The daily gazette., 1883-07-28
sEpRINrEo FROM YESTERDAY
rRE NEW so. u.

work Being Rapidly Pushed Forward--A
Large Force of Italians Already at Work
s-kOute from EiktOn to Newark.
Especial correspondence Of the Gazette.
ELKToN, MD, July 26-Work was be-
gun, or 10 about TO begin on the line Of the
new B. 81 o. x. B., and large numbers of
men with machinery, and tools, and great
numbers OF horses are already mere, while
more are constantly arriving for the use OF
the numerous contractors. That part ofthe
proposed road from the Susquehanna river
to Philadelphia, is known as the Delaware
Division" and is subdivited into various
sections, No. commencing al tie river.
Messrs. Burns and Noakas, of New YORK,
who have secured the contract for sections
12 to 20, are located here and have sub-let
all their sections to numerous sub-coutrac-
tors. Nos. II and Is are sub-Iet to Messsrs.
Donahue and Terry, Of uean, N. Y, who
broke ground last Monday, and are
working eneTGctically with large
force Of men, horses and machinery.
They broke ground ON the land OF Judge
McCaulley, about three miles north OF Elk
ton, and here they have also opened q large
quarry TO furnish stone for the heavy mason
work that will be required. These sections
run through wilma Touring IN lis, and with
in q short distance OF the Ledger paper
mills. Some very heavy masonry work will
be required, including a large stone and
iron bridge at Laurel run; a large stone
bridge over the Blue Ball road; and 80 loot
span stone bridge, 80 feet high, over the
Little Elk, and heavy stone spau over
DunOtt's run. The heaviest grading ON the
road will be in these sections, including a
cut of 55 feet on Judge McCaulley's land
Section IA and Is are sub-let to Messrs
Troxal q Combs, of Morristown, N. J who
began work July 10 with a large force OF
men and teams. Very heavy worr in grad
ing and masonry will be required on section
10, including u ma, sive stone and iron
bridge over Big Elk creek, at Baldwin's cot.
ton mills. Sl teet span anh AZ test high, aisu
cut that will require the remov / OF 76,
900 cubic yards OF dirt. Three gangs OF
Italians are at work here and these last
named contractors are energetic men, hav-
ing just completed large contract on the
Nickel Plate road in Ohio.
Sections IL and II are sub-let to Mr.
Holmes, of Brooklyn, who begins work Au-
gust on section 10. Considerable grading
will be required and a number Of stone
arches will be built No. Ia requires some
masonry, but gen rally light grading to the
Delaware line, where it crosses the Morrison
farm to Christiana creek, where a 80 foot
arch will be built, requiring 4 800 yards OF
masonry; the grading from the Delaware
line TO this point will be light.
Section Is is under sub contract to Messrs
Fillmore and Morrow OF Scranton, Pa.
They will break ground next Wednesday.
1t runs through lands of the Casho Machine
Company, anu large girder bridge will be
built over the mill race. Considerable grad
ing Will be here required-tlling to the
amount OF $1,000 cubic yards, and u cut re-
quiring the removal OF $4,000 cubic yards
through lands OF 4. Wilson, Andrew Kere
and Rothweu Wilson. Section 10 is under
contract to Mr.. James Mulholland of New
burg, N. Y, who will also begin work next
"Wednesday. This section requires light
grading aud filling, continuing through
Wilson's lands, those OF heirs, OF Enos and
Lewis, Il. q. Evans and Jesse Kennedy,
crossing the New London road into Newark,
through the yard OF tile Deer Park Hotel
and the lands of the late James IL. Ray,
the Delaware College, j. Watson and Wm.
Dean. Messrs Burns & Noakes, the gene
raj contractors, will be located iu EIktou.
ana during the ten months required by their
contract 10 complete the work, will give it
their personal supervision, and both being
practical masons the will have ali that part
OF the work under their own charge.
The derricks, steam holsters and all the
plant requisite tor the woTk has already ar
rived, and within the coming week they ex.
pect TO have / 700 men at work on this diyi
slCn. large number of shanties, sta les
TOOL houses ana other necessary outbuild
tngs have been cree ed along the line. the
lumber being furnished by Davis, Keys q
Go. OF This town.