Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-12
DOMESTICK NEWS

RAILROAD TO LOWELL. At the last
session of the Legislature, a resolution
was passed on the petition of a number
OF gentlemen, authorizing the Governors
to appoint an Engineer to make survey
of a railroad from Boston to Lowell. Mr..
Hayward was appointed under this resolu-
ton to make the survey, and his report
was yesterday communicated by the Gov
ernour to the Legislature.
The report describes the various ex-
amnations which were made of the diff
ferent routes between Boston and Lowell.
and after indicating two entire routes
which were selected TO be surveyed, pro-
ceeds to describe particularly those two,
and the results of the surveys and esti-
mates made upon them. These two
routes are called the Eastern and West
ern. The former begins on the Boston
termination of the Warren Bridge. and
proceeds through the Main-st. in Charles.
town, and by the Medtord turnpike to
near the village in Mediord, crosses the
'old road, and the river in direction to
the new road near MIR. Furness's. and
thence proceeds near the stage road to the
upper part Of Woburn village. Thence
1t crosses TO the left, crosses the Middle
sex Canal half mile from the village.
passes through the Westerly part OF VIII
mlngton, and the Easterly part of of Bill
erica, near Billerica Mills, and thence in
nearly straight line to Davis's corner. in
Lowell.
The Western route begins OH the Bos-
ton termination of Craigle's Bridge, pass.
es on the Westerly side of Prospect Hill
OF Medtord Pond, and of Horn Pond
Hill, crosses Horn Pond meadow. and
meets state road at Cummings corner. in
Burlington. 1t proceeds thence, partly
by the stage road, but occasionally divert
ing from 1t, and passes between Blllerica
Meeting house and Fox Hill, and unites
with the other route near Blllerica Mills.
The Eastern route is % miles and z2
chains IN length the Western % miles
and 70 chains The distance by the stage
road is "A miles IL chains, and Ia stli5nt
liHC, ~ uIllSS i've chains.
On making tile survey it was found that
The Southerly part Of tile Western route,
and the Northerly part OF the Eastern
route, are the most favourable, and that
these favourable sections admit OF being
united in one route, called the middle
route. The middle route thus formed is
20 miles and 81 chains in length. This is
a little longer than either OF the othertwo.
but 1t has the advantage Of being much
more level. The road may be made upon
It without all inclination III any part ex.
ceedlng 26 feet in mile, and the distance
Will be malt mile shorter than by the
present stage road. This route has also
the advantage Of being free from angles,
or shorter curves than OF radius of ;3UUO
feet, and of atfording foundation for a
road.
The estimated cost of making a single
| railroad on this last described route, TO be
constructed OF stone rails, surrounded by
by iron tracks, is $l07 $50, or S7,Il0
per mile. This estimate allows 49,, ri
Tor excavation and entertainments $40, 261
Tor bridges, culverts and drains $l7,7
Tor foundation tor the rail stone 500, oil
Tor rail stone at Is cents per running foot !;
$50, 94o ior cutting the stone. and drilling
holes "a $50 for the iron rails, at sos per
ton; Sl,74S for fastnings for the rails
SI2, 474 for levelllng the rail stone and
fastening the rails, and 1892 for grub
blng, crossing roads, and gravelling.
The estimate for double road, con-
structed in the same manner on the same
route, is S3i9,S 1888, or $l3,544 per mile.
Bost. Dai. .4dv. Jan. z.