Year: 1872

The gentlemen who were appointed al
the Grant House railroad meeting soInt
weeks ago to take steps to organize d
company TO build railroad up Wheeling
Greek Valley to join the L s. & T. v
road, issue q call this morning for a public
meeting at the Court House this evening
They have prepared a report Of the pro
gress made towards the organization oil d
company chartered under the style of the
Wheeling II Tuscarawas Valley Railway
Company. The report fully discusses the
whole subject OF the proposed connection
with the l.. s. & T. V. Road, the advan.
tages that will be afforded by It, and ex.
plains the purposes, resources and needs Of
the Wheeling & Tuscarawas Company.
This report viii enable our people to form
an intelligent opinion Of this enterprise
which on the 1st Of February will ask for
a private subscription from citizens Of
Wheeling to the amount Of 100000.


Another need Of the meeting has grown
out OF some obstacles thrown in the way
of obtaining the legislation necessary to
enable the Council to submit TO the peo,
pie the question Of making subscription
to the proposed road by the city. A reso.
luton was passed by Council couple oil
months ago which it was supposed unit,
recently by the friends of this enterprise
would secure the needGul legislation. A
careful scrutiny Of the resolution, how
ever, shows that it only asks the Legisla.
ture for authority to subscribe to road
from this city to Toledo, and requires that
the road shall terminate on this side Of
the river, and be completed in 10 months
from the time the first ground is broken.
An act of this kind would authorize d
subscription to the Wheeling & Lake
Erie project, (Hopedalc route) but not to
the Wheeling S T. V. road and the re.
quirement that it should come to the east
side Of the river would render it valueless
to the former, for it is considered impossi.
Bile at this time 10 raise such sum as
would be required to bridge the main
channel. A meeting Of Council was
called last night with view of pass.
ing new resolution, asking the Legisla-
ture to grant the city authority to sub
scribe to the Wheeling s. Tuscarawas
Valley road without requiring it 10 cross
the main channel OF the river, and leaving
conditions and limitations Us TO time, &c.,
to be fixed by Council in its contract with
the company. A resolution Of this char
acter was offered in the Second Branch
and referred to the Railroad Committee.
The chairman Of this committee is consid-
cred hostile to the w. & T. '. enterprise,
and it is understood the object Of this
reference was to kill the resolution. There
was no quorum in the First Branch. 1t
was supposed the imposslbillty OF obtain
ing one was due to wish to prevent the
action proposed in behalf Of the w. & 7.
V. road.


The Legislature has agreed TO adjourn
on the 10Th prox,, and unless some legisla.
ton can be obtained before that time au.
thorizing subscription by the city to this
road, it is feared tho whole enterprise will
be lost. q


Now If the people of Wheeling want
that road built, the time has come for
them 10 show it. Those who are not
fully convinced Of its great Importance to
the city should come out to the Court
House tonight and hear the report OF the
Committee. Then II they want the Coun.
Gil TO ask the Legislature for authority to
make subscription let them say so in
language which that body can plainly
understand; or what might be more
prompt and efFectual, let them en- mass
sign n memorial on the spot and send 1t
direct to the Legislature.