Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-30
ELECTION NOTICE.


IN
In Ohio County. West Virginia. for the
purpose of taking a vote upon the ques-
ton OF said county subscribing FIVE hun
dred thousand dollars 10 the capital
stock Of the Uniontown. Waynesburg q
West Virginia Railroad. corporation or
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 attn. 1863,
al the Court House OF said county, in the
City of Wheeling, at which ali the MEM
bers OF such Board were present, did
unanimously pass an ordinance or order.
copy of which is hereinafter contained,
and that the vote provided for in said
ordinance or order Will be taken in ONTO
County. West Virginia. at the several
places of voting in said last mentioned
county at special election, which VIII
be held on Tuesday. the seventeenth day
of July, A. D., 1902 Such ordinance or
order is in the words and figures follow
ing, to-wit:
IAN Ordinance providing for vote 10
be taken in Ohio County, West Virginia.
at Special Election ordered for the pur-
pose, upon the question of said County
subscribing Five Hundred Thousand Dot
lars to the capital stock Of the Union
town, Waynesburg x West Virginia Rail-
Virginia.
Whereas, The Uniontown. waynes-
burg a West Virginia Railroad. eorpo-
ration of the State OF West Virginia, has
requested vote 70 be ordered and money
10 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 point at or near where the West
Virginia and PENNSYLVANIA State line
crosses the south fork or branch OF Big
in said county OF Ohio, TO the City of
Wheeling, in ohio county, West Virginia
And Whereas, The Board of Commis-
SionerS OF the said County of Ohio deem
1t desirable for the said county Of ohio
10 appropriate money TO aid in consrue-
ton of such railroad through said
counties, as aforesaid, such appropriation
to be made by a subscription OF Iive hum
dred thousand dollars to the capital stock
OF said Uniontown, Waynesburg 4 West
Virginia Railroad:
Therefore. 1t is Hereby Ordered. BY
the said Board OF Commissioners OF the
said county of Ohio. that vote be taken
upon the question of the appropriation
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, al a
special election which shall be held on
Tuesday. the 18th day of July, A. ID. 1850.
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 AZ West Virginia railroad, aud 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 eN-
pended by the said railroad corporation
III the construction of its railroad In the
said counties of Ohio and Marshall; such
four hundred and fifty thousand dollars
having been raised wholly by the sale 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 nifty thus
| and dollars OF such nine hundred thouS-
and dollars having been in like manner
and IN good faith, obtained wholly by the
| sale 10 private subscribers of like capital
| stock or said railroad corporation. tnt
/ intention hereof being TO make 1t a condl-
| ton Of the subscription by the county
! that before the payment OF the first twC
| installments thereof, three times as muef
| money shall have been furnished and put
| into the construction Of such railroad II
! Ohio and Marshall counties by means
| of the sale of other stock of the company
| OF the same kind, TO private owners 81
| subscribers who shall have rlsked suct
money without obtaining any preference
in regard thereto. The remaining TIVE
hundred thousand dollars Of the subserip
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 Yves
| Virginia and Pennsylvania State line d
| or near the said south fork or branch o
| Big Wheeling Creek. by way OF Elm
Grove, TO the corporation line Of SAT-
/ city of Wheeling. and shall have pro
| Vided for access to a station or depo
in the City of Wheeling for the transnc
tlon OF its business in said city. eithe
BY the use Of tracks and facilities alread
| IN existence, or by the construction OF
track or tracks OF its own, or by q com
blnatton of existing and new construc
| ton within said city and shall hay
| trains running from such station or de
pot in the city of Wheeling over d trac
or tracks constructed by IL or the use O
which II acquires within said city, an
over its own railroad in Ohio and Mar
shall counties, and over a railroa IN IN
State OF Pennsylvania connecting there
with al the State line at or near the sout
branch of Wheeling creek. to Union
town, in the county OF Fayette in tn
State OF Pennsylvania Provided. that
the construction Of said railroad in bot
OF said counties OF Ohio and Marshal
shall not be in good faith commence
within six months from the date of tn
making of such subscription. IL 1t b
authorized, or being commenced. sue
railroad shall not be completed in sal
/ counties ana nave trains running. a
aforesaid, within three years from III
date of making such subscription an
! such further time as may be rendere
necessary by failure Of contractors o
/ sub-contractors, by labor strikes or b
litigation which could not reasonably b
avoided. then the said board shall be 4
liberty to withdraw as TO any part Of tn
subscription OF five hundred thousau
dollars which may not have become pay
able under the terms OF this ordinance
And IL such subscription be authorized
the said railroad corporation shall ae
cept or decline said subscription withi
thirty days after the same may be oil
fered BY the Board. or its agent Tn
said Board Of Commissioners may 70
good cause shown extend the time for ia
commencement or completion Of IN
work
IT shall be a condition Of said sui
scription that said railroad corporate
shall not charge greater rates for n
transportation of freight between Union
town or any intermediate point on Il
line between Uniontown and Wheeling
and Wheeling, or from Wheeling
Uniontown. or any such intermediat
point on its line, than is legally charge
| for like service between the Connellsvifl
district and Pittsburg By any other raj
road company
Said subscription shall be paid AZ n
| election and determination OF said Boar
OF Commissioners. ia cash, or in h
coupon bonds Of said County Of Obi
bearing interest at the rate Of three an