Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-13

road, or over their road as far MS Springfield,
according as hest suited them in regard to hours
Mr.. james White was called rs an expert in
determining the value of land, and stated that
he had examined the land required Tor each To-
cation. He stated that he was employed by the
Boston and Albany road after the duan cXplo-
sion to settle with the injured parties in COM
pany with Mr.. Samuel ID. Harding, who also
looked over the depot locations with him, After
visiting each estate on the Green street location
he estimated the market value OF the land ut
S5S6,3I2, and Of the improvements and build
ingS, S2I0,622 more. one of the estates had
Since been sold at a higher figure than placed
by him. Several valuable estates were under
lease. He was subsequently recalled and gave
ms an estimate of the value Of land for the
Washington square location, the opinion that
it was worth an average of cighty-dye cents
per foot.
Mr. Samuel d. Harding, builder Of this city,
and who owns land in the vicinity Of Grafton
street, was also Calledand questioned in regard
to the value Of the land lie estimated the whole
cost of the land requisite for the Green street
location at 1855, 39l, including buildings and
improvements. He averaged the value of land
for the other location at from sixty to seventy
five cents per foot.
Mr. L. Il Hoar here stated that the only other
witness the Boston and Albany road proposed
to call-Mr. Merritt, superintendent Of the Bos-
ton and Maine railrOad-had been called to An
dover, Maine, by notice of an accident there,
and consequently could not be produced; he
therefore asked the court to stop the examine
ton Of witnesses, aud let Mr.. Goulding open for
the barre and Gardner road, which course was
accordingly taken.
Mr. GOulding began by saying that the cor
pOration represented by him came actuutcd by
as high motives as any on the other sdc-mo.
tiyes looking to both the public interest and
private interest. The counsel for the Norwich
and Worcester road, in the course Of his series
of sncers, had made filings at the motives of the
Gardner road, which he, as its counsel, had no
notion of passing over. Said counsel had re-
marked that, in consequence of certain diSSen-
sions between the Gardner and the Nashua
roads, the Gardner road had switched off from
their true interests and gone with the Bos-
ton and Albany road; thus leaving it to
be inferred that ! the Gardner road was
actuatcd by mean and spitelu motives. The
JUS tncSS or uniuStnCSS of this would appear to
the commission. He did not propose to remark
upon that, he said; but when the counsel upon
whose arm the road he represented had been
wont to lean for advice filings out the imputa-
ton that the motives were base which had been
championed by himself in the legislature, it was
either base tteachery or a Joke altogether too
broad. Mr. GOudng then proceeded to give
history OF his road, It's ownership, management
Nc, and explained how the location east
OF Grafton street was in every way the most
desirable for his road, as its travel and business
all tended towards Boston.
BY the location east of Grafton street our road
is enabled to send cars through to Boston with
out reversing seats, land may be obtained for
freight houses on the old burial ground, and
furthermore gain access to the depot by crossing
but two principal streets. Ii the depot were to
be located between Green and Grafton Streets
the only land available for freight purposes will
In aFaFfI l,..T-
ing down from that location as would be neceS-
sary, eleven streets would have to be crossed
and recrosscd-eight Of them at grade He
stated that his road wished for an early decision
of the location.
At the close of his remarks, Mr.. Goulding call
ed as witness, Col Iyers Phillips, president of
the Worcester and Gardner railroad. Mr.
Phillips stated that he had been connected with
railroads for the last twenty years, had been
city marshal of the city, and was thoroughly
familiar with the business Of the city and county
and construction of each of the railroads. He
stated the position and wishes of the Worcester
and Gardner corporation substantially as Mr.
Goulding had, and said that up to this time the
road had stood neutral as TO the location of Il
union depot wishing it fixed as soon MS posi-
Die; but now no hesitation was made in deciding
in fayoro of the location cast of Grafton street. as
best calculated to accommodate the road. He
explained the many and serious disadvantages
OF the Green street location as Mr. GOulding had
done, and added that there would be no way of
getting to freight or engine house on the bury
ing ground from there without crossing
the Boston and Albany tracks. He spoke
of the large amount of freight going
north and south; gave it as his opinion that
Green street would be spoiled by the crossing if
the depot were located there, and explained
that the freight rains on the Nashua road are
now made up north of Lincoln square, and
those on the Norwich road across two or three
streets. lOcluOiOT MVrtlp Gt~ppt He said he had