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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthude. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Draf'l of the Second Report of the Coinmillec on RailroadA, Canals, and Telegraph Lines. Tlic SeKct Staiidiiifj Coiniuittte on Railroads, Caxals, awd Telegraph fiiNEs, beg leave to present the following as their Se( o>D Report : Yniir C(>mini''"o have exnniiird ihe Rill to amend the Acts rolatinir to the (irap'l 'I'rnnk RriiiA'av (,'i)n)|i:Miy oi" Canada, and havo had before thein the vari- ous vontracts lor wr- p,'rlorin:,:)((.' ol'ihi- vorlc, and also tho Amalgnmation Ajjrri'- inont hciwfon tlie wvcrid Companios lorrning part of the (Irand Trunk Line: thev are of opinion that il would not be proper to have these documents printed tnr'public eircuhiiion, but tla-y Jiave called on the Managing Director of the Com- pany, Sir Cusack P. Honey, to g'.ve evidence on the contents of these several docu- n.( nts, which evidence is" submitted with tliis Report. They have agreed to several amendments to the Bill, which they iiave the honor to report for the conet- deration of your Honorable House. Your Committee have also iiad under eonsideratiou, the Pethion of Thomas Cj. Reefer, Kscj., Civil Knuineer, i)raying that he may obtain legal recourse against the Grand Trunk Railroad Company, for certain alleged claims against Compa- nies previously formed for the construction of portions of the Line now occupied by the Grind Trunk Company. Your Committee have ascertained thct Mi. Reefer's claim is lor services jjerformed in ti survey of a Bridge across the St. Lawrence, and that no Company was authorized to construct such a work prior to the passing of the Act 16 Vic, chap. 75, by which the Grand Trunk Railroad Company was emjiowered to do so. Your Committee have, however, ascertain- ed that tiie Company have always professed a readiness to piy Mr. Keefer for anv -ervioe.s of iii:~ o'l' whieli ihelr" Engineers have availed tlieni.-elves. All wliieli is respecifully submitted. ^ EVIDENCE. Of Sir C!.'< 'A' /.',"«■;;. Kt.. in reference to ih- Grand TrupL Railway of Canada. LegI-LATIVI- As'F.ilItl.Y, Railway Committee Room, 3rd. November, 1854. Sir Cusach Uonnj, Kt, Mana-ing Director of the Grand Trunk Railroad Com- puny oi' Canada, called in and exami>ied : 1. Have vou a e,,.)v ,.|' ;i.e am:iL'"'maiion agreement of the Grand Trunk Railroad Company?—! liave. J. Does i; e( aureernent that have refer- ■nce to coniraeis , D OSCnlH' MieiU I iieie :iie unu seeiion- lit' iiuiii ^^iii^ i^ec •0IS37 and line tri«,i •l'.,ro,i;ol,. Siirii,,,, and Ih.-re ,> -»,> i-,' > I'-l""-' '>">'= ihe agrO-'int'lU. 4 IV-iuaintJ xvi.li tlu" Montn-al nm' Toronto, whnt is the longth juul the to-day relVrring to figures and accounts are m KkTling.) 5. How much is the Provincial guarantee """n»„. . > .a n» t ,,a 1. a .y fmmmmmssm ;!:-:;;a;;i,'r^i,;; "ct' a.. .' i>c ,.rb„c,. ,. „o„„™v..,.d .-„„ .ia,« o,„„.a,. »„„»• ,,i;.„g,i-. ^-••'t--i'"irvf.:v:,';i'.>:';:,,,',, ,.;;,,,,,,,..,' ,.,:,! l•,.i^.l„, „. u.n a, jn detail the uuv^^- - ,.f ^^'".rinoc Cius both Pas.eiv^-r ri;d l>eii;lil, '^^ ^v"; pan'- = — Yes, iluv are so bound. Wnen is 11 lu ui. 1. ■ ■i.,„,i 1 „,.,v ...V ir.-ioil everv nil' Th^' wo .^':;,°;; ":SL ■ ml ,:ir;;v:. ,,pon..v,.^y.■l.,.^,.,.■i™,of.h,■ , ..'~ ,- ?; iV,, ,r il,c liiaraci^r ,:u«-ti;>«l ,v an-vurs having Grand 'l rank l„»- a,= . ta "f ' '^^^-'ir, „„ ,,.„,.„,„. .f,,,. ,,,„, bHv.a-.n s:a."u:.'",:Sv:uir: ;;i"°: -; a.„,..d, u. • ...■ „,.. ,»-a,n,.c pro,) - ■ to liostiioiie I'or iIk; prese ■.t, lliat i iiitil the money and libor.r inaikcts •arc I more fuvorabU condition ior carrying on great undertakings iii (...imda Sn;",' ';;-';- "'::.';- ^^r>^?S.i:t^::t''z::'^'vr'' "" " Si 'li^d Iha. ^>..