Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

THE BERKs COUNTY RAILROAD AND THB
CHARACTERIZATION ADIH RAILROAD.

THE BERKs COUNTY RAILROAD AND THE |
PHILADRLPHIAANDR READING RAILROAD.
On Thursday Of last week, the Phila-
delphia Il Reading Railroad COMPANY
brought TO Reading from Lebanon,
force of from 40 to so men, and COM
meDced excavating for sidings on the
heretofore vacant grounds of the Schuyl-
Kill Navigation Company, belonging to
the Philadelphia Il Reading Railroad
, ompany,) between Spruce aud Pine and
Front and Second streets, on which the
circuses were recently exhibited, The
work wac pushed forward with great
vigor, and soon six sldngs were being
laid, the excavations being in come
places to feet deep, and the dirt being
piled up 80 that the lot fesembled the
works of an entrenched army. It was
stated that the Philadelphia Il Reading
Company intended to use these sidings
as standing places for coal, freight and
other cars, and to run their rails across
the main track of the Berks County
Railroad, on Front street, into the shops
of the schuylkill Navigation Company,
on the west side of that street.
1t was charged by the friends of the
Berks County Railroad that the Philadel.
uhia & Reading Company intended to
obstruct the passage of the passenger
trains of the Berks County Railroad by
shifting trains about on these sidlugs and
crossings, thus causing veXatlOus and
unavoidable delay. Accordingly, on
Monday morning last, the Berks County
Railroad Company, who have permission
to lay their rails on Second streIt, com
menced laying their track from the
junction of Front and Canal streets along
4 ~ aNw 10 L. -.
will probably purchase aud occupy the
cite of the planning mill formerly belon Z
ing TO Myers * Graetf, which was burned
some years ago. They also announced
that they would use that part of their
road along Front stroet, between Canal and
! Penn, for freight purposes ouly, so that
the shifting OF trains by the p, d r. X.
X. Co., on the new sldIngs should not
obstruct their passenger travel. The
rails were rapidly and properly laid along
Second street, and the 2, " r. r. r. Co,
apparently disconnected at this turn OF
AFFAIR.", ceased operations on Tuesday
afternoon, and withdrew their men, leav-
ing the new sldings 10 an unfinished con-
dillon, with rails partly laid, and tue
fortress-like piles of lOOee dirt towering
above them In all directions, and aban-
doned the ground, 10 the establishment OF
the residents In that ntighborhood. The
| Berks County r. X. Company still con.
tinue at work, and have the road laid
ready Tor use as far as Second and Spruce
streets, while II Is partly completed nearly
TO Franklin street. Til r road will make
u curve somewhere north of Franklin
street, and join the Front street track
somewhere near the foot of Penn street.
They will have to cross the p. u X. tracks
| (West Reading r. r. at or near the
/ paper mill, on Front street, above Penn,
after which they Will have a clear road
before them.
The Board Of Directors OF the Berks
| County Railroad held their regular stated
meeting yesterday, and transacted the
usual husiness, The rosd is progressing
very favorshly. The trestle-work at the
foot of Sixth street is nearly completed,
and the portion connecting II with the
tracks On Canal street, and the laying oil
| the track across the eidings along hat
stree, can Coon be completed. A deep
cut through hard limestone rock is being
made near Poplar Neck bridge, but a
very efficient, though small-sized drill Is
beirg used, and the cut will soon be
| fms he'd. The Que piers of the bridge
across the Schuy kill are also rapidly ap-
preaching completion, and some of the
/ cont actors north Of Reading are under
bouds TO flush their work In sky day,
70 that before bext winter The Berks
County Railroad, go long aud anxiously
waited for, will he In full opeTatlon.-
Reading Eagle Of June 1871.