The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-06-06

bilt Railroad bills" on the passage
of which the immediate construction
of the Harrisburg and Western
Railroad" appeared to be dependent
have finally been disposed OF, and
if the assertion of those at the head
of this corporation are to be accepted
as true, the work of construction
through this and adjacent counties
will soon be commenced. These bills
there are four of them-passed
both Houses some ten days since,
and were held by the Governor until
Friday last, when he affixed his sig
nature to two of them, and returned
the other two to the Senate for
amendment, in compliance with a
Joint res olution recalling them. On
Saturday the amendments were
adopted and it is understood they
also, or at least one of them, will
now be signed by the Governor. OF
the two signed, one allows railroad
companies TO change their termini
and build only part Of the route
when they can use another road for
the balance, and the other extends
the time of those companies which
have not fulfilled the provisions OF
their charter. These laws were
deemed necessary because it is con-
templated TO reach Pittsburg by a
connection with the Pittsburg and
Youghiogheny road near Connells-
vile, while the charter of the road
designates Wheeling as its eventual
western termini, and because there
were doubts whether the charter of
the Southern Pennsylvania" now
the Harrisburg and Western, was
not forfeited by reason of not having
fulfilled its charter within the requi-
site legal time. = The other two bills
returned for amendment, and which
are substantially the same, remove
the restriction of the general railroad
law on capital stock and boads of
100000 per mile and make it $780,
600 per mile. The Vanderbilt peo-
pie hold that 100000 per mile is to-
tally insufficient to build a first class
double track road, such as they pro-
pose to construct, but the Governor,
while not disputing this fact, took
the ground that under the general
law the issue of bonds would be
twice the capital stock, and if that
were true, and if he should approve
the bill in its then shape, new COM
panies could raise 100000 per mile
by their bonds, and s250,000by their
capital stock, making total of $780,
600 per mile, which he thought en-
tirely too high. He offered, however,
to sign a bill limiting the amount of
stock and bonds to be issued to
s450,OO0 per mile, which was assent
ed to and the bills were returned to
the legislature, the amendment
drawn up by Senator Wallace, and
promptly passed by both Houses.
1t is taken for granted that the Gov.
ernor will sign the amended bill not.
withstanding the strong opposition
that hes been lately developed by
the Philadelphians, who fear that
the opening of new line from New
York via Harrisburg to Pittsburg,
may be injurious to that city. Now
that the necessary legislation has
been obtained, and thus, according
to their own statement, the only OBJ
stacle removed, we presume that
construction on the tunnels and 9th.
er heavy work, will be commenced
this season and pushed with vigor
The construction of this road is o.
vast importance to the people Of
this county, and we congratulate
them on the auspicious outlook.
Tur or;ca of lumber will not like.