Gazetteer of the State of New York: embracing a comprehensive view of the geography, geology, and general history of the State, and a complete history and description of every county, city, town, village, and locality, Part 1, Part 19

Author: French, J. H. (John Homer), 1824-1888, ed. cn; Place, Frank, 1880-1959, comp
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : R. Pearsall Smith
Number of Pages: 772


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Miles run by freight traing .. 5,417,456


Number of tons carried on freight trains. 3,473,725


Total movement of freight, or number of tons carried 420,604,609


one mile


Classification of Freight.


Tons.


Products of the forest


303,236


Products of animals ..


734,995


Vegetable food


914,206


Other agricultural products.


77.174


Manufactures


325,596


Merchandise. 562,378


Other articles


556,140


Total tonnage


3.473,725


Costs.


Repairs of road bed. $2,282,807.73


Cost of iron for repair


464.712.95


Repairs of buildings .. 207,846.56


Repairs of fences and gates. 48,660.35


Taxes ou real estate 290.771.47


Other road expenses


398,329.66


Total road expenses $3.693.129.72


Repairs of engines. $ 930.627.16


Repairs of cars.


1.003.906.26


Kepairs of tools 82.975.15


Oil. waste, &c. 112,518.64


Other costa,


43.759.29


Total cost of repairs of machinery. $2.173.786.69


Number of passengers of all chisses carried in cars ... 43,786,579 The same. exchiding city roads. 11,250.073


Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number


Porters, watchmen, and switchmen attendance. 420,180.66


clu led.


373,159,179 . Wood and water station attendance.


96,958.14


$ 1,575,098.79 1,289,933.98 662,500.00 220,000.00


715,070.60 220,000.00


Buffalo, New York & Erie ..


142


11.33


1,500,000


687,000.00 380,000.00


473,000.00 70,000.00


1,221,378.49 480,402.28 70,000.00


Eightlı Avenue


5


Long Island.


95


10.08


1,852,715.79


24,182,400.00 11,000,000.00 5,717,100.00 2,980,839.33


639,497.67 14,402,634.69 26,438,016.55 5,151,287.21 2,163,500.00


9,297,003.04 653,263.02 14,402,634.69 27,170,274.41 5,298,927.88 2,194,051.07


Sixth Avenue.


Syracuse, Binghamton & New York


81


7.09


1,201,300


Troy & Bennington.


5.38


80,000


75,358.00


171,200.00


86,500.00


8


800,000


627,200.00


236,500.00


269,913.32


131,339.90 175,000.00


3,758,466.59


8,842,000.00


$ 1,625,098.79 1,289,933.98


1,500,000


804,647.99


Blossburg & Corning ..


outs.


306,810.47


75


RAIL ROADS.


for the year ending Sept. 30, 1858.


Total cost of road


equipments and other expenses.


Earnings for the


year ending Sept. 30, 1858.


Gross transporta-


tim expenses.


[Dividends paid.


Number.


Mileage.


Number.


Mileage.


Killed.


Wounded.


$ 2,010,634.64


$ 84,119.86


$ 72,904.83


196,911 171,046


1,864,210


34,918 226,035 13,136


698,360 7,511,341 316,660 831,679


14,360,000


# CO :


14


2,772,987.09


840,116.71


480.507.05


108,000.00


296,194 26,253


8,192,000 17,854,082 623,885


85,556


2,674,375


...


400,000.00


338.410.16


177.753.91


96,000.00


6,768,203


479.841


4,293


175.969


308,891.38


40,072.52


41,566.29


226,779


1,483,464


1,460


8,356


175,000,00


58.207.21


47,367.60


10,500.00


37.110


413,356


50,806


880.466


15


1 4 ·2


30,732.517.54


6,528,412.70


3,487,292.67


1,919,564.00


2,124.439


136,091.023


765,407


7.446,561 3.715.364


11


1


4,788,791.26


410.806.66


283,793.93


2,108.75


71,764


2,767,920


150,432


13.210.357


1


2


761,380.11


115.996.68


54,649.63


37,097.93


92,492


2,131,962


42,810


1,375,557


2


1.587,028.08


94,385.03


49.672.54


71,850


1,725,177


21,112


699,023


900,550.58


208.222.86


110,982.77


18,300.00


151,576


3,662,026


59,903


1,580.757


...


