Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-11-20
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The Annual Report Submitted and
the Old Board Reelected,

the OLD Board Reelected.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Com
psny was held a. Baltimore Monday.
+. A. Crook was called to the chair, and
Treasurer W. II Ijsms was appointed
secretary. The forty eighth annual re-
port was received with much satisfaction.
The election Of board Of directors was
next taken up. The election resulted "a
follows: William F. Burns, J ,hn Spear
Nicholas, John Gregg, William W.
Taylor, James Carey Coale, g. A Won
Lingen, Decatur n. Miller, Joshua G..
Harvey, George W. Dobbip, Henry C.
Smith, Aubrey PeArrs, T. Harrison
Garrett. The only charge In the board
Ia the substitution Of T. Harrison Garrett
for his brother, Rob rt Garrett, the aot.
Ing president OF this COMPANY. The total
represented In the elect on was 81 ,74s
shares, being the largest number ever
polled.
The new board has been calltd ttgather
for to day for the election Of
president and other officers Their action
in the selection Of president will be q
mere for nallty, as IL is generally conceded
that Mr.. Robert Garrett will be his
fathers successor.
THE PHILADELPHIA BRANCH
The annual report says Of the Philadsl.
phia branch
The Baltimore q Ohio Railroad Com.
papy, under resolution adopted unani-
mously by The stockholders, is building
the Philsdeldhls branch, from Joint OF
connection with iis Main stem to the
northern boundary line OF Cecil county,
In tine state Of Maryland, where II con.
nects with the road which the Baltimore
&Philsdelphia railroad Is constructing
through Delaware by way Of Wilmington
and into the City Of Philadelphia. Work
has progressed rapidly during the year,
and, unless the severity OF the winter
prevents, the entire road between Bslti-
more and Philadelphia will be In operation
about July Of the coming year. The
bridge spanning the SusquehAnna river
is work OF magnitude, aud will BIS one
Of the largest and most remarkable struc-
lures OF Its GLASS In the world. II is the
determination of the company that Il
shall be one Of the most substantial, safe
and durable character. II will be 6,346
feet In length, "a feet above mean low
tide, and will rest on IL granite piers,
having their foundations on the bed rock
Of the river, Of from 1l6 to 179 feet In
| hight, with an area OF 1885 feet at the
| top. Large and substantial starliDgs, or
ice-breakers, haze been added to the
general Dimensions Of the water piers.
The foundations for six Of the piers have
been difficult, reaching, as they do, a
depth Of S6 feet below low water, and
neoessitstipg the use Of caissons with air
chambers, In which the men engaged In
removing the debris in order to reach bed
rock have worked under pressure Of 81
pounds per squArs inch. Much Of the
masonry for tue foundations and piers
has been placed. and all will be flashed
about the time the superstruoture ia
ready. The ppeumatic caisson foundation
work will be completed about the 1st Of
December. The uper-etruoture will be Of
steel. 1t has ben let to the Keystone
Bridge Company for delivery and erection
in the early spring, and will consist Of
seven deck and two through spans. The
length OF the deck spans will be One OF
$40 feet, four Of 4S0 feet each, one OF 375
feet and one o, 200 feat. The two
through spans will be $40 and 1916 feet
respectively. There will be 2, 28S fee. Of
Iron viaduct, averaging 81 fet I in height,
for the construction Of which, In the
shope OF the oompsny, arrangements
have bsen made ALI the other bridges on
the line between Baltimore and Philadel.
phia will be Of iron, and will be built at
the shops Of the company.