The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-07-26
Railroad Notes.

"" iihVt, bll"I sbIuCtur6 VIII not De III
ished before Friday or Saturday
This work and the trestle on this side
of the river offer the only Obstacles tc
tracklaying, and it is safe to say that
they will soon be removed.
All the grading between Yorkville
and the river will be finished up by
Saturday, and we are informed that
the roadbed for the entire distance i.
in splendid condition and will re.
quire but little dressing up for the
crossties.
OF the Augusta Division but little
mention has been made recently
though the engineers are busily en-.
gagged in locating the line. Our infor.
nation is to the effect that the en-.
gineering corps has reached the town
of Union, having surveyed and settled
upon a route from Newberry to that
place. On Wednesday last, the coun.
ty arranged with the attorney of the
railroad company for putting into the
hands OF trustee for future delivery
the bonds sbscribed by the townships
of Goshen Hill, Union, Goudeysville
and Pinckneyville. The town council
OF the town OF Union also adopted the
same arrangement and conditions foI
the bonds subscribed by the town
These subscriptions are to the Angus.
ia Division which will pass through
Union and unite with the main line
some where in York county. While
there is some speculation as to the
point OF connection, we are informed
by one who.claims to know that the
line can be brought through Bullock
Creek, York. Bethel and on to Char.
lotte by united effort on the part oI
these localities.-Yo YorkUille Enquirer.
Messrs. A. R. Eskridge & Co. com
pleted their grading contract last
Monday, thus finishing all the grad
ing between Rock Hill and Yorkville
Messrs. J. T. Roddey & Co. have
practically finished their contract be
tween Rock Hill and the river. they
have yet several days work to do in
making the roadbed smoothe and viii
then be ready for the train.
Messrs. Whitner Bros. have about
ten days more of work to do on theil
contract just without the Eastern su
burbs of town. Messrs. Eskridge &
Co.'S force will help them out. Wher
this work is done the grading will ther
have been completed between the Cat
awaba River and Yorkville.
Between Yorkville and Blacks th'
grading is nearly all completed. Thu
bed will be ready for the iron by tn,
time the track-layers reach there.
Owing to the failure to arrive of tn,
tools to put the sheet iron cover oil
the river bridge, that structure wa
not so completed as to permit tn,
train to pass over to the York banl
last Monday as was expected. TIL
work is now progressing finely, how
ever, and it is given out that tn
bridge will be crossed to-day (Thurs
day. without doubt. If so, track-lay
ing will be pushed vigorously to tres
tie No. IS, two and a half miles distant
That point will be reached Saturda,
night. A week or ten days will b.
consumed in erecting the trestl
there When this work shall hav
been done the taack-layers will hav
no other obstruction and can pusl
their work to Blacks without hind
rance. The train will perhaps rul
into Rock Hill between the 9TH an,
10th of August, into Yorkville thre
weeks later and reach Blacks betweeI
the middle and last OF September
Rock Hin Herald.