653.539.64


37.280.57


3,514.02


43.948


703,184


27,700


470,900 74,692


480,684.15


30,150.00


139.388.67


95,723.46


12.544.00


93,035 4,504.645 5,612,357


2,753,962


73,410


5,058,890


3


1.378.090.74


403,055.08


242,811.53


93,600.00


7,945,462


1,798,203


56,049


1,482,292


294,731,43


338.688.87


732,114.72


2.159,295.04


391,973.40


232.667.41


44,952.00


127,285


4,100,132


123,509


9.899,128


3


8


$129,621,542.88


$20,527,951.53


$12,716,305.68


$2,517,667.08


40.977,229


375,335,441


3,569,082


423,362.032


117


204


and its connecting roads have a gaugeof 4.71 ft., the same as New England roads generally. The Buffalo & State Line R. R. has a gange of 4.83 feet, like the Ohio roads; and a few tracks near Suspension Bridge have a gauge of 5.5 feet, like that of the principal roads in Canada.


.


Engineinen and firemen ...


552,985.29


Grading and masonry


1,598,250.16 Bridges ... $58.355,306.85 Oil and waste for engines and tenders. 204,078.43 Superstructure, including iron. 2.396,300.42 28.165,443.55 Oil and waste for cars ..


Loss and damage to goods and baggage.


98,939.98


Passenger and freight stations, buildings and fix- tures,


4,777,786.65


Damages for injuries to persons ..


135,214.26


Engine and car honses, machine shops, nia- chinery and fixtures.


1.920,498 40


Land damages, and fences


9,047.417.34


Locomotives and fixtures and snow plows.


6.584.506.70


Passenger and baggage cars. 2.670,501.01


Freight and other cars


5.586.736.19


Engineering and agencies


12.102.948.10


Total cost of construction and equipment


131.907.445.21


Total cost of same, excluding city roads.


126,873,010.70


From passenger business.


$ 9,016,747.50


From freight business, city roads excluded ..


10,532,714.97


From other sources.


759,591.38


Total earnings for all roads.


$20,309,053.55


Payments for transportation expenses


$12,830,526.87


Payments for interest.


4,156,997.05


Payments for dividends on stock


2,503,013,93


Amount carried to surplus fund. 218,541.42


Total payment for all roads.


$19.709,079.27


Accidents.


Number of passengers killed. 20


Number of passengers injured .142


Number of employees killed .. 29


Number of employees injured. 21


Number of others killed ... 68


Number of others injured 36


Total number killed. 117


Total number injured 202


Total number killed, excinding city roads. .114


Total number injured, excluding city roads. 191


Excluding City Rail Roads, the following deductions per Mile.


Average cost per mile ..


$52.916.23


Average cost single track per mile .. 34.206.05


Average number of miles traveled by cach passenger 33.17


Average number of passengers to each train. 60.72


Average distance each ton of freight is transported in miles.


120.91


Average number of tons in each freight train ...


77.54


Average number of trains over each track daily. ... 8.54


Average Cost per Mile of Road.


For maintaining of road way $1.511.70


For repairs of machinery. 692.47


For operating road .. 2,415.49


Average, Cost per Mile of Single Track. $ 677.19


For maintaining of roadway


For repairs of machinery. 577.45


For operating road. 1,561.42


Average amount received for passengers per mile. 108 cts. Proportion of passengers killed to miles traveled. 1 to 18,657,959. Proportion of passengers killed to passengers traveling, 1 to 562,504.


Proportion of expenses to earnings, 63 to 100.32.


7 33


87


34,058,632.63


5,151,616.43


975,853.86


3,791,457.62 617,061.47 532,477.85


793,662


64,931,456


816,965


142.691.178 165.895,636


25 6


5


7.948,116.35 5.324.527.09


836,612.14


953,819


32,908,957


64,058


.....


