New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-23
with the old road. Mr. Child. made the following
statement Of the comparative advantages Of the old
road and Of ID. pronosed rnad

with the old road. Mr. Child. made the following
statement Of the comparative advantages Of the old
road aud Of the proposed road:
Length Of road .......lo3 SLIGO miles % -loo miles
Whole rise ami fsn......I.672 81
Curvature deg dsd>cg1 s. COS l.z35
Level rood ............. $500 miles II 31ln0 miles
Mr. Chilss sso stated that frelgh, could be trans.
ported cheaper the propo,ed road than the old.
/ Mr. Childs estimated Il as high as 20 per cent Mr.
Wiley another engineer, stated {. st much less, and
taat the expense Of running road increased IN
proportion . ts length lie farther stated that though
the general expenses Of road greater on heavy
grades yet tha, the speed Of train not proportion
ably affected, the descending grades partially eo'Pen
sstng for the ascending Moreover there "a i' 70
the number Of which can be formed 'N'0 "@4H'
however level the rosd may be-
Il vas also proved by the SuPerintendeH~ tnA' 'ne
presen, roads are cspebe doing eight times the ou'
which il q, presen offered, and that they Intend
., tsv o. d,,,bl, rack as soon their means permit
,rt -. .ui,v of saving time the direct route was
a., 5',e5 but il was argued that this would be losi
., the terminus as the regular arrangement OF through
,,,i,, ,.euH not be disturbed to accommodate por-
- ~ tho througb.;raycl which might come over the
-, ,oyie Il was also stated that the Auburn and
rochester Road was 10 be- shortened II miles soon
=. the means Of making the improvement, could be OBJ.
I tanned
! The Committee then 60 into the question OF what ef
feet the proposed road would have the existing
lines They quote report recently made to the Leg.
isiature q Massachusetts, that when Railroad is
asked for iis probable effect on existing Roads should
be carefully considered snd if i. should appear that
the Road viii be a competing line for the same
business and will seriously inufe the value Of existing
lines, very great public exigency should be made
- q - q
Judge story in the Charles River Bridge case:
" o. baas and c1mpanes pv
mere private cofpnfs,s psaes- joy The brai Of The s'tAoa
soa ap alea they peas-h b., grants Of ene- br+se-
f.'' a s''r ~ hr of p ani .1e pfop-,f,
ih- penalty Of .sie4eai Dr u.-.rn n.e -et'
The Committee argue tnat the Legislature compelled
the present Roads 10 adopt the routes they did then
the roads built under great embarrsssments snd
that in lsf7 the Legislature passed &C. compelling
them to relay their tracks with heavy iron at
y nse Of 81 10000 and that since their construction
these roads have not paid y per cent on their cost
that The way travel entirely insufficient TO pay
hall the ordinary running expenses and they decide
that the new Road would utterly ruin the present
Road. They are Of opinion that the travel on this
line is not sufficient for both Roads and tina, the
fares would be increased instead Of dimnished-ihst
the state 10 loaning its credit to the amount Of
s40O 0O0 10 aid in the construction of these Roads in
duced individuals to embark funds Tor their completion,
giving The state priority and it would therefore be IN
Just for the state when thus secured and prohtng by
the construction OF the Road by this 10 render
y4lueess the investment Of private stockholders tha,
the reserved right Of the state take the Roads within
fifteen years from their completion paying the or
gnal Investment and 10 per cent. might fairly be re-
gsrded Implied guarantee that the state would do
directly or indirectly to impair the value Of the
franchise during the existence Of the charter that the
State has recognized the rights OF established lines Of
travel against conflicting lines established by legislative
enactment by grants of damages and that even under
only the agitation Of this project the stocks Of the old
Roads fallen l3 and 20 per cent below par The
Report concludes with the following remarks
Once understood that other oaptst be allowed 81
money hy the poneers sni by those who fsposed
trust 90 public faith difficult i0fesee how reluctant
prudent place themselves their property within ne
policy Il deliberate conviction that such
disregard or the claims o pvse property would be manifested w
granting charter ur parallel aud competing road under te
ccumsian,es the object Of the before 90 BE- catri
the present road tor most Of - length would
prosperity Of the internal system Of tbs state
Wheh . would never recover
We satisfied ff.i proposed road present fe
marded b., ans urgent public necessity secondly that will rf