The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-24
THE NEW Il. Il o.
Work OH the Baltimore and Phil
adelphia Extension

The baltimore Sun says that work C1
tn ncN Is. x O. line from Balvl:nuIc tC
Philadelphia is proceeding rapidly unl'l
The direction of Colonel II. T. DDu.l; $
chief engineer, and it is expected shat ii {
graduation aui masonry OF - mites o.
the road, which comprises the portion
from Bayvicw to d point eight mllt
north of Wilmington, Will be complete d
by August list, 1854. Tine remainder ol
the route between Wilmington ard Phil
adelphia has not yet been located, but a
party of engineers are ROW engaged in
making surveys in Delaware county, Pa,
for that purpose.
Plans have been prepared for bridge
over the Susquehanna at lavre de Grace,
about mile and half above the p, w.
! 4 g., blidge, and its construction will be
commenced as soon as the contract is
| finally awarded and signed. Col. Doug
lass states that he expects to commence
work Immediately. The piers will be OF
| granite, and the superstructure OF steele.
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track of rail, will be constructed on the
truss girder' principle, and will be
! first-class in every respect. Its length
will be 6, obs feet, and there will be nine
spans, ranging from 200 to $40 feet. One
of the piers will rest on the northern end
of Watson's Island. The original plans
! contemplated that the bridge should be
! so feet above high tide, but in Difference
to the objections of business men at Port
| Deposit, who claimed that their trade
would be injured, the company agreed
to make the height 90 feet, and to
provide steam-tug during the sea-
son of nav igation to draw vessels through
between the piers. 1t is claimed that
this arrangement will prove more salts
factory than if draw were provided as
in the case of the Philadelphia, Whining
| ton and Baltimore. Some of the vessels
will be compelled to lower their topmasts
but on the other hand more space be-
| tween tie piers is provided than is af-
forled by the Philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore draw.
The SIN notes the fact that there will
be two stations Of the new road in Will
mington, the present Delaware Western
station at Water and Market streets, and
the projected new two story building on
Delaware avenue.
The SIN adds: Various surmises as to
the location of the terminus of the Phil
a lelphia extension in Baltimore have
been INDUCED in, but the officers of the
company refuse as yet to give any inior.
nation on the subject. The question as
to whether the Baltimore and Ohio COM
pany will build road down the PENN
suar in opposition to the Chesapeake and
Delaware branch of the P, W. & B., for
the traffic OF Delaware and the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, has not, SO far as
known. been determined, but, as gen
tleman prominently identified with Bal
timore and Ohio interests remarked
some days ago, ''the construction of such
road would be the logical sequence of
the building of the new line from Balti-
more to Philadelphia.
On Saturday the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad put a force Of men to work On
Watson S Island, over which their great
bridge is to pass. The men are cutting
timber and opening up stone quarry.
\ wharf will be built at the island for
the purpose of landing supplies and ma
terial. Huts will also be built there for
the accommodation of the workmen.
Gen. Smith, of Chicago has the contract
for building the piers of the bridge to
the water line, after which it is stated the
railroad will do their own building, for
which purpose the quarry is to be opened
OH tie island. The purchase by the
railroad of the island, which contains
about 80 acres, includes the water rights
within half Il mile of shore. There is
some speculation as to what the railroad
company will do with the island, and it
is intimatcd that it may be made into
a pleasure resort, with cunning aud fish
ing. The bridge is to be about three
quarters of a mile above the pretty city
of lIavre de Grace. Though the weather
may delay matters somewhat this winter
it is thought the spring will witness a
busy scene about Watson's Island.