Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-23

town of " inlsJr, 10 Burlington, and the
Champaign and Connecticut River (now the
Rutland and Burlington Railroad, from
Bellows Falls 20 Burlington" The fact Is,
that in 49,. and before much beyond snr-
yev and .ocat, IN had been doIie on the line
via Rutland. the name of the company was
changed by statute, from tb ''Champlain
and Connecticut to the Rutland and
Burlington 1t became a r. .ilroad, in run
ming condition. under The, latter name,
and was known by that more than
twenty-five years ago 1t is now not the
| Rutland and Burlington but the Rutland
road. This j. matter Of small account
bat in formal re. .orts of this kind it IS well
to De accurate. Judge Bailey mentions in
supplement TO the report that he has collect
ed clu-lerat Ie material Tor History Of the
| Railroads of Vermont, ani expresses wish
that the Legislature would take measures to
secure the preparation of such a History. \
reasonably complete hi story Of that kind,
would certainly be very valuable book.
The commissioner notes the increase Of
railroads from 700 miles OF track IN ~
| (Jhc-o were really about 2l0 miles them to
l,jOo miles now. lie states the total cost
cost ol construction Of the roads, at S35,-
ooor oo1-addinS elaipH ent at an aggregate
of nearly SjO,0o0.cOC The number Of
bridges IN the State is S94, OF which ia are
on the Lutani road 80 on the central
J. on the Vermont aaI Canada % on 'ne
Ni~-.~luoi- The pr dyes generally inc
commissioner believes TO he on gooe' sale
condition. lie a.'dd 2 10 the lFes'Ie NorA Oh
''e ''l'-''.'' '""'s = '-' ana SHOW
l''i''y wa" inc 'i'' lure oil 'he pio'AISH "
scandal ny the rem a' x taa' IN passing over
'1e inquest '' 'Ae. H. ''' ieet hlsn'a ier'oH
oil weak nerves should not look out ior
lyon can look pom the tops OF tall ioIe9'
'I'5' growing naerINel'l' anu IL Is His"i>
-,''''s '. ie''--ii, ''n5 HI 'ne 'oP9 u
''''s -','.' d" ''~s O' ANY 1g'iuen' u '"'
MI ,.. - L.; r-o
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Central and .l.. p,.., ,,.,,-si,.
v.. -. .l...,,., .l,, ovrerses
ortbe IA. -,,. ro,r. 70 haze been for main
tliDinr -,,a,r,r Il 800 35-.63 . for repairs
of ms ..i,erv slll0.sS2.S9 and for
orers .i,.. X $40 -l,..06 total. =. 3G3.-
4j1 ~ The re,eint. from passen myers have
h.so 20 oq- IoG II . from freirbt. S4.47l.-
/ As ~. r-,r oxnrc.ses $50 1874 from
r,,Hs S1o2 2o2 - miscellaneous. 81
~ ~ . total -.coi MS eG 500 O1l.0S
FIJI ,co,,,,+ f.. ..irsn IF the system Of run
,;.,.. .-.;,.. h.. +,1o,,.-,,b on tho Central
III c,unoo.;..,. and po.s,,,,s,c road re-
80 ,x,..rso. oc ,,,in+,irirc roadway re-
-. 81 NTH = horo boen s,r the
49,. - oao c-c1o Tho recoints
- - =, nc.
IT, - a.I o,.5...,,,,.,b -,.d 20
10 900 On
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| Inc 'onil-sSioneI recommends 'i'a' ~.
ca '''''' Va '.'' ''ill0','' w ''NcN ''''''
Ut maui '''' '' V. 'D
report TO Inc Legislature whether any
oihcer Oh any rail1oau company mas in'ef-
iere1 WIN OF "''ei' l''eu 10 iuiuei'e '"'
,''e vi Any '"f'0'' VI any ''Cn .o''i''"Hy
'"'' IA" l''''r fV'--V 20, =.
PENN % any --'" -o''D ,'' ,'''''' "-i'i-
S.''''' nave '1'" 'A''''i iii'N anu 'ii'o''N
t''e .oiiiii' ,9i'i''i '''''' an '''' 'e l'',7'
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aaI u - l. ro-o,,+od IL
H.. g.. - 49,. -
n,o- tb., l.o;.t- arI Id, or oor- a. ro1l a.
orbr;i.s. Lc ,..o,lo,o5 ~, l,r lie rroises
ti.l1. +lo .,ororol ,o,,o,,o,,,o,. af tho
Pod. ~ r..,c.ts coro If tho rnblic nre-
,,,.+.,r. ,,.,in.t accidents and civilitv and
o,...+..- IF -,i,ro,d o,i;c;,l. and o,n,,loves
| fttnerll LYME saws the regiment Oh DlillIld