Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-25
RallroasI New..
A NEW RArLaoAD Rourr No rHr =

NEW RAILROAD ROUTE TO THE SOUTH
Work on the Maryland and Pennsylvania Rail-
road appears to have been pushed with vigor. The
Maryiand Journal, paper published at Towson-
town, Maryland, says
The contractors. MessFs. Brown, Giniacs d Co :
are buslly engaged at work upon the grading OF
the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad. and
have been since they commenced operatons Dur-
ing the late cold weather there were but one oE L
two days that the men did not work. The sngi- /
neers have now crossed the Gunpowder, and thus |
far the road is finally located. The digging to- |
ward the GuupOwder is much more vigorous than |
it is towards this town.
We learn that every foot Of the right of way
from TowsontOwn to the Northern Central has |
boV1 given, and we hear it stated that q large |
force OF hands will ut be put on that portion
that may be completed at the earliest pFactica-
BILE moment and, as much Of the grading on the
old T0wsontown branch has been done years
| since, it would take comparatively but q few
weeks to repair embankments washed or levollsd,
| 30 that by midsummer, at faTthest Towsontown
ought to be in steam communication with Baiti-
more.
| For the benefit of our Bel Air friends. who are
closely identified with Maryland and PennsylVa-
mia, we would say that the contractors are busily
Il engaged IN grading towards that town.
The road commences at the Relay House short
distance from Baltimore, on the Northern Cen =
| traL, and passes through TowsontoWn the county
seat OF Baltimore county Bel Air, the county seat
Of Hartford county, crosses the Susquehanna river
at the mouth Of Deer Greek, aud tho ponnsylVa-
MIA State line near Oxford. in Chester county.
The company are making such arrangements for
connections with other railroads will give them
through routss between the Eastern cities, the
SohuylkllI, LehiRh coal regions, and the South.
The Smyrna Times, Of Wednesday. gossips Al
follows, in relation to Railroad affairs in that
I neighborhoOd:
AiTairs relative to the Bombay Hook Railroad
are progressing with considerable energy. On
! Monday vessel arrived at Bombay Hook laden
with shoves, picks carts, 60, and with tho ismk
4 lies Of several boarding bosses. Other vssse
: loads will be landed as speedily ~ possible.
large number OF horses and mules are expected X
4 arrive to-day or tomorrow By land routd, from
Newark N. J. Shanties are being erected alonl
the line for the laborers, aud Mr.. Loary, the con
4 tractor, is organizing the gangs and perfeettnl
4 other afrAngemonts. 81z as1ii+F f
= The Smyrna 81 Del. Bay Company held q meet
4 ing in this town Monday and located the r0ut
= Of the road, per the last survey OF engineers
= damages with nearly all the parti0s betWes
= Clayton and Bombay Hook. The right Of wa
4, has been given in most oasss. but parties VIII
~ have been allowed damages" have bsen promptl
paid by sight drafts upon the Treasurer OF Oh
=, New Jersey Southern, The damages have bee
a. adjusted with Mr.. J. H. BOwiey, Capt. A. Seou
y and several others.
~ route was surveyed from Clayton to Massey
se on Monday, but other surveys ars 10 be made.
u ManloVe Hayes, Esq, was in town on honda,
is looking after the interests of the Delaware Eoa
~ "a but nothing transpred except the starting Of
" number OF vague rumors. One was, that Il
w Smyrna Branch road and the Bombay Hook roa
are to unite and use tho same track, while anOth
!, was that the Delaware Railroad Company vi
~ ~ lay an Injunction to prevent the Bombay Hos
a. road from occupying Cemetery street, the Legi
it aturo h9ying granted she Use e that street 70 q
. As yet nd antagonism has developed between 4
VI Conn mpanios. = =aaasi iliu1 t