The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-23

OF a Special Election in Ohio County,
West Virginia, for the Purpose Of
Taking Vote Upon the Question
of Said County Subscribing Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars to the
Capital Stock of the Uniontown,
Waynesburg & West Virginia Rail-
road, Corporation Of the State Of
West Virginia.
Notice is hereby given that the board
of commissioners OF Ohio county. West
Virginia, at meeting OF said board, duly
called and held on Monday. June 4, 1900.
at the court house OF said county, In the
city OF Wheeling, at which all the mem
bers OF such board were present, did
unanimously pass an ordinance or order,
n copy OF which is hereinafter contained,
and that the vote provided for In said or
dInnnCe or order will be taken In Ohio
county, West Virginia, at the several
places OF voting in said last mentioned
county at
Special Election, Which Will
Be Held 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
be taken in Ohio county, West Virginia,
at special election ordered for the PuT-
pose, upon the question Of said county
subscribing FIVE hundred thousand dollars
to the capital stock OF the Unlontown.
Waynesburg & West Virginia Railroad, a
corporation Of the state OF West Vir-
gInIH.
& West Virginia Railroad, corporation
OF the state Of West Virginia, has re-
quested 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 and
Marshall. In the state OF West Virginia,
from n point ut 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 said county Of Ohio, TO the city OF
Wheeling, in Ohio county. West Virginia;
And Whereas, the board Of commission
Crs OF the said county Of Ohio deem II de-
slTable for the said county of Ohio to np.
propriate money to aid in construction OF
such railroad through said counties. as
aforesaid, such appropriation to be made
by subscription OF five hundred thou
sand dollars 20 the capital stock OF said
uniontown, WHynesburg & West Virginia
Therefore, It is hereby ordered by the
said board OF commissioners OF the said
county OF Ohio that vote he 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 nj the several places OF voting
In said county of Ohio at n special cleo
ton, which shall be held on Tuesday. the
18th day OF July. a. u. 1900.
II such vote shall be In favor of such
appropriation, any subscription thereof
by this board. or It's agent shall he upon
the terms and conditions following;
The said sum OF tivc hundred thousand
dollars shall be subscribed to the capital
stock of the said tniOntown, WnyAcs-
burg & West Virginia Railroad, and such
subscription shall I've payable as follows:
one hundred aud afty thousand dollars
thereof when at least four hundred and
fifty thousand dollars shall have been eS-
pended by the said railroad corporation
In the construction OF It's railroad in the
Snid counties Of Ohio and Marshall; such
four hundred and hfty thousand dollars
having been raised wholly BY the sale o,
like capital stock OF said company to pfl-
vHtc subscribers; n second one hundred
and nfty thousand dollars thereof when
ut lrlgt nine hundred thousand dollars
shall have been expended by the said rail-
road corporation III the construction Of
It's railroad in the Hald counties; the last
four hundred and nifty thousand dollars
OF such nine hundred thousand dollnrs
having been In Hike manner, and In good
faith. obtained wholly by the sale to pri-
yute subscribers OF Ike capital stock ot
said railrond corporation, the intention
hereof hoinE 10 make Il condition Of the
F,,lbseriptluH Icy the county thut before
the payment Of the iirst TWO iustAlmenta
thereof, three times aH much money Shnll
have been furnished and put into the con-
gtructtOn Of such railroad IN Ohio and
MnrEhull counties by means OF the snl'
OF other stool, 81 the company. Of tho
same kind IN private owners or gubscri'-
era who abHll have ri-krl such money
without obtaining uuy preference or od.
vantage over the county OF ohio In regard
thereto The remaining two hundred
thousand dollars 81 the Subscription
hereby authorized shall he payable when
the said roailrOad corporation shall have
completed standard gauge railroad In
tn, said counties from tile West Virginia
and Pennsylvania state line at or near the
said south fork or branch OF Bis Wheel
Ing creek, by way " Elm Grove to the
corpurntion line nf said city Of Wheeling,
aud shall have provided for access 10 II
station or depot In the city Of Wheeling
for tho transaction Of its business In said
city. either by the use Of tracks and
facllitlca already In existence, or by the
construction Ut track or tracks or its
new construction Within said city, and
tion nr depot In the city ~ Wheeling over
"A frurl, or tracks constructed by II or the
use Of which Il acquires within said city,
and over IT, own railroad In Ohio and
Marshall counties and over a railroad IN
mo giutp Of pCnuHN1Vunin connecting