5


1.038,839.97


395,026.80


288.771.22


$ 12.500.00 80,000.00


7,505,859


2.975,325.66


429,753.89


301,632.09


185,876


1,121.012


496,661.28


.23,554.24


28,091.92


53.647 9,364


103,847


73,908


143,709 290,532


19,809,225


1,183,012.71


97,151.68


77,285.40


1,041,773.43


1,415.339


56,658,109 7,380,760


89,480


2,236.990


2,566.270.07


320.58$.93


174,215.05


360.130


720,070


17,940.971


122,371


1,871,411


1,005,403.71


227,457.70


855.957.22


280.617.86


178,226.24


75.000.00


2.837.607.66


177,627.85


100,700.61


253.931.19


3,164.88


1,422,188.86


125,042.55


71,753.69


7,500.00


7,340


68,913


8,342


2


833,642.87


200,000.00


17,989.46


11.947.28


15.852


5,094,681


1,234,514.64


60,524.33


2,289,933.98


PASSENGER TRANSPORTA- TION.


FREIGHT TRANSPORTA- TION, LY TONS.


AccI- DENTS.


Total cost of operating roads


$6,636,051.33


Farnings.


18,519.15


General superintendence ..


203,301.81


Contingencies.


545,259.03


Other costs


906,669.45


. Cost of Construction and of Equipment.


Conductors, baggagemen, and brakesmen. 553,122.23


Fuel and cost of labor in preparing for use.


54,202.29


1


389.170.84


48.358.60


119.704.37


1


6


87,432


2,452,281


62,868


903,890.92


1,636,412.28


11,328,989.96


160,197


18,416,865


1


3


1


53


1


2


Damages for property and for cattle killed.


107.504


76


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER. Rail Roads Projected, Abandoned, and merged in other Roads.


NAMES OF RAIL ROADS.


Date of Organization.


Capital.


Connections.


Remarks.


Adirondack


April 1,1839


$100,000


[ Adirondack Iron Works and ) Clear Pond.


Nothing done.


Albany, Bennington & Rutland


April 23, 1850


400,000


Albany, Bennington, and Rutland


Merged in Albany Northern R.R.


Albany Northern.


Feb. 12,1851


335,000


Albany & Colioes


Co. not organ'd


Albauy & Saratoga


June 28, 1852


300,000


Albany and Green Island.


Albany & Saratoga Springs.


Sept. 20,1852


200,000


[ Albany Northern K. K. and } Saratoga Springs.


Nothing done.


Albany & Schenectady.


April 19, 1847


Albany and Schenectady.


Changed from Mohawk & Ilud- son, and merged in the New York Central R. R., May 17, 1853.


Albany & Susquehanna.


April


2, 1851


4,000,000 200,000


Albany and Binghamton Albion and Batavia


Partly graded. Nothing done.


Atlantic & Great Western.


Dec.


1,1858


150,000


[ Buffalo & New York Central ) 1 R. R. and Penn. State Line


Nothing done.


Attica & Allegany Valley.


Sept.


16, 1852


1.000,000 350,000


Attica to Penn. State Line .... Attica and Buffalo.


Partly graded.


Attica & Buffalo


May


3, 1836


Attica & Hornellsville.


May


14, 1845


750,000


Attica and Hornelleville.


Attica & Sheldon


May


21, 1836


50,000


Attica snd Sheldon


Auburn & Canal


April


24, 1832


150,000


Auburn and Canal


Auburn & Ithaca


May


21. 1836


500,000


Auburn and Ithaca


Nothing done.


Auburn & Rochester.


May


13, 1836


2,000,000


Auburn and Rochester.


Consolidated in New York Cen- tral R. R.


Auburn & Syracuse.


May 1, 1834


400,000


Auburn and Syrscuse


Consolidated in New York Cen- tral R. R.


Aurora & Buffalo.


April 14, 1832


300,000


Batavia & Check tawaga .... Bath & Coney Island.


