The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-22

GooD NEws.-In another column will b,
found the best railroad news we have beer
able to furnish our readers with for som,
time The American Construction Campany
! have the contract for the building of the
Harrisburg & Western Railroad and adyer
tises for proposals for driving the tunnel:
and for building the masonery for the bridge
across the Susquehanna river at Harrisburg
This is an indication that the work of con.
struc,ion will be commenced in the neal
future, probably within the next sixty
days.
The Harrisburg Patriot of Monday says
"Supt Robert II. Sayre, Richard X. Shel.
don, George r. Sheldon, F. L. Stetson G. ii
Kent. Reon Barnes, G. G. Cinon and W. T.
SAUCER Of New York, were the gentlemen
present at a meeting of the stockholder,
Of the Harrisburg and Western railroad
company, in this city Saturday. lndepend'
ent of the Vanderbilt interest in the new
line, they represented S55,009.000 capital
among them. The meeting, at this time
was held to take into consideration the
advisibility of choosing under the provisions
of the recent act passed by the legislature,
between what specific terminal points on the
line of the road as chartered and heretofore
agreed upon, the work of actually construc-
ting the new road should be undertaken.
The law calls for a settlement of differences
before the road can be built. Accordingly
the tracks Of the Harrisburg and Western
company will be laid to the points where
ether roads touch the new line, or where
such roads are in process of construction.
The stockholders decided to 20 ahead with
the new line from this city to where the line
strikes she Pittsburg and Ioughiogheny
road in the Sewickly Valley, east of Pitts
burg. and where there is dispute with the
Pittsburg. Washington and Baltimore and
Southwestern Pennsylvania roads. The
route from McKeesport into Pittsburg has
been abandoned, the result of recent
negotiations by which the Vanderbilt in
terests gained control of the Youghiogheny
railroad.
'The Harrisburg and Western makes q
series of connections near Pittsburg, along
the Youghiogheny road and parallel to the
Baltimore and Ohio branch. This is partic-
ularly the case around McKeesport and on
to the Smoky city. the Pennsylvania and
other lines having possession OF the avalla-
territory. McKeesport is the western ter
minous of the new line and Harrisburg the
eastern. As first published in the Patriot
last November, the station in this city con-
meets directly with the bridge over the
susquehanna, and will occupy the strip of
land purchased, running from Second and
Vine TO the river bank. The bridge viii be
of iron. deck and double track, and as the
structure will be an enormous affair II IS
likely that it will be the last work done:
The track of the Pennsylvania road will not
be interfered with, the intention being to
cross them as stated with an elevated bridge.
Superintendent Sayre gives out the con-
tracts in September and preliminary prepa'
rations for road bed viii begin then. The
tunnel work beginning without delay, to be
prosecuted throughout the winter season as
opportunity admits. The original plan in
cluded Bedford as among the towns touched
by the new railroad A correction by a
survey made last week leaves Bedford a
mile and half to the north but takes in the
famous springs. This action Is due 10 the
adverse conduct Of the borough councils
The hotel TO be built on the Anderson prop
erty at the springs is 10 cast $500, GOO and the
model is the United States hotel at Saratoga
springs. The great building season will be
in 1854 and the way for the successful push
ing of the enterprise will be prepared this
YEAR