Reports of the Engineers of the Western Railroad Corporation: Made to the Directors in 1836-7Merriam, Wood and Company, 1838 - 120 pages |
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... end of Grass hill , near Sibley Converse's , and curving around to the west , it again crosses the river ( or brook , as it is here , ) and passing into the town of Spencer , it crosses , from 615 to 626 , a swamp or meadow 1100 feet ...
... end of Grass hill , near Sibley Converse's , and curving around to the west , it again crosses the river ( or brook , as it is here , ) and passing into the town of Spencer , it crosses , from 615 to 626 , a swamp or meadow 1100 feet ...
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... Brook ; thence over a part of Newton's hill , it crossed Beaver Brook below ... end of Henshaw Pond . The total distance run over was 6.74 miles , or about ... Brook farther north , and , instead of crossing it below Patch's saw - mill ...
... Brook ; thence over a part of Newton's hill , it crossed Beaver Brook below ... end of Henshaw Pond . The total distance run over was 6.74 miles , or about ... Brook farther north , and , instead of crossing it below Patch's saw - mill ...
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... Brook , the rise from the swamp behind Jones's to the Bench at Watson's Pond ... Brook , and the length of the plane about 3000 feet . which the road may en ... end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for ...
... Brook , the rise from the swamp behind Jones's to the Bench at Watson's Pond ... Brook , and the length of the plane about 3000 feet . which the road may en ... end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for ...
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... Brook . 73639.9 314 1600 809 . 1900 0.360 15-322 9366/50 43206 00 14466 70 45545 70 Junction with Route No. 11 . 50791.1 3228.1 End of Route No. 7 . 1384 70 Junction with Route No. 10 . 13793 70 Road at Gallup's mills . 3010 00 ...
... Brook . 73639.9 314 1600 809 . 1900 0.360 15-322 9366/50 43206 00 14466 70 45545 70 Junction with Route No. 11 . 50791.1 3228.1 End of Route No. 7 . 1384 70 Junction with Route No. 10 . 13793 70 Road at Gallup's mills . 3010 00 ...
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... end of Cranberry Meadow Pond , and West side of Cranberry Meadow Brook , to Sta . 1132 , as above . tity contained in the table . 1231.01 232.56 | 572297.1 29382.1125883.0 399154.9 300. 299-41 30.10 74364.1 350.53 345.50 56.77 166441.1 ...
... end of Cranberry Meadow Pond , and West side of Cranberry Meadow Brook , to Sta . 1132 , as above . tity contained in the table . 1231.01 232.56 | 572297.1 29382.1125883.0 399154.9 300. 299-41 30.10 74364.1 350.53 345.50 56.77 166441.1 ...
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40 feet approximately located Ascent Ashley's mill Bench bend Boston and Worcester branch Bush's Notch Cabotville line Charlton Chester village Chickopee River Clappville Connecticut river cost of grading course Cranberry Meadow Brook crosses the river curvature curve depot descent direction Dist distance East Brookfield Elev embankment End Brook Route engines Excavation factory favorable feet per mile feet radius French River Garden Brook line Garden Brook Route grading and bridging Green Water pond ground Grout Summit Route Henshaw Ridge Housatonic river inclined plane length less line passes main line Maximum grade Mill River Mount Tom Munn's brook nearly north route north side Otis Pittsfield Ryan Summit Route Seven Mile River side hill south route south side Spencer Spencer village Station Stony hill straight stream surveyed SYNOPSIS tavern Tekoa mountain thence turning valley village west side West Stockbridge WESTERN RAIL ROAD Westfield river Westfield Village width
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Page 28 - ... directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency of grading the road...
Page 3 - Corporation, made to the directors, in 1836-7. Springfield: Printed by Merriam, Wood and Co., 1838. 120 p., 2 folded maps. 8°. Contains the following reports: Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, Chief Engineer, WH Swift, Resident Engineer]; Report upon the surveys between Worcester and Seven Mile River in Brookfield, via Henshaw Ridge, &c. [signed: Wm. Gibbs McNeill, George W. Whistler and WH Swift] ; Report upon the expediency...
Page 4 - The declivity of the country, on both sides of the summit, in the proper direction...
Page 77 - In order to do this, it will be necessary to assume some point near the Connecticut river, which shall be common to both lines, and refer all the comparisons to it.