Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-05-06
Railroad Tunnels Under Baltimore.

Railroad Tunnels Under Baltimore.
The Baltimore american says: "We stated
a few days since that President Garrett had
made surveys as to the practicability of con-
structing tunnel under the Basin 1.-THE Pa
tapsco), whereby to make the northern con-
nections by steam and rail, without the use
of horse power, in passing through Baltimore.
We are now able to announce that more
practicable, and certainly a more preferable,
mode of connection has been partially agreed
upon, whereby the use Of the Union Railroad,
east of Jones' Falls, can be availed of by
President Garrett. The plan proposed is to
build the long projected branch of the Ba!ti-
more and Ohio Railroad from Eysville to
Baltimore, whereby the road is shortened
eleven miles, striking the western end of
Northern avenue beyond Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. To get through Baltimore from this
point Underground will require another tun-
mel, and the granting of permission by the
city to construct (which can, of course, be
obtained at any time. The Union Railroad,
which is now virtually in the hands, and is to
be constructed from the Eastern Boundary to
Jones' Falls by the Canton Company, con-
tains in its charter the right to construct a
tunnel under the bed of Northern avenue
We now learn that a proposition has been
made by President Carrot to Charles j Baker,
ESQ.,, who is President of the Union Railroad,
to join with that Company in the construc-
tion of this tunnel, and the proposition will
come before the Union Company at its next
meeting. The construction of this tunnel
will give the Baltimore and Ohio Road an ex-
elusive line to tdewater at Canton, and for its
connections with the Philadelphia and Will
mington and the Maryland Central Road,
when the latter is finished to Baltimore.
1--WE may, therefore, look for the early COM
mencement of two parallel lines Of tunnel
under the city-that of the Baltimore and Po-
tomac, under Winchester and Wilson streets,
and that of the Union Road, under the bed
of Northern avenue. If this new enterprise
is concluded upon, the project of tunneling
the Northwest Branch Of the Patapsco, be-
tween Locust Point and Canton will, of course,
be abandoned by President Garrett. The
three roads baltimore and Ohio, Western
Maryland and Baltimore and Potomac) en-
tering the northwestern corner Of the city will
cause vast change in the future character of
that rapidly improving section"
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad.
The following is from the Washington Star
of the I'd instant:
We understand that the grading of the en-
tire line of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road, from the District line to Baltimore, with
the exception of three sections, which will be
completed by the contractors during the pre-
sent month, has been completed. The grad
ing from Collington (the junction) to Marlboro
has also been finished. The cross ties have
been mostly delivered, and we hear that the
rails have been contracted for 1t is not i'm
probable but the rails will all be down this
summer, and that several months before the
first of April next trains will be running.
We copy the following from the Prince
Georgian of last Friday:
MsEAfcGsans8fzHall have been busily
ENGAGED during the past week transferring
their large force and establishments to the
new co attracts below town, where, we learn,
they commenced throwing dirt on Wednes-
day last. Messrs. Hill & Belt anticipate COM
mencipg work upon their respective sections
during the coming week. Three other Sec
tons have now been awarded to Mr.. William
Shea, who has already filled other similar con-
tracts upon the upper end of the road, and
tits places the whole road below under con-
tract to within short distance of Brandy
wine.
Mr.. II. H. Carter and bis assistants, of the
Engineer Corps, remove their quarters now to
the vicinity of Groom, where we trust they
hind them here in our own village.
The corporation Of Annapolis has passed an
ordinance authorizing the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company to lay railroad
track in the streets of the city from deep wa
ter to connect with the Annapolis and Elk
ridge Railroad for the purpose of transport
ing iron rails, crossties and bridge material to
the Baltimore and Potomac road.