Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-25
RAILROAD NOTES.
waterburv,s Delfght-The FIT Washington Express That Way

Waterbury's Delight-The First
 Washington Express That Way
 President B0stH1cksg Leave.
 WATERBURY, Dec. 24.-The Washington express made it's first trip through Water bury Sunday night. Waterbury was de- lighted and excited. A big crowd witnessed the train's arrival and departure. The train consisted of 8 baggage car, two passenger cars and two Pullman sleepers. The passen- ger cars were about half full, but nearly every berth in the sleepers was occupied. The train was in charge of Conductor Beers and Engineer Brennan. They will run be- tween Hartford and the river. stop of five minutes was made here. The only pas sepger from this place was a commercial traveller, who bought ticket to Pittsburg.
 Jabez A. Bostwick, president of the New York and New England road, has succeed ed in leasing for twenty years pier No. 36, at the foot of Jefferson street, New York city. in the interests of the New England Term inal company. This company getting it's freight over the Housatonic, Danbury and Norwalk to Wilson's Point, whence it will be transferred to New York, will give the New England people through the connec- tions of the branch lines with the main line thorough traffic from Boston to New York. T.. 41nou caused an indignation meeting of New York merchants, and resulted in bringing the mat ter to the attention of the corporation coun- sel of New York city and attorney general of the State. Some time ago the attorney gen. ersl was instructed by the New York Court of Common Council to stop the shed- ding of the piers and to bring suit against the Baltimore and Ohio road, which had succeeded in leasing one of the piers. He may bring suit for the revocation of MT. Bostwiek's lease.
 The New England Terminal company has already bought large Sound steamer and g large iron transfer boat, and has contracted for another transfer boat large enough to ac- commodate a train of nineteen loaded cars. Negotiations are also in progress for the building or purchase of the necessary floats and tugs.
 The M., w. and c. railroad company has a party surveying between it's road and Wall- ingtord The survey leads from above the Oregon bridge through the woods west ot South Meriden, and thence to Wallingford.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford has been making some changes in it's ae- counting departments. F. D. Bertine has been appointed auditor of passenger receipts s. c. Fleetwood, auditor of disbursements, and J. Mackrill, auditor of freight receipts. They will be located at New Haven.
 The Boston Advertiser prints rumor that $10,000, ,000 of the new stock of the Consolidated road will be used for the pur- chase of opposing lines. President Clark's positive assertion to the contrary, at the railroad hearing last week, is worth a good deal more than the idle rumor of the Boston stock market Referring to the Consolida- ted roads increase of stock, the Providence Journal says: "The petition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company to the Connecticut authorities for large in crease in its capital stock for construction and equipment purposes, and for acquiring possession or control of the capital stock of roads leased or to be leased for a period of 50 years, is regarded with considerable interest in this locality, especially by those who regard an early absorption of the Ston- ington railroad and steamship companies by the New Haven company as one of the pro Liabilities of the near future. The trend of events seems to be towards such an absorp- tion, though little, if any, definite knowl- edge is yet obtainable on the subject" The reference to the purchase of roads, which may be leased hereafter, as we'll as those a1- ready held by lease, is something that hasn't occurred to people hereabouts. la this connection it will do to recall President Clark's statement that there is no intention to buy competing or connecting roads.