Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-05-27
nsu Rosa MATTERS.


columns 10 an advertisement, calling for pro
posals for grading the road. This Is evidence
that business Ia meant, and our long anxious
citizens will rejoice at such demonstration.
1t was intended, as has been etated, that this
call should have appeared some weeks since,
but the stage of the engineers work, made
delay necessary. As we are just going 10
press, we have no time for further remark.
EXPORTS are now making for procuring an
independent right Of way from the station to the
Harbor, q area enough for depot grounds and
wharfage accommodation Of the JamestOwn
road, preparatory 10 letting the work, The
movement Is an earnest one, \ looks like deter
minatlon to push things, if our citizens make
this point good, which they are putting forth
the best efforts to accomplish. We understand
that the east side of the creek is preferred,
but that the company will accommodate itself
TO either side. The desire on all hands, we
believe, is to meet the wants Of the gentlemen
who represent the Lake Shore interest, and TO
leave the Pittsburgh company ample means
for its accommodation. A meeting of the pi,
rectors of the A. Y. s. +. was expected at this
place on Thursday of this week, for obtaining
an expression in reference to the accommoda-
ton of the jamestown Branch upon the terri
tory which has been contracted to them.
WE are informed, says the Warren Chront-
Gle, that the Lake Shore r. II. Co. have com
menced surveying a line from point about
one and half miles east OF the centre of vi
enna, for branch road to connect with the
To nd Aehf abtla ha
will probably run north through Fowler, TO
Gustavus, there striking the old Clinton Air
Line route will pass through Kinsmon, con-
tnuing north in Ashtabula county, until q
| junction is formed with the jamestown road.
This line would require only about 30 mills
of road to be constructed. There being now
three schemes for railroads to the Moth Of us,
some one of them, at least, it is hoped, will
succeed.
All meeting of the Joint Board of Direct,
ors of the United New Jersey Railroad Com
panies, held at Trenton on Friday of last week,
resolutions were adopted, by vote of 16 tn
0, approving the lease of the road TO the Penn
sylvania Central, and recommending 1t to the
stockholders. A committee was appointed 10
forms for the signature of stockholders were
to be presented, and whenever two-thirds have
voted iavorabiy. the road will be placed under
the control of the Penn. Central
GROUND was broken at Bucyrus on Monday
last, on the Lake Shore Diyision-Bucyrus to
Toledo--of the Atlantic and Lake Erie Raj
way, amid enthusiastic demonsiratins of tie
citizens of that place. The strongest assurance:
are given of ability to complete the road, ant
the work is TO be pushed with yigor,
The certificate of incorporation of the Ohio
and Lake Erie Railroad, from near Youngs
town, Mahoning county. to Liverpool, Colum
biana county, with capital stock of 100000
was filed on Saturday.
PAINEsvILLE is still holding numerous ant
somewhat earnest meetings, with the end il
view of securing the building of their road
, but the papers complain that the work 0
subscription does not come up to expectation
The 100000 has not yet been raised. Vigor
Gus efforts are still being made to secure tha
amount
The Erie mystery still perplexes Wall street
The prevalent impression appears TO be tha
THOMAS A. SCOTT, of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral, is negotiating with Gould and Fisk, AM
the latter are struggling for the best obtaina
BILE TERMS Meantime, it seems that Wander
bit is actually engaged in maneuvers advers
to Gould and Fisk, and some say it is abou
an even chance whether the Erie will final
be absorbed by the Pennsylvania Central o
. the New York Central.