Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Railroads, &C., In Relation to the Great Southern Railway

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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Railroads, &C., , In Relation to the Great Southern Railway: Minutes of Evidence, Thursday, 7th May, 1857Ques. 29. Upon what conditions did Mr. Zimmerman's Estate decline taking a share in the contract - Ans. I have already stated these conditions, viz.: the repay ment of his actual outlay, the completion to the Suspension Bridge of the Southern Road, the construction of the rolling stock at the Niagara works at the usual prices, and the offer to carry out his agreement with Mr. Rankin, which was understood to be his only agreement in writing.Ques. 30. Are you acquainted with the localities of the present line of road between the Detroit and Niagara Rivers, and also with that proposed by the new Bill? -ans. Yes, since 1880 I have known them intimately.Ques. 31. State the difference of length between them, assuming the former to pass through Otterville and Simcoe -ans. The difference of length will occur only between St. Thomas and Simcoe the difference in that space would be from three to five miles. There are deep ravines on the straight line, and it is impossible to build a road on the straight line. The difference between the straight line and a line by Otterville might be seven miles, but the difference between any practicable route and the line by Otterville will not exceed four miles.Ques. 32. How much of the Woodstock and Erie road can be used in the through line proposed under the amalgamated charter - Ar:s. About seventeen miles, two-thirds of which is already graded, and the bridges built. I may mention that the bridges are built along the whole thirty-nine miles from Woodstock to Port Dover, and two-thirds of the whole graded.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.