Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-25

MasOns. Other views of the subject will be
treated in his lecture this evening,
The Agricultural Society.
At the trustees meeting of the Worcester Ag-
ricultural society held at the hall of the Worces
ter Natural History society, yesterday, they
elected the following named gentlemen to serve
as a committee of arrangements: j. A. Fayer
weather of Westboro; T. Z. Hall, John Bar
nard, j. R. Pierce, G. R. Spur, Calvin L. Harris
| horn, O. B. Hadwen and E. F. Chamberlin o.
Worcester; E. r. Carpenter of Charlton; G. T
Slocum OF Grafton; Nelson Waingof Millbury
| Geo. H. Harlow OF Shrewsbury.
| They also elected a pedigree committee, con
sistng of Nelson Walling and Bella j. Stone OF
| AyrShires, j. G. Wood and D. W. Bemis OF
Durhams, VIM. Eames and Harvey Dodge OF
Devons, and John Brooks and 0. B. Hadwer
on Jerseys.
commit of five were appointed to revise
! the premium list, consisting OF o. B. Hadwen
John Brooks, G. S. Howe, T. f. Hall and B. j
Stone.
After the appointment of the above commit
tees, Maj. Hatch gave some information in re
| gard to the New England agricultural society
| This called forth remarks from many different
| gentlemen, most of whom were very anxious
to have the next fair of the New England socie-
| ty held in Worcester, which, itwaS thought might
easily be done. The committee appointed at the
last meeting of the society, to confer with a
committee of the New England society, wished
to have that committee enlarged, and five new
no. hat rt,,itt af,,Nt
stands as follows: G. b. Pratt, 0. L. Hatch, T
W. Wellington, j. R. Pierce, 7. E. Hall, 0. b.
Hadwen, G. r. Spur, Geo. F. Very, C. NJ
| Miles, E. P. Halsted, A. A. Goodell.
Much enthusiasm was manifested by all the
members of the society, to have the next fair oil
the New England society held here in a success
full manner, so that it may be great benefit to
Worcester and our own society. The committee
that were appointed to confer with the New En-
gland society are requested to meet at the office
of I, W. Wellington next Saturday at two P. NJ.
REPORT OF THE BosToN, BARRE AND GARD
NER RAILRoAD.-The second annual report of
the Boston, Barre and Gardner railroad corpor-
alton just issued, presents the facts given below.
The statement of the treasurer gives the amount
expended, as follows: For graduation and mason
ry, s1S7 1852; for superstructure, S11,11O.35;
for land, land damages, and fencing, s37 ,199 90;
engineering, S15,67215; agencies and other ex-
penses, SO, 324.S 81. The condition of the road
is shown by the following extracts from the re-
port of the board OF directors, of which Hon.
Ivers Phillips is president:
"0ur original contract with Messrs. K. 7.
Cooke & Co., extends from BARRIERS crossing in
Worcester to the Vermont and Massachusetts
railroad in Gardner, fraction more than TWEEN
ty-three miles. More than twenty miles of this
distance is graded ready for the rails, and the
| balance, consisting of cuts and fills that can be
worked in winter, is being pushed forward by as
many men as can work TO advantage; the
larger and more important part of the masonry
is completed.
GA careful estimate, made about the 10th day
of January, shows that not more than 100000
yards of earth and rock are required to be moved
to complete the road ready for use, including
the grading, sloping, ditching and ballastng.
Not more than $50 yards of masonry remain to
be done. The whole amount of grading and
masonry now to be done is less than was accom-
plished in three months prior to the first of the
present month. Most of the remaining work,
except the ballasting, is expected to be done by
| April two or three points may last till May,
| but it is expected that the grading and masonry
will be out of the way, SO that track-laying may
| be commenced as soon as the frost is out of the
ground in the spring, and go on to completion
| without interruption.
"One-haf of the tics wanted for the whole
track are delivered upon the line, and the bal
| ance are in such state of forwardness as TO in
sure their delivery as soon as wanted. Some
| thing has been done towards the fencing, and a
few hundred feet of track has been laid at Gard
ner, making connection with the Vermont and
Massachusetts, railroad.
"The depots in Holden, Princeton, and Hub
bardSton are to be built of wood with slated
roofs Contracts have been made for the lum-
Der and portion OF it has been delivered on
the line.
owe have put in three stone arches, and all
the remaining bridges on your line are to be of
iron, resting on ston, masonry laid in cement
| and of the most durable character. Contract
has been made for the iron bridges, and they
are all expected to be put in their places early
in the spring. There is to be no wood in your
road bed when finished, except the ties and
plank at the crossings.
"Messrs. Cooke & Co. have contracted for the
grading and masonry on the section of the road
extending. from BARRIERS crossing south to Gar
den street III the city OF Worcester, and they
have commenced upon the work.
owe have purchased land enough convent
emily located in Worcester and Gardner for en-
CINE and car-houses, Shops water stations tracks
and storage purposes. We have settled and paid
tnC lduu uuuldHtS Will lew eACSpuUuS lTOm
Worcester to Gardner. Our line passes through
bank of excellent gravel for ballasting in
Holden, by a cut 1000 feet long and 16 feet deep.
We have bought about fifty acres Of this land,
thus securing an inexhaustible supply of the
best gravel for the use OF the road. We have
also bought two farms in Princeton, containing
one hundred and fifty acres of land and valua-
BILE buildings. All of the buildings and con-
siderable portions of the land will be wanted
for the use of the road when finished; there is
considerable wood and timber upon the land, all
of which will come in use for the construction
of the road and for fuel, and when the road is
finished, the land that can be spared can be Sold
The cost of all the above named items is in
cluded in the treasurer's report under the head
of LAND, land damages and fences"
"The land owners along the whole of your
line have generally been liberal and fair in their
settlement with the corporation. Some of
them have given their land, Others have been
willing to sell on fair terms, and we hope and
expect that the teU now holding out will soon
meet US upon the same terms, and we shall be
able 10 settle With every one of them without
any litigation or unnecessary expense.
"The Barre branch remains as il was at the
time of our last report. Ii it were constructed
as located, it would terminate near the fair
grounds in Barre, and as near "The Common"
us is practicable to construct railroad, but the
people OF Barre appear to be most in favor of
ern border of the town. One of them, the Mas
sachusetts Central, when constructed, will prob
ABLY cross our line in Holden, afford the needed