Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-04-26
Railroads.
THE BERKs COUNTY ROAD.

THE BERKs COUNTY ROAD.
The Reading Times of the 23d says -
Intelligence was received in this city yes
terday that Governor Hartranft had sign
ed the bill yesterday morning granting to
the Bnrks County Railroad the right TO
lay their tracks on the east side of Front
and Canal streets in this city. The mat
Ter Of the application by the. Philadelphia
Il Reading Railroad Company, by their
bill in equity, filed on Tuesday, the 18th
inst, for preliminary Injunction TO re.
strain the Berks County Railroad from
commencing operations under the legisla-
tive enactment. did not come before the
Court Yesterday. II was not definitely
shown that the bill had been signed by
the Governor, although the counsel repre-
seating the Philadelphia IL Reading Rail-
road Company, read Geographic dispatch
purporting 70 come from Harrisburg,
which stated that the bill had been passed
by the Legislature, was In the hands OF
the Governor, and had been approved on
Saturday the l2 Ii instant. The telegram,
however, was not explicit In regard TO the
bill having been signed, and until this
was shown the Court declined to grant
the preliminary injunction which was
asked. Yesterday, the 22nd instant, was
stated as the earliest day after Court that
could be fixed for hearing the argument
upon the application. The bill not having
been signed until yesterday the appliea
sion was renewed, but II Ia supposed that
this will now be done Immediately.
RAILROAD TERMINUS.
The Chester Neps has the following
We learn that the officers of the r., W. &
b. r. r., have decided TO erect a passen-
ger station ard freight depot, and Ia
place a turn-table at the junction of the
Darby Improvement road and the Lazar
etto road, land for the purpose having
been gratuitously decided to the company
sly Mr.. Moore, whose farm Is in the
silently of the site of the proposed I'm
movements. The station, when the con
trmplatrd improvements are made, VIII
be the terminus OF one OF the night train,
from Philadelphia. We also understand
that Lamokin station is to continue at
one Of the termini of trains On the DARBY
Improvement Road.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following have been elected officer
of the Lewes aud Rehoboth Railroad
Company; President, Phillip Quigley
Secretary and Treasurer, John +. Quigley
Directors. Allison White, II. W. Kanoga
+. W. Hughes, G.. G. Forquhar, aud W
W. DUNCAN.
BOMBAY HOOK r. R.
Affairs relative TO the Bombay Hool
Railroad are progressing with consider
able energy. On Monday a vessel arrivel
AtBomhay Hook iaden with shovels, picks
carts, sc, and with the families of sew
tral boarding bosses. Other vessel load
will be landed as speedily 40 possible.
large number of horses aud mules ar
expected tu arrive TO day or tomorrow b
land route, from Newark, N j. Shantie
are being erected along the line for tn
laborers, and MI. Leafy, the contractor
In organizing the gangs ard perieclin
other arrangements.
The smyrna and Delaware Bay Con
pany held a meeting Ia this town o
Monday aud located tue route Of th
road as per the last survey OF engineers
Mr.. Bingham, the attorney, has adjuste
the land damages with nearly ali u
parties between Clayton aud Bomba
Hook. The right of way has been give
in most cases, but paities who have bee
al lowed damages" have been prompt
paid by sight drafts upon the Treasur,
of the New Jersty Southern. Tie dau
ages have lot been adjusted with NJ
j. II. Bewlry, Cupt. A. Scout, and Sc
eral others.
A roHte was surveyed from Clayton
Massey's,on Monday, but other sulye!
are to be made.
Manloye Hayes, ESQ.,, was 10 town Q
Monday, looking after the interests
the road, but nothing lranspired exec
the starting OF number Of vague r
mors. One was, that the Smyrna BranC
road aid the Bombay Hook road are
unite and use the same track, while a
other was that the Delaware Railrol
Company will lay an injunction TO pr
vent the Bombay Hook road fioln occup
Ing Cemetery street, the Legisiatu
having granted the use of that street
the Smyrna branch. All this is on
street talk. As yet no antagobism b
developed between the Companies.
smyrna Timss, 23d.