Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-06-10
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tween the Ogdensburgh and the Vermont Cen
trail. Railroads, is with me that object to and
oppose any fair connection. ] deny that any
such inference is correct; and that my position
may be understood by those who take an inter-
est in the matter, state the following facts:
|. During the construction of the roads, and
while the Legislature of Vermont was in session,
in the autumn of 1917, made a proposition TO
the then President of the Rutland and Burng-
ton Railroad Company, IN order to carry through
the great enterprise TO Ogdensburg. That prop
osition was also embraced in the bill, then pend
ing before the Legislature, to authorize the
bridging Of Lake Champlain, and was IN these
words;
Sec l3. The Vermont Central and Canada
Railroad shall be located and constructed on the
most feasible route from the village Of st Al
bans to the village Of Burlington, and shall form
connection with The Vermont Central Railroad
and the Rutland and Burlington Railroad at
said village of Burlington, that both roads
shall enjoy tho advantages of said connection
equally, as near as may be- and shall not connect
with the Vermont Central Railroad or the Rut-
land and Burlington Railroad at any other point
on said roads,"
THIS proposition was rejected by the Pres-
dent of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad
Company, and the bill embracing the same was
also rejected blythe friends of that Company
For the evidence of these facts, refer to Eras-
tus Fairbanks, Esq, President Of the Passump-
sic and Connecticut River Railroad Company to
Lawrence Bralnerd Esq, a Director Of the Yer
mont and Canada Railroad Company, and to the
journals of the Vermont Legislature, Isl7.
2. In the months of December 1850, and Jan
uary 1851 the negotiations were entered into by
the Vermont Central and Rutland and Burling-
ton Railroad Companies, in connection with the
Railway Convention then holden in Boston for
an account Of which | refer to the Hon. WIN.
Sturgs, Chairman of a committee Of the Conven
ton on the subject, and to the printed proceed
ings Of the Convention.
B. On the 18th of March, 1851, persuaded
the Directors of the Vermont Central Railroad to
make the following proposition, TO wit.
VERMONT Central r. r. Co.'S OrFIcE.)
Boston, March Ia 1851.
The Central Railroad propose to the Rutland
and Burlington Railroad Company the following
divisions of the business Of the two roads
A uniform tariff OF prices shall be agreed upon
to and from the competing points, to be binding
upon both parties.
A division Of the gross receipts Of the two
roads shall be made as follows There shall be
deducted by each party out Of its gross receipts,
one cent per ton per mile for the haul of freight
10 and from the competing points, and one half n
cent per ton per mile for the use Of car and risk
for the transportation of such freight. and also
biN Ntilt per lHlc lbi lt lldul vi passenger.
and one half cent per mile for each passenger
for the use Of car and risk. After such deduc-
tons, the joint gross receipts shall be equally
divided each month
The competing points shall be as follows -
From Rouses Point TO Boston, Lowell, Bellows
Falls, Worcester, New York via Connecticut
River, 10 be divided at Burlington or Essex.
From Burlington to Boston Lowell, Bellows
Falls, Worcester, or New York via Connecticut
River
From Boston, Lowell Worcester, Bellows
Falls, or New York via Connecticut River TO
Burlington, or TO Essex, for what is destined TO
Rouse's Point.
AMI other competing points when found to
arise.
lfany freight or merchandise coming from
competing point shall be stored or deposited by
either party at Essex or Vcrgennes, or any other
point, for the purpose of distribution to any com
peting points, the receipts for the transportation
of such freight from Burlington Essex to such
competing points, shall be divided upon the same
principles.
The Rutland and Burlington Railroad shall
not be Interested in, or connected with any line
of boats on Lake Champain, for the transporta-
ton OF passengers or freight between Rousc's
Point and Burlington, bat so far as they are able
TO control 1t, shall do their business between SAID
points over the Vermont and Canada Railroad,
at fair and reasonable rates, to be agreed upon
by parties or determined by referees; and if the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad Company de
sire II, they may share equally with the Yer.
mont Central Railroad Company In the business
of the Vermont aud Canada Railroad. the Rut
land and Burlington Company agreeing to pay
one half of the rent thereof
I he agreement shall continue absolutely for
two Years, and may be terminated after that
time by SIX months notice given by either party"
The foregoing proposition was signed bv all
the Directors of the Vermont Central Railroad
Company. 1t was rejected by the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad Company mainly on account
OF The condition az to connection with boats
on the Lake, and doing business over the Yer
mont and Canada Road.-Thereupon, on the
l9th of March 1851, the clause in the fore
gong proposition, which had been rejected
by the Rutland and Burlington Railroad Com
pany, was modified by striking out the words
lat FAR and reasonable rates, to be agreed
upon by the parties, or determined by ref
erees," and inserting the following Prop:ded
sad Jermom and Canada Road shall do The bust
ness Of the Rutland and burlington Road al as
foio and reasonable rates oaR be done by boats
on me Latte" This modification of the PROPOSE
ton was also rejected by the Rutland and Bur
lmgton Railroad Company,
The facts thus stated will be found verified by
the record Of the Vermont Central Railroad Co
y "a th1 iteif Nhtitu at iit ONCE m the de-
pot Of the Rutland and Burlington Railroad Com.
pany in Burlington, and submitted TO the present
President Of that Company the following propo-
sitlon
MEMORANDUM
The Vermont and Canada and the Vermont
central Railroads, on the one part, and the Rut
land and Burlington Railroad company on the
other part, have the following understanding and
agreement, VIZ
LIST That the railroads shall be Joined and
connected at Burlington--each party making all
necessary arrangements on their own grounds
Tor good and convenient connection.
2nd That the Rutland and Burlington Rail.
road Company, at all times ticket from stations
on their road South of Burlington to stations on
the Vermont Central and Vermont and Canada
Railroad, between Burlington and Rouse's Point,
and the last named roads may at all times ticket
from said stations to stations on the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad.
I'd. The price of freight from Rouse's Point to
Boston and New York shall be the same, and
also That each party shall charge the same rates |
70 all intermediate competing points. The Ia
rms OF freight and passengers, which are TO be |
specifically stated, are to be mutually ap eed ON
oy Doth parties, aud neither party, without the
consent of the other, are to take less than The
specified rates.
4th. The Vermont Central and Vermont and
Canada Railroads will, at all times. in connec.
Ion with the regular trains haul the io.ara - !