April 17, 1832


900,000


Nothing done


Black River


May


21. 1836


200,000


Clayton and Carthage


Nothing done.


Black River


Jan.


27,1853


120,000


Brewerton & Syracuse


May


1,1836


80,000


Broadway R. R. Co. of Brooklyn


Aug.


11, 1858


200.000


Brooklyn, Fort llamilton May


12. 1836


150,000


Buffalo International


Feb. 25, 1857


150,000


( Buffalo and proposed inter-) national bridge, opposite Squaw Island.


[ Buffalo, New York & Erie}


Buffalo, New York & Erie ..


Sept. 1,1857


1.500,000


R. R. at Corning.


Buffalo & Allegany Valley.


May 21, 1853


300.000


Buffalo & Batavia ...


April 18, 1838


500,000


Buffalo and Batavia.


Not constructed by this organi- zation.


Buffalo & Black Rock


April 29, 1833


100,000


Buffalo and Black Rock


Buffalo & Conhocton Valley


June 26,1850


1,400,000


Buffalo, Corning & New York


March 18, 1852


Buffalo & Erie


April 14. 1832 May 12. 1846


650.000 500,000


Buffalo and Eric, Penn. Buffalo and Ilinsdale


Surveyed and located. Nothing done.


Buffalo & Lake Huron (Canada)


Buffalo & Lock port.


April 27, 1852|


600.000


Buffalo and Lockport.


Consolidated with New York Cen- tral R. R., 1853.


Buffalo & New York.


Jan. 16, 1851


350.000


Buffalo and Attica.


Connected with Attica & llornells ville R. R., and name changed to Buffalo & New York City R. R.


Buffalo & New York City. .....


April


8, 1851


Buffalo and llornellsville.


Consolidation of Attica & Buffalo R. R. and Buffalo & New York R. R.


Buffalo. Tonawanda & Niagara Falls ..


June 23. 1853


250.000 110.000


Tonawanda and Black Rock. Buffalo and Niagara Falls.


Not constructed. Leased to New York Central R. R .. Co. in 1853.


Buffalo & Pittsburg


Oct.


7, 1852


750,000


Buffalo, Pittsburg & St Louis ...


Oct.


11. 1852


Buffalo & Rochester ()ct.


8. 1850


1.825.000


Buffalo and Rochester.


Formed by union of Tonawanda and Attica & Buffalo R. Road4. Connected with Chemung R. R. to Elmira


[Canandaigua Railway & Trans- ) portation Co ..


April 12. 1828


50.000


Canandaigua and Watson


Canandaigua & Corning


May 11. 1845


1.600.000


Canand sigua and Elmira.


Canandaigua & Elmira.


Sept. 11, 1852


Canandaigua and Niagara Bdge


Formed from Canandaigna &Corn- ing and Chemung R. Roads. læased to New York & Erie' R. R. Co. Leased to New York Central R. R. Co. in 1858.


Not constructed. Nothing done.


Bath and Crooked Lake.


Nothing done.


Binghamtou & Susquehanna.


March 24. 1831 April 29, 1833


20,000 150,000


Binghamton and Penn. S. Line f Rome or Herkimer and River } St. Lawrence.


Clayton and Mohawk Village. Outlet of Oneida Lake and } Syracuse


Through a part of Brooklyn .....


Nothing done. Not constructed. Nothing done.


Nothing done.


Consolidation of the Buffalo. Corning, and New York R. R. and part of Buffalo & New York City R. R.


{ Bnffalo and Attica & Alle-) gany R. R.


Partly done.


Ilorse-power. Since abandoned. f Buffalo, New York & Erie R. R. Now the Buffalo, New York & Erie R. R.


at Corning.


Name changed from Buffalo & Conhocton Valley R. R.


Buffalo & Hinsdale ...


Allowed to purchase real estate in 1857.


Buffalo & Niagara Falls.


May


3, 1834


f Buffalo and State Line near ? Olean.


Reorganized as the Buffalo, Pitts- bnrg & St. Louis R. R. Partly graded.


