The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-16
SECURING RIGHTS OF WAY.
EIkton Middletown and Massey's Rail
road

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road surveys.
The EIktou. Middletown and Massey S
Railroad Company is now securing the
rights of way for the construction of the
road from Elkton to Chesapeake City,
through its representative, MIR. George
| s. Woolley. Mr.. Woolley has been
negotiating all the week with the prop
| erty owners along tho line, and has
closed articles Of agreement with Messrs
Frank Devaliuger and George Denney,
upon which purchases a payment has been
made, and the full amount will be paid
them upon the delivery OF the deeds.
The requirements of the Act of the
last G encral Assem- bly,, Whereby the COM
pany receives the original State appro-
priation OF $50 900, are that actual coz
structiou be begun on the road by
August /, 1894, and that the line be
completed as far as Csciton byAugust l,
1895, and to Masseys, Kent county, by
August I, 1896.
owners and all property rights secured
between EIkton and Chesapeake City as
soon as possible, and which will be the
case as far as NJ .sseys and Middletown
upon the completion and adoption of the
surveys.
Tha entrance iuto EIktcn is still to be
determined upon, but which, inferring
from the present determination of the
company, will be made at the east end of
the town.
The part of the line, as determined
upon. begins a third of a milo east
OF the pablo road at what is known
as the White Hall farm lane, aud
parallels the road for a distance Of
about three miles, crossing over tho
farms of II. Il. Mitchell, Frank DsVal-
niger, Henry Myers, George L. Denney,
Richard Lodge and the Grooms estate,
crossing the road at the Watts property
aud continuing III an air line to Chesa
peake City, striking about one hun
bred yards cas- of the corporate limits,
crossing tbs canal on the property of the
Boulder estate. Previous to reaching
the canal the farms of Toward Lorraine
anu the Bra ton estate are crossed.
The corps of engineers are now at
Chesapeake City, engaged in the permau
ent surveys south of thai point, But one
survey has yet been run between Chesa
paake City aud Csoilton, and two be
tween Chesapeake City and Middletown,
the branch being two and one half miles
bsIow the former place.
The entrance into Ekton has been
considered By three surveys from the
fixed point mentioned, at the White Hall
lane one third OF mile East OF the
public road on oh) prop3c5y Of d.. II. FL
Mitchell, and are as follows:
First-Following the Old railroad
bank across tho Holly Hall property,
paraliel!ing the causeway, crossing the
river al high elevation, over the Office
OF the Scott Fertilizer works, across the
Green opposite the Episcopal Church,
crossing main street at lhe property of
George Cosdoa, now occupied by George
b. Kerfoot, and intersectng the p. w
and B. tracks near the Canning factory.
Sscpud-From White Hall lane, by
old railroad bank, to Partridges Hill
(Elkton). Tnis survey Offers the least
feasible route through the town.
Third-The third route surveyed,
and which from present indications is
being most favoTably considered by the
company, is what is known as the east
survey. This line will leave the 2. W.
s. Is. railroad east of the town near the
colOred church, and making q wide
detour, cross the Booth property. and at
grade of about twenty feet below the
level, cross Main street at the Bratton
lots bordering on the Presbyterian manse
Oh the north side and the residence OF
Reuben +. lamar on the south, then
crossing the property Row occupied by
William Trayers, goes over the race of
Mitchell's mill cast OF the covered bridge,
parallels the road Oh the farm OF Miss
Mary McIutire about 800 feet, then
crosses the road diagonally running by a
straight line across the property of Mrs.
Creswell TO land of r. c. Lewis, near the
barn on Mrs. Creswell's farm, crossing
the Cieland farm to the already deter
mine1 point on he Mitchell property.
Where The line crosses East Main
street below its grade, a cut 20 feet wide
is proposed.