The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-07

0Ay SpSCAo3 I1cSeAtA AZ SAAS SoHAA " :
West Virginin, for the Purpose Of
Taking aVote Upon the Question
of Said County Subscribing Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
Capital Stock Of the Uniontown,
Waynesburg & West Virginia Rail-
road, a Corporation of the State Of
West Virginia.
Notice is hereby given that the board
of commissioners of Ohio county. West
Virginia. at a meeting OF said board, duly
called and held, on Monday, June 4. 1900,
Mt the court house Of said county, in the
city OF Wheeling, ut which all the mem
bers OF such board were present. did
unanimously pass an ordinance or ORDER
q copy Of which Is hereinafter contained,
and that the vote provided for In said or
.dlnance or order viii be taken IN Ohio
county, West Virginia., ut the several
places OF voting In said last mentioned
county at Il
Special Election, Which Will
M Be Had on Tuesday, the Sew
enteenth Day of July, A. D.
1900.
Such ordinance or order Is In the words
and figures following. to-wit:
AN ordinance providing for vote to
DO taken in Ohio county, West Virginia.
at n special election ordered for the pur-
pose upon the, question OF said county
subscribing FIVE hundred thousand dollars
70 the capital stock Of the union,own.
lWaynesDurG q; West Virginia Railroad. q
corporation OF the state Of West Vir-
Sinia," AK.
Whereas. the Uniontown, Wayncsburg
& West Virginia Railroad. corporation
quested vote to be ordered and money
to be appropriated by Ohio county, West
Virginia, 10 aid in the construction of Its
railroad through the counties of Ohio and
Marshall. In the state Of West Virginia,
from point2at or near where the West
Virginia and Pennsylvania state line
crosses the south fork or branch OF Big
Wheeling creek. by way OF Elm Grove,
IN In said county of Ohio. 10 the city OF
Wheeling. in Ohio county. West Virginia;
And Whereas, the bonrd OF commission
ers OF the said county of Ohio deem It de-
sirnble for the said county Of Ohio to APP
propriute money to aid In construction OF
such railroad through 81 ID counties. ~
aforesaid, such appropriation to be made
by subscription OF ilve hundred thou
sand dollars to the capital stock OF said
tntontown, Waynesburg G West Virginia
Railroad; ,,.I{ 6-5
Therefore, It Is hereby ordered by the
said board of commissioners OF the said
county Of Ohio that n vote be taken upon
the question Of the appropriation by such
subscription by said county of Ohio OF the
sum OF live hundred thousand dollars to
the wort above specified Such vote shaft
be taken AT the several places of vetins
In said county of Ohio at n special cleo
tion, which shall be held on Tuesday, the
i7th day. OF July. AID. 1900.
II such vote shall be In favor Of such
by this board. or Its agent shall be upon
The terms and cond.,ions following:
Iiie' said sum OF i've hundred thousand
dollars shall be subscribed to the :apitai
burg &: West Virginia Rai:road. and such
Subscription sllallhbe pas Gable AS follows:
One hundred and fifty ,th6Vaard dollars
thereof when NJ least four hundred land
nifty thousand dollars shall.have bsen ex-
pended BY the said railroad Corporation
In the construction ofjits.!rairoadgin the.
said counties OF Ohio and Marshall: such
four hundred and nifty thousand dollars
having been raised wholly by the sale or
like capital stock OF said company to pri-
rate subscribers: Il second one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars thereof when
Mt least nine hundred thousand collars
shall have been expended by the said rail-
road corporation in the construction OF
four hundred and nifty thousand dollars
OF such nine hundred thousand dollars
having Ueen IN like manner and IN good
faith, obtained wholly by the sale TO phi
rate subscribers OF like capitnl stock OF
said railroad corporation. the intent OF
hereof being to make 1t II condition OF the
subscription by the county that before
the payment OF the first two mstallments
thereof. three times rs much money shall
have been furnished and put into the con-
struction 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 subscrib-
crs WIZ shall have risked such money
withe-: obtntnfnS any, preference or adj
vantage over the county OF Ohio In regard
thereto. The remaining two hundred
thousand dollars OF the subscription
hereby authorized shall be payable when
completed standard gauge railroad In
the said counties frcm the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania STATE lInc at or near the
said south fork or braEch OF Big Wheel
corporation line of said city OF Wheeling
and shall have provided Tor access 10 4
station or depot in the city Of Wheeling
for the transaction Of its business In said
city. either by the use OF tracks and
facilities already IN existence. or by' the
construction Of a track or tracks Of Its
own. or by 4 combination OF existing and
new construction within said city, ana
shall have trains running from s7Ich sta
tion or depot In the city OF Whcel!n. over
Il track or tracks constructed by II or the
usc.of which 1t acquires within said city
md oyer It's own rn!lrond III Ohio IND
Marshall counties and over railroad In
the state OF !. Pennsylvania connecting
Herewith ut the stutc line ut or near the
south branch OF Wheeling creek, to Unions
town. In the county >ot Fayettc. In the
state OF Pennsylvania. Provided. that IL
the construction OF said railroad In both
OF Sasd counties OF Ohio aud Marshall
shall not be In, good iaitl, commenced
within Blk months from the date OF tho
making OF such Subscription, Il It be
authorized. or being commenced. such
railroad shall not I've completed In said
counties and have trains running, us
aforesaid. within three years from tho
cate OF making such subscription md such
iurthcr time faS may be rendered nOccs-
snry By failure OF contractors or sub
contractors. by labor strikes or by i!uea-
t'oh winch could not reasonably be avoids
Cd, then the said board shall be NJ liberty
to Withdraw az to any lv,rt of the sub.
Scrlntiun or five hundred thouaand dol
lars which may not have become payable
under the terms OF THIS ordinance. And
II such subscription be authorized. tha
saih ron'!rond corporation shall accept
or decline the said subscription wlthIN
thirty days after the same iuny be offered
ny the board, or Its nscnt.> The said hoard
or commissioners may for. good cause
shown extend the time for the commence
mont or cot,piction OF the work
1t shall be Il condition of said sGhscrp-
tion that said railroad corporation shall
not charge greater rates for the trans.
fdrtatton OF freight between Enton,own
or any Intermediate point on Its line be,
tween uniontown and Wheeling, or from
Wheeling to rnlontown, or amy such In.
'e@nedlate ialr, OH !,s HE. than IL legally
charged for like service between the Con-
ncllsNiile district aud Pittsburgh by any
other railroad company.
Said subscription shall be paid. Ut the
election and determination ,ot said board
OF commissioners. In cash. or IN tho cou.
pom bonds OF snid county of Ohio, bclr,
ing iniorcEt NJ the ratio Of three and one.