The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-05-09
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A1oRGANToW:S. May You can
tell Judge Blizzard that he needn't
bother about coming up here 1T the
land N. is not, willing to have the
three year5time clause Inserted in the
franclse for! the right sofsway under
the briige."9
-sf This Is. the ultimatum delivered
yesterday by the county court to
Attorney W. e. Glasscock. who re-
ported that he had conferred with
Judge Reese Blizzard. chief counsel
for the Wabash and the B. and n.
and that the distinguished jilrist
would be pleased to meet and con-
fer with the court here Thursday AMI
talk over the proposition that thu,
court eliminate the time clause from
the contract with the railroad. .:5 81
The three commissioners were unan-
imous in their resolution to turn
down any such proposition and tool,
the stand that they would first refuse
to grant a franchise; holding the right
Of way until one OF the competing
railroads is ready to acquiesce to. the
terms demanded by the court. b
When Mr.: Glasscock was Infornl-
ed of the, courts attitude he called
up Judge Blizzard on the long dis.
lance telephone and repeated TIM
courts decla ra ton. Judge Blizzard in
turn communicated with the presi.
dent of the B. and n. James Blair.
who was In Parkersburg at the time
the message was received. Mr.. Blair
started at once for Pittsburg where he
will confer this morning with Colonel
J. NJ. schoonmaker, vice president Of
the P. and L. E.. which road owns so
per cent. of the stock Of the B. and
N. Mr.. Blair will inform Judge Biz.
gard as to Colonel Schoonmaker.s de-
cislon as soon as the conference Is
ended. Then Mr.. Blizzard will call
UP Mr.. Glasscock and he will inform
the county commissioners whether }or
not the Judge will be here Thursday
as suggested. .. - --fs 74s ];
rs In w case the railroad people re-
verse their decision or II they think
It worth while to send another ennis.
sary. a special session will be called
for Thursday by Clerk John NJ. Gregg,
II the session is held Colonel schoon.
maker and some OF the heads OF de,
partments may ALSO be here for tn.
conference with the court. II
While the commissioners are will
ing to grant any reasonable requests
Of the railroad, they have determined
to insist upon time clause 1t has
been suggested that the time be placet,
at three years with the understand
Ing that If. at the expiration OF that
time the road is not completed be
cause OF unavoidable delay. the curt
allow IN extension OF two years on
the franchise. The commissioners
have assured representatives Of the
railroad that they would be willing
to allow an extension should the rail
road show good faith.
4 Colonel Schoonmaker has Just re
turned to plttsburg from the east
where n meeting of the directors oi
the Monongahela railroad was held
The Monongahela. which Is controlled
by the P. and L. E., is the road run
ming from Pittsburg to Martin, a
small town just over the West vir
Einia-P PENNSYLVANIA line on the river
The matter Of the extension OF the
line to this place as the B. and N. was
taken up and was discussed at some
length.