Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-01-06


FouRrH RASoR RoAD.-From circular
Just issued from the Office Of Mr.. ASSISTANT
THEAsURER iIUBRARD, we are put In posses
sion Of some rather interesting information
The fourth call of ~ per cent, upon the stock
holders Of ihe A. Y. q p. becomes due, as has
probably been noticed, on The 10th inst. and
Mr.. Csc. WILLARD has been appointed to
make the collections. The collections thus
far, are, with few exceptions, satisfactory.
Fifty per cent. Of the Pittsburgh stock has
been paid that of Trumbull county has been
In the hands Of the traesurer but a few days,
but the collections for the time have been
highly gratifying. Above 90 per cent. OF the
calls Upon the responsible stock in Ashtabula
county has been paid There are OF course,
MS is always the case, slow and delinquent
holders Of stock Tie Treasurer respectfully,
but firmly admonishes those that the claims
of the company will be steadily and surely
enforced.
The progress Of construction Is reported by
Engineer WATSON us follows: From Youngs-
town TO Girard-5 mics-there is q complete
road, and from Girard to Niles, the road il
nearly ready for the rail. The iron has been
purchased, and the materials are ready TO be
laid upon the return of favorable weather. A
corps Of engineers are now running the lines
preparatory to the location of the road from
Niles to Warren and Bloomfield The build.
ing Of the road admits of no contingency IL
the duties of the stockholders are promptly
performed, and the foregoing statement will
hardly admit of a doubt on this score, so all
hail the Fourth Range!
Work upon the jamestown Branch is NOV
ing steadily along Considerable quantities of
iron arc arriving at this station--a train Of 35
cars last wcek-and it is being laid from this
end, about half mile day, and the engine
runs up to near Plymouth centre--threc miles
from the L. S line. The iron is also being laid
from the other, or jamestown end. Contract
or NJ Kenzie left that portion Of the work on
Saturday last and he informs us that the track
layers were then two miles this side of the
State line and some eight miles from james.
town. The prospect seemed to be that as
these two squads Of track layers are approach
ing each other at the rate OF half mile day
each, and there is no grading TO interrupt,
that they will probably meet in Dorset, some
where about the first proximo. This is the
opinion of the best authority upon the subject,
and nothing but the state of the weather, pre-
venting work, will be likely to vary much this
result. Work upon the Youngstown branch
OF the Jamcstown-some 80 miles--has been
contracted, and is going on, and some six
miles on the Youngstown end is already grad
ed.
The Painesville Telegraph of last week has
the following in regard to the railroad /:
"Messrs. Ford & Meyer returned to
New York. During their stay, the
weather WAS SO extremely cold and
stormy that parties on the line of the
road failed 10 meet them here, as was
expected. But little business was done.
and the line Of the road between Char
don and Warren was not located. The
line of the road between Warren aud
Youngstown Was settled upon, and the
contracts for building will be let soon
after the LIST of January. At meeting
of the Board of Directors, a call for 25
per cent. ON the stock subscription was
made, payable Jan. 3D. This is in ac-
cordance with the terms specified, that
25 per cent. should be due and paid in
" hen tie road was completed to Char
don. Chief Engineer Sharpless and
most of the corps have gone home to
spend the holidays, and all business on
lhe road is suspended till after New
Years.
II is not little singular that the road G.
tween Warren and Youngstown should be
definite, while that between Chard0n and
Warren is 50 tantalizingly indefinite ? Neigh
Dor Telegraph just tell us how that gap is to
be got over. Is that to be tpo .taot line?
AT the election held In this place, On situr.
day last, by the stockholders of the Warren,
Vienna and Sharon R,ilrold, the following
named gentlemen were elected Board of
Directors CHARLES SMITH, III. b. PERKINS
SAMUEL FREEMAN, 1. L. FULLER, WARREN
PACKARD. JEFFERSON PALM, JOHN VI. SrULL
WarreR Chronicle.
II seems We are likely to realize what has
long been talked of-the construction of an
other line of railroad from Youngstown to
Ravenna, via Newton Falls. But wheth, r
our city is to be benefited directly by its con-
struction or not is yet (but soon) to be deter
mined by surveys and pending negotiations.
The question to be determined lies between
the canal route, via Warren, and one of the
former surveys between Newton Falls aud
Youngstown. The western portion, as decided
upon, is on or near the canai line, as formerly
surveyed. We are we'll advised that the com
panv has completed its stock subscription MS
required by law, elected permanent officers,
and means work. Warren Chronicle
We have to acknowledge the receipt of an
invitation to visit the second Annual Exhibi