History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States ..., Volume 1J.H. Schultz & Company, 1860 - 612 pages |
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Page 85
... feet to the mile , with a plane of 380 feet long , having an inclination of 1 to 44. With the exception of the plane , up which the descending cars drew the empty ones , it was worked by horses , and bore a relation to the railroads 85 ...
... feet to the mile , with a plane of 380 feet long , having an inclination of 1 to 44. With the exception of the plane , up which the descending cars drew the empty ones , it was worked by horses , and bore a relation to the railroads 85 ...
Page 107
... feet in length . On the 1st September , 1845 , the Fitchburg Company leased the road for 99 years , with the right to pur- Soon afterwards , how- chase the same by paying $ 258,000 , or $ 86 per share ; and until the purchase , to pay ...
... feet in length . On the 1st September , 1845 , the Fitchburg Company leased the road for 99 years , with the right to pur- Soon afterwards , how- chase the same by paying $ 258,000 , or $ 86 per share ; and until the purchase , to pay ...
Page 125
... feet of land and the wharves in East Boston . - $ 124,000 1st Mortgage , 6 per cent . , coupon bonds .. -dated 1st March , 1852 , and payable , principal in 10 years , and coupons semi - annually , 1st March and 1st September , in ...
... feet of land and the wharves in East Boston . - $ 124,000 1st Mortgage , 6 per cent . , coupon bonds .. -dated 1st March , 1852 , and payable , principal in 10 years , and coupons semi - annually , 1st March and 1st September , in ...
Page 156
... feet , of which 550 feet is at the western , and 1,550 at the eastern entrance . It is to be four miles and one - half long , with a section 14 by 18 feet . The material is mica slate . The tunnel can only be worked at either end on ...
... feet , of which 550 feet is at the western , and 1,550 at the eastern entrance . It is to be four miles and one - half long , with a section 14 by 18 feet . The material is mica slate . The tunnel can only be worked at either end on ...
Page 157
... feet to the mile . SHARE CAPITAL - Authorized , $ 2,500,000 , in 25,000 $ 100 shares . 400,000 on 11,546 $ 100 shares . Paid in , Of the share capital , $ 175,600 were subscribed by several towns on the route of the road : viz .: Adams ...
... feet to the mile . SHARE CAPITAL - Authorized , $ 2,500,000 , in 25,000 $ 100 shares . 400,000 on 11,546 $ 100 shares . Paid in , Of the share capital , $ 175,600 were subscribed by several towns on the route of the road : viz .: Adams ...
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Page 332 - To take and hold such voluntary grants of real estate and other property as shall be made to it, to aid in the construction, maintenance and accommodation of its rai>oad ; but the real estate received by voluntary grant shall be held and used for the purposes of such grant only.
Page 332 - And every company whose railroad is or shall be hereafter intersected by any new railroad, shall unite with the owners of such new railroad in forming such intersections and connections, and grant the facilities aforesaid ; and if the two corporations cannot agree upon the amount of compensation to be made therefor, or the points and manner of such crossings and connections...
Page 328 - Each stockholder of any company formed under this act shall be individually liable to the creditors of such company, to an amount equal to the amount unpaid on the stock held by him, for all the debts and liabilities of such company, until the whole amount of the capital stock so held by him shall have been paid to the company...
Page 326 - Any number of persons, not less than twenty-five, may form a company for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a railroad for public use in the conveyance of persons and property...
Page 334 - The legislature may, when any such railroad shall be opened for use, from time to time, alter or reduce the rate of freight, fare, or other profits upon such road; but the same shall not, without the consent of the corporation, be so reduced as to produce with said profits less than ten per centum per annum on the capital actually expended...
Page 338 - ... at the farm crossings of such railroad for the use of the proprietors of the lands adjoining such railroads...
Page 338 - ... each locomotive engine, and be sounded at least eighty rods from the place where the railroad shall cross any such road or street...
Page 327 - ... that the amount of stock required by this section has been...
Page 326 - ... thousand dollars for every mile of road constructed or proposed to be constructed, and the number of shares of which said capital stock shall consist, and the names and places of residence of...
Page 326 - On compliance with the provisions of the next section, such articles of association may be filed in the office of the secretary of state, who shall endorse thereon the day they are filed, and record the same in a book to be provided by him for that purpose; and thereupon the persons who have so subscribed such articles of association...