The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1872-06-20
VALLEY RAILROAD.
Route Secured thro' the Corporate Limits

Route Secured thro' the Corporate Limits.
It is with no usual pleasure that we au-
nounce the securcmcnt Of route through the
: corporate limits Of Staunton for the coIstruc-
:. ton Of the Valley Railroad. Having been
defeated in obtaining the route. originally
surveyed and selected Immediately in rear Of.
the Western Luuatic Asylum, through the
grounds of that Institution, Maj. Randolph
at once placed corps of Engineers to work to
ascertain whether another practicable line
could not be found. They were not long in
,'aseerta;ning feasible route, which, however.
infs;ages upon portion of the ground of the
Asylum, passing through the corner Of the
front garden, at the junction of the Green
vile and Waynesboro roads, near the arch on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.
. The Board of Directors of the Asylum met
on Tuesday last to consider this new route.
Col. James L. Randolph, Chief. Engineer of
fhe Valley Road, Maj. Randolph, Assistant,
Hugh ". Shelley, attorney, and Col NJ. G.
Herman, one of the Directors, were present.
After discussing the points involved, the
: right to use the grounds was granted. The
X. 4. Company agree to pay damages to the
amount of 81 600, and to build an iron trestle
not less than fifteen feet high, or an arch, as
they may hereafter determine, of similar ele-
walton. The Institution also agreed as we
understand, to sell two acres of ground, on
the North side of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Road, near Mrs. Ast's, to the Railroad, for
81, 500, for the erection Of depot This
route will take the railroad on the west side
of the Greenvillc road through the properties
of Capt. Marquis, R. NJ. Ayers, Mrs. Gay
and others.
We presume this action ofthe Asylum au-
thorities settles the route of the Railroad.
and removes the impediments to speedy
closing Of contracts for the construction of
the road from Harrisonburg to this point.
We understood from the President, Robert
Garrett, Esq, that it is the purpose Of the
Company to push the work as rapidly as pos
ibie, so as to have it ia running order early
next spring. Tire contracts will embrace
this understanding The Company is pre-
pared to enter earnestly on the enterprise, and
IN a few days the successful bidders will be
made kaown.
Oar neighbors in Rockbridge, who have
been In snarlipg humor for the the past two
Or three years, and loose no occasion to ridi-
cule, through the Lexington press, everything
connected with the Company, will now have
On opportunity to crafty more amiable dis
position. It is rather strange however, that
they should assume thee Of censors, when
they have not as yet one cent of description
involved They have never issued their
bonds-lndeed, have not takcn any steps even
to have them printed. Yet they pop up on
all occasions, and issue their bulls of censure
ofevery delay or obstruction that has occurred
as though the financial life Of their people
was IN question. All the money that has
been paid out as yet has been private sub
scriptions from citizens Of Augusta county.
and the subscription of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad AID the city of Baltimore It
will be time enough for them to boiler when
they are hurt. Let them possess their souls
ip peace, and wyatt for the wagon"