Bath & Crooked Lake.


Aug. 17, 1850


300,000


Aurora and Buffalo. Batavia and Attica & Buffalo R.R.


Nothing done.


Albion & Tonawanda


April 17, 1832


Albany and Troy, and Rutland Sold, and succeeded by Albany, R. R. at Eagle Bridge.


Albany and Cohoes ..


Vermont, & Canada R. R. Nothing done. Nothing done.


Consolidated as Buffalo & Roches- ter, afterward As Buffalo & N. York City R. R., at present as Buffalo, New York, & Erie. Consolidated, and is now the Buf- falo & New York City R. R. Nothing done. Nothing done.


Black River


Nothing donc.


77


RAIL ROADS.


Rail Roads Projected, Abandoned, and merged in other Roads, continued.


NAMES OF RAIL ROADS.


Date of Organization.


Capital.


Connections.


Remarks.


Canandaigua & Niagara Falls ...


Dec.


10, 1850 $1,000,000


Cuuandaigua and Erie Canal.


Nothing done. Nothing done.


Canandaigua & Syracuse.


Nov.


26, 1853


1,000,000


Canandaigua and Syracuse ..


Cassadaga & Erie


May 21,1836


250,000


[ Cassatdaga Creek and Penn. { 1 State Line.


Nothing done.


Castleton & West Stockbridge ...


May


5,1834


300,000


Castleton and West Stockbridge


Catskill & Cauajoharie.


April 19, 1830


600,000


Catskill and Caunjoliarie.


Catskill & Ithaca.


April 21, 1828


1,500,000


Catskill and Ithaca.


Nothing done.


Chautauque County


.July


23, 1851


50,000


Chemung & Ithaca.


Muy


16, 1837


200,000


HIend of Cayuga and Penn. Line Nothing done.


Cherry Valley & Susquelianna ...


May


10, 1836


500,000


Nothing done.


Clifton & South Clifton.


March 8, 1853


350,000


Clyde & Sodus Bay


Jan.


22, 1853


150,000


Coeymans


May


21, 1836


75,000


Cold Spring ..


April


30, 1839


2,500


In Cattaraugus co.


Nothing done. Intended for lum- bering purposes.


Cooperstown & Cherry Valley ... |May


15, 1837


150,000


( Cooperstown and Canandai- ) gua & Syracuse R. R ..


Nothing done.


Corning & Blossburg.


April 5, 1851


Corning & Olean


Feb. 5. 1853


850,000


Corning and Olean


Coxsackie and Schenectady


Dansville & Rochester


March 22, 1832


300,000


Dansville and Rochester.


Delaware


May


21,1836


400,000


Division Avenue


March 1, 1853


Dunkirk & State Line.


April 15, 1850


500,000


Dunkirk and State Line.


Dutchess


March 28, 1832


600,000


Dutchess


May 25, 1836


1,000,000


Elmira, Canandaigua & Nia-} gara Falls.


April 24, 1857


Elmira and Suspension Bridge ...


Formed by connection of Ca- nandaigua & Elmira and Ca- nandaigua & Niagara Falls R. Roads.


Elmira & Williamsport


April 21, 1832


75,000


Erie & Cattaraugus.


May


15, 1837


200,000


Erie & New York City


July


11, 1851


750,000


Fishhouse & Amsterdam


April 26, 1832


250,000


Fishkill Landing & State Line ...


April


12. 1648


Fredonia & Van Buren.


May


21. 1836


12,000


Genesee Valley


June


2, 1856


300,000


Genesee & Cattaraugus.


May


15, 1837


400,000


Genesee & lludson River.


Dec.


11, 1852


7,000,000


Rochester and Albany


Geneseo


April 11, 1848


15,000


(oneseo & Pittsford


May


11. 1836


150,000


Geneva & Canandaigua.


April 21. 1.28


100.000


Geneva and Canandaigua


Gilboa.


April


15, 1839


150,000


Gilboa to Canajoharie.


Albany and Goshen ..


