The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-13
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informed tlsaf various statements aFr
made ~ ihosc opposed % the cater
price. among which ] notice The follow
iag
That sherc Is no intention . build
the Lebanon road. and that tie work
beng done on i i ioF other purposes.
Thai The road, Il bailt. viii cost much
more than es,iraated. and the towns
win be called upon to make further
subscriptions. or lose what they have
already subscribed
That il will be tao years or more be-
fore the road win be completed, fit is
ever done
That no call sill be made on the
towns for their subscription, until after
other laws are passed by the Legislature
declaring that the one passed at the
extra session was insufficient / make
answer through the papers to save
trouble il answering so many letters,
and also to save thenccessity Of making
further enquiries Of me on those points.
/ wish 10 say first that all statements
like the foregoing are false, and the par
ties who first make them know them to
be SO,
4 contract has been made By me
with the company to construct the en-
tire road ready for the cars The con-
tract was made ii good faith and withnn
intention to perform it according to its
terms.
III necessarially takes time to organize
the work on So miles Of road. The SUR
yeys are to be made and the road final
~ located, the land damages to be set
tied, and then the different parts Of
the work put under contract, and the
contractors to organize their forces and
get in operation.
We have expedited the business as
much as possible. The final surveys
are completed and the road located
The land damages are settled four
fi:ths Of the distance more than one
half probably three fourths) of the
work is under contract to various par
ties. The mason work for the entire
road is under contract and is being done
al both ends Of the road Nearly all the
heavy work and rock cuts which re-
quire the most time are under contract
and the contractors have commenced
work with large forces.
On the first division between Chat.
ham and Lebanon contractors with q
good force are at work. and the work
is to be completed by the first Of May
next.
| On the second division (betweer
Lebanon and Hoosic) all the heavy
work is under contract and large and
well organized force is at work.
On the third division between Pc
tersburgb and Bennington) most of th,
work is under contract, and workh a:
been commenced at three diferentpoints
Before ten days haze elapsed 'oorkmea aoa
be on the heavy ,rork on the ,choie line
On large portion Of the road The
work is very light and con be done il
a short time, although we intend Il
have all that class Of work completed
this fall. Il is important in order t.
expedite the work to commence al
heavy work on the line as soon as pos
sible, as it win take time, while we ear
| do the light work more at our leisure
Can any one answer what these con
| tracts are made for ard this work dom
if there is nontention to complete tn
road?
| can see no reason why the roat
should not be completed jefore a yea
from last month, aud / believe it viii be
As to the cost Of the road / would 50,
that ! have contracted to do the entir,
work and furnish al material excep
Iron, land damages and engineering q
$l,l00,00l
| The Iron, land damages
and engineering will
/ cost, not 10 exceed $5000 0l
Making the entire cost $1,000, 00l
| / did not take the contract to buile
the road to make money out Of it-bu
took it because believed that was th,
most certain way to ensure the building
Of the road.
| think / can perform my contrac
for the price agreed upon, but if I can
not it is my loss. and not the loss Of th,
road. I shall perform the contract fo
the price fixed
II any one thinks there is DANCE
that viii make money out Of the con
tract, / can only say that have offeree
ever since / undertook II, and now Of
fer to assign 1t to any one who vii