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BSOUSSEAU, 9, BUADE STREET. _ ^- _ 1853. ;f (f .»•* i.: • 'SJffmASiiSSmmlmMivnriti \ Tiwmn li^imfii: cfi?- 'p^A^'Wi! .(! ' i '': : T: :i :■ i ..K ; * V ) .tn^-i ■^i, .<, Y;' v; T,', m- ^> ■ --^ i j: u u cr., 14J -; •'% re ■'■ rr ■'~< i ilNUAL RErOET or THE DIRECTORS AND CHIEF ENGINEER, TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE QUEBEC AND RICHMOND RAILWAY COMPANY. ^u^mte^, iStR. |tuiuatif. I^^S. QUEBEC : ri^TNTED BY J. T, BROUSSEAU^ 0, BTJADE STREET 185a. NAME8 OF THE PEESTDENT, UIEEOTOllS & OFFICERS OF THE " Oucbec anb Hicljmonb llaUujaij Companw." (Ieorge Beswick, Esq., President. David Ramsay Steuart, Esq., Vice-President. .fAMES MoiR Ferres, Esq., E. P. Mackie, Esq., Henry J. Noad, Esq., William Price, Esq., Henry x\tkinson, Esq., Geo. H. Simard, Esq., F. X. Paradis, Esq., William Rhodes, Esq., James Bell Forsyth, Esq., F. R. Angers, Esq., The Hon. R. E. Caron, o H U OFFICERS : Thomas W. Lloyd, Secretary. R. Steuart, Assista iv Secretary. R. Symes, Treasurer. H. M. Fosdick, Chief Engineer, 8. Lelievre, Solicitor. OFFICE. — 9, Bfmde Sfrccf. % 14' Ik \ I i I. i i I 1 i- i ANNUAL MEETINU. N.'--* .-. . Qiujbic, istli January, 1853. A I llio Annual Conoral Mcetinj*-, ofllic Stockholders of the Quebec and Richmond Hail way, held at tlie Ollice of the Company, this day in ac- cordance with the Act of Incorporation. Henry LeMesurier, Henry LeMeyurier, George Beswick, George Henderson, Henry Pemberton, D. D. Young", Michael Scott, A. C. Buchanan, F. R. Anders, G. H. Simard, J. M. Ferres, F. H. Andrew^ W. H. A. Davies, George Hall, Robert Roberts, Philip Peebles, W. B. Poston, Josiaii Hunt, J. B. Forsyth, Jas. Reekie, Jas. Rigney, Dunbar Ross, Ed, Scwell, 8. Lelievre, T. Walker, Present, Esq., President in the Chair, jr. F. X. Paradis, Dr. R. H. Russell, Thos. Cary, Henry J* Notid, George Irvine, Thos. W. Lloyd, Dr. J. Sewell, Robert Shaw, John Ross, J. W. Leavoraft, P. S. Charlton, H. N. Patlon, J. H. Clint, Paul Lepper, J. Prior, D. R. Steuarl, * J. Wyatt, W. H. Anderson, A. Borrowman, T. Wilson, William Price, J. Hale, W, Ramsay. J. Auld, &C-, 6ic.. G m Ml. \V. 11 \ Davirs. \\a> nMiiicstcd \o act a> Svvrr\i\\y. (icoii^v Hall lvM|iiirt', (jr(M»rii'(' Irvine, Ivscjiiirc. UCr*' iioiiiiiialcd ScnitiiK't.rs. The l^cjHHt nl'tlK' l](>ar(l of Directors, lor tin- past year was ilich hnkI l>y tlic Prcsitlciit. Tlic l^cport of llic CliicC En^^iiK'cr, ami ol the Auditors, were also read l)y tlie Prcvsidoiil. A 1^'ilJot was tlieii oj)eu liir the eleelioii ol three Directors in tlie room of lleiiry LcMesurier, Tliomas W. Lloyd, } Ivsqiiiros. Fniiirois Baby, who retired l)y rotation. It was then moved hy George Hall, Esquire, Seconded hy Dr. Jas. Sewell, and iinaninionsly resolved : That the Jleport of the Board ol Directors, just read, he received, adopted and prinied, (or the use ol the Shareholders. Moved hv Ilenrv J. Noad, Esq. Seconded by Paul Lepper, • and inianimonsly resolved. That the Board of Directors, are hereby autho- rized to give notice, to .such of the Shareholders, as are in arrears on account of the Instalments called in, on the shares held hy them, that unless th(^ arrears due on their shares are paid on or hefore the .'30th day of April next, the shares so held by them will ho forfeited. And that the Directors do call a Special Meeting of the Shareholders, to be held on the 2nd day of May next, to declare such shares as are in arrear forfeited according to the Provisions oi the 29th Section of the Act of Incorporation. Moved hy KobcM't SliJiw, Esq., Seconded hy .1. W. fi(niycraft, Esq. and it was unnninunislv r(^solved : Cf" act as llii.' pa.st ol' lliree I re, ors, just • the use y aiilho- dders, as s called iless lire efore the by them do call a ; held oil shares as isions ol Tliat the li)llo\viiii» do ftn'iw <»n.' of fhc Uy-Liiws n( (he Conipaiiy. The Iraiisli'r Hook shall hr closed on the ."Mst day oi'Deeeiuher ill each year, ihat heiii^ llie d;iy appointed hy llic Act <>(' Incorporation l<)r closini^ the Annual Accounts; and shall remain clos(.'(l until alter the Annual Meetin*^ has takd l)y J)r. H. 11. liusseil, and resolved. That it !)