Goshen & New York


May


13, 1837


Great Ausable ...


April 17. 1828


150,000


Greene.


April


18, 1838


20,000


Ilarlem & High Bridge.


Ang.


25. 1953


150.000 200,000


East River and High Bridge. Herkimer and Trenton. Erie Canal and lloneoye Lake. Hudson and Berkshire ...


Merged in Hudson and Boston R. R.


Hudson & Delaware


April 19, 1830


500,000


Ithaca & Geneva.


April 9,1832


800,000


Ithaca & Owego ..


Jan.


28, 1829


150.000


Ithaca & Port Renwick


April 16. 1×34


15,000


Ithaca and Cayuga Lake.


Jamesville.


May


21,1836


25,000


Jamesville to Erie Canal


Johnstown


May


13, 1836


75,000


Jordan & Skaneateles


May


6, 1537 20,000


Kingston Turnpike & R. R


April


23. 1×35


20.000


Lake Champlain & Ogdensburgh Lake Ontario, Auburu & New York


April


15. 1851


1,500 000


Lake Ontario, Auburn & New


May


9.1656


1,500.000


Lake Ontario & Hudson River ...


April


6, 1857


Lake Ontario & New York


Ang.


20. 1-52: 150,000


Nothing done.


Lansingburgh & Troy


May


19. 15361


40.000


Lansingburgh & Troy.


Nov. 13, 1:53


10,000


Lansingburgh and Troy. The same.


Nothing done. Nothing done.


Lebanon Springs


Dec.


1. 1851|


500,000


Lebanon Springs and Chatham. . Grading commenced, but no part


Lewiston.


Mav


6, 1936


200,000


Lewistou and Niagara Falls ..


completed. Leased to the New York Ceutral R. R. Co.


Ilmeoye.


May 21. 1836


Hudson & Berkshire.


April 21, 1858


250,000 350,000


Newburgh and Delaware River .. Graded, but nothing further done. f Ithaca and Geneva & Canan- ) daigna R. R. Ithaca and Owego Not constructed.


Changed to Cayuga aud Susque- hanna R. R. Not constructed. Nothing done. Nothing done.


Not constructed.


7


Esopus Creek and Kingston ..


Not constructed.


April 20. 1832


3,000,000


Ogdensburgh and L. Champlain .. Surveyed, but not constructed.


f Little Sodns Bay and Clyde & Grading commenced, but no part Sodus R. R.


completed.


The same.


[ Work resumed, but no part completed. Naine changed from Sackets Har- bor & Saratoga R. R. No part completed.


f Lewiston and month of Ni-} 1 agara River ...


Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done. Nothing done.


Goslien & Albany.


April


12, 1842


1,500.000 150,000


Goshen to New Jersey State line Port Kent and Ansable Forks ... [ Greene and New York & ) Erie R. R


Nothing done.


Herkimer & Trenton


May 13. 1836


500.000


Brooklyn.


Not constructed. Nothing done.


Nothing doue.


Poughkeepsie and State Line .. [ Poughkeepsie and Mass. or } 1 Conu. line


Nothing done.


Elmira and Williamsport, Penn. Nothing done by this Corporation. Nothing done. f Attica & Buffalo R. R. and } Genesee & Cattarangus R.R. S Little Valley Creek and Penn. State Line Partly graded. Fishhouse and Amsterdam ...


Nothing done. Company never organized. Nothing done.


Fredonia and Van Buren. Avon and Mount Morris


f Attica and New York & } Erie R. R.


Corning R. R. Nothing done. Nothing done. Surveyed. Nothing further done. Nothing done.


Coxsackie & Schenectady.


May 15, 1837


500,000


J New York & Krie R. R. and } l'enn. State Line


Not constructed.


[ Utica & Syracuse R. R. and } New York & Erie R. R ..... Clifton and Vreeland Farm, on Lower Bay.


Nothing done.


Nothing done but survey.


Clyde and Lake Ontario. Landing and Moss Will Quarries Nothing done.


Nothing done under this organi- zation.


