Reports of the Engineers of the Western Rail Road Corporation, Made to the Directors, in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... RIVER IN BROOKFIELD . Worcester , Aug. 15th , 1836 . TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS or THE WESTERN RAIL ROAD CORPORATION . GENTLEMEN , In submitting for your consideration a Report upon the surveys which have been made during the ...
... RIVER IN BROOKFIELD . Worcester , Aug. 15th , 1836 . TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTORS or THE WESTERN RAIL ROAD CORPORATION . GENTLEMEN , In submitting for your consideration a Report upon the surveys which have been made during the ...
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... River . It is 445.75 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road ; and by the valley of the French River , 13.42 miles distant , the uniform grade would be 32.21 feet per mile . Still further north , beyond the line of levels traced ...
... River . It is 445.75 feet above the Boston and Worcester Rail - Road ; and by the valley of the French River , 13.42 miles distant , the uniform grade would be 32.21 feet per mile . Still further north , beyond the line of levels traced ...
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... Rivers , near L. Stone's house , the line passes into the north- east corner of Oxford North Gore ; thence , lowering the grade to 35 feet per mile , and turning gradually to the north - west , to cross the valley of French River , it ...
... Rivers , near L. Stone's house , the line passes into the north- east corner of Oxford North Gore ; thence , lowering the grade to 35 feet per mile , and turning gradually to the north - west , to cross the valley of French River , it ...
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... River , flowing south ; thence it falls upon the side hill , which , upon the east , bounds the valley of Cranberry Meadow Brook ( a branch of the Chickopee River ; ) thence entering the town of Spencer , it pursues the side hill nearly ...
... River , flowing south ; thence it falls upon the side hill , which , upon the east , bounds the valley of Cranberry Meadow Brook ( a branch of the Chickopee River ; ) thence entering the town of Spencer , it pursues the side hill nearly ...
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... River - the lower , or eastern portion being a part of Route No. 8 - and the upper , or western portion , a part of No. 9. In selecting the best line for the route , it will be necessary to cross and re - cross the stream several times ...
... River - the lower , or eastern portion being a part of Route No. 8 - and the upper , or western portion , a part of No. 9. In selecting the best line for the route , it will be necessary to cross and re - cross the stream several times ...
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Albany amount annual approximately located ascending Baltimore Board Boston and Worcester branch bridge Brook line Brookfield Cabotville cent Chickopee Committee Commonwealth Connecticut river construction cost of grading crossing curve debt Depot descending Directors distance duty east East Brookfield embankment End Brook Erie canal estimated expense favorable feet per mile freight French River fuel Garden Brook Route Grout Summit Housatonic Housatonic river Hudson increase interest internal improvement Legislature length Levi Lincoln loan Massachusetts ment miles run mill millions nearly north route paid passengers passes Pittsfield pond portion present revenue rock Ross Winans Ryan Summit Route scrip Seven Mile River side sinking fund south route Springfield Station stockholders Stony hill stream surveys Tekoa mountain thence tion tolls tons Total town treasurer trial valley village West Springfield West Stockbridge Western Rail Western Rail-road Corporation Western Road Westfield river Westfield Village whole Worcester Rail-Road