The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1882-08-26
II WILL BE Rl lit.
The New Road Through Baltimore & Ohio
Now Fixed Fact Property Pur-
chased ty the Co., &c.

O'A'S
Now Fixed Fact Property Pur-
chased ty the Co., &c.
The building by the Baltimore X Ohio
Rail Road Company of a through road from
Baltimore to Philadelphia and New York,
is no longer matter of doubt and uncer-
tainty, but has now been established he
yond question. Neither is the matter any
longer sought to be concealed and kept
quiet, by the representatives of the Com
pany but is Gow freely spoken of. Large
purchases Of property in Baltimore and else.
where have recently been made, and the
necessary publicity in the contamination of
| these purchases have made it impossible to
longer retain the feline within the sack. \
rninor of negotiations between certain
friends and representatives Of the Il. Il O.
CO.. and owners of Baltimore real estate, FOR
the transfer 10 the Company of Il large tract
of ground in the northern part of that city
has been aiioat for some time, bu: not until
the transfer was fully made was anything
definite in relation thereto known by the
public. The purchase was completed dur
ing the past week, and the intentions of The
Company are now for the first time fully
laid before the public.
The newly acquired ground begins at
Eager street, and extends from North street
to Hunters alley on the west, IA distance of
about DO feet. Running north, it extends
from Eager street TO Biddle street, or two
full squares in length The bulk of the
ground was purchased from the Mckim es-
tate, and is unimproved. In addition, the
railroad company has bought vacant ground
at Calvert and Biddle streets, which is sep
arated from the main purchase by Hunters
alley on the east. This ground could BE
available as IL railway station, but the pres
ent plan is not in that direction and that
purchase was probably made because it
fronts on Il rapidly improving street (Cal-
VERT.
The total purchase is like All immense J.,
with HE short end resting on Calvert street,
near Biddle, aud the longer one Eager
street. The Calvert street lot would furnish
sites for ten or twelve handsome dwellings,
and is very valuable. The price paid for
the ground purchased in addition to that
secured of the Mckims has not TRANSFERRED
The entire site is very desirable location
for the railroad company.
OF the purchase, the Baltimore Sun says:
1.-The whole affair was managed with the
caution and secresy thought necessary for
the success of the project. The railroad
company has now obtained all the ground
it expects to get through direct negotiation.
and condemnation of one or two other small
property rights will complete the whole"
THE ROUTE THROUGH BALTIMORE.
The project of the company is to have the
passenger railway station at Chase street.
Between Chase and Eager streets the ground
will be used for the cars and motive power.
At Eager street the tracks will come To the
street grade, but proceeding northward
tunneling will he brought into service. At
Chase street the line will be walled, and the
passengers will reach the street and the
station by stairways and elevators. From
Chase street up to Biddlc street 4 ravine
handily answers for the continuation of the
walled trackway similar to the character of
work at .Jones's falls. At Biddle street the
line Is 10 SlTlht lIlO tunnel HutleT THAI
street, and emerging further will cross at
grade Bevidere street, 4 small street which
has been disused for some time. From that
point the road will cross the dam of the old
hominy mill property without interfering
with the water privileges. Then the line
will strike into another tunnel under the
bed of John street, emerging again at Hoti
man street will connect with the tracks OF
the Union Railroad, which it is proposed to
use to Bayview junction, where the Bati-
more and Ohie'> Philadelphia and New York !
branch will be reached. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will make the effort to secure /
the use OF the I MON Railroad as far as Bay
view, in order to connect with its own line
direct to New York. The Railroad, which
i, owned by the nusylvania, will be made ,
under the clause i'll the lniolsload's char |
ter, providing that it shall grant equal
rights 10 all roads applying.
The route, after leaving Bayyiew, will, |
it is understood be the southermost OF the |.
three surveyed. This route runs parallel to
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti- |.
more tracks rs far as the Gunrowder river, /
and when completed the two roads will, for |
the greater part of that distance, he in sight /
of each other
Along the route of the surveyed line in ,
the counties he agents of the Company !
have i,"en busily engaged carrying on ne /
gotiatiol> with property owners for the ,
right of way through their laud$. in this .
neighborhCod IL bais OF settlement has been
reached in several cases. and others are in /
a fair way fer amicable arrangement.
Terms have been arranged and a contract
executed between the Company and Judge |
James McCauley, for right of way over his ,
land, and it is also understood that the |
Company has accepted the terms proposed |
by Daniel Harvey, Esq, and that those of .
DIR. Justus Duuott are also likely 10 be ac-
cepte,i, though in the latter case nothing
positive is known. These proceedings upon
the part of the Il. & o. Company, give I'M !
doubted evidence of the determined clarac-
ter Of the movements of that corporation in
securing a clear track from Baltimore to |
Philadelphia and New York, which there is
every reason to believe they will secure !
within Il very few months. /