Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-30

and several prominent citizens, railroad
men and members of the legislature. The rail-
way tour having been completed carriages were
placed at the disposal of the committee, and
opportunity was given to take a drive through
some of the principal streets of the city. AT
twelve o'clock the visitors took passage on
board the elegant Directors Car" of the Bos-
ton and Albany railroad for Boston. A ine col
laton had been provided by the officers of the
road, and all had an opportunity to enjoy what
was probably a novelty to some of the company,
a lunch while moving on the rail at thirty odd
miles per hour. Due precautions had been
taken that the road should be clear for this
special express and all were landed safely at the
Boston terminus Of the road at halfpast one
o'clock
The following estimate, prepared by the city
engineer, explains itself:
r. L. Nelson, Esq, City Solicitor-Dear Sir: At
your request, the following estimate Is made of the
expense which will be incurred in changing the
present passenger and freight accommodations of
the Norwich and Worcester railroad, in the city of
Worcester, SO as TO conform to the requirements of
an act, now under consideration by the legislative
vide more convenient railroad depot and station
accommodations in the city of Worcester, and for
the removal of railroad tracks from the public
streets and thoroughfares in said city," to wit:
To accomplish the purposes of the act will compel
the Norwich railroad to provide new freight ac-
commodatons south of Madison street, and also to
construct track for It's passenger and exchange
freight to pass from the Junction to the new pas
senger station on Grafton street, and to the new
exchange freight tracks below the union passenger
station, and acquire land for that purpose.
The estimated cost of these changes will be about
as follows:
First. For new Freight depot accommodations
south of Madison street,
151, 900 feet of land to be purchased includ-
ding II houses, at 81 10,................$ l66 760
Grading land 10000 cubic yards at so cts. $1,000
Total. ..................s 1S6,76O
To construct new track from the Junction to
Union passenger station, &c.
400 feet Of track for main line, and 1900
feet for side exchange tracks, ............ $SS0N
Filling and grading land, Observation-Disclosures, 1000
Total. ....................... ........ S45,OUO
$4,000 feet of land for side tracks, 50 cts $500
Total. .s114, 300
The changes contemplated by the bill release land
from railroad purposes as follows:
"a 300 feet of land of the Norwich railroad
valued at $3.50 per foot ......,..,....S 141, 450
$50. feet of land of the Worcester and
Nashua railroad company, at So. 77,54O
Isl, $50 feet of land of the Boston and Alba
ny railroad company .................... 226,61O
Total value of land released. ........... s445,GlO
SUMMARY.
Total expenditure, not including value of
any land for track from the Junction to
Washington square, which Is now owned
by the Boston and Albany, and Provi-
dence and Worcester railroad. ..........S3 1901 06O
Land released by the Norwich and
Worcester railroad company. Sal 450
Released by other roads ..,..,...... 3J4 100
Total value of land released. . S445,6IO
Balance in favor of railroads s144,55O
PHINEAs BALL, City Engineer.
Worcester, March 2S, 1871.
In addition to the bill presented last Thurs
day, the following has been prepared for the
consideration of the legislature:
The Boston and Albany RAILROAD company
shall as soon as practicable after the passage of this
act plans and drawings to be prepared of SAID
proposed union passenger station, exhibiting its
form, dimensions, and arrangement, and Its loca-
ton with reference to the adjacent Streets and to
all the passenger and freight tracks of all said rail-
roads to be located east of Grafton street, and south
of Shrewsbury street, in said city, contemplated
in this act, and shall submit said plans and draw
ings, when completed, to the railroad commission
ers for their approval; and said commissioners af-
ter due notice to all said other railroad corporations
and to the mayor and aldermen of said CITY, and
hearing of all said parties to be had in the city of
the same, or to order such changes, alter
atiOns and Improvements to be made in said
proposed passenger house, and in the location
thereof and in the arrangement and location of
said tracks, in their Judgment the safety and con-
venience of the public and the interests OF all said
railroad corporations shall require; and all orders
and directions made by said railroad commissioners
in respect to said passenger house and tracks shall
be binding on all said railroad corporations
The Worcester and Nashua railroad company is
hereby authorized to extend its railroad from its
present terminus at Shrewsbury street. in said city,
across said Shrewsbury street to any point in said
city east of said Grafton street. and between said
Shrewsbury street and the Boston and Albany rail-
road
Express trains may pass said junction depot with
out stopping.
Said Foster street station and the passenger sta.
ton of the Providence and Worcester railroad COM
pany at Green street. in said CITY, shall not be dis
continued until said passenger station shall be
completed and ready for occupation
But said railroad corporations shall not locate or
construct any railroad tracks said Front street.
nor any public streets in said city not now
crossed by said railroads, nor said Grafton
street, Franklin street. Green street, except at
points where the same are now crossed by the tracks
of the Boston and Albany railroad.
1t shall not be lawful for any of said railroad cor
porations, after the expiration of said two years. to
use any portion of its tracks included within the
limits of said Grafton street, Franklin street or
Green street. so long said streets are crossed by
said railroads, at grade, for the purpose of making
up, arranging or distributing its trains or cars.
In the exercise OF the powers granted by this act
said corporations and any person or corporation
who shall sustain any damage in their property,
shall have all the rights, privileges and remedies,
and be subject to all the duties liabilities and re-
strctions which now are or may be provided by the
general laws of this commonwealth in the like case
The next hearing on the matter will take
place at the state house, tomorrow at ten
O'Clock A. NJ. The opinion prevails that the
tracks on the common will have to come up;
and that now is the time to make the change,
when it is possible to do so at the least cost to
the corporations