Partly constructed, and after- wards abandoned.


Corning and Blossburg Coal Changed in 1854 to Blossburg & Region in Penn.


Delhi and Deposit.


Trains commenced in March 1859.| Nothing done.


Gen-seo and Canal in York Geneseo and Pittsford


Not constructed. Nothing done. Nothing done.


f Johnstown and Utica & Sy- racuse R. R .. Jordan and terminus Ska- neateles R. R.


York


78


NEW YORK STATE GAZETTEER.


Rail Roads Projected, Abandoned, and merged in other Roads, continucd.


NAMES OP RAIL ROADS.


Date of Organization.


Capital.


Connections.


Remarks.


Lockport & Batavia


May 21, 1836


Lockport & Niagara Falls


April 24, 1834 $ 175,000


Lockport & Youngstown


May


21, 1836


350,000


Madison County.


April 17, 1829


70,000


Lockport and Youngstown. Chittenango and Cazenovia.


Nothing done. Merged in the New York Central R. R. Nothing done. Preliminary surveys made. Notli- ing else done.


Malden


May


13, 1837


350,000


Roads ..


Manhattan


Nov.


28, 1853


310.000


Manheim & Salisbury


April 28, 1834


75,000


Mayville & Portland.


March 29, 1832


150,000


Mayville and Portland.


Medina & Darien


May


15, 1834


100,000


Medlina and Alexander.


Medina & Lake Ontario ..


May


13, 1836


200,000


Medina and Carlton ..


Mohawk Valley.


Jan.


11. 1851


2,000.000


Utica and Schenectady Albany and Schenectady.


Name changed to Albany & Sche- nectady R. R. First R. R. in the State.


Mohawk & Moose River


April 14, 1857


1


Mohawk & St. Lawrence R. R. & Navigation Co.


May


11, 1837


1,000,000 100,000


Vienna and Lake Ontario .. ( Lower part of the eity and } Maconibs Bridge


Nothing done.


New York & Albany.


April 17, 1832


3,000,000


New York and Albany


No part of the road completed by this Company.


New York & Connectieut


May 12, 1846


150,000


New York & Newburglı


Mareh 27, 1854


500,000


New York & New Rochelle.


Feb.


18, 1852


1,000,000


New Rochelle and New York City


No part eonstrueted.


New York & Troy


Jan. 30,1852


1,000,000


Nothing done.


New York & Western


June 10, 18 3:12,000,000


Niagara Bridge & Canandaigua ..


Aug. 23. 185S


1,000,000


Niagara Bridgeand Canaudaigua Changed from Canandaigua &


Niagara Falls R. R. Leased to New York Central R. R.


Niagara Falls, Buffalo & New York


June


4. 1952


250.000


Suspension Bridge and Buffalo ... | Nothing donc.


Niagara Falls & Lake Ontario ...


3. 1502


100.000


Niagara Falls & Lewistown


Sept.


1. 1:47


150.000


Niagara River.


July


3. 1.52


175.000


Northern


May


14, 1945


2.000,000


Northern (N. J.)


April 15, 185S


Northern Slackwater & Railway Co


May


13, 1846


2,000,000


Port Kent and Boonville


Ogdensburglı.


Dec. 31. 1857


1.538.500


Ogdensburgh. Clayton & Rome.


Fch. 19. 1853


2.000,000


Ogdensburgh and Rome.


Orange & Sussex Canal Co ...


April 9, 1829


Oawego. Binghamton & New York Oswego Northern & Fastern.


Jan.


12. 1$53


400.000


[ Oswego and Whitehall & Rut- 1 land R. R


Oswego & Troy.


May


13. 1.36


750.000


April


26. 1832;


200,000


Owego & Cortland


May


21. 15:00


500,000


Penfield & Canal


Way


6. 1937


12,000


Piermont West Shore


Dr.c.


4, 1857


40.000


Plattsburgh & Rouses Point.


