New-York tribune., 1873-07-29
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS.
TIE MANAGEMENT OF TIE PETERSBURG AND WEI
NOV RAuRnAn IMpEACuED.

TIE MANAGEMENT OF TIE PBIEkSBUhu As'D VII
DON RAILROAD MPEAcHED.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-A number of stock
holders Of the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad havo
fled bill In the Circuit Court at Richmond asking ior
an injunction against President Ragland OF that Line
and the appointment OF receiver TO take the property
and operate the road The bill alleges that the personi
In possession OF the road voted themselves
$4,000 back dividends stock which tbey
claimed TO OVID, and annual saaryi Of $4,000 to Rlgano
as President IL also charges msapprOpriation OF the
proceeds OF bonds amounting S5OOO for building the
branch road from Petersburg to CITY Point and de,
mands from defendants foil explanation Of these oper
atlons in connection with the management Of the road
The case will be heard on Friday OF next week.
AN IMPORTANT STATEN ISLAND PROJECT.
At the last session of the Legislature an act
passed Incorporating The Staten Island ana New
Jersey Suspension Bridge and Railroad Company for
the purpose OF constructing and maintaining suspen-
sion bridges and approaches and appurenances 10 tne
same, Kill Ku, from point or points at tho
village OF Brighton, Richmond County 10 point or
points at Constabes Point in the STATE Of New
Jersey, and a point points over Arthur XIII or
Staten Island Sound, between the town OF Nestneid,
Richmond County, and Middesex County, IN the state
NewJersey, and for the purpose OF constructing ana
maintaining over and said bridges and 10 and
through the center OF Staten Island Richmond County,
railroads to and from the points above named"
The incorporators OF the Company Henry g. stcb-
bins, william A. Garner, John G. Green william Butler
Duncan. Daniel Lowe, r. W. Cameron, j. II. Vanderbilt,
Tompkins Westervelt Amos Clarke ir Charles Butler,
Charles X Hamilton, Thomas Bond, Richard PstrcN,
William II. Pendleton, David W. Judd John A. Austin,
william II. Dayidge, and James Guthrie Hamilton.
Application OF the persons interested m the en
terprse elected the information that several plans had
been prepared. According to one plan, for bridge
crossing XIII Won KUll from NewBrghton dock to New
Jersey TO STAT Island with NewYork by rail
road. The bridge will Kill Won Kull from New
Brighton dock, In line with NewYorlyc., beginning
the northery side OF Tnrdst and extending across
the channel by a single span OF 95 feet 20 point az or
near the Beacon aud will extend thence 10 the flats ~
New-Jersey by an aTcEed wall and tressel-worK dis
tance OF about 1000 feet on gradual inclined plane.
Tne center Of the bridge will De rs feet above hgh-
water mark It's floor will be 60 feet wide. and pro-
vded with caIIage-drlye, walk for pedestrians, and
double railway track The estimated cost OF carrying
out this plan $1OCOOCO According to another plan,
the bridge will be divided into stories, the lower one 10
be used for railroad tracks, and the upper one for ear
riages and pedestrians.
II was further stated that IL intended TO make
Jersey City the northern terminus Of the railroad and
point Totteuvile the southern staten Island ter
minus. From that point II was proposed TO erect a
bridge to Perth Amboy, and TO extend the railroad over
the bridge and thence 20 connect with one OF
the jersey Roads It is said that this short cut
tween New-Yorl and Philadelphia, and bring staten
Island within Is minutes Of NewYOrk 1t was expected
that the bridge from Tottenyille Perth Amboy would
cost $4,000.
THE NEW NORTHERN TRUNK LINE.
Work on the New-York, Boston and Montreal
Railroad is steadily advancing. It is expected tnat the
line between New-York and Tarrytown Hlghts will 30
opened by Sept TO accommodate local travel. Con-
Meeting with this Highbridge Will be line OF steam
boats touching Harlem and points on the East River
as far down Walst II IS not believed that much can
be done in the way OF through travel and freight
this year. With the opening Of next year It Is believed
that the road will have been completed and equipped
Nothing has been done yet toward breaking ground
for foundations Of the Gilbert Elevated Railway Out
the managers OF the NewYork, Boston and Montreal
Railroad Company that this will be done at an early
day They deny that the work has been abandoned as
has been rumOred, affirm that the steamers ore only
temporary. and that portion G least o the Elevated
Railway will be Al running order before the close Of tho
year.
NEW FREIGHT TARIFF
The managers of the trunk lines to the West
have made the following important reductions in the
freight charges on hrstcass merchandise, which in
cudes dry goods, boots and shoes, clothing, &C.:
From Netr-YOrk Per cgt Formerly.
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