Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1859-10-13
RAIL ROAD MEElING.

L RAIL ROAD MEEIING.
+ large and enthusiastic meeting OF citizens of
] Iitchfed aid the adjoining towns was held at the
Town Hall on Saturday afternoon last to discuss
the propriety and feasibility of rail road to this
place. -
GEO. c WOODRUFF, Esq, appointed Chair
man and EDWARD W. SEYMOUR, Secretary.
Mr. Seymour, from the Committee appointed at
the first informal meeting, reporte d that he had
made inquiries and had had correspondence with
several rail road and surveyors with regard to
the practic.hility Of road either from the Manga
tuck or the Hous.onie Rail Roads, and that there
; was but one opinion entertained 10y them, Which
was that it could be done-and at very reasonable
! cost Mr.. Waterbury Superintendent Of the Maui
gatuck Rail Road said road could be built from
their road to LitchticlI for $50 600 Which he faIr
81 thought perhaps rather low estimate. Mr..
Seymour also read letter from the Hon. G. II.
Hollster in which lie said the Danbury and Nor
| walk road would, he Thought, be willing to take
stock in road connecting Litchiel with Danbury
DR. BuEL from the same committee also reported
that he hal consulted many of the inhabitants of
this town and Others of the ncighhorhood, and he
hal yet to see single man, who had not agreed
that it was necessary that the road should be bu-
Other towns in the county had sulscri bed for and
reaped the benefits Of rail roads, and why should
not we? He thought this meeting cminently
proper, and that committee should be appointed
to confer with other citizens in the community
DR. 6. then eloquenty computed the difference to
the welfare and prosperity of the town which would
be obtained by making it accessible by rail. He re-
marked that there were annually between two and
! and four bundled summer visitors in orr town
which would be doubled OF qua drured if we had
railroad. He also stated that in his opinion pas
sensers and freight would he annually carried over
| the road to the amount of $40 ONO
Ma. CHARLES ADAMS from the same committee
made also an interesting and effective statement in
regard to the feasibility of q road either to tic
H"usatonic or Ntugatnck. Had ha a,converslton
with Mr.. Bishop Of the latter railroad who thought
a branch from their road could be certainly built
for S15, 900. But Mr.. A. remarked that the pro
ject for branch to tie Housatonic seems to meet
with more general favor. Morris and Warren and
New Preston and the towns and villages about us
! are all dNitkc Ill tillS INC HcW mining
company Prospect Hill, he understood, were rea-
dy to take stock. The great water privileges of
Bantam falls would be also brought into speedy re-
qnisition-and a road from New Milford would in
sure speedy communication with the Naugatuck
or Hartford road MAJ. WHIrNG said two rou ties to
the Housatonic had been surveyed and found prac-
ticah,c and feasible. --.-'--
tie the question that the road shuN he Jut and that
then there would lie difficulty about route
t-4pplaHse)
Mr.. ADAMS and DIR. BuEL again spoke warmly
and eloquently in favor OF advancing the interests
Of Titclltcld by a railroad
! Rev II. L. VAIL gave his recollections of the
growth of towns through which rail roads pass
Orange in Massachusetts, couldn't once pay min
ister twhether it was he himself the speaker didn't
say and made pals enough to supply the
1 world tQrery church pales?) The road, said Mr.
/ Vail must be built by the rich, and would have
God speed from all. Winste people could then
come down with no great difficulty to the Courts
and the Jail (smiles and Appluse.)
| DIR. BUEL offered resolution to take the minds
/ of the meeting to the effect that we must have
railroad, which was Immediately amended to say
! that g we cU ha We a road'-and which was then
passed with acclamation, The following
named Committee was appointed by the chair to
consult with practical surveyors and engineers, to
solicit views and subscriptions from their townsmen
and to carry into effect the evident sense of the
people that rail road must and shall I've built.
| Theron Beach. John Fl. Hubbard, Jason Whiting
J. e, Beckwith, Henry w. Buel, Z. W. Seymour
A. S. Lewis To his committee the Chairman was
afterwards unanimously added to the meeting.
| DIR. BuEL said that the town of Warren, hearing
Of the Late agitation of this subject had voted 500
for survey. (4fplu"se.)
Julius GR1swoID, Esq, thought town meeting
should be warned to make appropriations for
surveys. At the last survey the town voted $500
with great unanimty for this purpose.
Mr. SEYMOUR finally urged at length and with
great force the importance of every mans consult
ing and talking mp the matter with his neiyhbors,
and inspiring thus such zeal for the work, as a
committee could not manufacture. (Great Ap-
plause)
l There could not have been less than three hun
bred people in the hall AMI great enthusiasm and
unanimity was manifested Ivy al-speakers ant,
>pectators-and all went home, trust with the
feeling that rail road to Litchfied was fired fact
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