March 17. 1851


500.000


Port Byron & Anburn


April 17, 1829


50.000


Rochester. Lockpurt & Niagara Fall-


Dee. 10, 1$50


Rochester and Niagara Falls


Consolidated in New York Cen- tral R. R.


Rochester & Canal Rail Road


March 26, 1$31


30.000


Rochester and Lake Ontario.


Rochester & Lake Ontario.


May


3,1852


100,000


Rocliester and Charlotte.


Rochester & Lockport


MILY


15. 1837


400,000


Rochester and Loekport.


Rochester & Pittsburgh


.fuly


18, 1853; 1,000,000


Rochester & Southern


Dre.


27. 1852


200,000


Not constructed.


Rochester & Syracus.


1. 1850


4,200,000


Rome & Port Ontario


May


13. 1837


Ruciand & Whitehall


Sackets Harbor & Saratoga. .


April 10, 154%: 2,000,000


Sacketa Harbor & Watert. wn .... Ang.


25. 1555


Consolidated with New York Cen- tral in 1855. 350.000 Rome and Port Ontario. Nothing donc. 100,000 Whitehall and Rutfand Fackets Harbor and Saratoga. Nothing done. Partly graded. Name changed to Lake Ontario and Hudson R. R. 110.000 Fackets Harbor and Watertown Surveyed. but nothing further done.


Nothing donc.


Surveyed, but not constructed.


Mohawk & Hudson


April 17, 1826|


300,000


(New York Central R. R. in) Montgomery county and Moose River Lakes


Nicholville and Piseco Lake.


Not constructed. Nothing done.


Newark


May


21, 1836


New York City


May


12. 1851


120,000


Ridgefield, Conn., and Harlem ... f Newburgh and New Jersey State line.


Nothing done.


New York & llarlemn R. R. in Ghent and Troy State Line in Rockland Co. and Canandaigua.


Surveyed, nothing further done.


Niagara Falls and Youngstown .. Graded and rails laid, but not used. Niagara Falls and Lewiston. Nothing done. Nothing done. Niagara Falls aud Lewiston ..... Houses Poiut and Ogdensburgh. Since changed to Ogdensburgh R. R. Piermont and Jersey City. Allowed to extend from State Line to Piermont. Constructed.


Route explored, nothing further done. Name changed from Northern. Partly graded, and abandoned. Allowed to build a R. R. on the line of their route. Nothing done.


Nothing done beyond surveys. Nothing done.


Oswego and Tray Oswego and Utica


Cooperstown and Milford


Owego and Cortland or Homer. Penfield and Eric Canal


Nothing done but survey. Nothing done but survey. Nothing done. Nothing donc. Nothing done.


( Piermont and terminns of) Northern R. R. (N. J.) at State Line


Superseded by exinsion of Nortli- ern R. R. to Pieriuont.


Plattsburgh and Ronses Point ... Auburn and l'ort Byron.


Nothing done. Nothing done.


Completed to near the Landing in 1822. Leased to New York Central R. R. Co. on consolidation .. Nothing doue under this organi- zatiou.


( Genesee Valley R. R. and ) Allegany Valley R. R ...... Rochester and Mendon .. Rochester and Syracuse ..


Not constructed.


Ang. 14, 1955


400.000


Oswego and Syracuse


Dawenn & Utica


21. 1554


2.000.000


Lockport and Batavia. Lockport aud Niagara Falls.


(Malden and junetion of) Smithbush and Esopus


Nothing done.


Manhattanville and South Ferry Little Falls and Nicholville.


Nothing done. Naine changed to Mohawk & St. Lawrence R. R.


Nothing done. Nothing donc.


Nothing done.


Nothing doue.


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79


RAIL ROADS.


Rail Roads Projected, Abandoned, and merged in other Roads, continued.


NAMES OF RAIL ROADS.


Date of Organization.


Capital.


Omnections.


Remarks.


Sulina & Port Watson ..


April 27, 1829|$ 375,000


Saratoga Springs & Schuylerville


April


6, 1832


100,000


Saratoga & Fort Edward.


April


17, 1832


200,000


Saratoga and Fort Edward.




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