Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-21
Railroad Notes.

| bUhF EYS FOR EXTENSIONS OF Tile v AL
LEY RAILROAD AND THE CHEsAPEAKF
| & OHIO.
The City Council Of Richmond having
required of the Richmond & Chesapeake
BY. co. a bond for 100000, to indemnify
the property holders if the tunnel they are
digging under Eighth street causes any
damage, the company offered bond signed
by Chas. W. Mackey, President, H. R.
Baltzer (by attorney, and o. W. Barnes.
In discussing the solvency of the signers OF
the bond, Mr. S. G. Tinsley stated that MI.
Baltzer had fine farm in Augusta which,
he thought, was valued at $40, 900. The City
Council Committee required that in addi-
ton, Messrs. Mason & Hoge, railroad con-
tractors, should go on the bond. That firm
declined, though willingto give bond them
selves that the work would be properly
done.
A corps Of engineers is surveying the route
for the next extension of the Chesapeake &
Ohio to Washington, which leaves the main
line at Crozet Station. The survey has
reached a point between Slate Mills and
Browns Store in Culpeper. A meeting of
the citizens of Warranton has resolved to
recommend to the c. & o. the adoption for
their new road of a line by Warrenton.
Fairfax G. H., Annandale, and SO forth.
Two engineers of the company passed over
that proposed route last week and it will be
surveyed within the next five or six weeks.
On Saturday, Gen. Lee introduced i'll the
House Of Representatives,, bill to allow
the Chesapeake & Ohio an entrance into
Washington City.
The Salem Times-Register states, on what
it regards as Thoroughly reliable authori-
ty,' that the ''Valley Railroad will at NO
distant day extend it's line to Salem and
will be running it's cars to that point by the
middle of the summer or early in the fall y
The engineers of the road will be in that
town this week in order to definitely locate
it's approaches to make a satisfactory con-
nection with the Norfolk & Western. In
reference to similar statement, however,
made month OIL two ago, the authorities
of the B. s. 0. at Baltimore disclaimed any
knowledge of, OIL interest in, the proposed
extension Of the Valley Ry. by that corpora
ton.
A letter from Murat in Rockbridge.
dated the 18th inst, says engineers are now
at work on South Buffalo, surveying route
for railroad from Lexington to Buchanan.
They have reached point on the dividing
line between Rockbridge and Botetoult.
A large meeting of citizens of Rappahan-
mock county adopted resolution favoring
the tender of free right of way through
that county for the proposed extension OF
the Chesapeake & Ohio road from Crozet to
Washington.
The Baltimore & Ohio has reduced the
price Of it's tickets to Kansas, Minnesota
Nebraska and the far west to point much
below former prices, and instructed all its
ticket agents to that effect.
The Chesapeake & Ohio opened the first
Spring month in fine style. Its earnings
for the first week of March exceeded by
$27, 950.37 those of the same week OF last
year.
A little army of section hands, undel
Capt. Cobb, are laying heavy steel rail or
the G.. & O. west of Ronceverte.
At Cincinnati on Monday last, seventy
four east-bound trains on the G. & 0. roa6
made up of 1908 loaded cars, were handled