(> an iiislnietion to the Hoard oCOinM-lors to enquin; into the conduct of Air. Fosdick, the ^'hicf En«^in(.'er oi'the Company. Moved hy Geor^-e Hall, Ks(|., Seconded hy J{oh(M*t Uoherls, Ks(j.,and resolved : That this Mectin<» tender the thanks ofthe (.'om- pany to Edinnnd P. Mackie, Ivs<|nir«', tlieir late Secretary, and that he he' rcMjnesied to a(,*<'ept the sum ol'tive hundred [xamds, as some compeiisalioii for the extra expense lie was put to, in orii^ani/ini; the Company, and |l)r his zealous services in Iheii behalf. A letter was read from F. X. Oariieaii, Fs([uire, the City Clerk, respectint>' the rii»ht ofthe Corpora- tion to vote as a Stockholder in the Company. The Scrutineers then rei)ortcd that the tini'^^ ap pointed forkeepinif thx; Ballot open, liavin received the hi^^h est number of Votes had been elected Directors, vi/ : .lames M. F«M'res, Esq :2 1 K> Votes. Edmund P. Maekic , Esq., . 23\f^ Henry J. Noad, Esq., .... 2S'2^ They were accordingly declared Directors ol the Com])any. Henry LcMesurier, Msqunv, having left the chauv, George^ Heiulerson, Esfjuire, was reqii(\ste(l to take itj and on motion ol Mi lames M l'V:rres, sccoiulod by Mr. liobcrt Slmw, the thanks of llio Meeting were une^nimously given to Henry LeMesnrier, Esquire, for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair. The thanks of the Meeting having been given lo the Secretary, the Meeting then adjourned. W. H. A. DAVIES, Secretary to Ihc Mooting, nks of I Henry npartial II given ed. Tootins', SCRUTINEERS' REPORT. ^■./^-.'».-^-'V^,- . The undersigned scrutineers appointed at the annual general meeting of the stockholders of the Quebec and Richmond Railway Company, held at the office of the Company at Quebec on the 18th Januji-y 1853, report that the following gentlemen have been elected Directors. James M. Ferres No. of votes 2446 E. P. Mackie '' " 234G H. J. Noad " " 2328 The following gentlemen have received the number of votes opposite their names. T. W. Lloyd 1603 H. LeMesurier 1578 G. Pemberton 1498 GEO. IRVINE, GEORGE HALL Quebec, 18th Januarv, 1853. , Js"- Scrutineers. fi 4 ♦ ■i I I 1 11 r; C jr DIRECTORS' llEPOET. ^i 1 At the second Annual Meeting of the Proprietors, the Directors have much pleasure in congratu- lating them on the very favorable position of the Company. It will be in the remembrance of the Proprietors that at the special general meeting of the 17th May last, the Directors were enabled to announce that negociations were then in train (through the means of the London Agent of the Company) for the dis- posal in Great Britain, of shares ; the issue and sale of the Company's Debentures, and the arrange- ment of the details of a very advantageous tender which had been just received for the completion of the Railway, from Hadlow Cove to Richmond ; all of which measures have since been attended with perfect success. The Directors will now submit to the Proprietors brief outline of their proceedings since the a Annual Meeting. Early last year, Mr. Chapman was appointed by the Board, General Agent of the Company in Great Britain, with authority to arrange with Messrs. Thompson & Forman, the details of a proposal made by them, to supply the Iron-rails ; and gene- rally to promote the financial operations of the Company. But Mr. Chapman having found it inipos.sible to rarry out the terms of the propo>('(l 1-2 lt»i PI 'V.i t ;i;^reomeiil, wo.s imliict'd to linii iiis iilleiitioii to the disposal of the Company's Stock and Deben- tures, with tlie Jiope thut it' sufficient shares conld be placed in Great Britain, the Company wouJd be in a better position to conchide a contract based on the principle of cash payments, than by the issue to the contractors of a certain amount of stock at a depreciated value. A long correspondence having taken place between the Board and Mr. Chapman on these subjects at length on the 30th of April last, a me- morandum was transmitted from Messrs. Jackson, Peto, Brassey and Betts, offering to complete the Railway from Quebec to Richmond, at prices to be agreed on after an examination by their engineer, of the country to be traversed by the line, and to take payment in the manner detailed in the me- morandum annexed. The Directors accepted these proposals, and accordingly early in June, Mr. Ross the engineer appointed by Messrs. Jackson & Co., arrived in Quebec, and after a careful examination of the route of the Railway, submitted to the board a schedule or ^tariff of prices at which he was pre- pared to advise his principals to undertake the various kinds of Avorks usually required in the construction of railways. It had been understood that Mr. Ross would tender at a certain fixed sum per mile for the construction and equipment in every respect of the raihvay and the building of the stations, wharves &c., but the location of the line and the plans and profiles not being in a sufficiently ad- vanced state to enable him to do so with any degree of accuracy, the Directors agreed to the prices stated in his schedule as the basis of a contract with Messrs. Jackson & Co., provided the consent of the Government Railway Commissioners could be obtained. 