Report - Softcover

William Claflin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371654947 ISBN 13: 9780371654941

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Report by William Claflin. This government document from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts presents the Commissioners' Report on the Troy and Greenfield Railroad and Hoosac Tunnel for 1868, transmitting to the Legislature a detailed account of the project’s origins, finance, and progress. It traces legislative actions, municipal subscriptions, and the transfer of property to the Commonwealth, together with the leases, bonds, and sinking fund established to finance construction. The Report covers early attempts to build and the later, more formal process begun after 1863 under the direction of appointed commissioners. It describes the Hoosac Tunnel project—including East and West shaft sections, the Deerfield River dam, and the brick arch tunnel—with discussion of blasting methods, water management, and the use of machine drills and glycerine explosives. Appendices compile transportation contracts, town subscriptions, land transactions, and a comprehensive financial statement showing receipts, expenditures, and the outstanding balance up to 1868. The document underscores the state’s interest in securing a continuous rail link from Troy to Greenfield and ultimately to Boston, and it outlines plans for completing the eastern and western railroad sections under later contracts.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371654947
• ISBN 13: 9780371654941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 155