^ -Idiliouai suiu h -^';::'!Ji^:-^^^^^^^ -::!\;;:;:i;";,5;s:";:.s-^;;r-':i^r'->™--^ the i) ?;;^.iU.eain.U...OO0.e^ ^U of ■} ■ Id worlc d,.e, wl.U -;; ' 1. ' '- ,^••J;; ^ U,!!;^ i;.v sa,isiae,orily, and ..rn a', itm^nt, is hnished. I !• 1 i. ;^ • ' , . •,:,„..i th?s season. The ii. nhern a tho veather conlinuo .,poa ^ may .>o^n.irU t-. h. d jlu.^ ^^^. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ ^. ,_^^,^. abufii ;U vMii "■ •.r..n-:,i t., ;,... .- ■ •, ,,,,i,„.,l l.y the taet thai i: i> :i2 The am .nut ol in isonry i" ''"-^ abulio.'nl in .\ h. j i t , u . > •882ta feci loii4, 90 feet w'ul ,uv 1 uliont ;3t fijct nh'^.f iho hod (.f iho river. Tlif solid «l,.ii.- nuimnlMn.-nl ri 1 2UU f-l l.m-, l.-adinL' iVn;.. llir north shon- of tlu- St l.uxv- r,.n,r to thi- north abntni .U, is in vu-tivc; |)ro,'.rhnre, i„. advinK-.d from the south >horp, so Ihnt under tV.voMl.'.e cir., .iin-ta;i(e«, hv tiii'^ lini'- "weive hiontlis, hoth the ahut- menls, the >olid bank^ ie i:lir.- to thnn, and - vm ny ri rht piers .■lay •.<■ hnished. So-a- -jro'-re^- has aU-eadv bien mule in ])re|.arini,Mhe tuhes, and tins work wUl oe'earrh^f on ener-e1i..ili{- durin- the winter, aad I beli.^v.' a eonple ol them will be put in their iilm es next Summer. With ref.-enee 1o the mquiry .U an hondtabJe*'^ , Member (Mr. M.'rriit), I am nnable to say whetii.T the space beiweca die under .. s,i,r' ••■ ofniL- Brkk'e and th • sanurierh'Vcd of the St. Lawrence is m eon'ormity with - the tir^l Act. I oaly !£ T!' >m;.s.-K) .ai'es oa t!io Tro.s rist-.lcs section, will aiso be opened in ^v'Dtembcr, 18.J5. The section from BrucUviUe to Kiii-ston, abmU oO miles, and h .in Kin-ston to Whilliv, about 140 miles, in September, ISo'i. riieline troni 'ATiMl)v to Ton.nto, about ■^d i-iiie^. will aim, .4 certainly be opened in .September of next vc::r. It is iatendc'l la open it, lait I .io not wlsli to speak ol tins kai-th ^ , -.rnfidcntlv as I <1,) of the other sections thai i have sUMed will be opened m ftcj)- teaiber nf pox: year. Thj section from Toronto U. Stvatfoul, ilO miles, will be opened on the Isc of Octv;bcr. 1855. \', Tl . rummittc.' the., are t . understand tiiat it is expected that 390 miles of the Grand Trunk Ilaihvav, exclusive of the }dontrerd au50,000 and the rruvncial'marautcc is t;2-.0,00U, or at about the rate of £2,500 a mile, the length of 'he huc'bein" ab^ait lOO mi!e-^. The contract price for tluslme is less tnantor the otlea- --tions of tiie Crand Trunk. The masonry of the b Mgcs is ot the same chir-lcr and the brid-es ihem>elvcs are tubular, the iron ij^ of the same pro- Dortions as in the other :HX-tions of the Crand Trunk, but the station houses are to leaf w<.od, and tlie surfice wid'li of tlie Railway is t^vo feet less than the other sec- tic -. Ilis, I lhie.k,sixu:l inilcs. the 01 I 1 1>*. iiieuU J laranu:. 005239 (■(.ntnu" yr'wc is iImI Comranv r^;i:;i' "•' \ -_-, ;viiiiilg'aiii;"i 'H, £('>d.i,H{)() of iv.A-iiifi-l ■;'-hi::;i;i\ s ! iv.r ■ -■••. i-r-.; ;., ihr ! ir.iiid J . >7^ Trunk Cc>mi>niiv, ofwliidi l^r.V.fjOO !;avo bccii iiWcii in ]'■■'].', of tlir St. IiawT»-,i;> 9 C^ JTZ; ai'-l Athunio rJ.ni.aMv. JL!., 0.000 .-. ,!;,. (._»i ■,!■.■■.■ r.'.v' '^iv! -i ^n 1, jind ^'ir-.S..;00 ii; rt^a/TT 1''^^"^ "*'*''''^' ^''"'^"'^ Tr: .1: propci-. '1 lii- hisl is uj. to ;lit \:\'.c-X d'-tc of orv H -ti.v;-- 'rH:! 2 3'* ^t'*' Loiuioa iiiiiiudy, I'ne lilst of Aiiizii-; la-l. 'Jiiu :c(ti'>ii> ■:'v..-\ Mo-ii;-. al io '.\ loi.K,, I-/ -^(S'T^and fruiii (iialjcc lo Trois l'i>tolts art- tl.c mcIiou- ( r,''!!