Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-05
THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE
WAS ADOPTED WITH IMPORTANT
AMENDMENTS BY THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS.
TO BE VOTED UPON JULY II.
The Contracts Awarded for Work
Upon Roads and Bridges in the
County-District Line Changed to
Accommodate Fulton School
Board-Resfgnatf of Justices.
Miscellaneous BIsiness Transacted
by the Board.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners,
held yesterday, the ordinances provid-
lug for a subscription by Ohio coun-
ty of $500, 900 to the capitol stock of
the proposed Uniontown, Waynesburg
and West Virginia railroad, was
adopted by the unanimous vote of the
Board Several amendments were
added, however, as safeguards to the
county, and the ordinance in It's pres
emf form will commend itself to all
who favor the proposed subscription.
Tho amended ordinance was prepared
by VIM. Erskine, ESQ.,, who was called
In when the Board failed to find the
Prosecuting attorney or his assistant
while the finance committee was con-
sidering the ordinance.
The ordinance, which is subject to
ratification by the voters In July 18th,
provides for a subscription by Ohio
county of 100000, for which purpose
there will be an issue of 1880 bonds,
numbered consecutively from to SEQ
both inclusive, of the par value of
81 ,00e each, and bearing 1terest at the
rate Of 81 per cent per annum.
The ordinance was read second
time for amendments and debate, and
went through with several important
amendments. In the original ordi-
nance there was a provision for the
payment of $15O,000 when the COM
pany expended $4,000 In West Vir-
GINA. This was amended by adding
such $780, 900 having been raised
wholly by the sale of like capital
stock of said company TO private sub
scribers." Another amendment pro-
vided a similar condition as to the
payment of the second installment of
to the proposed road.
Another amendment provides that
the last installment shall not be paid
until the company shall have finished
and leave in operation the proposed
line, and have provided means of &C
cess to a depot in the city, either over
tracks already In existence or to be
laid by the railroad company.
Another amendment adopted reads
as follows:
at shall be a condition of said SUD-
scription that said railroad corpration
shall not charge greater rates for the
transportation of freights between
Uriontown or any intermediate point
on it's line between Uniontown and
Wheeling, or from Wheeling to
Uniontown, or any such intermediate
point on its line, than is legally
charged for like service between the
Connellsville district and Pittsburg by
any other railroad company
The provisions Of the ordinance are
generally understood 1t is to be sub
mitted to vote of the people at a
special election to be called Tuesday,
July 18th, 1900. The commissioners
of election for all the dictricts in the
county were appointed, All the mem
bers voted for the ordinance in it's
amended form. There were no absen-
tees. No effort was made to cut down
the subscription, although move
ment of that nature was anticipated.
Contracts Awarded.
Bids were opened for county work,
and contracts were awarded, as fol-
lows:
TriadeIphia.
MACADAMIZING:-
Boggs' Hill, Springer's and Bushfields,
81 Is per cubic yard Harlin Carter bidder.
Browns Run $1.35; Martin Prettyman
Chapel Run and Springer's, $l.0S; r. M.
Jones'
Edgington Lane to Bethany Pike, $1.09;
Wharton & Nickerson.
Elm Grove and Boggs' Hill, 95c; I. I.
Keller.
Gillespie's Run to Stone Church. s1.24; j..
H. Stricklin.
Laidley's Run to Kidd's Mills, s1.oO; s.
p. Welsh
Laidley's Run to Pennsylvania State
Line CSC; S. P. Welsh.
Middle Wheeling Creek, lower end, $1.OO;
w r. Wharton.
Middle Wheeling Creek, hill, N.05; VIM.
Yoho.
Middle Wheeling Creek. upper end. CSC;
II .G. Kimmins.
Monument and Big Wheeling Creek soc;
w. H. Folrner.
Peters Run, 9oc; John Creighton.
Steenrod's to Mt. deChantal, $113; w. r.
Wharton.
Stone Church. s12s: w. H Folmer.
Valley Grove and Middle Wheeling
Creek, $1.39; H. S. kimmins.
West Union and Roney's Point, first
two miles. $.15; David Nickerson.
West Union and Roney's Point, second
two miles, $.20; David Nickerson.
West Union and Roneys Point last
three miles, 81 40; T. B. Smith.
Wheeling and Elm Grove, 90c; Andrew
Wilkie.
Richland.
Boggs Hill, Springers and Bushfields,