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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Made to the Directors in 1836-7 Western Rail-Road Corporation. Route No. 8 ... end of Grass hill , near Sibley Converse's , and curving around to the west , it again crosses the river ( or brook ... brook to Watson's saw - mill , thence ...
Made to the Directors in 1836-7 Western Rail-Road Corporation. Route No. 8 ... end of Grass hill , near Sibley Converse's , and curving around to the west , it again crosses the river ( or brook ... brook to Watson's saw - mill , thence ...
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... Route No. 12 , by Henshaw Ridge . 1 A line was surveyed in 1835 , for a ... 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 ...
... Route No. 12 , by Henshaw Ridge . 1 A line was surveyed in 1835 , for a ... 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 ...
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... Brook , it would oblige us , ne- cessarily , to make a very crooked line ... route , extends to Henshaw ridge only as far as the survey of 1835 was ... end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for a ...
... Brook , it would oblige us , ne- cessarily , to make a very crooked line ... route , extends to Henshaw ridge only as far as the survey of 1835 was ... end of the village . The computations have been made upon all the lines for a ...
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... Route No. 5 . 23432.0 346 3300 45545/70 End of do . do . 66085 70 Near the crossing of S. M. River . 900 2.78 237.78 ... Brook . 71502.4 125 238 39423.7 208 0000 26351 50 do . of No.9 , near Clappville . 600 30020 20 Junction with Route ...
... Route No. 5 . 23432.0 346 3300 45545/70 End of do . do . 66085 70 Near the crossing of S. M. River . 900 2.78 237.78 ... Brook . 71502.4 125 238 39423.7 208 0000 26351 50 do . of No.9 , near Clappville . 600 30020 20 Junction with Route ...
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... Route , Elev . of Elev.of Grade surf . of above ground Grade B. & Wab . B ... Brook . 21501 80 In road from Spencer to Brookfield . 64215 80 Red School ... end of Cranberry Meadow Pond , and West side of Cranberry Meadow Brook ...
... Route , Elev . of Elev.of Grade surf . of above ground Grade B. & Wab . B ... Brook . 21501 80 In road from Spencer to Brookfield . 64215 80 Red School ... end of Cranberry Meadow Pond , and West side of Cranberry Meadow Brook ...
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40 feet approximately located Ascent Ashley's mill Bench Boston and Worcester branch Bush's Notch Cabotville line Charlton Chester village Chickopee River Clappville Connecticut river cost of grading Cranberry Meadow Brook crosses the river curvature curve depot descent direction Dist distance East Brookfield Elev Elev.of embankment End Brook route engines Excavation factory favorable feet per mile feet radius French River Gallup's mills Garden Brook line Garden Brook Route grading and bridging Green Water pond ground Grout Summit Route Grout's Henshaw Ridge Housatonic river inclined plane length line passes main line Maximum grade Mill River Munn's brook nearly north route north side Otis Pittsfield rock 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 Springfield West Stockbridge WESTERN RAIL ROAD Westfield river Westfield Village width
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Page 85 - Middlefield, a distance of 6J miles, is the most difficult and expensive portion of the route. The river is exceedingly crooked, and the mountains shut in on both sides, leaving scarcely room for a road, and requiring between Bigelow's and M'Elwain's, 15 crossings.
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.