The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-03
ELKTON AND SOUTHERN ROAD.

member of the Board is Samuel Eng land.
IELKTON AND SOUTHERN ROAD.
Opposition to it's Efforts - Secure an
Appropriation.
ANNAPOLIS, February 1.-The Ways
and Means Committee was kept busy Tor
some time this morning hearing argu"
ments for and against favorable report
on the bin TO transfer the appropriation
of $4,000 from the EIkton and Middle
town Railroad Company to the ne"
Elkton and Southern Railroad Company
which claims to be its successor. fhe
discussion brought out number OF new
phases of the case Mr.. Bernard Carer
counsel for the PENNSYLVANIA R'ilroa"
| Company, appeared l. the irteresg OF the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Company, aud asked that &C
ton on the bill be delayed for "A week.
Nj Carter said that the Pennsylvania
Company is now ready to begin tue
building of the Elkton and Middletown
Road to which the appropriation Of S56,-
600 now sought to be transferred TO the
Eikton and Southern Read had been
given in 1880. But if this was objection
able, he wanted an opportunity for
further conference with his people with
the view of obtaining their consent to
build a road from Elkton to Massey's.
| If this consent is secured ne thought it
would meet the wants of the section
through which the Elktou and Southern
will pass and will be satisfactory. Mr..
Carter said if he can obtain consent to
build this last named road, it will be
commenced within four or Eve months
aud finished within two years. Ii will
traverse the same territory to be covered
by the Elkton and Southern.
He further said that he understood
that Mr.. Jacob Tome, who was an
incorporation in the Elkton and Middle
town Road, and other incorporators
would desire an amendment to the bill
town Railroad be built in two years,
work to begin in four or five months
that the transfer OF the money be not
made. He would urge the amendment
Row, he said, but that he desired a weeks
time to confer with Presidents Roberts
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to see whether that Company was ready
to go ahead and build the Elkton and
Middletown Railroad in tho direction
that the county desired-that is via
Chesapeake City to Massey's in Kent
county.
Ex-senator John S. Writ, of Cecil
who is one of the incorporators Of The
Elkton and Southern, said that the road
WAS purely local enterprise and should
have been considered and passed upon
by the delegation from Cecil county.
Tire road is TO De managed by represent
alive men OF that cnnu,s and tbs rou
has been chosen. l. is not leasouab g
to delay further, because the Philadel
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company had had twenty-four
years to build the line desired and had
not done 50. When this new line is pre-
posed they seek to delay its C Instruction
by asking further time. They had to all
intents and purposes abandoned both
the Ekton and Masseys and the EIktou
and Middletown Roads. He denied that
there had been a proposition on the part
either of the Pennsylvania or the b, Il
o. Royd to build the Elkton and South
ern, though there had been negotiations.
He said the county was willing for the
Pennsylvania to build the road, but the
money should be under local control.
The new line would cross the Penn
sylvnia az Elkton and connect with the
B. & o. near Chllds. Promises of aid in
building the Elkton and Southern had
been made by persons not connected
with either of the two lines named
above.
Mr.. Lamar, a member of the commit
tee asked Mr. Writ if he was willing to
put in the bill the provision suggested
by MIR. Carter.
| Mr.. Writ said he was not, for it
would be just as well not to pass the
bill.
Dlegate Wooley, from Cecil county,
who was present, said he would be salts
fed if the Pennsylvania would build the
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they had positively declined to do so.
| Mr.. Carter said this was not so, but
there Was division of sentiment as to
the route He therefore asked further
hearing next Thursday, when be would
know President Roberts plans. He
further said that he thought q provision
could be placed in the bill making the
money payable only when the road was
completed.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that this would be
unfair to the new road.
Mr.. H. H Brady, of Chesapeake City,
an incorporation in both the EIkton aud
Middlstown and the Elkton and South
err, said that he was willing that the
PENNSYLVANIA should build the naw road
if they would run the line whore the
people desired II thu new line is built
it will be feeder of the Blltimcre aud
Ohio, the engineers of which company
made the survey. 1t might also, in time
form link in q line down the Eastern
shore
The committee determined to continue
the hearing in the matter next Weaues-
DAY morning.
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