The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-09-26
RUTLAND AND BURLINGTON
RAILROAD.

From an examination of q cousider.hI.
portion Of the Rutland and Burlington Ri
road, i,om New Haven northwards. which ,.,
had the pleasure TO make in COMPANY VIM
one of the Contractors, Mr.. CHAMBER1,,x
last Saturday, we are hnppy 10 believe ,ba;
more than uree-quarters OF the entire WORK oc
grading (incleding masonry Gel on the d.,
vision extending from Burlington 10 Middle.
bury, is completed. The n,unner in which
The work has been done, too, is no less cred.
liable 10 the Contractors (Messrs. CHANpFR-
LAIN, STRONG & Co.! than 10 the fidelity of
the Chief Engineer and his accomplished
Assistants 10 the interests ofIhe Corpora,io,
and the public.
The Bridge Masonry at the crossing Of
the La PIaue, in Shelburne, is compleIeJ
and is very noble piece of work ;-be;nG
constructed las is all the heavy mason work
on this Division of the Road Of the verv
line Limestone from the Quarries in Essex
N. I.-Thc splendid piece OF work M tic
crossing OfIhe New Haven River, lat Bee
mans Hollow is also making rapid pro-
| gress.-This Is heavy work the heaviest
and most expensive, we suppose. mon tho
| whole line and from the very thorough and
substantial manner in which il is Ioinr IN
will form, when completed, one of the finest
specimens oi Bridging and Bridge Masonry
in New England
The grading on the whole line from Bur
lington to Bellows Falls. is progressing with
increased rapidity, VIC understand, wnhin the
past Two or three weeks; and q large sec
ton ofihe road on the East side ofihe Noun
tain will be in complete readiness for tho
Cars whenever the Cheshire Road NAV be
prepared 10 receive them.
Some 5000 tons oil The Rails have airc,Jv
been delivered by the Contractors. and are
now arriving at our wharf, and NJ Vercrnnrs
, several hundred tons having aIrcadv
been deposited near The Depot Grounds =,
Burlington. The rail is of the descr;n,ion
known us the II rail, and weighs Co lbs. 10
The yard. Locomotive, the 'lSanluckel.'
tnOf the Nat Tucker J hes also been rccciy
cd here, and attracts much curiosity and in
ieresI- We suppose it is 10 be used princi-
pally rs a Grading Engine. and for purro-
ses connected with the finishing of thu
track
We understand that nj recent meeting
OF the Directors, held At Rutland on the 10 /,
inst SAMUEL HEHsnAw, Esq. Of Boston. was
appointed Treasurer Of the Company. Mr..
HENsnAw was present and accepted tho trust.
This appointment, from the drfervedly hI,h
character Of Mr.. HENsHAw. and rhe excel
lent reputation he bears among hu. LEGS en-
in Boston, and wherever ne is known, canuot
fail to give great and general satisfaction.
Mr.. SwiFr. of MlddIebury, who has hi,licr-
10 performed the responsible duties OF Treas
urer in most acceptable manner, remains.
we are informed. as Assistant Treasurer.
On the whole. we most cordially ronprai-
ulaie The public on the near approarh oil The
time when this splendid enterprise viii BE-
completed and the iron horse will he snort
ing through The rich valley of Wcs,ern Vrr-
mont, with The varied pruducrians OF our
fertile soil in the bright track Of his fiery
car Huntington Free Press.
&C. We learn that the appointment Of j
Treasurer n Boston was made. for the rca-
son that The fiscal transactions Of this. like ali
other large monied corpornlionsin New Eu.-
land. are mainly conducted in Boston /,
should be distinctly understood, however.
that this change, 50 far az country business
is concerned. is little more linn nominal, and
that the former Treasurer, SAINT Swift. ESQ,
who has hitherto so ably and faithfully CON
Quoted this branch Of The business of the Cor
poralion, will remain in the discharge Of the
same duties az heretofore.