1 liaviiii^ bi^eii bruiii^ht iindfi' the The matter notice of tlie (iiovernor CTeneral iu Council by the (-ommissioncrs, ]Iis Excellency was pleased to give the required sanction. Instructions were sent without delay to Mr. Chapman, authorizing him to agree to and sign in the name of the company a contract based on the terms proposed by Mr. Ross ; this duty was faithfully performed by Mr. Chapman, and on the 29th July last, the contract was duly executed. The subscription of the Corporation of this City for c£50,000 sterg. to the stock of the company was one of the conditions of the memorandum sent from England. This memorandum having been communicated to the City Council, they were requested to modify their conditional loan of £100,000 into a stock subscription of £50,000 sterg. and the council consented to do so, provided they approved of the terms of the contract. A copy of the tariff of prices received from Mr. Ross, was sent to the council and they shortly afternotified the Directors of their acceptance of it. The proprietors are aware that by the act of last session 14 & 15 Vict. cap. 73, the guarantee of the Province was restricted to those Railways alone which should form part of the Main Trunk Line, and this company not having been specially named as forming a portion of the Main Trunk Line, it was considered of vital importance that no doubt should exist as to the riglit of the company to the Provincial guarantee. A memorial was addressed by the Board to the Governor General in Council on the 7th July, soliciting'the issue of a Proclamation, "declaring the Quebec and Richmond Railway, a portion of the Main Trunk Line, and as such entitled to the guarantee of the Province." This application having received the favorable consideration of the Government, the request was ft' r : ■ m * 14 complied witlj and a ProclaiJialioii i.ssued accor- ilingly lliiis removing- any doubts Avhich might have existed. The final location of the Line, so that it might be handed over to Ihe con trae tors as soon as possible, noAV enyasi-ed Ihe attention of the Directors, and two larineers were employed on 111 is dniy. The merits of the undertaking-, its value in a commercial point of view and the certainty of its provinga liiir and sale investment havin^^ become by this time more apparent, complete success attended Mr. Chapman's endeavors to dispose of the shares and Debentures of the Company in Great Britain ; in fact so successful were Mr. Chapman's exertions, that he was able to notify the contractors, that the Company would avail itself of one of the conditions of the contract, viz: *' that a deduction of 5 percent should be mnde in the prices, should tlie Company pay cash instead of certain securities mentioned therein." Mr. Jackson arrived in Quebec, early in August, and brought with him the contract, which had been signed in London, and the Directors rati- fied it. The Proprietors will remember, that shortly before the first annual Meeting, the ceremony of breaking ground had taken place, on that portion of the line between Hadlow Cove and the river Chaudiere, em- braced in the contract let toMr.Rigney of Montreal. The limited means at the disposal of the company till the success of Mr. Chapman's exertions, prevented the workson Mr.Kigney's contract from beingcarried on with such expedition as was desirable, and the Directors were afraid, that this portion of the line would not be iinislied, at the same time as the contract of IMessrs. Jackson & Co. The advantage* of having the whole line under the same contractors, thus seenrins: a uniformitv of 15 design and work, liad jiot escaped the attention oT the board ; oliers were there lb re made to Mr. Kigney, to transfer his contract to Messrs. Jackson & Co. but these offers Mr. Kigney did not at the time feel inclined to accept. By tlie terms of tlie contract, tlie contractors liad the privilege of tendering at a fixed sum per mile for the construction of the Railway, and Mr. Jack- son having been enabled by a careful