Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-10-16

Chit That the Baldwinsyille will TO the Cor
poaon much greater amount Of local business IN pass
euger and freight to be received along he line Of me road
and that such passengers and freight VIII be received upon
the road than f the Wnchendon route should be adopted
9Th That road upon the Baldwnsvile route will better
accommodate the public especially the towns of Gardner,
Templeion Hubbardston and Phllipston, than road
the Wnchendon line while the town Of Wnchendon will
be well accommodated by road on the Badwnsvie route
or BY the Cheshire Rairoad.
sih That, including the whole line from fairbanks to
South Royalston the general character the Soils and
earth formations on the Baldwinsvle route are more ia.
vorabe for railroad than theWinchendon line, al
though portions of each line equally favorable
On the Wnchendon line, there evidence Of ledge rock
where deep excavations required but shafts had
been sunk in those Places the amount Of ledge rock
not ascertaned but there TO believe that is
siderable There also the Winchendon line several
swamps Of considerable extent in which soundings
feet deep The mud, in these swamPs, is SOFT and there is
good believe that the embankmen required upon
them would sink 10 the bottom either when the road should
be made, or at a subsequent period.
As have not in possession, the prohles Of this line
unable the OF these swamps,
the average depth of the soundngs On the Baldwnsve
line several places pointed out by the petitioners, in
which II supposed ledge rock would be found, but in
these places shafts were sunk during The hearing BY the
respondents and ledge rock was found and we think
little, fsny will be found on this line There are no
EEamps on the Baldwinsvle route, in which an embank-
nent would be liable TO sink but there upon II some
lsees where excavations are required through wet land
" hich would require draining.
From Fairbanks Mill the summit each line, there
considerable difficulties aud the construction Of road
hat portion Of oither route would be expensive These
dc Mites howayer, be on both routes with
rea sOnabs expense have taken them into
side taoa estimating the comparative cost Of road
the two lines is unnecessary TO state particulars relating
to hem The soils, along the greater portion Of each Of
the two lines are dry add favorable the construction
laroad and obstacle appeared either route which
adered the construction Of road upon mpracicable
As difference in the grades the two lines east
Nv respective summits appeared that by the
sy Of Mr. ward the maximum grade between fitchbug
nd Fairbanks MILL in Ashburnham was sixty feet per
nile, line common both TO the Baldwinsvlle and
Hnchendon route and that subsequent to MIR Hayward
surveys being made two lines had been surveyed
between these points, which the maximum grade was
ffty-fve feet per mile
From Fairbanks Mill to the summit, each line,
satisfied that Eimum the Winchendon line would
be feet per mile less than the Baldwinsve
line and that the latter line, between those points the
maximum grade would not exceed tina, between Fairbanks
and Ftchburg, upon line exhibited to US And we VIII
here remark that from Fchbug the points oil divergence
ofthe two lines did not appear that either Of the lines
surveyed had been adopted by the corporation as Tue oca
ton Of the road.
These are, substantially, the material facts which were
proved satisfaction, by the evidence introduced Al
The hearing, and by careful personal examination OF the
different routes before mentioned reasonable Limitation
of this statement well as the nature and amount oil he
evidence rendered necessary for us TO conhne oursev
general statement of the important facts which de
termned decision, without pretending to aude TO al
the Arguments and suggestions of COUNSEL and the esmo
ny of Witnesses which Influenced our opinion
Testimony introduced, in relation to the expected
business Of the Cheshire Railroad and the connection
that road with the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad
and considerations urged as TO the advantage
of such connection being made at certain points on the Win
chendon ana BaldWnsVule routes ioi ~"
posed alteration of the location of the road We salts
fed that such connection Of these roads could easily b
made either on the Baldwiusvllle Winchendon line
But satisfied that any Of these considerations
connected with the expected business OF the Cheshire a
road is sufficient to require justify the injurious conse
quences which the alteration prayed for would bring upo
the business and convenience Of portion Of the community
for whose accommodation the Vermont and Massachusett
Railroad was especially designed we convince
that the Of the stockholders oil the las
named road would be promoted by the yielding up oil
important advantages both Presen, and prospective
by the present location of their road for any contngen
benefits which would be likely to result from connexio
with the Cheshire road point WHERE under the pres
ent location, union could conveniently be made.
WILLIAM CRAWFORD,) co.,,,
JEROME GARDNER, , -....s;s.;SSn,r,
JOSEPH BRUCE,