Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-03
From the Evening National Argus]
eonstor Buckalew and the North Penn
'' sylvania Railroad

n tbe Senate, on Thursday, during dis
onssiou on a bill to incorporate company with
,u+bority to build railroad in Bradford Co.,
Sonotor Buckalew took occasion to assert in
2sn s'"t that the North Pennsylvania Railroad
CD,nnonv [rSn had no right to carry the line of
1;r IVrl road along The North Branch to the State
tno trI' in Bradford County; and by charging that
.Lo hin then pending was COTTON up to enable
.Iot Company to do indirectly what they were
'"t sIt' authorized to accomplish under their own
'Gortrr had very harmless bill voted down.
r. ho sure, this result was brought about by
tbe cry of stop thief" the last resort of the
CLickShinny Senator, especially when it is
nocpssary for purpose, to disguise the Oilu
c1mmon in thnde gnant vehemence of Patrick
That Senetor Buckalew did rot care taro
..,rJs--o small r.ft from ir.y1-fog the Bradford
"nnntv bill rer Sc is most likely, except so far
oS the projected road embodied in it, with the
North Pennsylvania Railroad, may conflict with
come hidden plan of his own, or of others to be
rpmesented by him, for a road from the Lacka-
uapa ND the North Branch to the State line,
under Scrantonian auspices, to be at first, per-
hans, Incorporated with tax on tonnage, and
then, afterwards, exempted from a tax On
tonnage, with the same ingenious facility that
he exercised in the matter of the Lackawana
and Bloomsbury Railroad.
But, in order that the assertions of the Shick-
shiny Senator may not have the effect OF facts,
among the people of the North Branch valley,
We propose to state briefly the extent Of the
corporate powers of the North Pennsylvania
Railroad Company at the north end of their
line.
The original act of Incorporation authorised
the North Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to extend their road to tho New York State
line at any point in Piie county and to connect
with the New York and Erie Railroad.
A supplement- passed January 25th 1853,
Authorised them to build their road " to the New
York State line, at any point east of Bradford
county," that is, at any pointin PIKE, W0yne or
Spsquehqnna cOuntes-those being the only
three counties bordering Oh New York east of
Bradford county. Of course, then at that
time, in approaching the New York State line,
the Company were restricted within those three
counties
On the Doth day of March, 1853, another
supplement- was passed, of which the following
is an extract, to wit
And it shall be lawful for said company to
locate and construct their railroad by the most
Advantageous, route, acithout reg nd to eng in
tsrme9i ts CT ccntglouS ccunty line: PrCrided
That the Gddttt1n lpower hereby granted shall
Only authorize said company to locate and con-
sruct their railroad, if it shall be deemed eXpe
dent so to do, into or through ony county next
adjoining either Of the counties within which
said company are restricted ly limitations here
tofore imposed"
Susquehanna and Bradford are ccmtiguous
conaties. The he between them contiguous
county line" in the meaning of the extract, be-
cause the COM any had previously the right to
90 to the State line in SHSg ,ehGanq Couatg,
it being, as before stated, east of Bradford
County; and Susquehanna being east of and
"coatiguous" to Bradford, OF course Bradford
is ID. connty ned adj ming" one of the
counties (Susquehanna,) "wlthn which sud
company were restricted by limitations thereto
fore imposedw
Hence this act authorized the company to
construct their road " into or through" Bradford
County, as acts, previously passed, had author
counties ctSi Of Bradford county
Cucn was Ine intent OF Jne law, Sucn is itS
meaning, and under it the company have locat-
ed their route throu yh Bradford county. to the
New York State line at Wuvcrly. And so
well was this understood and reco cnized at the
last session Of the Legislature, that at Least
FIVE different acts, then passed, have reftrpnc
to the North North Pennsylvania Ralro d g..
Bradford couaty. Two OF sad acts ant ,og
two other Railroad Companies to 60 ola..t t.s.
roads with the North Pennsylvania K 70 II
IN Bradford connty;-two OF sad syt= ,.n.no.
ize the Canal Commissioners to sell ili cotvev
to the North Pennsylvania Ra .sc.. Lva.4tar.
two separate pieces OF Ian, belonging IL ...
State, an Bradford coea.yj-e.e o. sad ac-.
authorizes said Company TO Old " IN .ea State
Of New York with the coaseut of t1at Sta..
upon the line Of the New York and IIr,e R,,-
road, at such point or near the morh line u.
Bradford county, as may be deemed most Coz
yencnt and advantageous to form a conn ct o.
with said New York and Erie roadw
Verify he must be a hardened Senatorial
sinner, to attempt, by loud assertion and ie.gn-
ed Indignation, to undermine such a mountain
Of testimony.
WYALUsISG.