San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-09
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION
Street Railways.

AIlduld. Nd. uOUldS CdHi ~ re-
ports that charter has been filed
for an electrical railroad from AT.
lanIa to Lithia Spring, sixteen
miles distant.
Augusta, Ga.-JUhn A. Wilson
has been awarded contract for
the overhead work for the cleo
tricial railroad referred to in last
issue to be built by the Murray
Hill Co.
! Austin, TeXas.-It is thought
that the work of huildingthe rapid
transit railway, for which j. Seyes
Haulenbeek and associates have
franchise, will be commenced this
month. The line will connect the
north and south sides of the city,
and will cross the Colorado river
on 1900 foot bridge. 1t is stated
that the motive power will be fur
nished by compressed air, and the
estimated cost of the road is $685.
600.
Baltimore, Md. D Murray
& Co., of New York city, have
been awarded contract for build
ing the Linden avenue electrical
road of the Baltimore Traction
Co. There are seven miles of
single track to be cleared up, bal
lasted, etc. The Traction Com
pany may also build an electrical
railroad in southwest Baltimore.
Bedford City, Va.-The fran.
chise lately noted as granted to
NJ. HI. Clayton, of Roanoke, and
associates, is to build an electrical
railroad.
Charleston, S. C.--The company
lately reported as organized by E.
L. Collins, Chas. |. Dawson, j 7.
Stoddard, John Bradley and r. @.
Gilchrist to build a rapid transit
railway will shortly commence
surveys and preliminary work.
The line will extend from Hog
island, in Charleston harbor, to
Seaview City.
Dallas, Texas.-A. w. Childress,
lately reported as securing fran.
chise to build an electrical railroad
in Dallas, has, with j. S. Arm
strong and Seth Miller, of that
city, and B. E. Lunny and G. L.
Wakefield, of Chicago, ILL.,, Oh art
cred the Queen City Railway Co.
Work has already commenced,
and the road is so be finished by
July l. The capital stock is $780,
600.
Manchester, Va.-The board of
supervisors of Chesterfield county
have been petitioned by VIM. III.
Palmer, T. VIM. Pemberton, Il. M.
r. Talcott and Geo. II. Jewett
for authority to build an electrical
railroad from Manchester to
Petersburg, a distance of about
twenty-One miles.
Norfolk, Vail. G. Whitehead,
treasurer of the Norfolk City
Railroad Co., writes that his com.
pany has about determined to
adopt the electric system, but not
even preliminary steps have as
Yet been taken to make the
change. The Suburban & City
Railway & Improvement Co., will
doubtless use electricity on it's
lines in conjunction with the Nor.
folk City Co.
Opelika, Ala.-H. B. Mccall has
been investigating with a view to
building street railway in
Opelika.
Vicksburg, Miss.-M. P. Hillyer,
of Topeka, Kans., the prime NOV
er in the Vicksburg Electric
Transit & Light Co., previously
reported, states that sufficient
funds are in hand to build the
electrical railroad in accordance
with the franchise granted as
soon as pending litigation is ont
of the way.
Wellsburg, w. Va.-The Wells.
burg & Lazearville Railroad Co.
has been Incorporated to build
the electrical railroad mentioned
last week.
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