Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-06-12
RAILROAD MATTERS:

this road-'ncludlrc NJ. George NJ. Par
sons and W. Dennison. Jr.. Esq both Of
Columbus. have been engaged for the las,
two or three days ia examining the bids.
and awarding the contracts on tina. por-
! ton of the line between GAINESVILLE and
Newark. The contracts are made n
wha, we should think very fair prices
/ The bidders are men of character and Of
sound experience in the business Of Road
making The biddings were tery close in
mos, cases. Not unfrequenty. i, hap
pened that the difference would amount
10 but a few dollars in the whole price OF
an entire contract.
At the meeting Of the board Yesterday.
the following Resolutions were adopted:
Resolved. That a committee consisting
of the President and Geo. NJ. Parsons.
Esq. be appointed to proceed at once To
/ Springfield and Dayton. for the purpose Of
enquiring into the proprie,y of extending
the line of operations westward from Co.
lumbus
Resolved. That the Board NEE, at the
Neil House. in Columbus. on the goth
day Of June next. and that the adoption
Of the line Of our railroad into Columbus
shall be made a, that meeting; provided.
however. that no location shall then be
made unless one hundred thousand dol.
lars of available subscription TO the stock
of the Central Ohio Railroad Company,
be provided in Franklin county.
That portion OF the Directory residing
in Columbus have no, heretofore been in
the habi, Of attending the meetings Of tho
Board in Zanesville. we were pleased TO
; meet them here on this occasion. and We
were especially pleased at the deep inter-
es, they manifest in the prosecution Of
this great work. We hope il augurs well
for our future success. We now feel con:
ident that two years will not elapse until
Columbus and GAINESVILLE, will be bound
together firmly and 10 the advantage Of
both by a band Of rom.-[ Dayton jour.
CiereIana and PilS6nrsh X. X. Com.
pany.-The Portage County Wing says.
the May estimate of the work on tho limo
has Just been paid which amounts TO $685.
O55,57. and the work is now progressing
f with all possible speed. The contractors
have on all the force that can be used 10
{ advantage. The bridge builders for the
line, Messrs. Stone, Boomer s. Co, have
r commenced operation. at the several
points along he line. The reputation Of
, these Builders. stand a No. 1, and tlose
| interested may feel assured that the bridg.
ing along the line will be second to no
of work yet completed by them, has al.
r ded much to their reputation.
We are informed by the principal con.
. tractor that Oh the seventy miles from
Cleveland south, they will commence put.
= ting on the superstructure, about the mid.
die Of July at the rate Of one and a half
per day. One set Of men 10 commence
n at Cleveland and work souh one set OF
0 men from Ravcnna south; and each com.
: pany will lay down halt a mile per day.
a There is no doubt but tha. the cars will
be plying on the road from this place to
Cleveland within five months. The board
:, Of Directors have spared no pains to
! make this as substantial piece Of work
as there is in the Cnion;-.hat their an.
4 ticipation will be realized, no one III at has
: examined the work thus far. and the facil.
tiles for completing the same, will doubt
for moment-[lb.
Ciereland, .Sandusky and 7oledo Rail.
rodd.-We notice says the Cleveland
$ Herald tia, our neighbors Of Elyria and
Sandusky are moving in this enterprise.
Last Saturday, pursuant TO notice given
by the gentlemen as Commissioners in the
act Of 184e, Incorporating the Junction
{ Railroad Company, the books were open
ed for subscriptions at Eyria. aud tho
amount requisite TO effect the organiza-
:, ton Of the Company subscribed A
Il meeting Of the Stockholders is called for
u the seventh of June next. for the choice
{ Of Directors; and to adopt measures -
push forward the work Immediately. Ills
understood. that this Company possessas
all the property and rights of the old Ohio
IS Railroad Company, west Of Cleveland;
hat r 1ooa %aI 1;,n II sb.
l. Company. some small portions Of which
IT are already graded will be adopted by this
J. Company.
J.. Thougf, aware that the movement has
st been in contemplation for some time. we
l. have waited hopefully to see this last link
r in the chain Of Railroad commun ic alton
is from New York and Boston 10 Galena fill.
$ ed up; ard the work pushed forward on
d all the sections incomplete Simultaneous
r ~. Our expectations are now beginning
'r to be realized. The Southern Michigan.
IS Road terminating at Toledo, and the Mad
It River and Cincinnati Road al Sandusky,
n know the importance Of the early com.
= pletion Of this Road There is every a.
of surance. that the sound Of the axe and
oi click Of hammers. will not cease to bs
'e heard, until the whole work is done.
l. Little Mann Railroad The work oi
g reiaying the track on this road. the 4enis
Torchlight says, is rapidly progressing
n It will be finished TO this place, and prob.
n ably to Springfield. during the summer
or The location of,he old track was in many
le instances very bad one, rs has beea full.
ly ly demonstrated by the new surveys and
r. estimates. The new road, running q il
s. does in a more direct line. Frequent,
III crosses the old road several times in tiIt
course of mile. II generally runs ol
higher and better ground; 10 Constructed
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