The Lambertville record., 1889-09-04
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.


Important developments have taken
place in railroad matters during the pre-
sent week. A resume Of the situation
may not be out of place at this time
On the 18th of May meeting was held
at Buckingham of those interested in this
line. The proceedings of this meeting are
reported in full in the Bucks County In
teligencer Of June 14th. A resolution
was passed at this meeting directing the
Reading Railroad Company to be inform
ed that eve had got to the end Of our
string with $4,000. !" The reports werc
very discouraging, and it seemed to those
present as well to the readers of the pro-
ceedings, that the railroad was practically
dead. A few days after the meeting some
parties interested in the neighborhood
south of the mountain-among the more
active, Thomas Briggs, Carroll r. Will
liams and Edward w. Magill, Esqs.,-
went to the Reading, spoke of the apathy
of the north side people, and suggested
that a line be run to New Hope via Pine
vile and the Thompson Memorial Church.
Mr. Kindred, acting in behalf of the Read
ing, promised to run the line, aud said
further ''if enough money can be raised
on that side we will build it there. We
will make the same proposition to you
that we made to the buckingham people,
and if you can build all right. Our OBJ
ject is to get to New Hope, and we are
indifferent as to the route.n
This proposition was put in writing in
the following form =
The Philadelphia & Reading r. R. Co.,
General Office, 227 s. Fourth St.,
Philadelphia, July 6, 1889.
Mr.. THOMAS BRIGGs -
Dear Si.':-The Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company will transfer to
you or such person as you may name,
two hundred anG forty thousand dollars
in four per cent. N. E. p. r. r. bonds,
guaranteed by this Company, and $50, 900
Of the capital stock in N. E. p. r. r., IL
you or your assignee will procure re-
quisite right-of-way, and build and com
plete within eight months the railroad
now terminating at Hartsvilie, to New
Hope via Pineyille and tie Thompson
Memorial Churci, according to speciflca-
tions to be Hereafter prepared by our
Chief Engineer, inclrding stations, water
tanks and sidings, the location and char
acter of sidings, water-tanks and stations,
to be determined by the General Superin-
tendent.
You or your assignee to give satisfac-
tory security within ten days from time
specifications are prepared, for the COM
pletion of road according to the terms
hereinbefore referred to.
(Signcd) q. f. KINDRED.
Col. John Jameson, railroad con-
tractor, was invited to drive over the line,
aud after the preliminary survey had been
made offered to build the road, provided
the people along the route would raise
| $45,0 ,000 Canvassers Immediately set to
work with a will, and on Saturday last
$88, 800 had been signed, with sufficient
promised to make the amount up to S40,-
600, and the sum stated. $4,000 seemed
reasonably sure OF being raised
On Monday Mr.. Hunter, the engineer
In charge, made out the quantities on both
the upper and lower lines. From this 10
appears that the upper line will cost
$29S, 900 and the lower 1928, 900. The
lower line, therefore, seems to be out OF
the question, and the upper can only be
built, provided considerable amount Of
money in addition to that already sub
scribed Is raised.
The agitation Of the south line had the
effect Of increasing the subscriptions on
the upper line and rcvlylng interest in a
project that had been practically aban.
doned.
How the lower line could be so much
more expensive than the upper is hard to
understand, unless tie line was made a
first class one where n second class was
promised. Be that as 1t may, 1t is hoped
that the upper line will be built, and as
the specifications are there made out for a
second class road, II is probable that with
some notifications the contractor may
be able to build the railroad. -Newtown
Enterprise.