The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-01
Western Maryland Railroad.

From the Baltimore American. OF
Thursday last, we take the following:
The Western Maryland Railroad has.
VIC learn, changed tho route b which
II was understood that road would enter
the city. The route parallel with the
llooksIown road aud IN close proximity
with the Pimlico Cattle Show Grounds
will be adhered to as far as .aetryman',
lane The heavy grade, however, by
which the route approached city
limits, aud the high price at which the
lahdrequired was held, has induced the
Company to d,verge from the line u.
the HookstOwu road aud come down
the valley OF Gwynns Run The road
will, therefore, turn to ihe southwark
at MerrymaD laue, aud run parable,
with the lane for half a mile, direclI,
in the rear oi the land OF John ). Gu
tiugs and j Slinguli, Esqrs 1t wal
then turn into the valley aud eros,
Gwynu's Run by bridge on the baud
Of Mr. j Rulter From thence It wlli
run in souIhedsterIy direction through
the lands Of Alcssrs, Shriyer, Dr.. Buck
Ter, James Hooper aud Hr Thuma.
crossing the Liberty road, aud through
the land of Alrs II. Winter DAVIS. and
from thence in direct line east iptu
the city, parallel with Winchester street,
thus avoiding the diagonal crossing OF
great deal of valuable city aud sur
bnrban property From Mrs, Davis
land 10 passes along the fence OF the
Poppcton street Catholic burial ground
then through the lands Of Messts. Ham
'lIon Easter. Abraham Patterson, DR.
Neerl and e. e. Fulton. to KIRBY
lane, at the junction OF which with
Winchester street the Baltimore aud
Potomac Railroad will commence.
The adoption Of this new route OF
entering the city By the Western Md
WILL it is thought, induce the Bltl
more and Potomac TO adopt the same
road bed, which will be a saving OF
land damages alone OF not less than Il
half million of dollars, besides tic
avoiding OF litigation with liud owaers,
who will consider the pros ectivc value
OF their property destroyed by It's prux
unity to what IL leitto them. They would
thus only &c uire a narrow strip off the
northern end Of Dr. kcer's iaud. Ia
stead OF taking winding course thru
his 100 acres Of city property a deep
cut will also be required through Mr.
Pattersons property, aud by the two
roads Joining, the expense of grading
would be greatly lcsscncd to both, whilst
the advant &c oil approaching the tun.
mel by direct, instead OF curved line,
would bn obtained
We learn that it is the present in
tcntion and expectation OF President
Bokee and the engineers OF the West
ern Maryland Road 10 have the roit
from Owings' Mills To the western sec.
ton OF Baltimore compile ed by the LIST
of September next. The jurics Tor the
condemnation OF the property required
are TO be summoned Immediately, aud
the monlont the right OF way is Obtained
the work will be put under contract.
The Potomac tunnel, il Is understood
will not be completed Tor couple OF
years, but II is the intention of the
Western Maryland 10 obtain irum the
Guy the right to lay a temporary acN
on the bed Of Cook street rs tar rs a
depot to be located upon Pennsylvania
avenue, 10 be taken up as SOON as the
tunnel is completed
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board OF Directors OF the Western Mu
ryland Railroad was held On the 22d
instant, at the office OF the Company ou
North Calvert street The following
officers were re elected Tor the ensuin.
year: ID. Preston Pdrr, Secretary; john
A. Rigney, Superintendent aud Mr.
Osborne, Chief Engineer. The Iullow
ing Standing Committees were appoint
eds On kipapce, Messrs Keyser, Long
vol and Wiseufelj GA Transporta
ton, Messrs. Allen, Briggs aud Burt.
DO Accounts, Alessrs Burt, Briggs and
Matthews On Purchases, Messrs. WI
senfeld, Welty aud Long. On Acci
dents, Messrs, Matthews, Harris aud
Motter. Ga Mails, Messrs I.oncy,
Motter aud Longwell The General
Superintendent submitted his monthly
report, which showed gratifying ia
crease III the business OF the road; 2, 1853
more passengers were carried during
last month than during the correspon
ding month in 1869. The President
was authorized to bring suit against all
the subscribers TO the stock OF the Com
puny who have not yet paid in their
subscriptions. About year since suits
were brought against some thirty per
soos in Washington county, who had
refused to pay up, and jud sment taken
10 each case no plea being iuterposed
by tha defendants. This action OF the
Board is notice to all dclioqueuts u
pay up. Trains now run regularly on
the. Western Maryland Railroad to
Rocky Ridge, twenty Que miles west OF
Westminster, aud thirty one miles east
OF llagerstown.