Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-05-24

THE SHENANDOAH K. X. AT SHEP-
HERpsrowN.-We understand the work
men on the Shenandoah Valley Rail
road at Shepherdstown are pushing
ahead with great rapidity. AT the
present time operations are being prose.
cuted at the extreme northern end OF
the line, in Virginia-that is to say, I'M
medately on the banks Of the Potomac.
The corporation OF Shepherdstown has
given gratuitiously the right OF way
through one of the streets in the eastern
or lower section of the town, and the
workmen are now cutting through the
bluff immediately overhanging the river
where the south western abutment OF
the proposed bridge is to be built. The
north eastern extremity OF the bridge,
which would pass over the canal and
the bottom land below Blackboard Fer-
ry, would strike the hill about midway
from the top on the Maryland side.
1t has heretofore been intimated that
the company might possibly run the
road from point between Charlestown
and Shepherdstown, to Powelfs Bend,
where a connection could be formed
with the Martinsburg & Potomac Road
and the necessity Of building a bridge
across the Potomac at Shepherdstown
thus avoided. But we understand that
while such route to Hagerstown would
he longer and more circuitous than the
direct route from Shepherdstown to
Hagcrstown, it would also involve the
cost of constructing two bridges across
the Opequon, in Virginia, which would
very nearly equal the cost OF the bridge
at Shepherdstown. Under these cir
cumstances and in view of the fact that
the workmen are preparing for the
building of the bridge at Shepherds
town, by cutting through the bluff on
the Virginia side, we may congratulate
the people of the lower portion of our
county upon the prospect of having this
important road speedily passing through
their midst.
On Taggart's map of Washington
county, hanging up in our office, the
proposed route from Shepherdstown, as
surveyed, was sketched for us, one day
last summer by Maj. Bardwell in the
presence of Andrew Rentch and the late
Joseph Beeler, decd, with whose assist
ance the right of way along the line in
Dictated was, in great many cases, Sc
cured.
This line, after crossing the river,
strikes off in a northwestardly direction
until it touches the western extremity
of the town of Sharpsburg,as laid down
in the map, from which point it runs
almost in straight line, due north, until
it approaches Hagerstown. 1t had not
then been determined whether the road
would intersect the Cumberland Valley
Extension a mile or two west or our
town, or strike directly for the Z. V.
Depot by an independent route. AS
matter of interest, we give the names OF
the owners of property through which
the road, as far as the line definitely
settled,is to pass, and also indicate those
tracts which were reported to lis by
Messrs. Rentch and Beeler as having
been settled by an agreement for the
measure of damages to be paid for the
right of way, viz: Mrs. Douglas, VIM.
Blackford, Benz. Graves, u. Fl. Grove0
settled; Stephen Grove, Jacob Z. Grove,
ID. Reel, settled; Col. j. Miller, right OF
way given; Widow Larker, Col }. Mill
or, right of way given; Joseph Potfen-
berger, David Kaufman, settled; Joseph
Snavely's heirs, Jacob Eakle, settled;
Jacob Pofenberger, J. Warrentelts,set-
tied; Mr.. Doub, Widow Meats, settled;
J. Sniyely, John Petry, settled; IL. j:
Lowman, Z. Emmert, settled; Samuel
Welty, settled; John Meats, settled; ia
cob Reichard, settled; David Wolf, Mr.
Rowland, William James, settled; John
S Rowland, settled; F. ID. Herbert, set
tied; Benz. Young, Andrew Rentch,
settled; Jacob II. Fiery, settled; J: W.
Stoufer, Mr.. Stockslager, Widow Ride
nour. DR.. y. B. Scott, Widow Fiery
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