New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-23


NJ. o., u. and q. N. RAILROAD.
The fourth annual report Of the New Orleans, Jack
son and Great Northern Railroad Company, has been
spread before the world 1T occupies about two
columns and half the daily papers, which space
We are unable to afford it. and shall therefore give the
facts without the yerbiage the body without the
dress. Vi 4t95
The Of the work IS the first matter touched
upon and concerning this, ws learn that four miles
Of track has been mplished during the year,
besides considerable exeayating, enhancing ma
sonry, etc ss8
Il The road is in such order that thirty miles per
hour can be readily performed for eight miles
from New Orleans to Osyka. ~ ~ g.
Bids have been received from various parties for the
graduation Of the road so far as Jackson between
which place and Canton the grading has been COM
pleted, but not acted upon. Wy
Iron 10 tile amount Of ,224542 has been pnr
chased in order to comp the work previously COM
meneed for which notes Of and twelve months
have been given. III
During khe year three new locomotives have been
received not as yet paid for In additionto these,
the rolling stock has been increased by passenger,
platform baggage stock box, construction and leyee
cars, To the number Of forty four 5i s55S
From New Orleans to- Osyka, eighty light miles,
the road is now open for sportation from Osyka
to Brookhayen, forty:one miles, the graduation is
| nearly completed; from Brookhaven to Jackson
| flfty-dve miles, some grabbing and clearing has
been done between jackson and Canton, twenty
four miles, the road is nearly finished, and be-
tween Canton and Chckasaw on the Tennessee river,
fifteen miles, bridging and masonry, have been
completed. a fS4s#s a.t= ;5 a GA FEB 4
il statement concerning city bonds, owned III the
\ Company we give entire
ofhe securities that into their hands il 1852 the
ssaEs PLEDGED
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iabof md naerials remang bonds still
the the Company SEC statement Ct city bonds ap
necessary remark that although The city bonds belong
ing to the Company represented as amounting 70
ses from tie fae lint Msssrs Henry schfode Co.
hoaaad pounds ptefin s for Loan an with commission
teres addition agreed to for another on
requesid essrs schroeder oo the thousand
selling aporon Of the city bonds in their hands belonging
Sufficient data to tnabe the Treasurer the Com
resent bonds unsod represent the debt Il
stood before the reduction present amount Of the
debt actually about ten thousand pounds less and the bonds
about seventy thousand dollars less than they appear by the
i statements t5.58 81 X. .&5. .sgzts
The various efforts made to dispose of city bonds
having been alluded to- the report proceeds to notice
prospect, that 50 much Of the road as has already
been completed may eventually be mortgaged fol
| enough to finishit. 55E.
Appended to the report are various documents from
the Chief Engineer and others, giving the receipts
and expenditures OF the company the bills payable
etc, which may be condensed into statement that
$166, 694 Of work has been done on John T. Grant s.
Co.'S contract since the slast report that work was
retarded by the weather, between Jackson and Cam
ton that there have been bad "slides in various
places where the establishments have slipped away !;
that the Mississippi Central Co. have thirty miles of
iron already purchased, which will be laid as
the road reaches Canton; that small freight houses
have been erected at Jackson and Canton that the
roadway over the swamp portion needs to be filed up
and made permanent; that sidngs have been put up
at all Of the way stations also, water tanks ant
pumps; platforms and freight houses erected and
finally, that both freight and passenger trains bav
been run with great regularity during the year past
4 and3no accidents have occurred.
The total receipts Of the past year have been
Il Passengers. $40 2l2 76
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