examination of the plans and profiles to satisfy himself of the nature and extent of the works to be performed, on the 7th October, offered to undertake the construc- tion and equipment of the entire line from Hadlow Cove to Richmond for tlie sum of £6,500 Sterling, per mile. This sum was to includi! all the charges and expences of the Company, tlie payment of the Chief Engineer and his Department, the Secretary, Trea- surer, Clerks, Accountants, Agents and Bankers, the Office expences, the Directors allowance, the interest of the Debentures and Stock, certificates issued and to be issued, to pay land damages, build stations, wharves and all necessary buildings, pur- chase Locomotive Engines, Passenger and freight cars, in fact place the road in complete running order in every respect. The Directors alter )nMtuio consideration ac- cepted Messrs. Jackson & Co.'s offer and with the sanction and approval of the Provincial Government Railway Commissioners, signed a new contract with them on the 20th October. Negociations were again opened \vitli Mr. Rigney for the transfer of his contract to- Messrs. Jackson & Co. These negociations have been successful, and the entire contract is now in tlie hands of those gentlemen and from their well known ability as Contractors and the ample means at their disposal, there is no doubt but that the entire line will be opened for trafhe before the close of the year 1851. 1() . 11(1 portions of it will bo availablo to tlie Company early next year ; the contractors having instructed their Agent here, to spare no expenoe in pressing forward the work to its completion. The Directors deem it unnecessary to enter into any details as to the progress already made in the works, as they have been more fiilly described in the Engineer's Report. The registration of the Shareholders in Great Britain, having been unavoidably delayed, no en- tries can be made of the names of the parties to whom certificates or debentures have been issued. The Directors are, however, aware that stock to the amount of .£205,000 Sterling, has been allotted, and that debentures to the extent of £100,000 Sterl- ing, have been issued. This latter sum has been expended in payment to Messrs. Rigney and Jackson & Co., on account of their contracts. The attention of the Shareholders is particularly requested to the Reports of the Chief Engineer and the Auditors. Having thus briefly and imperfectly detailed the principal transactions of the Corporation during the past year, the Directors trust they will be found not to have disappointed the expectations of the Pro- prietors ; they have endeavored faithfully and hon- estly to perform their duty to the Proprietors, and they gratefully acknowledge the kind support they have invariably received from them. That the position of the Company is most en- couraging and will contrast favorably with that of any other Railway in the Province, cannot be denied; and the statistical information obtained and the examples afforded by the different Railways adjacent to this, leave no doubt on the minds of the Directors that the undertaking will prove not only a safe, but a most profitable investment. 17 The Directors cannot conclude this Report, with- out hetirinn^ willing- testimony to the unwearied ex- ertions of Mr. Chapman in promotinjr the interestsof the Company, and that to his judicious management and the confidence felt in Jiis high standing, the great part of the success of the entefprize is due. The Directors retiring are Messrs. LeMesurier, Lloyd and Baby, who are eligible for re-election. (Signed.) II. LeMESURIER, President. E. P. MACKIE, Secretary. ENGINEER'S REPOET. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT. ) Quebec, 17th January, 1853. ) Sir, In conformity with common usage I have the honor to place before the Board of Directors, on the occasion of the annual meeting of Shareholders, the following Report upon the condition and prospects of the various matters relating to this department of the service. At the date of the last general meeting, six miles of the line had been located, and put under contract. Up to July last, the duties of the Engineer Corps, had been principally confined to the arranging and superintending of the works under construction, on Mr. Rigney's contract. Arrangements were, at this time entered into with Messrs. Jackson, Brassey, Peto and Bctts, to complete the whole line to Richmond. The Board of Directors accordingly