The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-22


parked on board hose vessels, was between three
| and four THOUSAND, distributed thus: s. s. Lewis
| two hundred; Benjamin Franklin, five hundred
ST. Lawrence, dght hundred Mayfower, eight
hundred; Naushn, five hundred; John Taylor
two hundred, Morris; one hundred and fifty; Ham.
ilton, one hundr,d and fifty.
These figures Indicate the number of tickets ORR
ginaly issued for the excursion Before the party
left the wharf The number was probably swelled to
$500 or 1000.
The party which embarked on board the s. S.
Lewis assembled at the Mayor and Aldermen's
room, at the City Hall. This party embraced the
President and ais suite, Governor Boutwell, and
the Executive Council, and many other diatin-
guished pcrsonaTes.
Opening or tn, Grand junction Railroad.
The ceremony d a formal opening of the Grand
Junction Railroat took place between the hours
Of ten and twelve O'Clock. At ten O'Clock the
Mayor proceeded in baroucho to the Revere
House, and there received the President and Sec
retaries Conrad ard Stuart. Francis Brnley, ESQ.,,
in another bauuche, received Hon. Francis
Hncks, Hon. Mr. Champion of Canada and Mr.
Young of the British Legation. Other carriages
containing United States Marshal Devens and
distinguished visitors from the Canadas, followed
and all, under the guidance of Marshal Turkey
proceeded TO the depot Of the Boston and Maine
Railroad, The remainder Of the party destined
for the SIS. Lewis, took carriages at the City Hall
and proceeded directly to the depot, accompanied
by members of the Board of Aldermen and Com.
mon Cornell. Upon the arrival of the party at the
depot, and their elnbarkation board the train,
which consisted of five long cara, drawn by the
engine Essex which handsomely decora-
ted with lags-the word was given, and, amid the
cheering of the crowd, the cars started for East
Boston via the Grand junction Railroad The
train left the depot at five minutes past l. O'clock
and arrived on the depot grounds of the company
at twenty five minutes past IL. Upon the en-
trance OF the cars upon the track of the Grand
Junction Road, the party was greeted by grand
salue, fired by the citizens of Maiden. When the
train crossed the line between Chelsea and East
Boston, two brazen- mouthed dogs of war belched
forth their thunder tones in quick and rapid sue
cession. just upon the line across the track was
erected handsome arch, decorated with ever
greens and flowers, and bearing The front the
inscriptions
"BosroN AND THE CANApAs, UEITID BY BONDS
OF lRoN'
On the reverse
''UNroN STRENeTHf
At the head of the pier upon which the train
stopped was similar arch, bearing the following
inscriptions
"GnAND JUNCTION RAILROAD, UNITE ALL, SERVE
ALL
On the reverse
LIVERPOOL, Boston, AND THE CANADAs."
The arches were got up in good taste, and pre-
sented a fine appearance. AT East Boston the par
ty alightcd from the cars, and embarked on board
the ferry boat which was in waiting to convey the
guests to the 5. S. Lewis, which was lying at
Choir in the stream.
We here insert description of the Grand juno
ton Railroad Company, which chartered in
l647, with capital of : 100000, for the purpose
of constructing line OF road ffrn East Boston, to
connect the Eastern Boston, nd Maine, Fitch
burg, and Boston and Lowell ailroads, with the
depot grounds of the company upon tide water,
where they have ample wharf and stora ge room
for the accommodation of the extensive business
which 1t 10 expected their enterprise will COM
mand. The object fths com Dany, though some
what various are all designed 70 promote the trade
and commerce OF the city; to facilitate the opera
tons of commerce with the interior trade of the
country; to aid in distributing the productions of
other countries, and in the export trade of own.
BY it the for the interior are brought into i'm
mediate connection with vessels from every port,
and the freight of the ship may be exchanged for
that of the cars, without any other agency than
that afforded by tic accommodations of this COM
pany. ship from England may unload her
cargo of merchandise, to 10 10 Canada, on one
train of cars, and receive her cargo of flour for the
return voyage from the next Or, by it's
houses, the same cargo of merchandise, the same
freight of flour, may be placed in store or bond
until required, and il will be seen that whatever
the commodity, wherever il came from, or where
designed to be sent the saving of expense in the
facilities afforded by this company would equal
large part of the cost Of conveying to tho interior
from the ship, or to the snip from the interior.
The grounds OF the company consist of some
thirty acres, the greater portion of which is made
land, enclosed by substantial sea-wal 1906 feet
in length. Ihos1 grounds front on Marginal
street, east OF the Cunard steamers wharf, and
their piers extend to the commissioners line.
These piers arc eight in number; four of them
$50 feet in length, and rs in width and the otherd
of somewhat less length. They have been con-
structed Of oak, and are built in the most sub
stantinl manner. From the main track of the
road branch runs along the edges of each of
these piere, 20 that merchandise be transfer
red from the cars TO the ships. Each pier ia to be
rooted over, that they will be, in effect ample
and comInodious depots. Al the head of these
piers or wharyes is abundant land for the con
struction OF warehouses, four of which, TO be
built of substantial granite, to be Immediate
ly erected by the company. The charter OF the
company permits il 20 lease sell to other rail
road corporations such portions of its grounds as
may be desirable, for the erection OF freight dc
pots, and the whole thirty acres OF it's grounds
are expected to be occupied in that manner. The
company's grounds are accessible from the open
sea on the south to the afgcst class of ships and
the docks arc protected from castcrly storms
They contain ,465,920 square feet of land piers
and docks, divided follows, viz: 05S, 25l square
feet of land 1888 1875 do. oak pers 244 Ala do docks
and have frontage Marginal street of $50
feet in length. Besides the above tho company
own about 456 72l square feet of land, with a water
front Of 900 feet, near the bridge over Chelsea
creek. The real estate owned by the company
comprised in these two lots amounts to ,922 ,6ll
square feet, including 1881 feet in length Of wharf
in the deepest and best part of
the harbor for commercial purposes. The railway
will extend from the company's depots and the
warehouses at East Boston, through Chelsea and
North Maiden, TO the Boston and Maine railroad
in Somerville north Of the Middlesex canal. and
will intersect the Boston and Lowell and Fitch
burg roads in Somervile, near the present crossing
Of these roads. The depois on the grounds Of the
company are thus connected with four of the prin
cipal railroads entering the city and through them
with the interior roads reaching 10 the Canadas and
great lakes, viz the Eastern railroad Boston and
Maine FitchburR, and Boston and Lowell; thus |
lffordinR chain Of railroad communication from |