Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-04-23
pA11.RnAn MATTERS.

mile west of the State House; and that from this
point near Dog River the line was located across
the Winooski and down the same 10 Burlington -
Under this arrangement each train would have 10
be run into the village and back on The same line to
the mouth of Dog River, and was of course far
from being satisfactory to the people of this place.
Fresh surveys were therefore ordered, and these
resulted in two new lines from Dog River into this
village, and also new, direct and highly satslac-
tory line from thence westward towards Burlington
"A line in which the agents Of the company, and
we believe all our citizens, happily concurcd.-
There was also a general, and probably we may
say unanimous concurrence, in occupying the rear
of State Street, from a point nearly opposite the
State House up to the North Branch, and near the
centre of business, for ground for passenger and
freight dcpots, and other fixtures. The question
remaining to be settled was as to the line from Dog
river into the village, and the choice was TO be
made between the original line, Tor one in that Vi
cinitv and what's called the Gap line, lying near
ly midway between Dog river and the depot grounds
Upon this the advice Of stockholders and citizens
here was asked and the strongly prevailing prefer
ence was for the gap line; but at the same time
it was represented, by several Of the heaviest
stockholders, AMI in the unanimous proceedings
of public meeting, consisting Of stockholders and
citizens, that if the direct Burlington route should
be adopted, and line diyergng from that to
Mortified at point not exceeding one third Of a
mile from the dcpotso tlat all trains east or west
will come to the depot in.Montpelicr as perman-
ent arrangement-it would be satisfactory to our
citizens and quiet the uneasnes3 which has pre-
vailed. In the event of such location also, the
subscribers to the paper above named ayerred that
they should most chccrfuy pay all assessments on
their stock.
Under this state Of facts, with the papers above
alluded to from stockholders and citizens of Mont
pelicr, and the report of the Chief Engineer and
profile Ct the routes before them, the question
was considered by the Board of Directors on
Thursday last. At this meeting the Montpelier
Directors were not present, though they had been
previously copsulted, and their views were well
understood to be in concurrence with those Of their
fellow citizens here. 1t was found by the report Of
the Engineer that the gap line presented an oscen-
ding grade directly from the DEPOT grounds OF forty
feet to the mile to the summit through the gap :.
that at that grade, highly Objectionable from its
location, this line was estimated at about $50
0O0 over the remaining one which is level or near
ly so Z; and that the reduction of the grade would
greatly increase this excess of expense. Anxious,
as we believe the Board was, to extend every ia
cility and meet every wish al this exceedingly I'M
portant point upon the road, 1t was unanimously OF
opinion that the stockholders at large would not
Justify or sustain them in preferring more costly
and yet inferior line for every purpose, to cheap
er and better one. The opinion also unanl-
it was an opinion based as well upon
the laws of engineering as upon practical expert
ence that the gap line is as inferior in reference
to the interests of Montpelier, it is for the pur
poses Of the company. The resuks were, thatin
consideration of the report of the engineer and the
papers presented from Montpelier, the Board unan-
imously discontinued the location from near the
mouth of Dog river directly across the Winooski,
and then adopted the original line from Dog River
to Montpelier, with all practicable improvements,
together with the direct Burlington line from this
village, and also extended the line in the village
through the proposed depot grounds, upon terms
which it is believed will prove mutually satlsiacto-
ry and advantageous, both to the company and to
the present land owners The latter is on the con-
diton that all the owners give the lands upon the
terms which were agreed to by those OF the own
ors who were present at the tilc this arrangement
was first suggested.
In fine, the line from this village towards Burling
ton and the location OF the depot grounds, have
been adopted precisely as was desired oy our citi-
zens, and the location of the line from Boston into
the village has been left so as to be made as near
to that which was preferred by this village as is
consistent with the obligations of the Board to the
stockholders at large and this effort of the Board
to harmonic the interests, both of this place and of
the company, is met in corresponding spirit by the
stockholders here, the work will at once be commen-
ced upon this part of the line We regard this ar
rangement contract imposing mutual q perpct-
ual obligations upon the parties; and taking all the
circumstances into consideration, we believe that a
better arrangement could not nave been made. It
is almost precisely like the line at Lowell, Mass;
and according to the notions which seem to have
prevailed here it is better than the lines at Wor-
ceser or Springfield, Mass. yet at all these impor.
ant points, after years Of practical experience, we
believe there never has occurred the slightest diff
Guilty. Looking TO the possible, nay probable oc
curences in the future such as the construction
of other lines of more or less Importance either
north east or south-lhis arrangement in our place,
for the opportunity which it gives for ample Gepot
grounds near the centre of business is unquestion-
ably the very best; and we regard it to be of the
utmost Importance to secure this great point now,
when it can be so easily and so well done.
We extract the following from the last number
of the Bunler-Hlll Aurora, the editor of which has
recently been oyer most of the line Of the Central
road:
From what we have seen Of the Vermont Cen
trail Railroad with respect both to the line of its
route, and the vigorous manner in which the Con-
tractor has commenced his work, we feel fully au-
thorlzed to congratulate the company in the pros
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