Litchfield enquirer., 1869-02-25

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 Washington and the shepaug Valley roseF a2aieI Railroad. ;:
 We have no desire to re-argue this great local interest at length. To few objec- tions,I however, that have been urged against it of late, we wish to reply.
 l. MUsT tse road run through ase T1wa of Washington? ~ a..a
 On this point, the charter is explicit:-
 Sec.6. Said corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to locate, construct, and finally complete single, double, or treble railroad or field, (to connect with the Housatonic Railroad, at some convenient point between the center of the town of Newtown and the center of the town of New MilfordO through any or all the towns of Milford, Southbury, Newtown, and Brookfield, with power te'make any contract not forbidden by law,l with any other railroad company, with whose railroad it's track may connect or ntersect in re- lation to it's business or property and may take leases of the property and franchises, of lease its property and franchises to any such rairoad company, and any company having such connecting or intersecting railroad, may make with said corporation the contracts aforesaid.
 Itis evident from the above, that the road must go into Washington by way of Morris or Ltchfeld, and out of Washing ton by way of Roxbury and New Milford. .s2.a WiAAse proposed $36O, ,OOO ef topn aud pricate subscriptions ENSURE Me building of Meiroad sa;
 MT. McNeill says in his report (page B.
 $360, ,G0) realized from stock subscriptions cost of the road ready for superstructure be sufficient basis for the issue of the amount of bonds necessary for it's iron and equipment.
 believe the foregoing estimate cor rect, and we are further assured that 8 stock subscription sufficient to grade and prepare arailroad for it's superstructure is always deemed strong and an ample ba- sis for the issue of bonds sufficient to put itin running order. This, however, is ques- tion to be determined by board of direct. ors to be elected, in effect by the towns themselves. If the people of other towns feellike the people of Litchfeld, there must be a certainty that the road will be completed before dollar will be expended feritsconstruction.
 B, Increased 7sases,
 To this objection we have three answers either sufficient: 1st. The immediate cer- tainty that upon the opening of the road, Washington will receive more than the in- terest on its subscription from its increas- ed facilities of transportation. 2d. The eventual certainty of a greatly increased grand list from the manufacturing capital that must, sooner or later, seek the valua- ble water power developed by this road. 3d.. The probability that the stock of this rosd.will soon rise to par.
 ,A.sIsa toWa subscription justS
 We consider it eminently so. The i'm mediate incidental benefit to the town at largeisi Q certainty. Moreover, the town is ensured against eventual loss by the fur ther certainty of an increased tax list The public spirited individual subscriber, how. ever, has only a single chance of benefit more than his penurious neighbor- that of large dividends. Now, we assert that the plan which throws the greater burden on the community which has the certain benefits; and the lesser burden on the in- diyidnal, whose benefit is uncertain; is the only just as we'll as the only practicable system. eas ssaSfs.s sss
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