The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-28

Road and through the lands Of William
VI. Tyson, William F. Baldwin, y. p.
Clempson, Levi L. Hammond, Jonathan
Carter, Baldwin & Co., r. McKane and
Jacob Casho. Very heavy work in grad
ing and masonry will be required in Sec
ton II, including a massive stone and
iron bridge over Big Elk creek a Bald
wins, S0foot span and 40 feet high; also
a cut that will require the removal OF
&c, 900 cubic yards of dirt. Three gangs
Of men in full force are at work.
The sub.contractors for sections II and
- have just completed } miles on the
Nickle plate road in Ohio. Sections 1G
and II are in the hands of Mr.. Holmes,
Of Brooklyn, and work will begin Aug.
list. Section IL begins at Persimmon
Run, on lands of James Casino, where 4
10 foot arch will be required and consid-
cradle grading will have to be done
through the lands of John and James
Mex ane. and another arch 10 feet wide
on lands Of Alex. Smith and a. Ritche.
No. Il, requires 10 foot arch over Per-
simmon Run and light grading to the
Delaware line, thence through the Nor
risun farm to Christiana creek, where Il
80 foot arch will be made, requiring 1, :
500 yards of masonry; the grading from
the Delware line to this point will be
light. Section IS, is under sub-contract to
Mc>srs Fillmore & Morrow of Scranton,
Pa, who will commence work Aug. list.
This section runs through the lands of the
Casho Machine Co., and a girdcr bridge
will be built over the mill race. Cunsid-
cradle grading will be here required, and
filling To the amount Of 30, 900 cubic
yards aud a cut requiring the removal of
10, 900 cubic yards, through lands of L.
Wilson. Andrew Kerr and Rathmcl Will
SON Fillmore & Morrow also have the
masonry for sections 16, Il, IS and
10. Section 10, is under contract to
James Mulholland, Of Newbcrg, y. y,
who also commences regular operations
on Aug. list. This section requires light
grading and filling, continuing through
Wilson's lands ard lands belonging to
heirs of Evans < Lewis, and through
those of g. q. Evans and Jesse Kennedy.
crossing the New London rad into
Newark, through the Deer Park Hotel.
and lands of the late James II. Ray, Del.
aware College, | Watson Evans, and
William Dean.
All these sub-contractors being under
the div sion contractors Messrs. Burns K
NoakcS. These gentlemen will be daily
on hand and will give the work their
personal supervision and both being prac-
teal masolrs they will have all that part
of the work under their own charge.
The derrickS steam holsters and all the
plan, requisite for the work has already
arrived and is on tie ground, and within
the coming week they expect to have at
least one thousand men at work on this
division.
\ large number of shantieS stables,
tool houses and other necessary buildings
have been erected along the line, the
lumber having been furnished by Davis,
Keys & Co., of this town. Mr.. II. 7. c.
Crouch, besides furnishing teams to the
work will also have charge of the large
boarding hotel to accommodate the ma
sons and stone cutters. In about two
years it is thought that the noise of the
steam whistle will be heard from the
iron horses of the Baltimore and Ohio,
us they rush through with heavy laden
trains, bearing freight and passengers
from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
The directors expect to have the Peo-
pies National Bank of Middletown open
for deposit and discount early in August.
Bonds to the amount OF oue-halfthe capital
stock will lie deposited with the Comptrol-
Ter ueNt week, aud it is expected that he
will at once authorize the bank To begin
business They have elected George d.
Kelley OF Wilmington cashier.