Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-25

more speedy completion of the Troy and
Greenfield railroad and HoCsac tunnel" A
great variety of amendments were proposed,
debated and rejected. The only important
amendment adopted was one limiting the ex.
penditures and advances to be made, under
the authority of the commissioners, to the
terms OF the $4,000, 900 loan-giying them no
power TO exceed that sum without further leg
islation. The amendment was opposed by
the active friends of the tunnel, but was final
y adopted by vote of l36 to II. The Wor-
.cester county members were divided on tho
amendment as follows =
For the observation-disclosures. Armsby of
Milibury, Blood CT Charlton, Cahin of Mil.
ford, Coggswel of Leicester, Gates OF Rut.
land, Goddard of Worcester Goddard of
Barre, tHesrd of Clinton, Morshall of West
boro', Mulligan of Princeton, Murphy of Wor-
cesIer, Nelson OF Shrewsbury, Northup of
Blackston, Shaw OF Upton, and Stone oil Ok
ford.
Against the Amendment.-Metsrs.A Adams of
North Brookfield, Axtell of Grafton, Colester
of Gardner, Fay OF AthOl, Knowles OF War
rem, Lee OF Templeton, Lolhrop OF Milford,
Metcalf Of Mendon, Norcross OF Fitchburg,
Putnam OF Lunenburg, Souther of Worcester,
Stone OF Harvard Tolman OF PeterSham.
The bill WAS then passed to be engrossed by
vote of 147 to 81. The only members from
| Worcester county who voted against the bill
were Messrs. Blood OF Charlton, Coggswell of
Leicester, Metcalfo of Mendon, ana Northrop
Of Blackstone. The passage of this bill is \
practical settlement OF the question for the
present year. Some twenty or thirty bills
were disposed of in the afternoon and sent to
the senate. The committee on the state ci
public business were instructed to revise
their former report upon the subject of sd-
journment and give the result Of their inquir-
les to the house this morning.
The bill as it passed the house is As follows:
"Be it enacted by the senate and house of
representatives, in general court assembled
and by the authority of the same, as fol
lows
Sect l. The governor with the advice of
the council is hereby authorized and directed
to appoint three able, impartial and skiltul
commissioners to investigate the subject of
flushing the Troy and Greenfield railroad,
and OF tunne!ling the Hoosac mountain, whose
duty il shall be TO report to the govern,r and
council, what in their judgment u IN I've ths
most economical, prac!lc.@stltines and advantage,
GUS hie'hou OF conflicting the road and lun-
nel' ue e.ss9fnated cost Of fitting the same for
e' Ssftime within which the tunnel can be
l@ii.EI and what contracts can he effected for
completing the tunnel and road aud the proha-
bic cost of the same, and with what parties;
and the probable pecuuiary value of the road
and tunnel when completed, and the sources
and amount of traffic and income, and all 9th
err facts in their opinion useful 10 assist the
governor and council in determining the best
method of securing a continuous railroad com.
munlcation between Troy and Greenfield.
Sect, 2 The Troy and Greenfield railroad
company is hereby authorized to surrender to
the state, the property now mortgaged, but
the right of redemption shall not he barred
until ten years have elapsed after said road
and tunnel are completed and the same open
for use. The said commissioners shall mme |
diately, i'll the name Of the commonwealth, |
take complete possession under the mortgages |
to the commonwealth, givVC by the Troy and |
Greenfield railroad company, OF all property, |
rights aud interests INTENDED to be conveyed |
by said mortgages, or either Of them, and |
shall, without unnecessary delay, cause the |
said railroad to be completed and put into |
running order, and supplied with suitable de-
pots, turntables, and other usual and necessa
ny appliances, Tor the reception OF freight aud |
passenger cars, from the eastern terminus OF |
the Troy and Greenfield railroad TO the Hoo |
sac tunnel.
Sec. 3. Said commissioners shall audit and |
allow all just claims for labor, service, nateri
ais, and land damages incurred after April |
SIXTH eighteen hundred aud sixty, and before |
July twelfth, eighteen hundred and sixty one, |
in carrying on the work OF constructing the |
Troy and Greenfield Railroad and HUosac
Tunnel, and 10 release all attachments, and |
discharge all liens on said materials. Provid. |
ed, That all expenditures and advances made
under and by virtue OF This act ahall be on &C
count and form part of the $4,000 900 author
lied to be loaned in state scrip 10 the Troy
and Greenfield railroad company and said ex'
pendiiures and advances, together with all
sums hitherto advanced TO said company, ex'
cepting the sums advanced on account OF the
Southern Vermont railroad, shall not exceed
in amount the said TWO mil ions OF dollars.
The accounts thus audited shall be transmit
ted to the governor, and if approved by the
governor and council, the governor is hereby
directed 10 draw his warrant upon the treasu.
rer, in favor of the claimants tor the amounts
thus allowed, TO All amount not exceeding one
hundred and seventy live thousand dollars.
Sect. f. Said commissioners are hereby au-
thorized, with the consent OF the governor and
council, to use or run that portion of the road
east OF the HOOeac Mountain, or lease the same
to the "Vermont and Massachusetts" the
"Fitchburg," the Troy and Boston railroad
company, OF either of them, until the compile
ton of the said tunnel.
Sect 5. Said commissioners shall have au
thoriiy, with tbs approval OF the governor
and council, to continue the work on the Hoo
sac tunnel, by contract, or otherwise to expe
dite the completion OF said tunnel
Sect. 6. All the net earnings and income
derived from said railroad, including the un-
mel, shal be held by the commonwealth in
trust; First, for the payment aud reimburse
meut OF the interest on all loans advance
ments, and disbursements of the common
wealth on account of said railroad or tunnel.
Second, for the payment and Reimbursement
TO all parties having legal right thereto.
Sec. l. The governor is hereby authorized
to draw his warrant on the treasurer ct the
| commonwealth for such sums as may be re-
! quirec from time to time by tile commissions
ers for the purpose of carrying out the provis-
ions OF this act and the treasurer OF the eom-
monweath is hereby authorized to issue scrip,
or certificates of debt, in the name and in be-
half OF the commonwealth, to an extent sufi-
cient TO secure the required funds, which scrip
shall bear such rate OF interest as ia allowed at
the time on state scrip issued for other pur-
poses, and shall be rodeemabe at the end Of
thirty years from the date thereof, and he
shall sell or otherwise use the same at his dis
erection so as to procure the sum necessary to
meet the payments in this act provided.
Sect 8 All acts and parts OF acts nconsist-
ent herewith are hereby repealed.
Sect 9. This act shall take effect upon it's
passage.