Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-30
RAILWAY FkoM DosroN TO Prov.

H. -" " DENCE
o. Friday Ills ExceIlcncy the Governor communi
catedtbe following Message to both Houses Of III
IJ.esislafure Of Massachusetts.
= tssa4$emsn offae Senate. aud
House cfRepresenfaifcss,
- The B1Rri of Inierun Improvement have jui nov
stnmisbcd me with their Report Ia reference to
i 0uilwaS 7fSTi fc CITY of Boston 10 Providence, IL
the Siats of RlpIo Island, together with a mcmoii
Of the sfvvty, aai a plan Of the routes, by the Engi
uasrs. and an esiini'e of expense for tho consiruc'
ton oftho wor..
The manuscripts arc 50 vollminous as 10 create d
Claim upoa you. indulgence, in permitting ne Il
traysnii thc ~'<iginafs. that without delay they may
Ire At the disposal Of the Legislature. They will
b.. tonii 10 present encouraging considerations 10 the
proposed improvement.
Nv tho report AMI surrey, the following PROPOSE
,joni appear 10 be csuab.sicd:-
ThatIhe Rail Road may be constructed Oh either
I'll 100 routes, designated as Eastern and Western,
with liulc pre!orcnsc in tho election between them
aai in length OF way, not greater than the presea,
tJ:upike road.
That the inequalities of country ,hrongh the whole
distlncc, may be reduced for the track OF tho road,
~ a, elevation a; most Of 80 fec; in a mile, cxccp, IN
H.: single short section where it WILL not '''''i 60
Tdat horse powc viii be mos. cpsiiea, for app!i-
cation TO the uses Of This road.
That inc power Of a single hrsr, working seven
hD.rs in a day, anl travelling a, tho rate Of three
niles ~ hour, win be olui 20 the draft over the
rIi, Of nj least eight tons weight, inclusive Of the
weight ofthc carriage, cxccp. OIL the section of great
est INCLINATION, where additional power may con-
~ycnten.ly and with little er7en7r, b; a?piied.--ind
thai the same power OF; a single horse, working three
hours aday, will convey a carriage with twenty-five
passengers at the speed Of nine miles an hour.
That the best mode OF constructing the road will
\, with foundation tracks Of granite, having a Hat bar
Of iron secured by bolts TO the upper surface OF the
s,ene, OF w..;ch the wheels Of The carriage arc 10
nrovc.
Tia, ono soi of tracks, with s~iitlll, offsets anl
s.o-t side tracks, ut cqial distances on the rTld. VIII
ts sudicicn, for tho convenient aceoin'no! aiioa oitho
uayel.
That no expense OF constructing tho roal, in the
mns. thorough manner, with dur ihlc materials, will
not exceed eight tliousihl dollars per mile, and with
y.o,er additional allowances for Offsets and OCCASION
al side tracks, tho whole expense viii fan short Of
three hundred aad fifty thouslnl dollars; exclusive Of
the Compensation which may be cStcted for lani
takrn Cor tho use of the road, which it Is Suggested
will prs5 I5'y be Uncomfortable.
That from satisfactory estimates AMI calculations
ur,n the pr,ssl, travel and occasion Of transporta-
ton, the net incoa no Of receipts irorn the use OF tho
rull, after dcluciiny all charges los keeping it in re.
pair, Carriages. &c. ard nnon a saving OF Tone hall III
the prcsen, cost Of transportation. will amount to Il
81 n exccri!ns sixty thousand dollars Per annun.
TIM the construction Of tho road would be .!
r.cl, public a~lyan,ase, and a profitable Investment
al cipi.L.
Ties. pos:tiaIs arc sustained by 4 mass Of inForma.
ii,s, 4 representation OF facts, calcull.inrs and de-
JuH !ols, ana "A frcc 81 arE'lbcht, Niici VIII IcCoH-
mend the whole mater Of the report 70 your careful
attention, ard IL made public, by being printed, cam
rot fail to create a general ia;crcs, IN tho subject.
have thoagS: proper 10 present this synopsis Of
.hs coatcnis OF tho report, that tho results might be
unicrs'ooiby the members Of the Legislature, in an
tieipation ofihc probable opportunity which can be
afforded to them individually for examining Us pages.
- LINCOLN.
Covril chau1er, Jan. q, ls2S.
In Gaeir renort, which makes nincty.ious pages of
letter paper. the commissioners say .AccoEding 20
thc estimates the passages Of parsons vii! be- eqaiva-
lent TO SO, 600 over the whole length Of the road n,
81 each the transportation in wagons eqni'alen. to
thu Of 8 ,4j0 tons through the route 1929 tons ut an
average price Of 81 - per ton. and 3S2j toas az
cents per mile per ton) a. So Is, giving the gross
receipts Of $1,000; deducting from which 6,7dO for
expense Of horses, carriages and drivers for convey
ing passengers 3.506 for cxpcnces OF the heavy
tran 5~porttion also ten per cen, on tles, amounts
20 cover any error BIZ uader estimates Of these ex-
ceaccs and allowing 1000 dolls. per annun for super
intrndancc and repairs, making nearly lo.iOO; leaves
q nctt incnne ola little over 5000 dolls"