Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-19
RAILROAD NOTES.

H0usatOnfc Railroad DOIngs-The M.
 ". &z Cromwell Lfne-ClOs1ng ofNav-
 IgasIOn on the Big R1vers-The Con-
 nect1cut Western.
 BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 1S.-At the annual meet ing of the stockholders of the Housatonic rail road company, held in this city to-day, the following board of directors were elected:
 w. H. starbuck of New York, W. H. Stevenson of Rutter of New York, Henry Hentz of New York, ". H. Barnnm of Lime Rock, A B. Mygast Of New of Birmingham,
 At 8 subsequent meeting of the board of directors the following officers were chosen:
 President, W. H: starbuck; vice president and general maRage g stona H. secretary and Porter; assistant treasurer, c. E. Robinson.
 Annual report shows the gross receipts to have been $1, ,087, 413.41. The operating ex- penses were $645, ,474. .02 and the net earnings $441, ,939.09.
 The Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River railroad have made their arrangements and will petition the legislature for $400, ,000 second mortgage bonds, making $1 ,O00,0 900 in which the road will be bonded.
 The proposed railroad from New Haven through Wallingford to Meriden would great ly facilitate the business of those places and if continued through Southin9ton to Bristol and run as part of the Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River road would be of un- told value in stimulating the growth of this section, says the Southington Phoenic.
 Navigation on the Housatonic is closed and the steamboat company have made arrange ments with the Bridgeport Steamboat com pany whereby the latter will transport the freight of the former between Bridgeport and New York. The freight will be sent by rail between Bridgeport and Derby.
 The cold has practically closed the river to navigation little earlier than usual. The afa year, much of the prosperity being due to the little Meriden and Cromwell road, which has furnished heavy freights.
 THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN GETS A NEW
 PRESIDENT.
 HARTFORD, Dec. 19.-The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Connecticut Vest ern railroad was held here this afternoon. The president, Hon. J. w. Husted twas elect- ed presiding officer and made brief address, referring to his term of office as presiden i the road. During the last year and a half, he said, the road had grown from steam tramway to be one of the trunk lines of the country. He said, however, that the con nection with the Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie md Boston road as president, would preclude his again accepting the presidency of the Connecticut Western. A dividend of per cent. was declared.
 A I6SO1uE1OQ or GQ&QkS LO tu6 pres ident was passed unanimously. The follow ing direcrors were elected: John s. Wilson, John W. Brock, w. W. Gibbs, Charlemagne Tower, jr., Arthur K. Newbold, Arthur Brock, William B. Scott, w. H. Barnum Henry Gay, Jeffrey o. Phelps, J. H. Apples ton, H. A. Bottsford, Frederick Miles. Sub- sequently the directors met and elected John s. Wilson president and D. R. Beardsley secretary and treasurer. The new president, MT. John s. Wilson, was formerly general freight manager of the Pennsylvania road and is thorough going railroad man. The appointment of successor to Superinten- dent McNeill was left with the new president and the executive committee.
 THE wEsTBRooK GRADE CROSSING CASE. The appeal of the town of Westbrook from decision in case between the town and the Consolidated road came on before the Su- preme court at Hartford yesterday Hon. Lynde Harrison and s. A. Robinson appear ed for the railroad and Hon. s. L. Warner and Hon. W. F. Wilcox for the town. The case is an appeal from decision of Superior court judge made in chambers The appel lants after g lengthy statement close as fol- lows: "In word, judgment is rendered here for thousands of dollars cash with no intelli- gent issuable fact on the record against the contesting town, with nothing to control either the investigation. evidence or will of the tribunal awarding 1t, and has for it's basis nothing but the unrestrained will of the court