The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-11-24
your contract; my views Of your legal right, and
those of the party with whom you are contending
WIN. G. CROSBY, Solicitor


Belfast, Nov. IS, 1870.
S. l.. Milliken said the central COMPANY were NOT n
all anxious as to specifications and desired only to ge
the road We have put into it 5000 ties than ar
called for We tried to build of uniform gauge but the
refused to any information. The equities of the ca
demand that the $4,000 extra work offset against an
little deficiencies. Their precncc of defects is only t.
commit lagrant wrong. And to gloss over their in
fanny they pretend that large sum of money was usct
it was voted it never got beyond the hands in tier owI
board that they entrusted it to- The history Of til,
bribery sticks to my skirts.
They eajoed us from our purpose OF going to Newport
oy m,r promises ana now that we are where they want
lie benefit, the city subscribed with that object and
where are VIC now The course of the Maine Contra
cency.
IT you sustain them, they enabled thereby to com
looking to your decision. If you aid in strangng this
road it is an end of all branch roads in Maine. On the
cast discouragement the Camden road You have the
fate OF ali like roads in your hands, to say whether they
shall live or die.
At this point the Commissioners adjourned the hear.
ing to Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
ON Tuesday morning, Capt. /. L. auckland was
sworn and testified Am resident Engineer in charge
construction of this road. Contract called for $40
sleepers per mile, or .722o or the whole line There
1900 sawn ties on brdges-or 35i more in all than
called for by the contract. This than one tie
extra to each rail. There 5,62 hemock ties the
| engineer allowed 10000. There are twelve and six
tenths miles of excayated track and twenty and four
enths of embankment-an of miles Of the latte
In vicinity of gravel pits the gravellng was done with
carts There were ll65 cubic yards of gravel put on
in this waJ, and 13s,325 by trains. Did not put two
feet on gravel fornations-it was not needed In every
case tha track was raised one foot-on clay formation
of gravel to the mile There has been more than that
put on. Where entertainments substituted for
tIestle WORK it was Improvement and cost much
me pile bridge at Belfast is good as saw. 1t is
wide enough for double track. Am well acquainted
with pile bridging Those oyer Boston flats are
| hn yilp hri,i
ror to those Boston flats. The timber sound and
good Inspected it nll except at Brooks. There arc
in that no white birch but yellow birch is
sdered a good pe-better than many kinds. Ash are
not so good, az they split in driving. am acquainted
with roads in Maine This ranks well with any of them
Its stone work and entertainments make very durable
its culver masonry is superior to any in the State
vers and allowed in first class road and many hous-
ands of dollars saved, but it would have be rebuilt in
more embankment and less bridging than is usual on
new road, and therefore more permanent. as
ness all my life time, except during the warm Mass
ehusetts. Maine Vermont, Virginia and Tennessee.
manence Of its road bed The seepers are ycry min
portant, perishabe in all roads, and need watching
ss section men men attend to them This road well bal
gravel than ever saw on new road in my life. 1t
compares well with the Maine Central and is better
than the Central ever was. Pile bridges are first
class roadsthey the Maine Central, and all the
roads out Of Portland. The arch cuverts bridge mason
ry, turn table, &c, cost $4,000 $4,000 than
they need to- to make first class road. the changes
tor the lettering of the road with special refer
ence to its ace eptance by the Maine Central.
MIR. w ooster testified that he Division Engineer
on this road; had experience Maine Central as en-
gnecr while it building This road is the best Its
masonry bridges, ballast iron and road bed arc all
ter This will make it cost less per mile for repairs It
has three seepers where Maine Central has two. Mr..
Wooster testified at considerable length in confederation
of Capt. auckland.
Seth l.. Miken sworn At the time of the
lease to the Maine Central, the Directors personal.
!" agreed to let ua have engines and at fair
rental When they We're needed, | went to them
myself Hill acknowledged, and Dunn did not deny that
it They let US have four cars and no more. We
had to buy 81 new and one engine, and hire three
engines. The negotiation of lease was done almost ex
clusively by me. No Maine Central Directors
the contract with Wilson and Tenant or the specica
lions. There was no inquiry made for them. No gravel
or sleepers alluded to. All they asked first class
road am sure they never specifications the
contract with the builders of the road They called for
them few weeks ago. Their great anxiety TO get
the lease. On one occasion, at Portland last summer
Judge Rice personally assured that they did pro-
pose to be technical to take any advantage time
OF completing the road, any outs in it. He said they
wanted the road and AS to the past he willing let
by cones be by,gones At Augusta another occasion
in September Judge Rice took aside and told the
same, and that could assure the people of Belfast that
they might have no fear about the mtttcrthat he said
it us President of the Central Road.
At this point. the evidence being ali in, the hearing
declared closed,