The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-09-17

crossing there is rock cut, at which men
are at work night and day. The material
from this cut fills up the approach to the
bridge. Here the county road is straight
ened so as not to cross the railroad, and
is a great improvement over the old sharp
angled highway Some men are at work
in Joseph Dorfiinger's field, but there Is
but little grading to do there. At the old
school house corner, this county road and
track are near together. The stream that
crosses here is being bridged, but the
neighbors think the bridge is not wide
enough to carry the waters of q freshet.
The road now strikes the property late OF
Samuel Price, now owned by John Cooper
s. Co. Here a stream 10 crossed that
heads away off at Edwin Lacey's, and
runs down near the Anchor. II carries a
great deal of water during freshets, andat
is feared this bridge also is not wide
enough.
We now come to the site of the Pine
vile station, or Gritty, on the property
late of Samuel Price. The road runs be-
tween the house and barn. II will make
fine site for station. The road is now
out Of the hills and into a fine farming
region forming the valley OF Mill creek.
1t follows up the creek through several
farms. On john moiioy's place bridge
is being built over creek that heads over
at Malone's, on the turnpike. The small
streams and drains through the farms are
carried under the road in terra Gotta
trunks of different calibre, in some places
two being placed together. All the coun-
ty roads are crossed at grade; there is no
place where bridge has been built over q
road, or passage made under 1t. There
is some little grading to be done before
the mountain station is reached, and quite
force of men is at work on farm near
the Forrestville road.
Chief Justice E. Nj. Paxson and his
brother have bought from different par
ties large tract of land at the western
end of the Buckingham mountain, and the
road passes through It, This tract CON-
prises the Watson farm, and also the
Walker farm, together with sundry lots
on the turnpike near what Is known as the
mountain toll gate. The site for the pro-
posed station is the apple orchard lot just
south of the toll gate house, the trees from
which have been removed. This is pro-
posed to be union station, to accommo-
date Centreville, Forest Grove and Bush
ington. 1t is about mile distant from
the two fisrt named places, and about two
miles from Bushington. 1t will also ac-
commodate the people on the south side
OF the mountain, and be station of con-
siderable Importance, directly on the turn
pike, and near other converging roads.
What the station will be called is not yet
announced, whether Paxson, or Mountain,
or some other fancy name.
And here the trip over the road ceased,
with kind of implied promise to take 1t
up at some time in the near future, and
proceed on to New Hope. But we can
not leave il without speaking of Centre
.ville's grievance.
extension were held at Centrevllle. In
the cold, uncomfortable hall over Right
er's stable the people were warmed up TO
subscribe for the stock. Ii was to be q
great boon for Centrevile and the whole
Buckingham valley. or course a station
was promised. The surveyors of the road
located IL at the point where the railroad
crossed the turnpike, on the Hughesian
land. Parties leased lots there and made
arrangements to build. Then 1t came out
that Parsons had secured the station far
Their down the line. President Mcleod,
OF the Reading Company, was brought
out to view the property; the Judge ex-
planned it all to him, and the station was
established on the Judges land. The
company's agents are deaf to any appeals
of the Centrevile folks. They say the
station was promised them VIII they
IN tnn hal ti.ca t1ft ~
they have been fooled and badly treated.
II is six-tenths of mile down the pike
from the Centrevlle store to the first pro-
posed site for the station. 1t is six-tenths
of a mile farther to where the Paxson sta
ton is to be placed, just doubling the dis
lance from the village, and requiring those
reaching 1t to cross the track and pay toll.
The Centreville people subscribed about
So, 900 to the road, and now they are to
be deprived of their station.
The road is quite crooked from Harris
vile station to Buckingham mountain.
II bends around to follow the Little Ne
shaminy and Mill creek. II it had been
the intention to go on something like a
straight line to New Hope it would have
left the Mill creek at Vandegrift's mill,
crossed above Pineville, and kept below
the Buckingham mountain, entering the
limestone valley through the Stavey pro-
perty, near Lshnska. Here nature formed
gap between the two hills for railroad.
But 1t was brought up around the north
side of the mountain to accommodate
those who had subscribed the most money.
The track as far as laid is on good heavy
ties, close together, with heavy rail. 1t
will be a first-class local road, but from
its curves one would never suppose II was
intended for a leading route, trunk line,
or road from the coal regions to the sea-
board cities.
NOTES. The road is laid with steel
rails, 68 pounds to the yard the Bound
Brook is 80 to the yard. Bridge across
Neshaminy, 400 feet long; over Mill
creek, 346 feet. Eighty-fve men are
working with the ballasting train, which
is approaching the Neshaminy. Warren
3. Ely intended to build roller mill at or
near Centreville station now 1t is not
known what he will do. 1t is said Swart-
ley g. Co., Of Doylestown, intend to build
u hay-press at the Paxson station. -Neto-
toaOn Enterprise.