Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-06

OF near the centre village thereof, ana thence
through Princeton and Hubbardston, and the
sontherly part of Gardner to some convenient
point on the road of the Vermont and Massa-
chuSettS railroad company in said Gardner"
also, "to cross the road of the Worcester and
Nashua railroad company, at grade at any
point in the city Of Worcester north Of the clay
cut at Worthwhile, So-called."
In 1871 an act to provide for Union pasSen-
ger station, &C., contains the following prOvi-
sion; "The Boston, Barre and Gardner
railroad corporation may extend its railroad to
SAID union passenger station, and for that pur-
pose may locate, construct and maintain its
railroad within the location ofany other railroad
corporation in said city, at such places and upon
such terms as the parties agree, or, in case of
disagreement as the board of railroad commits
SlonerS determines" The same act provides that
the Worcester and Nashua railroad company
shall maintain, at its own cost, upon its land
north of Lincoln square, in said city, suitable
passenger station for the accommodation of the
local passenger traffic of said company, and of
the Boston, Barre and Gardner corporations"
said last corporation paying rent therefor.
The union passenger station being now eStab'
lishcd as we understand the Law, we are author
lied TO proceed under the act of 1871, to extend
our road TO that station. We also understand
that we have authority, under the act OF 1858,
to construct our road so as to connect with the
Boston and Albany railroad at any convenient
point within the city of Worcester.
Under the act of 1869, the road was relocated
from Gardner, passing through Holden Center,
TO BARRIERS Crossing in Worcester; distance
OF about % 2-5 miles; and the road has been con
Structed and is in use between those termlnl'
Subsequently, an agreement having been made
between the officers of this corporation and of
the Worcester and Nashua railroad company in
regard to the place and manner of crossing the
Worcester and Nashua railroad with the track
OF this corporation, contract was made for the
construction of our road from BARRIERS Cross
SOutlprlV abOuf miles Garden
upon location agreed upon with the president
OF the Worcester and Nashua railroad company,
and work was commenced under said contract,
after considerable progress had been made in
the work under this contract, the employees of
the Worcester and Nashua railroad company in
terfered, and by force drove the employees of
the contractors from portion of the work. took
possession of the road-bed as prepared by them,
and proceeded to lay their track upon it, After
wards another agreement was made with the
Nashua road, certain lands were purchased of
them, and new location was established upon
which track has been completed and is now
ready for use.
The whole distance from BARRIERS crossing to
washington square is two miles and eighty
elght one-hundredths, as reported by the en-
glneerS, and there rehlains about one mile to be
constructed. The quantity OF land required for
the location and construction Of the road from
Garden street to Washington Square, according
10 the plan before You, is 80 ,S45 feet of land,
elusive of that within the location of the Nashua
road, which is probably half as much more. On
the 21st day of August, 1911, an agreement In
writing with the Worcester and Nashua railroad
company, for the use Of their tracks between
BARRIERS crossing and Lincoln square, and Eos
ter street station, was duly executed, and on the
4th day of September following we commenced
running trains and have continued to do SO to
the present time.
This agreement also provided that the Wor-
cester and Nashua railroad company shall re-
ceive and deliver all freight TO and from our
road, and collect and pay all freight bills for
TINS corporation, and that there shall be a
monthly settlement between the presidents of
the two corporations each party paying to the
other all moneys received on account of each
other, and this corporation paying the said Wor-
cester and Nashua railroad company for Its SER
vices and the use of its tracks; and if the presi-
dents cannot agree, provision is made for refer
ence.
Under this last provision the balances of
collections and disbursements have been adjust
ed promptly each month, and j have endeay-
ofed faithfully to obtain statement preparatory
to a settlement of their charges for services, use
OF tracks, &C., but did not succeed till after Jan.
l, 1872, when a bill of charges for the four pre-
ceeding months was received which considered
very unreasonable; and as no concessions
could be obtained no settlement has been made.
Up to the first of June, which is nine months
from the execution of the agreement they have
rendered their account, amounting to Sc, 175 80,
| charging $500 per month for the use of their
tracks, SS cents per ton for local freight and Is
| cents per ton for through freight which they do
| not handle at all. There seems TO be no way
OF aiming at settlement, except by reference,
| as provided for IN the agreement. | have had
some conversation with the president of the
| worcester and Nashua railroad company con-
corning the selection of board of referees, but
as yet the men have not been agreed upon.
with the exception Of the Worcester and
Nashua railroad company, which has some
times assumed hostile attitude, as is intimatcd
| by some of their acts alluded to, our relations
with all the other railroads with which we have
had any business connections are amicable and
| friendly.
All of which is respectfully submitted
lvERs PHILLIPS, President
worcester, August 5, 1872.
AS an illustration of the inconsistent charges
of the Nashua road, Col. Phillips stated that
during the first mouth this corporation ran but
one passenger train each way daily, for the next
two months two trains, and since that time four
trains, and yet the amount charged has not va
ried. The charges for transporting freight were
also unreasonable and exhorbitant. The presi-
dent also explained several points not clearly
understood in regard TO the terminus of the
road in this city. He said the road was already
completed 10 Garden street, and that the expense
of reaching Washington square had been
greatly overestimaed. The land to be taken
would not exceed 10000 square feet, and with
the material at hand, $4,000 will be amply suf.
fcient to complete the line, He stated for infor-
nation, that the clay cut, north of Garden
street, which had always been regarded as Sc
rious obstacle in the way of the road, had been
excavated by the aid of steam shovels at an ex-
pense not exceeding twenty-five cents per square
yard.
The report was accepted and ordered on file,
and the meeting adjourned.