The daily gazette., 1882-09-13
RIGHTS OfWAY.
THE BALTIMORE AND oHIo's
NEW THROUGH LINE.
ROUTE NORTH OF THIS CITY.
A Meeting of Property Holders Mt Marcus
Hook Last Nlght-EncOuragement Given
to the Maryland Corporation.


A meeting of property holders in the |
Of Claymont and Marcus |
Hook, was held last evening at the store of |
j. K. Green, at the latter place, the object |
being to consider the granting of right Of
way TO the new line Of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company. The new line has been
progressing rapidly. Three routes have
been surveyed, but as to which one will be
determined upon between this city and
Philadelphia remains principally with the
property holders along the surveyed routes.
Those who offer the best inducement as TO
disposing of their lands for the right of way,
will, in all probability, cary off the prize.
The surveys from this city TO Philadel-
phia are known as the lower and upper
routes. The lower route runs between the
p, w. & B. railroad and the river and
enters Chester at Front street, where a track
belonging to the P. 4 R., is now laid. This
track runs down to Thurlow and connects
the old tracks of the p, w. g. B. Should
the lower route be adopted 1t is proposed by
the B. & o. to lay an additional track on
Front street in Chester and then use the old
p, W. & B. tracks above Chester to Phila-
delphia. In order to be on the safe side
Captain William II. Smith, the purchasing
agent for the right of way for the new line,
presented petition to the Chester Council,
asking permission to lay an additional track
on Front street in that city.
The petition was not granted the members
of the Council taking the grounds that they
could not grant such q petition unless II was
petitioned for by the property holders on the
said street.
This action on the part of the Council
seemed to have aroused the property holders
In the vicinity of Claymont, Marcus Hook
and Thurlow, who are anxiouse Tor the
lower route TO be constructed, to some
action.
Accordingly last nights meeting was held.
Among those present were William X.
TraynOr, proprietor of Traynor's cotton mill;
Mahlon Marshall, a wealthy farmer Benja-
min d. johnson. farmer; s. Baker, farmer /;
N. Wood, coal and lumber merchant P.
Berbaum, a retired merchant; A. b.
Hastings, merchant 8, ], Burton, artisan !;
j. G. Beach, artisan; j. Z. Green, merchant !;
Clarence Larkins, manufacturer, and many
| others,
The meeting was organized by electing
| Clarence Larkins chairman, and j. E. Green
| Secretary. The first speaker was George
| Thompson, who said that the people OF
Marcus Hook, we're heartily in favor of the
new line, and desired TO see the lower route
adopted. 1t would improve property. and
| have tendency to increase the population.
He was certainly opposed to the action OF
the Chester Council. He was in favor OF
appointing committee to wait upon the
Council and endeavor to have IL reconsider
It's action In refusing to allow an additional
track on Front street.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Cap
tain Smith was called upon TO give his view
in reference to tho matter Mr.. Smith said
that In 1878 when the b. & o. r. X. desired
to run through Howard county, the people
| Al.aNs Anutr fhat n
decrease the value of their property. They
were told by Judge Dorsey that they
were mistaken, and his words have beer
fully verified. At that time land arount
Ellicott City sold at Sl5 per acre, and nov
it could not be purchased for less than S3O'
per acre. The b. g. 0. has done a grea
deal towards making Baltimore the larg
city that she now is. The B. & o, track
now extend to all the principal cite
of the West, and It is now desired to hay
a through line to New York. The road will
certainly be constructed. All that is needles
is for the people along the line not to be to-
extortionate in their prices for the right O
way. He had no doubt that In few year
after the new line was built, that Cheste
would soon be Joined to Wilmington an
Philadelphia. The company that he repre-
sented were acting in good faith, but the
did not want to pay two or three price
for land. 1t was very true that there wa
one road, butit does not develop sufficiently
e A new line is needed in order that the peop
Z of Chester and vicinity could have an outlt
] to the South and Southwest. Some peop
J, object to railroad on account of lit
noise. He thought any person who did M
: like to hear the sound of the anvil ha
! better get out of the country as the
d are of no good to it, for 1t Is the labo
ing man who gives wealth to Il
s country. In reference to the lease of Il
e old p, w, g. B. railroad tracks it was n,
o worth the paper it is written on. 1t woul
IS NOT stand in any court. A railroad eOrpor
tion is not granted certain rights for the bene
q of a few individuals. Mr.. Smith closed h
d remarks by saying that he would rather
e John w, Garrett than President Of Il
7, limited States, on occount of the gre
IT benefits he has conferred upon thousands
- people.
1t tlemen, the following preamble and resol
le tious were unanimously odoped
WHEREAS, At meeting of the proper
rs holders of Ciaymont, Traynor's and Marc
Hook, held on Tuesday evening, Septemb
IN 18th, 1889, after full discussion the folio
* ing resolutions were adopted
rE RESOLVED That the City Council of Chest
~ be requested TO pass an ordinan
"a permitting the Baltimore & Oh
ny railroad to Law an additional track up
us Front street Of the city Of Chester.
y Resolyed. That q committee of three
he annointed 10 wait on the City Council
Chester, and urge upon said Council to pi
such an ordinance. The following co
mittee was on motion, appointed Mess
a. Clarence Larkins, George Thompson, Mahl
d. Marshall.