The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-12-18
For the Voice of Freedom.
Railroad Annexation Extraordinary!

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1--WE understand that at a meeting last
week in Boston Of the Directors of the
Cheshire and Central Roads a connection
between the Two at or near Cheshire
Bridge was agreed upon," s.. 1t is ad
ded, that Henry Rice, Esq, Of Boston,
(well known to the writer hereof, rs a
merchant, distinguished for intelligence
and uprightness,) resigned his office as
Director Of the Cheshire road.
1t is passing strange that the Cheshire
Directors should have suffered themselves
TO be so grossly duped as this transaction
shows them 10 have been. The question
arises d: once, will the stockholders of the
| Cheshire road sanction this pretemded
conneriOn, afer their pledges to unite with
the Rutland road ? Nous verrons
To show The falIacous--l had almos,
said contemplate -pre:eusons Of the Cen,
trail Company 10 the right Of Occupying
any por ion of the Connecticut River Val
ley, we refer 10 their own act OF incorpo~
ration, and also to the &C, passed on the
5th day of November last.
The Is, and the ooh sections ofthc act
incorporating the Vermont Central Rail
road Company, are rs follows Sec. /,
said company to build rail.
road, from some point on the eastern shore
OF LIKE Champlain, thence up the valley
of Oaion river, and extending 10 point
on Connecticut, most convenient 10 meet
railroad, either from Concord New
Hampshire, or Filchbursh, Massachusetts,
10 said river.'
This section points out clearly where
said company may locate their load.-
The last section declares expressly where
they shall mol build IL; and if there is a
shadow Of doubt ia reference 10 the
meaning OF the ST section, the last is
clear and conclusive. Section 20tb,
is in the following words -" No,hing in
this act shall authorize said company 10
construct a railroad in the valLey of Con-
mectacu. rirer, so as 10 interfere with any
railroad that may hereafter be auhoriz,
ed 10 be made in said valley" This is
the entire and last section OF their act.
The 10Th section of the Rutland Railroad
Charter contains almost the same lan>
gaage, prohibiting the building Of their
road in the same valley.
Notwithstanding the Central company
are thus expressly shu; out from the Con-
necticu! river valley. by the terms of their
charter, yetthey keep up the ridiculous
farce of a pretended connection with the
Fitchburgh or Cheshire road, 10 accom-.
plish which, they must build their road
over = territory Of nearly 40 miles, which
they are expressly forbidden TO occupy.
A company had already been chartered
in 1885, called "the Connecticut and Pas
sumpsc Rivers Railroad Co.." and this
act, with all its powers, privileges and
impurities, was revived, and re-granted,
in an act approved Oct 81, 1913.
In addition to this. The legislature pass
ed an act, on the 5;h day of November
last, charering a new company, or dlvld-
ing the ground which the Old company
was permitted TO occupy, and giving that
portion extending from the mouth OF
White River down the Connecticut, las
far as Bfatle5oro, or TO the South line Of
the State 10 distinct company and that
portion extending up the Connecticut,
from the mouth of White River, 10 anoth-
er company.
The Connecticut and Passumpslc Riv-
ers Company have already notified
meeting Of their Stockholders, on the 18Th
day Of January next, for the purpose, a.
mong o.her things, of acting upon the &c
ceptance Of this ac'.
But Notwithstanding these acts Of the
legislature, both before and since the Cen
trail road was chartered, granting 10 an
other company The right Of constructing
below the mouth Of White River, and re-
curing Citizen to commence and complete
The building ofMeir road, from Tie s0"'A-
ern terminus, and within specified time,
vet this same Central company have the