decided to have the location of the line immediately commenced and prosecuted with such expedition, as w ould guarantee its comple- tion before the winter season. My connection with the road, as in charge of this department, dates from this period. In compliance with an order of the Board, two parties were duly and fully organized for the field. One commenced at the termination of the previous location near the Chaudiere, advancing towards Richmond ; the second party began operations at the village of Richmond, moving towards the first. Ill •^0 As was niiticipatcil, ilic Liin- was (lf(iiiit<'lv tra<'roach oi' winter. \ 'arioiis roMlcs wrvi" surveyed, and extensive examinations made, !»(^lor<' adoptin*^ tli(; present location; find I am lullv of the opiidon that tlie lollouin*^ details ol'tiie liine will jnslify tluj conclusion, thai its position is snch as w ill hest [)ro- inote the interests of the Shandiolders, and avilli Mcssr^i. Jucksoil ^ Co., th(! r('S|)niisil»ilily of \\iv Coinpiiny lu Mr. Kit^iK'>, hy virldL' ol' tin ir contract with liiin, was assmiicd l)V Mcssr!^.Ja('.k.> on vV Co. An arranuciiuMit naH Hincv Uccn mad;' l)ct\vooii tli«' latter ixciitlcmcii and Mr. Ui^iu'v, wlicrohy Mr. l{ii.'iK'v has as.>-ion the fust division of your Uoantals. Should the season prove lUvorahle, the Line may bo opened to the ('haudiere tiie ensuing year, so as to be used prohtahly in the conveyance of parties of pleasure, and the nuuu^rous tr.ivelli i*s who frequent this section of the country (hiring" the travelliiin; sea- son, and wliomay Ix^lesirous of viewing th(^ magni- ficent Falls of the CiiaudiC'ic; and tr.e construclion of the hirge Tubular (order ih-idgc to i)e (M'ected there, with a JcMigdi of nearly lOiiO feet, ;uul jit an elevation of (iO fdjet rJjove the bed oi tlie Ui-./r. Mes'-;rs. Jackson & Co's CoiUfact. It is [)resumed the l^or.rd is ahcady acquainted with tlie general leatures of tlie localiou, r.nd the style of works coniempktted imd< 6 placed 2x6 from centre to cf-ntrc. The chairs are of wrought iron weigliing 12 pounds each, secured by three wrought iron, hook-headed spikes, 6 inches long by 9-lG inches square, flat pointed. The track will be bedded in good gravel ballast, placed upon the roadbed, to a depth of 18 inches. It is believed these provisions will secure for you, a road equally durable, and equally perfect, with any now in use in this country. Of the Location. To reconcile contlictnig interests, has proved not the least arduous difliculty encountered in the loca- tion of your Line. Local and private mtc rests on one hand, and a due regard ^or the b(\~t interests of the Shareholders on the ot' _^r, have rendered necessary the utmost caution and prudence, lest by overmuch haste in the final decision of the route, it should hereafter appear that the true principles which should guide in sueh decision, had been departed from, and local inliuence,-, rather tiian impartial judgment, had ope- rated, and a Line hnd been chosen, which would soon.er or laler, prove insufficient to maintain its character, and meet the wishes of its friends. Hut it has been deemed of the lirst importance, to establish this line, being a '• Main Trunk", and part of a Grand lliorojighfarr^ upon the most direct, practicable route, rather than subject the time and fare of every passenger , and of every ton of freight hereafter using this TlK-roughfarc, to an increased tax, for the sake of better accommodating some trifling business, real or imaginary, by an increased 25 ope- ould length. It is believed, however, that by the present location, you will secure all traffic which would come to your Road, even were the proposed de- viations made. The influence of this Road upon traffic will not be confined merely to the immediate district through which it passes, but will reach far and wide, and traffic will be forced to adopt this new avenue, even at the cost of a slight transport, before reaching the Railway ; and thus the property of the Shareholders will be enhanced by reason of a yearly saving in the cost of operating and maintaining the additional length caused by the proposed deviations. The accompanying details of the general cha- racteristics of the Line, as now adopted for the final route, are deemed worthy of notice. Leaving the River Saint Lawrence at Hadlow Cove, the Railway passes about one mile, with nearly a level track ; thence it rises to the general level of the country, by