Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-11-07
RelOrt-CentraI Fail Road.

Rep0rt-Central Rail Road.
We have been favored with the Annual
Report of the Directors of the Central Rail
Road Company. Its affairs seem to be in a
prosperous condition. The receipts for the
year ending 30th September, though not so
large as anticipated, exceed those of the
previous year $31,617 60. The whole re-
ceipts for the year amount to $40, $50 so,
last year the gross receipts were $685.
Alb 10. The whele expense account for
the past year amounted to 1919, 791 80.
With reference to the Tunnel, we make
the following extract from the proceedings
of the Board of Directors, at their recent
meeting, and copy also the Report of the
Committee charged with the duty of in
specting the condition of the road, and leave
the public to draw their own conclusions.
RICHMOND, Oct, Goth, 1857.
At a meeting of tue Board of Directors
of the Virginia Central Railroad Company,
present, L. Fontaine, Prest., VIM. Over
ton, Col. Saml. Carpenter, n. B. Hill, and
Jacob Baylor, Directors.
at the last meeting of the Board of Pub
lie Works this Board communicated to them
certain difficulties connected with the final
reception of the Blue Ridge railroad, which
they desired to have settled before they
commenced running over 1t, viz the fact
that they had good reason to believe that
the rock cut at Kelly's, and the cmbank-
ments at Robinson's hollow, and at the east
end of the main tunnel, were likely to re-
quire very heavy expense in a short time,
which ought to be charged to construction
account.
They have received a communication
from the Committee of Inspection, which
they beg leave to lay before the Board of
Public Works, embracing another subject
of expense, and referring to another defect,
which they think ought to stand on the
same footing, viz, that the ties within the
tunnel are so defective as to make the road
dangerous.
They are also informed, on reliable au-
thority, that the tunnel is constructed, not
only smaller than the original specifications,
but so much smaller that, after it was sup
posed to be finished, it was found impracti-
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GENTLEMEN-IIaving been appoiutcd by
the stockholders TO the responsible duty of
inspecting the condition of the road, and in
the execution of the duty committed to us,
passing over the whole road, we naturally
passed through the Blue Ridge tannel and
understanding that you will probably, at
the approaching meeting of the Board Of
Public Works, agree to receive the tunnel,
we feel that we should not be faithful to
the interests of the company, if We did not
communicate all the information we have
acquired, although not deputed by the COM
pany to make any report on this subject.
The facts which we think ought to be
known to your Board are, that after getting
several hundred feet into the tunnel, at each
end, the track is laid on ties, a large pro-
portion of which are much smaller than are
usual, and that we consider requisite, es-
pecially for a part of the road, where the
public are alive to many apnrohensions.