Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-09-28
VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
ruInn ANIMAL REPORT.

ANNUAL REPOkI
To the Stockholders of the Vermont Central f""odo Oo"P9
The Directors report that during the pastyear the "o " ~
srucon has been steadily prosecuted by the contractor under
h d, f the Board; and the purpose of showing what
r., ,a op ACCOMPLISHED well what remains to be DONE
M h General divisions of the road will be separately consid-
cred
THE CONNECTICUT RIVER DIVISION
r Division extends from Windsor the mouth OF White Itv-
er6een miles entirely graded and the bridges are built
ready for rails The crosstes for the supeuctue nave
sen delivered and paid for and lying the summit in
Roxbur ready transportation contract for rails OF Eng
s manufacture been made and that contract the sum
of has already paid The oadbed of this division
&c generally Of good material and nearly the whole is covered
with two feet excellent gravel To complete this DIVISION the
and depots required depot only has been
commenced to w.t. Windsor for which, however, the Company
has as yet been required make payment The Board has
determined build depot this point with suitable arrange
en of carouses required for the connection OF the
Central and Sullivan Railroads. a exceeding Sl5OOo;
and its construction commenced in the expectation that
the Sullivan Cheshire roads, connecting with the Central road
at Windsor will be completed the year. The remaining
depots required Harund and oueeche Village each e
mated at $500. The amount expended on this d.
i;, i; $780, 1876 sol
The estimated amount required to complete this D-
vision including superstrucure, rails, land DANA
ros and denos is SlSO,3S3 6U
To,,, cost s5e6,5ao 40
Making the cost s37,7 70 per me exclusive of furniture
H. THE WHITE RIVER DIVISION.
This division extends from point opposite West Lebanon
H to Norhed5 81 miles 1t has been graded and the rails
laid SO that running order Roxbury within ten
miles of the depot Norhed The road will be in operation
to the this week, and Mortified within the ensuing
month The of excellent Materials and has been in
good part graveed The masonry and bridges ALSO upon this
as upon Connecticut River DIVISION of the most substan
tal kind and the road far completed is in the opinion of
competent Judges among the best constructed in this
country
Depots of suitable size handsome and uniform appearance
and conveniently arranged have been contracted for and partly
constructed Those at Bethel Randolph Roxbu have been
bulthe costing sl1OO each and the last named 5000
The depot at Northfed which shall particularly
speak, is nearly completed Depots contracted for
the following places White River Village, $1,000, and Royal
ton and North Royaon $3.50 each The Royaton is
wholly built by the lberaty of citizens of that place. and about
half of that at North Royaton Other epots required will
be contracted for a similar prices
Freight houses cheap and uniform appearance
will be built these places and at other points
CURED Three stations of the approved kind have
already been eected and all of these buildings it believed will
entirely satisfactory the stockholders to economy and to
the public for their arrangements and appearance
After long and careful elaboration and examination, the Board
decided locate the Engine House and Machine Shop North
field From the experience other roads and the best noma-
ton they obtain they the conclusion that these
engagements be located the of road of this
ength-l5 The distance would be great for loco
motive to be taken from repairs inspection there
be either machine shopsone each end OF
the road-o the CENTRE and the the BETTER
Mortified CENTRE and also the northern side of the
summit at the Of section of five miles of forty feet
grade will be ready assist the heavy trains
ing North loaded with produce tits also the summit
where fall the heavy of winter and the engines this sta
will be hand always this difficulty the only
of the kind upon the whole line.
The fixing upon hat place for the machne-op and engine
house rendered necessary provide suitable for the
commodaon passengers while engines being changed
and also such will be proper for the officers clerks and bust
of the road a. B. Young Esq invited furnish de
signs for buildings suitable for such road which approved
of by the Directors and the President instructed have the
buildings readiness the opening of the road Norhfe
The Depot nearly finished, and be considered credtab
the architect who planned and the company which ha
caused its erecon and when understood that this building
has only Sl1 7l 90 believed that this expenditure will
be entirely satisfactory the stockholders.
The machneshop and engnehouse upon the appro
we'd plans well arranged and substantially built thus far at
very cost compared with like upon other roads,
Mr. Young having this day examined reports that the
ready expended these buildings ssOOO and the require
for completion will exceed S O0O-makng the whole
$4,000