The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-09-21
THE NEW RAILROAD.
The Mansfield, C0ldHateF and Lake
Michigan Rail Road Company, and
lis dOlngs from Mansfield, o., 90 the
State Line.

The Mansfield. CoIdHateP and LAX
Michigan Rail Road COMPANY, an
lis dOlHgS from Mansfield, o., 30 Oh
I State Line.
The right of way has been secure
over the entire line in the State, viz
3 Through the counties of Richlsnd
? Crawford, Seneca, Hancock, Wood
. Henry, Fulton and Williams, salts
hctOry to both claimants and th
Company, with the exception of fit
or sir cases, three of which have beel
condemned by legal process at les
amounts than what the COMPANY
would have been willing to pay, soon
er than litigate; the other claims ar
I in process of adjustment and will like
, ly be settled without litigation.
The grading and bridging of the en-.
tire Division for Ohio, has been sub
I divided into from tiCO to ten mile sec
tiOns, by Swan, Rose & Co., Genera
Contractors, and by that firm sub-le
to sub-eontraetors. The first nine
miles starting from the p. Ft. W.
9. r. w. about one mile west of what
is known as the Spring Mill station,
on said road, is let to o. c. TAYLOR
who has now a force of 1872 men anC
4 teams, and who will have his con.
tract completed ready for the ties by
the 18th of November. The next sub
contractor is d. Herriek, who has six
miles, including the heaviest work be.
tween Mansfield and Tifin, who has
SO men and SS teams upon his work
and viii have the same completed by
the 1st of November, if not sooner.
Mr.. Heilman has the next foul
miles, which win include the village
of New Washington, and will be com
pleted by the Bst day of November
and ready for the ties. All the sub
contractors through the balance OF
Seneca county % NestlerOde & Bros
contract have ample forces and will
have their contracts completed by the
lst Of November. Nestlerode & Bro.
nave 10 miles 10 grade, bridge and tie,
part in Seneca, part in Hancock and
part in Wood county, which is in a
rapid state of completion, and will be
ready for the ties BY tile lst Of NOyem-
Der.
Joshua Ieaman and others, have
the six miles next TO and adjoining
Nestlerode & Bro, and will have the
same graded by the lst usy Of Octo-
Der.
Daniel Mercer is the next contrac-
tor for sly miles, and will have the
same graded by she lst of December.
Clark & Baldwin, have the next six
miles, and will have the same COM
pleted ready for the ties by the 1st of
November. ....rr -
The balance of the road to the State
line, has been sub-let to active, eneF-
getic men, whom we are assured will
haye the the same graded and bridged
by the first of December ready for the
ties. The Engineers of the Ohio Di-
vision, report to us to-day, that there
are 46 miles of this Division now COM
pleted ready for the ties, and Vice
President Lewis also reports to Presi-
dent HickOX, 40 miles OF the Michi-
gan Division graded with ties and
bridge timber mostly out.
Messrs. Swan, Rose & Co, the GEN
rral Contractors, III addition to their
contract to grade and bridge the road,
are bound to put down the ties, so
soon rs the track is graded. That firm
has already contracted with nearly all
their sub-contraetOrs to furnish and
put down the ties on their several
contracts so soon as the track is ready
for the same.
The Pennsylvania Company is
bound by contract with the Mans
field, COldwater & Lake Michigan
Rail Road Company, that so soon as
aid road shall be graded, bridged and
lied, to put down the iron rails, bal
asst, fence and put up all depots, wat
sr houses, cattle and stock pens, and
1ther necessary buildings and strue-
lures along the entire line including
lhe Toledo Branch, and also put on all
'Olling stock necessary for the run
ming of the same, and the Pittsburgh,
tt. Wayne and Chicago Railway
isbound in a contract with
he Mansfield, COldwater and Lake
Michigan Rail Road Company, to fur
lish right of way, grade, tie, put down
he iron and ballast, the said NJ. G.. &
L. NJ. r. r. from the point where it
caves tho p. Eft w. & G. r. w down
md along the line Of said road to East
Market street in the city of Mansfield,
md the Pennsylvania Company so
IOon rs the road shall be built, is
pound to build and maintain fOreUe7.
he priTlcjpdJ shops and Offices for said
Dad in this city. ..-.. ....... /
That Company has already in ad-
'ance of the building of shops, con
racted with the Mansfield Machine !
Works for the building of freight cars
which work was commenced on Mon |
.ay Of last week, thus giving employ !
nent to a large number of our citizen |
during the fall and winter. !
No railroad in the United States |
asses through q more beautiful or |
productive country, nor has any other I
Dad i'm Ohio of the same length ever I
cen built so rapidly. Neither has
ny other company constructing a ]
Dad paid its employees or other in
so promptly. It is conf
emily expected to run cars from
lansfield by way of Tifiin, to Toledo,
y the lst day Of January, and to
Oldwater in Michigan by April next.
TO the untiring energy of w. S.
IickOx President, II. Fl, Sturges
treasurer and J. III. Cook Esq,
Committee for the Ohio
are the citizens of Mansfield
nd the community along the entire
he through which it passes, for the
lpid manner I'm which the work has
zen done and its incalculable benefits
} this city and the northwestern part |
the State. But the stockholders
ld friends of the road must recOllect,
lat to do this work so rapidly re-
lires n large amount of money
Ionthly to pay for labor and material,
nd that cars will be running even be |
re the last installment Of their
Inscription falls due, they should
lerefOre come forward promptly and
ly up their subscriptions, that the
ompany may not be financially him
cred in the early completion of the
nd Mansfield Herald.