an average gradient of 35 feet per mile. To attain this elevation a gradient of 50 feet per mile is required, for a distance of three miles. The Line crosses the Chaudiere River a short distance above the Falls ; the roadway will be supported here by an Iron Bridge, composed of Tubular Girders of wrought iron. The aggregate length of this Bridge, as before stated, will be about 1000 feet, and will constitute an imposing structure, harmonizing, fitly, with the grandeur of the adjacent scenery. Continuing an ascent from the Chaudiere, with moderate grades, the Line passes through the Seignories of St. Nicholas, and St. Giles, and attains the first principal summit at the Northern boundary of St. Croix, (St. Flavien) at an elevation of 500 feet above the Wharf at Hadlow distant 24 miles. From this summit, dividing the Chaudiere waters, from those of the Becancour, there is a gradual f § mi 26 descent throu«>h St. C-roix, to tlio lust named River, distant from lladlow 35 miles. At the Becancoiir a favorable crossing is obtained, where the banks are elevated, and the foundations for the masonry firm. As some doubts have arisen in the minds of some, relative to the character of this portion of the Railway, I take this opportunity to state that its locality is such, in every respect, as is well suited to the enterprise. The waters of this stream are here elevated 460 feet above Tide Water at Quebec. Rising from the valley of the Becancour, through the Township of Nelson, a second summit is reached, at the line dividing Nelson and Somerset, 500 feet Jibove Hadlow Wharf, and distant 38 miles. Crossing the Township of Somerset in nearly a direct line, and leaving the village a short distance to the East, the Road pursues a more Westerly course, to the village of Stanfold, distant from Quebec 54 miles, and situated upon the third prin- cipal summit 536 feet above Quebec Tides. From near the Chaudiere to Somerset are but two curves, and these w ith radii of more than four miles each. Practically, therefore, these 37 miles may be viewed as one straight line. Somerset and Stanfold are two thriving villages, and the business of a large back country, will centre here. From the agricultural resources of this district, the character and extent of the surrounding popu- lation, we anticipate a large amount of traffic at these points. At Stanfold the line deviates shghtly from its previous course, and lakes a direction more Southerly ; this deviation being necessary to pass the high lands lying to the South and East of Somer- sol ; which high lunds would render a direct line loo r\pensi\r, nud Mould r<'quiir llir adoption of too r 27 be heuvy Grades, as was a.sceitaiiittl by previous thorough examinaliou. Passing near the Settlements ol' St. C'hristophe and Arthabaska, the line continues ironi Stanfold, nearly parallel with the Arthabaska Road, crossing Wolf River, and iNicolet River, at favorable points and at an elevation of 480 feet and ->9.") feet respec- tively above Quebec Tides. At Wolf River will be required a Bridge of a Span of 120 feet, and at the Nicolet, one Span of 100 feet, both of wrought iron. From Arthabaska the Line enters Warwick at its North Eastern corner, crossing the " Great Road " not far froi.i Warwick Chapel, to the South, near Jonathan Harvey's. Here the fourth principal summit is attained distant 70 miles, and elevated 485 feet above Quebec Tide. At a distance of 12 miles from Warwick, the Railway passes a few rods West of the village of Danville, in the Township of Shipton. This place contains a numerous adjacent population, and is the centre of a larw district rich in aofricultural products, and atFording facilities for various mami- factures. Not far to the West of Danville is Kingsey Falls, a village promising great advancement, con- taining an abundant water power, ca[)ablc of being improved to an extensive and ])rolitable degree. The business of this locality will naturally flow to the Railway at the Danville Station ; to which there is accefcis by a generally good and direct Road. The Station at Warwick may, however, accommodaje a portion of this traffic. At Danville the South Nicolet River is crossed ; a Bridge will be required, (also of wrought iron,) of three spans and 100 feet each in K ngth, at a height of 10 feet above the bed of the River. An embankmeJit will be carried neross this vallry, containinjj about 80,000 cnbic \ iir .^^:.^,. W. H. A. DAVIES. i ^^^i^^^s-