New-York tribune., 1871-04-13
RAILROAD NOTES.

NEW ROUTES-CTANGES AND COMBINATIONS
The people Of Auburn, Cortland, and other
towns in the section of this State, are moving lot
railroad that will give them shorter route to New
York than by the New-Yorl Central II al first pro
posed 10 build road TO meet the Midland somewhere
near oxford Norwich hut the recent change IN the
route Of that line made this plan Objectionable aS the
route would be incOnvenien IA the Central. Iros
pecng has. therefore, begun for route further south
TO connect with the Erie at Deposit and actual surveys
have been made from Auburn TO Alton. Tie road VIII
run through rich a pgpulouS country. w., c.o,
II is rumOrcd that the Delaware and Hudson Canal
company has purchased the railroad, 200 miles III cnSh
between saratoga, Y. Y. and Rutland w. IN order To
have an unhroken connection, via the Albany ana Sl-
qGclanna Railroad, between their mines and tho heart
OF New England.
Preparations are actively making to build railroad
from HOwe.Ps, on the Erie Railway. in Orange County,
\. l.. 10 Branchye, in suss, \ County y The move
lucni iS in the hands OF energetic capitalists.
The directors OF the MddletOwn and Crawford Rail
road have called for inst ment Of % per cent on s
stock, payable june l. This road through the rich
est agricu ural district ~ Orange County, and VIII be
completed by ne lst or JAW wh'nh II WIZ pass INTO tie
possession of the Midland Company who have leased IL
There is considerable dissatisfaction along the limo Of
the K0nd0Ut and OswegO Railroad, in consequence OF
change OF Officers l,.t Fa II is CHARGED bv responsible
persons that the directors OF the roid have conceived
plan To render worthless all the town aud lndlVidal
bonds 10 be Od 10 ther personal iayOles at 10 cents
or Oh dollar.
thompson Sullivan County was bonded heavily to aid
in the building OF the Monticello and Port Jcryls Rail
WAY, which work completed last January. The tax
payers protested against paving the bonds or the
interest on them, ana County Judge Bush has prevented
thc collection Of the same by granting tuJuucllohs
against The COMMISSIONER The matter carried 70 the
supreme Court, and last week Judge HogcboOm made a
decision sustaining the niIuctious Of Jugc Bush. Tho
bonds arc held hy iunorCnt persons, and cOrts nave
been made a the session OF the Legislature To
have the ac.s of bonding Commissioners lcgazod, but
without success.
An important railroad enterprise is about 10 begin,
which Will give snort ana direct route lrnm the c'
regions 10 the Eastern States The road VIII start non
near Mlke5bdIrc Pd In the Lulrne region, ana run
In "a direct line 10 tAe Delaware River which " VIII
strike AT point between POr JrryiJ and the DclaW re
Water Gap. The routc then leads up The river to Fort
JcrYis, thence through Sullivan aud Ulster Counties, ana
mp the Hudson 10 POGg.lctpsc. whore IL VIII cOni"ct
with roads already buGiug leading 10 principal points
in the Eastern STATES. a bunch VIII also run down
the Delaware Valley and connect with the Bel,toerc and
Delaware IIlrl ldd W Bclydcrc y. j., which VIII give
through route 10 Philadelphia and Washington. coEl-
pany prosecute TINS formed last week. and
Is composed OF taGnganl substantial railroad men, The
charter for the route obtained several years ago. nut
nothing done IN the matter Tho completion ot
rOa Is that he used by the company and VIII greatly
lessen the Of work otherwise necessary To bud
the nc revived the enterprise and 10 Is expected
that 10 will be pushed To rapid competition
Difficulty is found IN locating route for me Arhrn
branch of the Midland Railroad. Division Engineer l.
T. DoaLe has completed maps and proHics OF several
pauy. lie is completing the location Of the main
line from Walton. Delaware County, south.
Tnc Z ccat bridge Of the Midland RtlrOad NJ sidney
CeHer under way. IL VIII be OF iron, the din'-
being 40 feet in length, and 100 feet IN hight IN
the center span