Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-30


the depot The charge which they would have to incur,
in the locomotives should not come into the city
and the depot, changed to the head OF Ii street,
would be found 10 be quite considerable.
The information, "that in the city OF baltimore the
of locomotive engines in the Streets at time
permitted and that the Chancellor Of The Stale after
wards prohibited their USE incorrect. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad passes in Baltimore through slreet
very narrow, considering the business upon it, and
ground not well adapted to locomotives The ,ranspor-
taton in The city has been done by steam engines
and therefore have gone before the Chance
lor upon any such ground.
The petitioners are equally incorrect, in surprising
",hat Richmond is the only city within the IT, States,
in which the of locomotive engines the streets,
is permitted" The Legislation of Pennsylvania fur.
nishes instance 10 the contrary OF striking
ure, that it is deemed proper here to mention it, By
law Of tina, State passed in 1928 the canal commission.
we're authorised to locate Railroad from the city
of Philadelphia, through the city Of Lancaster to Cuuni.
bin On the Susquehanna, and from thence the West
end Of the borough OF York. in the county of York. and
the law provided that if the canal commissioners
should deem expedent to locate the Railroad North
Of particular street, the corporation Of Lancaster
should have the privilege of interseciing it by lateral
railroad through the city location being made in
the direction indicated by the proyiso the citizens com.
planned oft. Whsreupon the Legislature Of Pennsyl-
yana adopted resolution, instrucing the canal
missoners 10 take have survey made for
the purpose of asce,taining the practicaby Of chang
ing the location Of the railroad, that it might pass
through the city Of Lancaster far within the business
par! OF the city as The graduation would admit, provid
ed the corporation would first engage 10 pay the ex.
penses Of the resurvey. Afler this re survey reso.
luton adopted authorisng change of the loca
on that the railroad should pass through The city of
Lancaster, upon condition that the corporation should
bind itself TO pay all damages caused by the change of
the location which damages directed be assessed
These two resolutions may be seen amongst the laws Of
Pennsylvania, passed the session of 1882 pages 623
and $40. The corporation asserting the terms the
road made accordingly, and the locomotives 'pass
through the city OF Lancaster far within the business
parts Of the city as the graduation will admit"
IL this Company were now TO change the location Of
It's Depot, place it at the head Of Fl street, and leave
those who travel the railroad have property trans
ported on it, 10 encounter themselves the who9 expense
of carriage within the corporalon is believed that
less than twelve month there would be much greater
desire TO Get the Depot back where u.s. than eIiss
present TO prevent locomotives coming The city This
Company ought not, however, to be thus tickle in its
The right given by lis charter, the expense
which it encountered in building and fitting up its De.
pot, after the Hall approved the termination and the
understanding OF the time this company agreed 10 bear
large share of the expense of paving street. com.
bined together create rights which lawfully be