Annual Report of the Directors of the Western Railroad Corporation to the Stockholders ...First annual report includes Act of incorporation, the act in aid of the Western Railroad, and by-laws, June 13, 1836. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 59
Page 4
... opened for the conveyance of passengers , on the first day of Oc- tober , and it has continued in operation to the present time . " Regular merchandize trains were established on the 23d of October , and they have been continued to this ...
... opened for the conveyance of passengers , on the first day of Oc- tober , and it has continued in operation to the present time . " Regular merchandize trains were established on the 23d of October , and they have been continued to this ...
Page 5
... opened for use on the 1st day of October last , many parts of it were so unfinished as to require some force to be kept upon the con- struction , nearly to the present time ; and it is not now found practicable to state the exact cost ...
... opened for use on the 1st day of October last , many parts of it were so unfinished as to require some force to be kept upon the con- struction , nearly to the present time ; and it is not now found practicable to state the exact cost ...
Page 9
... miles , will be graded , the superstructure put upon it , and the whole opened to the public in the autumn of 1840 . " The undersigned anticipate , also , that a further portion of 2 10 miles of the road , east of Pittsfield , 9.
... miles , will be graded , the superstructure put upon it , and the whole opened to the public in the autumn of 1840 . " The undersigned anticipate , also , that a further portion of 2 10 miles of the road , east of Pittsfield , 9.
Page 12
... opened for use ; .that , in the spring of 1841 , the rails may be laid upon all the residue , excepting some 10 miles of the summit division , which may be completed in all that year . " Of the iron for the superstructure , 3,500 tons ...
... opened for use ; .that , in the spring of 1841 , the rails may be laid upon all the residue , excepting some 10 miles of the summit division , which may be completed in all that year . " Of the iron for the superstructure , 3,500 tons ...
Page 16
... opened for use , a sum equal to one per cent . on the amount of the scrip , from the income of the road ; and that the whole should by the Treasurer be placed at interest , and the same , with the interest annually accruing thereon ...
... opened for use , a sum equal to one per cent . on the amount of the scrip , from the income of the road ; and that the whole should by the Treasurer be placed at interest , and the same , with the interest annually accruing thereon ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
11 months 1st Class 2d Class Albany and West Albany road Amount paid annexed ANNUAL REPORT April assessments Baggage Baggage Cars balance Boston and Worcester bridge Capital Stock cent charged city of Albany Committee Commonwealth Connecticut River Contingent Fund cost December depot buildings depot lands Directors dividends dollars Engines and Cars estimate expenditures feet Freight Cars George Bliss grading Greenbush Hudson Hudson River income increase interest January JOHN HENSHAW JOSIAH QUINCY Land Damages Legislature Locks and Canals Lowell masonry Massachusetts merchandize miles run months in 1846 North Adams Rail-road November Number of Barrels number of miles party payable payment Pittsfield and North scrip second track shares Springfield station Stockbridge Rail-road Company Stockholders superstructure thereof tion Treasurer West Brookfield West Stockbridge Rail West Stockbridge Rail-road Western and Albany Western Company Western Rail Western Rail-road Corporation Western road whole Worcester Company Worcester Rail-road Worcester road
Popular passages
Page 29 - ... railroad for use, purchase of the corporation the said railroad, and all the franchise, property, rights, and privileges of the corporation, by paying them therefor such a sum as will reimburse them the amount of capital paid in, with a net profit thereon of ten per cent. per annum from the time of the payment thereof by the stockholders to the time of such purchase...
Page 28 - Contractor to discontinue all work, or any part thereof, as may be designated by the said party of the first part, and the said party of the first part...
Page 29 - Therefore this indenture witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, in consideration of the premises, and...
Page 28 - ... the said party of the first part will make, execute, and deliver to the said party of the second part a good and sufficient bill of sale for said...
Page 7 - Said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of not more than six per cent per annum, payable semiannually on the first days of January and July of each year.
Page 26 - ... property, rights, privileges, and franchises, whether now acquired, or hereafter to be procured unto the said party of the first part...
Page 20 - ... shall be binding upon the respective corporations interested therein until the same shall have been revised or alterations shall be made within one year after the award.
Page 12 - This Corporation shall possess the general powers and be subject to the provisions contained in title third of chapter eighteen of the first part of the Revised Statutes so far as the same are applicable and have not been repealed. '} 4. This Act shall take effect immediately.
Page 15 - Loan, shall be countersigned by the governor, and shall be deemed a pledge of the faith and credit of the Commonwealth...
Page 7 - The said shares shall be deemed personal property, and be transferable on the books of the corporation in such manner as the Directors may provide.