Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-02-12
RAILROADITIES.

was limited to the Grading, Masonry and Bridging
lony. Writing we did from memory, this cir
cnmsance escaped notice. Adding the superstruc-
ture and other expenses Leonarl's estimate of the
Gulf route was less than Carriers estimate of the
4 Mortified route. The comparative statement still
farther added the cost of repairs and running Of
the excess of distance TO the Mortified route
making the Gulf route Sl52,375 90 the cheapest,
according to Leonard's estimates. Mr.. LIS esti-
mate, however, was regarded as entirely inadequate
for road on his own plan and the plan itself so
far as the Gulf was concerned, was deprecated as
being altogether impracticable and unsafe. The
true statement Of this part Of the would there
fore have been, that Carriers line through North
field was considered better than Leonard's survey
through the Gulf, admitting the estimated differ
ence of expense in favor of the latter.
o. For the information of all concerned, we
publish the following extract from secs. Z and of
the charter of The Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany. 1t will be seen that the company may take
the land required that the parties should agree if
they can, and that commissioners are to decide in
case of disagreement, from whose decision an APP
peal may be taken to the County Court.
Said corporation, by their officers or servants,
may enter upon such line or route so to be desp-
mated as aforesaid for said road, to lay out said
road, not exceeding six rods in width through the
whole length of said line or route: and said COM
pany may enter upon, take possession and use all
such lands and real estate, may be necessary for
the construction of said rail road, and the accom-.
mediation requisite and appertaining to the same;
and may take and hold all such grants and dona-
tons of land and real estate, as may be made to
said company, TO aid in the construction, mainten-
ance and accommodation Of said road.
Provided, that all lands or other real estate,
thus entered upon and used by said company, which
have not been granted or given to said company,
shall be purchased by said company from the own
ers of the same and in case of disagreement A.
bout the price Of such lands, and before the making
of any portion of the road thereon, any two of the
Judges of the Supreme Court upon application for
that purpose by said company, shall appoint three
dlsinterested commissioners to determine the dam
| ages which the owner or owners of such lands or
real estate may have sustained, or shall be likely to
sustain, by the occupation of the same for the pur-
poses aforesaid, and upon the payment of the dam
| ages determined upon by such commissioners, with
the costs and charges thereupon accruing by said
company, or upon said company depositing, in such
bank as said commissioners shall direct the amount
| OF such damages, with the cost and charges aore-
said, to the credit of the person persons to whom
such damages and costs have been awarded by said
commissioners such bank giving notice personally
!
or persons, that such deposit has been made by said
company, said company shall be deemed to be seiz-
ed and possessed of all such lands or real estate
as shall have been appraised by said commission
ers Said commissioners shall give three days no.
tce to the occupants or owners of the lands TO be
appraised, of the time and place, when and where
they will attend to such appraisal and when such
appraisal is made, they shall deliver to said compa
ny a written statement of the same, with. de-
scripon Of the land or real estate so by them ap-
praised, which, within sixty days thereafter, said
company shall cause to be recorded IN the town
clerks office of the town where such lands or real
estate lie and in case the owner Of lands or real
estate, taken by said company, shall be a married
woman, an infant, idiot or insane or shall not
side in the state, then said company shall cause the
damages, sustained by such owners, to be determ-
inod in the nnnnor above prescribed, and shall pay
the same to the owners last above mentioned, when
the same shall be lawfully demanded, with the in
teres thereon at the rate Of six per cent. per an
mum, which said damages and the interest thereon,
shall be specific lien upon the real estate of said
company, and shall be preferred before any other
demand against said company no application shall
be made to said commissioners to determine DANA
ges which may be sustained, unless made within
three years from the time of taking said land
SEC. 8. Should the company, or the owner of
any land or materials, feel aggrieved by the dccis-
ION of the commissioners, either party may, within
ninety days after the making of such decision. ap-
! such
land or other real estate lies and the decision of
such court shall be final, and said court shall tax
cost for either party, as shall be just and equitable
o. We cut this paragraph from the Rutland
Herald:
"Thc earnest appeals that have for so long
time been made by us for aid from Boston, and
their deafness to the reasons so long urged upon
them, has induced many of the earliest and most
ardent friends of the original project, to give their
decided preference to the Southern route Albany
and Troy, too are beginning to manifest a little
anxiety as it regards this question of direction
and well they may. We had always supposed that
when they saw the danger of the trade Of Western
Vermont leaving them, they would begin to bostr
themselves. In view then, of all these points in
the case, it behooves our Boston friends-if they
would yet secure to themselves the trade Of this
most productive portion of New England-to a.
rouse themselves fully to the Importance of this
great enterprise = and what they do, that they
should do quickly"
This holding out the trade of Western Yer
mont" to both Boston and New York is good Joke.
But let us suppose that Boston has built the Mount
Holly road to Rutland, and that New York has ex-
tended her two arms to the same place, by Ben
nington and by Whitehall what is the road from
Rutland TO Burlington in that case? 1t strikes us
that it would be emphatcally New York road it
is to feed two New York roads to one for Boston.
On the other hand the Central road would take
business at Burlington for Boston, which now goes
; to New York. This was our position last year,
when considering the two roads in their applica-
ton TO Boston; and we cannot but be gratiRed to
, see our Rutland friends now sustaining that posi-
sition fully. They will yet acknowledge not only
tina: the position was right, but that when the Cen
trial road was conending for existence in Boston,
it was the duty of its friends to take this ground
ST. LAWRENCE AND ATLANTIC RAILRoAp.-At
the meeting of the proprietors in Montreal on the
22d ult. it resolved to enterin such agreements
with the company in Maine, as may be mutually
beneficial, and to employ engineers to make more