The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-17
RAILROAD NEWS.

RAILROAD NEWS
The Bellevue Mich Gazette is authority for the state
ment that contracts have been made and signed for the
grading that portion of the Chicago Huron
Railroad uncompleted between Lansing and Vernon
the latter the junction Of the Detroit and Milwaukee
Railroad distance of about thirty miles This leaves
only sixteen miles to be placed under construction
from Vernon to Flnt-to give the Grand Trunk Rail
road an Independent connection with Chicago and
render the eastern ports free from the control of any
of Mr. vanderbilt's lines. How does 1t affect the
merce of New York;
The Ohio Senate has passed the bill granting
5000 000 additional aid, to the Cincinnati and South
ern Railroad Company The passage of the bill by the
Assembly to be urged by committee of one hundred
OF Cincinnats business men, who have visited Column
bus for that purpose.
despatch from Chicago to-day says that the new
tariff adopted by the Western railroads went1nto effect
yesterday. While the said to be fair 1t
expected that the cross lines will adhere to them Mr.
Smith, General Agent Of the Chicago and Alton Road
has received kilograms from Messrs Vanderbilt of the
New York Central, Jewet Of Erie Scott, OF the Penn
sylvania and King of the Baltimore and Ohio roads,
stating that they pleased with the action taken and
that they would cooperate with the Chicago roads.
Mr. McCrcady recently director Of the Hannibal
and St. Joseph, has resigned in consequence Of i'll
health, and the vacancy is filed by the election of
~
OF the company This gentleman was formerly the
manager OF the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
and resident of Missouri The change and prospec-
tive influence the affairs OF the said to give
satisfaction.
telegram from Washington states that the Pacific
Railroad Committee held meeting this morning, but
failed to reach vote the Southern Pacific
The Vance BILL in the Wisconsin Senate, after passing
the Assembly, has boon referred the Railroad Com
mlttee
SECURITIES AUCTION
The following sales reported Peoples Gas
Light Company. Baltimore, Md, e67; "a Gas Light
Company Baltimore Nd, IT'S; 100 LacIede Gas Light
Company, St Louis, 110h rs Buffalo Mutual Gas Light
Company, Buffalo, 5O 81 Hanover National Bank 80;
10 Leather Manufacturers National Bank, 1877; 10
United States Trust Company, New York. 33OK; At
lantic Dock Company l16; 10 Bankers and Brokers'
Association, rs; Continental Fire Insurance Com
pany, 1885, 20 Metropolitan Insurance Company, rs 40
Firemen's Fund Insurance Company, OIL 80 Pennsyl-
vanian Coal Company, ISL 149 Manhattan Gas Light
Company 29S 800; Clinton Hall Association, 40;
so Nassau Bank, 1O41s 100 Fourth National Bank, 9O
so National Shoe and Leather Bank las; 20 Park
Bank, 1917 1870; 65 Bank of the State of New York.
1O5; 100 Bank OF Commerce, 115H 100 Gallatin Bank
1872; so Metropolitan Bank. 1861; 43 Continental Bank
SOY; so ST. Nicholas Bank, l03 1881; 100
Mechanics Banking Association SAY; 90 Mer-
chants Bank, lleH; so Market Bank, ia;
65 Bank Of the Manhattan Company, $50; so
Bank of America, 1907 Isl; 400 Eleventh
Ward Bank 70; 100 Tradesmen's National Bank
1431<; SIS Bank Of America, i5Ih; 80 Knckerbocker
Fire Insurance Company $50; 100 French Manufactur-
ing Company, 81 per SHARE SO Manhattan Gas Light
Company, 2e7x; $4,000 Third Avenue Railroad Com
pany, 90; SO, 900 City Of Railway N j., per cent.
osK; So, 900 Second Avenue Railroad Company per
cent, 81; IS, 900 Chicago and Canada Southern Rail-
road Company first mortgage, 49, 50, 900 New Orleans
Mobile Texas Railroad Company, Arss $l3 per bid