New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24

TIE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD;
HARRisBrRG, Pa, Jan. 22.-Attorney-Generd
Brewster has submitted 10 the fehnSyNahA Legislature
in accor,lauce with tho resolutions OF your body
enate adoned lrc 49, 1867 have the honor 10 SUD
BY act 81 Assembly approved May 90 1857. the Mead
willie Railroad Company Incorporated. Section ) OF
mi. act Is M follows said Company shall have the
right build and construct railroad. beginning AZ OF
near the borough ~ Meadve and thence by suc routes
with moderate grades connection with any other rail-
rond m County 81 Erie shall IN the opinion OF the
eat the city OF Erie; aud also from said borough on
MoHdve 90 any one or more Of the coal helds IN ,he
County Mercer. and shall complete the same within
years from the passage Of this act ana me Nu
Company shall have the night 10 extend their road from
railroads running 10 or from the state.
Tine of Aprl H. 1885, changes the name OF inc com
pany Co The Atlantic aud Great western Railroad Com
in n,,rsitcr OF said resolution caused dispositions
10 be- taken which hereto appended, by which the
following state ~ facts appeared: Inc Aaltle AN
Western Railroad Company have buit ROAD win
-ix.feci gauge which the state diagonay fr,n
Oraugcyillc the Dino state line by way OF Meadyile
Cambridge Miy.lc aud CORY. over the Ncw-loTk line,
and connecting with the Erie Railway Company.
1.-THE most direct routo from Mcadyillo to Er1e by
construction would De by the way OF Cambridge. Edm
borough and Mexican. or by tie way OF Cambridge,
Anlylc, aud Waterford. The nearest route by conneo
ton would De- b. the Philadelphia and Erie Hallway
COMPANY by the way 81 l. Boeun Instead ~ fulfilling
the oDlccts Of It's Incorporation In either OF these ways
10 without connection parallel with the Philadelphia
aud Irle Railroad Company a distance Of 10 miles, 10
CORY, where connection IL made. Passengers ana
freight are thus compelled TO travel directly from Ere Ia
going from Myic 10 Cory, aud returning thence 10y
tho Philadelphia and Eric Railroad Ia lie B0eun,
In all q dsiancc OF 81 miles, with a corresponding
loss Of time, without any apparent Necessity.
Additional inconvenience IL caused by the difference IN
gauee between tho two roads that OF the Atlantic and
tir Western being six feet, and the Philadelphia and
Ere be four feet eight inches. reference To the map
will show that the opening " communication between
Meadyfe and Erie has been made secondary object 20
establishiug connection through Pennsylvania between
New York and Ohio Tho time united Ia the 81 1857
for the completion OF the road az therein specified cX
prod on the Goth May, 1867. am. therefore, of Opn
ION that the Company has not chosen such mode VI
communication between Meadvlle and Erie as would be
conducive to public interests and that having thus
violated the terms OF its charter, ,cdrrditO VIII lie
regard the breach OF contract between the Atlantic
aud Great Western Railway and the Eric and Allegheny
Railroad Compamcs, the same IN my opinion, IL matter
with which the State has concern. Respectfully sub
United. BENZ. UAAEIs BREWSTER, Attorney General
Tho report having been referred IA the Senate 10 the
Committee Railroads, Mr.. Coleman, Chairman OF that
Committee to-day reported back the opinion OF the AT
tOrney. General with the following resolution:
he requested O. proceed by
,rarrao the Aaste ami Great Nesern Railway
'he reach this Grafton 10
rcro Leis Wat e Station compel the AZ
ANTE Railway comply with The obe
sheh the Legislature had when hey Incorporated H.
The report aud testimony ordered Ia he printed
ana the subject was lad over for future action