The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-01-16
ccllanenus.
Report of the Baltimore and Delta
Railway.

way, which was read at the annual meeting
on the Sth instant, opens with a historical
sketch of the road, beginning with the incor-
poration of the Baltimore, Towsontown, Du-
aney's Valley and Delta Railway Company,
March 22d 1876. The incorporators We're
Robert r. Kirkland, Harry Gilmor, Richard
II. Mitchell, Dennis M. Mathews J. r. Trim
BILE, Il. Sturgis Davis, Il. Stanley Rogers
John Rush Street, and Samuel W. Wallace
of Maryland, and Foulk Jones, of Pennsyl-
vania.
No further action was taken until the
spring of 1877 when subscriptions were can
vassed for, and when 100000 was subscribed
Ex-Governor Bradford, hon. Stevenson Ar
cher, w. II. Waters, L. Stanley Rogers
James l.. Sutton, p. II. George and Foulk
Jones were elected directors-W. II. Waters
being chosen President. In 1878, by author
| ity of the legislature, the company were con-
| solidated with the Baltimore, Hampden and
Towsontown Railway Company, with power
to construct the road from Baltimore to Del
ia, via Towsontown and Bel Air, to be known
as the Baltimore and Delta Marrow Gauge
Railway Company.
In July, 1885, there were elected as direc-
tors of the consolidated company, Hon Ste
venson Archer, eX-Gov. A. W. Bradford
VIM. II. Waters, p, Il. George, VIM. Gilmor
Thomas Armstrong, James l.. Sutton, Charles
W. Halter, James r. Street,, +. Stanley Rog-
ers, Caleb j. Moore, Eli Tucker and Foulk
Jones.
BY the consolidation the company obtained
| the rights-ofway and road bed of the Balti-
more, Hampden and Towsontown Company,
valued at S4G,05O. 1t also obtained by pur-
chase the road bed and bonded interests of
the Baltimore Philadelphia and New York
Railroad for $4,000. BY the latter purchase
several miles Of graded road-bed and valuable
rights-of-way were secured.
In February, 1878, Major cambridge and Il
| corps of engineers made survey of the pro-
posed road from the connection with the
| Northern Central Railway, near Union De-
pot, Baltimore, to Delta Station, on the Peach
Bottom Railway, in York county, Pa, and
also location for that portion of the line be-
tween Cromwclls Bridge on the Gunpow-
der, and Delta. In January, 1879, contracts
were entered into with Cyrus Diller, Abra-
ham Grieder and others, for the grading and
masonry between Cromwclrs Bridge and the
State line, at satisfactory rates. On the 29th
of the same month ground was formally
opened near Bel Air, since which time the
work has progressed favorably, and as rapid
| ly as stock subscriptions would warrant.
THE LINE AND ITS COST.
| The road as at present located starts on the
Pennsylvania State line, near Delta, and runs
| via Pylesvlle, the rocks of Deer Creek, For
est Hill Bel Air, Fallston and the valleys of
| Upper Long Green, Summcr1ield and Lime
| Kiln Bottom to Tows0ntown. From thence
| to point on the Northern Central Railroad
near Union depot
Total length of line from the n. c. Rail
road, in Baltimore, to the Pennsylvania
State line, near Delta, ABB miles number of
miles graded during the year, 20.72; total
number of miles graded, 29.72 gauge of road,
feet.
| FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Capital stock authorized by law ......... 500 900
Present Stock subscriptions ............. 236 300
Receipts-From stock subscriptions .Sl13763 II
| other sources. 90 90
Total receipts. Sll3s59 II
Expenditures Grading and Masonry, $3Osl2 IS
| Engineering, 1873. .............. So 0T5 30
| lSI9....'..'......' 6,I42 % -
| Canvassing experimenting and
| collecting subscriptions.
| For lSIT......, S9lI IL
| " 8........................... 5,l50 %
| ~ lSi3......,.. b,liU w
- 12,21T II
Purchase of B., II & 7. r: R:........... 1880 90
| b., & N. Y. II. R......... $3.50 90
| Rights of way and condemnation pro-
ceedings. ......:.................. 1896 50
Office Expenses. Observation-Disclosures. %g "a
Real Estate. III L.
Total Expenditures. .slla,594 %
Balance in Treasury. .................... 2i5 II
Balance payable on Stock subscriptions $3.50 g
| Total cost of new grading and masonry 1854 81
Liabilities due and unpaid. ,..:........ $l,Oa8 90
Liabilities not yet due including De-
| cember estimates and 10 per cent.
of estimates. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10.G2S 81
Total Liabilities. Observation-Disclosures. S11,6s1 81