Evening journal., 1900-07-28
NJ AKENG SURVEY
FOR CHCIL TROLLEY
viii Extend From EIktOn to
Chesapeake City
By Way Of Cherry Company
Now Obtaining the Necessary
Rights Of Way
speclai to he evening Journal.


Ekton. Md. July 2S-George T. Dee
gan and Frederick Drake, experienced
railway engineers. have been engaged
this week in making a survey over the
route of the electric railway to be con-
structed between Elkton and Chesapeake
City hy the recently organized Cherry
Hill, lllkton and chesapeake City EleC-
trio Railway Company. The officers OF
the company. John NJ. Kennedy, presi-
dent. and Captain Ambrose Higgins, see
retary and treasurer, of Philadelphia, and
Thomas Il. Decgan, OF Philadelphia, were
in Elkton to-day ON several matters Of
business connected with the road and the
obtaining of any needed right Of way
over private property bordering on the
public highway.
Tho surveys So far made between Elk
ton and Chesapeake City have been
chiefly TO establish grade lines and ascer-
tain the hills and inclines that would be
encountered. so as TO be able to estimate
the power required and the weight Of
overhead copper wire necessary to carry
the nropeling current. The width of the
pubnc road varies considerably In the
narrowest place it is thirty-four feet, and
its greatest width is forty-three feet II
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private field fences encroach upon the
boundary Lines of the road, and which
will ho investigated.
The present intention Of the company
and contractor is to run the track ON the
cast or left side of the road going in the
direction OF Chesapeake City, the rails
being laid as close TO the side fences as
practical The use of the public high
way is granted the company 10y the char
ter passed by the last Legislature. but
the conditions under which this privilege
can he taken advantage of are TO be de-
terminod by the County Commissioners.
The Board of Commissioners has not as
yet been in session to consider the matter,
but it is likely that it win require the
company TO relieve the county of pnrt OF
the expense of maintaining the highway.
In the narrow sections OF the road the
company of necessity may have 60 acquire
strips OF land from property owners.
The track will be on the pattern of
steam roads OF the Trail type the gauge
four feet eight and one-half inches. The
laying of the ties would not interfere with
or occupy any part of the road along
which driving is now done, and the ex-
perience of other roads so constructed
NA'Hh iit HiAHMhA as iuNl lNe running nl
the cars offers no obstacles of conse-
quencc TO teams. Horses soon become
accustomed TO the cars and the greatest
care would hc exercised by the motor
men. who would stop in case ans
trouble with teams was apprehended.
Three bridges are encountered between
Elkton and Chesapeake City This does
not include the crossing Of the canal at
the latter place. as the present survey
only runs To the Park Hotel. In addition
Go the above, trestlc will have to he
constructed al Waterford three miles be-
low Nlkton. where the stream runs over
the road and is fordcd by teams. The
bridge over Back creek near Chesapeake
City. would have 10 be wdened and
strengthened.
Yesterday and to-day the surveyors
were In Elkton looking over the route
here Tho first object is 10 go as clos,
as possible TO the railroad station with
out crossing the tracks.