at
or near the said south fork or branch Of
Big Wheeling Creek, by way of Elm
Grove, TO the corporation line Of said
ci[y Of Wheelins' and shall nave pro-
Vlded Tor access to a station or depot
IN the City of Wheeling for the transact
ton of its business in said city, either
by the use OF tracks and facilities already
III existence, or by the construction of a
track or tracks of its own, or by a com
plnatlon OF existing and new construc-
ton within said city, and shall have
rams running from such station or de-
pot IN the city of Wheeling over a track
or tracks constructed by it or the use of
winch 1t acquires within said city, and
over It's own railroad In Ohio and Mar
shall counties, and over a railroad in the
State of Pennsylvania connecting there
with at the State line at or near the south
branch of Wheeling creek. to Union
town. IN the county of Fayette, in the
State OF Pennsylvania. Provided, that if
the construction of said railroad in both
OF said counties Of Ohio and Marshall
snail not be in good faith commenced
Wlthin SIX months from the date of the
making OF such subscription, If ii be
authorized, or being commenced, such
rallroad n not be completed in said
countles and have trains running, as
eNS-tSoAN, Nltnlu tIf6G years from the
cate OF making such subscription and
such further time as may be rendered
necessary by failure of contractors or
sub-contractors, by labor strikes or by
litigation which could not reasonably be
avoided. then the said board shall be at
liberty to withdraw as to any part of the
subscription of five hundred thousand
dollars which may not have become pay
able under the terms of this ordinance.
And If such subscription be authorized,
the said railroad corporation shal ac-
cept or decline said subscription within
thirty days after the same may be Of
fered by the Board, or its agent. The
said Board of Commissioner may for
good cause shown extend the time for the
commencement or completion OF the
work.
II shall be a condition Of said SUBJ
scription that said railroad corporation
snail not charge greater rates for the
transportation of freight between Union
town or any intermediate point on It's
line between Upiontown and Wheeling.
ana wheeling. or from Wheeling 10
~Untontowh. or any such intermediate
point on its line, than is legally charged
Tor ike service between the ConneusVille
district and Pittsburg by any other rail-
road mpa
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