The Baltimore County union., 1883-01-20

Annual Meeting OF the Maryland Con-
tral-ProgreBs Of the Work, &c.--The an
nual meeting Of the Maryland Central Railway
Company was held on Monday al the general Of
Zee, boundary avenue and Falls road, this county.
Mr.. Joseph n. Street, editor Of the Belair Demo-
eraf. was called TO preside AZ the siockholdeFs'
meeting, with Mr.. Caleb J. Moore, Of Hartford
county, secretary.
The annual report Of the Directors was read BY
Mr.. s. q. Boyd. secretary Of the Board, and was
unanimously adopted. The condition Of the road,
as shown By the report, is very favorable. The
financial report was a. follows Receipts from the
sale Of stocks and bonds aud accrued interest,
$3.50, ,l36.17; passengers and freight traffic, rents.
stone sold, &c., S25,033.sl loans, SS7,4ss.57 !
total, $5is 659.i5. Expenditures for constructing
and operating road. s235. 6i.90; equipment Of
road 6g, ,3s5.os interest, sls,ei0.50 real estate,
ss,ss2.lsi Slate Ridge and Dulany's Valley Rail-
road, $1,000; ovcrpaid account, Si2.50; loans
paid during 1852. $i5.29i.l7; cash on hand,
SS5i.55; total, $3is,G59.l5. During the year the
road has been completed from point near Home
land Station 10 Baldwin Station, twenty miles
from baltimore. A comfortable depot building
has been erected at the baltimore terminus Of the
road for the accommodation OF passengers and
freight aud also for the general Offices Of the com
pany, and additional stations and waiting rooms
at Towsontown, Guilford, woodbrook and Long
Green. and n pavilion 25xlO0 feet, with necessary
The rOad was opened Tor business from Baltimore
TO Towsontown on April 18th, 10 Cowpens Juiy
21th, to Loeb Raven August 18th, TO Glenarm
Nov. 9th and % baldwin Dec. 18th. Since the
road has been In operation II has earned $2i Os5.
II, and for the six months ending Dec. 3l.t II
ried 9l,li5 passengers. The present equipment
Of the road includes I locomotives, Is passenger
coaches, 20 gondola cars, 10 box cars and : dat
and post cars. Tho extension Of the road was
condue,ed directly by the company 10 the 10Th Of
October last, when contract was entered into by
the McCabe Bros. for Its extension 10 Forrest
Hill. In Hartford county, under whose direction the
work has been pushed forward, with tho cxpccta-
tion Of reaching Fallston In April and BcIair In
May next. Beyond the latter point IL Is the in
,cntou TO push the road rs rapidly as circumstan-
ees will allow. with the view of completing the
road TO junction with the York and Peach Bot.
tom road at Delta during the present year. OF
the sum OF ios7i7 earned by the road, s2i $780,.
80 vas from passenger tralte alone. ieasitT- a.
earnings from freight and rent at Loeb Raven
se.ss6.Ii The small sum received for freight IL
owing 70 the average short line Ut road operated,
and which did no, exceed ~ miics-Gienartn, 10
miles from Baltimore. not being reached until
Nov. 9TH last. The report closes by citing the
fact that the road having now reached a point
from which farmer cannot conveniently make a
round trip TO Baltimore and return in a day with
his team. IL j. believed rapid aud permanent in
crease In freight earnings will soon develop. In
view Of this anticipated increase. new rolling
stock will soon be added.
Amer the acceptance Of the repor, an election
for thirteen DIRECTOR took place. The old Board
was nominated. bat Mr.. Boyd, in view Of hi.
duties a. general superintendent and secretary,
and nOminaily ~ auditor. declined n re- election.
and Mr.. John ". Dcnison was nominated Ia his
stead. Hon StcVcu.p Archer havin: resigned
from the Board since the as; meeting. Mr.. Jos.
NJ Street vas nominated N his place. The Board
Il. = g
NOR. Thomas Armstrong. Caleb :. Taylor. Caleb
}. Moore. Henry u. McNaily, fouk Jones. J. =.
STREET.. ! " Street. Charles W. Halter III
Tucker. J. VI. bcnison. J. q. o. Wilson.
M meeting of the Board of Directors Ne
Waters was reelected president. Mr.. Gilmor sics
president. Mr.. Caleb : Taylor. treasurer pro tenn.
Mr.. Armstrong. the former treasurer. declining a
biz firm. which imposed increased labor upon him
self; Mr.. Boyd secretary and general supetinten.
dent. and Mr.. Halter auditor.
II is understood that a; the coming session of
the City Council the ordinance to endorse the
bond. q the Maryland Central 70 the extent of
sGuO.o0O will be re.iuiroducel
Suit 10 Ejoctmen. Against the Western
Maryland Railroad and Terminal Com
pGnies and Others. Three suts IN ejectment
were instituted IN Baltimore on Monday last by
Messr'. Robert Z. Brent. Michacl 4. Muln anl
Chate' II. stanley, counsel for the plaintiffs.
against the Western Mary land Railroad Company,
the Western Maryland Railroad Terminal Com.
pany aud a number Of parties Whu. until recently.
we're in quiet rossessipn ot the various lots 4
ground within the bound. q Centre. Front Tor
merly French, Bufen and Fail streets and the
east wall of Jones Falls. The property In dis
putc Is valued az 100000. and by purchase and
condemnation was recently secured for the pur
poses Of the Western Maryland Railroad Terminal
Company one Of the suit. was instituted ia the
Court Of Common Plea. by resi- icuts Of this state
via; Henrietta :. Worihinston and husband,
DyeW. WuF;hins,on, Samuel Eileely. Of :. y.
X. Deborah u. Eisely. Geo ". Ridgcly. Henry
h. Riisciy. J. Dorsey Alc1ck, John X. Ridgely,
Nei,ie L. Alcock. Carrie I. Hobbs. Thos. 4.
kidseiy. Robert Ridgey, Samuel :. Richardson.
kobt. j. 7. Richardson, Clara l.. Richardson.
Caleb q. Richardson. Harriet I. Lehman. Robi,
y. Lehman, Chas. e. kidgely, Franklin W. Ridge
ly. Cha'. 4. RidTeiy. Leannah Y. Evans. Goo.
Evans Cyrus W.kidsely. Annie !. wooiward, J.
J. W. Wood. Clara u. kilseiy, Walter Il. Ridge
~ the two last infants by Franklin W. Riisely;
Julia u. Haley. Peter y. Haley. Eleanor l.. Pink.
eF,on. Samuel rinkcr'ou. Wm. y. Ware T.. Tyson
Ware. Randolph u. Ware. Louise Net. Hiileary,
Virginia En,ey, Richard r Ensey. Charles Rich
ard'ou, Montague l.. Richsri.on. Bell Binnie.
Charles E'nnie, Julia Eicharisun. aud ten othcrs.
The other two suits ia the United State. Cir.
cult Court. AMI we're instituted by non residents.
Charles l.. kilscly. Of Georgia, Nslverla A. 7.
Ware. Robert +. Ware AMI Nathan II. Ware, Il
Ohio; Julia X. Barron. Cofnelia Lucy Green and
Aaron II. Green. II Tennessee. The par,ic. made
defendant. in addition e. the Western Maryland
Railroad and Terminal Companies. are the Butch
et. Hide and TAllow Associa,ian. whose building
l. on Fall street binding on Jones Fall. Maris
y Phipps formerly Starr almiui,trairis. and
husband. Richard H. Phipp' 4. Francis starr.
Wesley G. starr and Michael T.. Starr. heirs at-law
ot Rober; starr, deceased. owning the ,nuiI mill
ani adjoining property On Buren street.
The property above described formed portion
Of the tract formerly knoxn a. Coles Harbar."
but more iaiierly a. "Todi's Range. and Of which
il l. claimed tha, Areanah French. Who died in
lsn2, was the owner IN possession Il lot. Nos n
AMI ~. The plaintiffs In cjec;meni claim % lie.
rive their interest in the property from her.
There is on the docket Of the Superior Court q
similar suit IN ejse,men, by the same parties.
The Ware family. interested in these suits. are
de.csnlants of the late Nathan u. Ware. Of this
town. Mr.. T.. Tyson Ware and William u. Ware
are the only ones now living here.
Col. james G. Clarke.-Thi. gentleman. so
well known Ia this county, was Ia Baltimore a few
evenings ago, on his way 20 Nsw York. lie has
been vice .pTe'ideni and general manager of the
southern line ~ the Illinois Central Railroad for
some time past, and has nov become general
manager of the whole system. with headqaartors
removed from New Orleans To Chicago The Hi.
nois Central has ?.2O0 miles Of road extending
from Sioux City 10 New Orleans. The following
from the Yazoo Mics H,raii. shows the manner
In which Col. Clafk Is esteemed by bis friends
In the Souihwes;
"The aimirer. of this gentleman shout
the country and this part of Il especially. will he
graiihel 90 learn tina, Col. J. e. Clarke has been
made the general manager of the entire system IL
the illinoise Central Railway. embracing all the
branch iines now under construction. When Il