^ >i to the I'r. vli.rial U^jijJL 19. Arc any ol die rroviiicial Dt'hcmiiris isMi^al di,( >;.y lo tlir Cuifaclors - "y^Q-ir^ Xo, tlic Conlraf.'a)rs rrcrive jilillicir pjiynirnis froiu ihci, !"i i;ipaiiy in nir.ncy. ff • JO. ,*.rc Oil- (."o!iipaiiv r">lric!''d I'm ui s iiin: ih ■ ]~'i'lj''iuiirc- of ilic i'n/, ii,,,.' below par r — Tliey are uni xi'd liy die Coiiipaiiy, Tie} :ire is^veil !iy da; .Vi^'t nt-« ci' die rroviiK-e to" the SliaT'diohlers ul die Tuiii- jiiiiiy at p;',r. o!i t! "ir pi'v ;i;g for them in fidl, lUKJ li.ey are dim siihjeclial ivi the e(iniri)l ol tin' iioldei ■< li:;" any other dc>(:rii)lion of DriiHMU . I 21. Describe die process by which jiayinciits on a(eo;-.iit of works are made bvtlie Coinpiinv .-— The F.ncineer-in-l.liief (^ tin; Coui]iaii_\ , Mr. .\h'x;i:!der !{o>s. rcccdves ill the end of eaeli inondi from his dilfereiit Sul)-eni,dncer<, ;i( c;:i:n!- .1 the proi^ress of I'iich and every work. Tliese severid siatcnionls are cinsidered i:.id arrani;ed in Id-^ ufiiee, and lie submits to eacli inonllily mc"iin<^ ol she l^oiird of Directors, e-rtiliciiles delidling under le -evera 1 h ,U, •f Kxp I lime lie amounts to which th(> Contractors arc entitled inr the previoui? mon;li. This pro- cess is ailopted for each of the sections which 1 have named in a previous I'liswer. The: ci r'dfieati's havin:^ been considi red ity tlie l!oard, Ib'solnlions ;iuiho- riziuj^ the payments of the sums to wliieli the ' ditraelor- t"e ei!iilled,are passed and recorded.' Payment is, in the following; week, made to tht Contractors under the authority iind" superitendence of the Finance Committee of Directors. Tiii.<> practice is strictly in accordance with the Eni,di>li practice, and wasadojited on the Railway Company of wiiicli I wiis Seeretiiiy f t ci'dit years in F.m^dand. during which period v.e expended upwiirds of eight ru:lli>ns sterling on Wuiks, 2J. Describe the proceedings iidopie;! to ei-.titlo the <'i!ni]>any to the money paid in London by the SiiiircliohU'rs ou account of rrovinci: 1 L)ebenlure.-. '! — U hen we are awiue that woiks (m the sections >f the Iti.ilwiiy eiidded to the rrovinci;! Ciuaranlee, have been execuled to t!ie exteiil of £100,(»'l;', 1 wr'ie, by direction of the Board, to the SccretiU-y of the iloard of Works, and inclose ii cevtilicate from the Engi)iecr-in-Chief of the Coiiipiinv, statiiv the iuaounl of woiU done on each section. I also reiiuc-t th.it tlie IJoiird of Works will issue orders to ilieAger.ts of tlie Province in London, Messrs. (ilyun and iJiiring, to release from their chiU-ge ;is arrcuts, and to li:ind to the Coiniuny, the proportion that -iO ]kv cent, bciirs to the iimouiit certifinl by the Chief EngiiiLcr. The 15oard of Works iustruct their officer to put uimseif in coii.inunieation with the Chief Engineer of the Coinpimy, and idso personally to visit and report u|ion the works upon which tlie release is sought, 'file lliiilw.iv Connnissioners subsecptently meet ;ind auihorisj die liLceiver Ceiit- liil to iiiSt\;uct tiie Loiuion ageni.s of liie Proviiuc to reiciise sui-ii uiiuuints iis lliey, <'v V t\ 'ou the re|»*frt(ot" tlicn* /ftli'-f^r, nmy coiisiilcr prO|V'r. This miikiiuiI, im(h'r aiithority J *■ ■ '■ ■ ■' •- ' ' I ' ' • ',,.l_a(l to it- I'U .lit al "^ of. surh '«r(l('r, is ihori haiulivl m rr t.) i!i ■ • 'omp iiiv, .iii'l J- '■2-i: Wfiiitis rivo tot- ' "2'-i: Whiitis t^Vo fot-ii V|H''^''' "' '^''' GimiuI Tnmk Conqnnv ? AVhat is thn tola nil ii'irT'or uiil'M ('f 1{ lil .. :•. li riii,'*] tiiul iiiifhi' co'itracl ', Wliai tlic niiiiiln-Y, ») nii!i''«. rnutli' ih; I'l.Ovlijcial iftiiiantcc, and total amoimt cl s\u'h jrinrHiitcc i'— ^» tTlVf t()f;jl Capital . oF iJiv Wraii.l Tniiik Conpaiiy is JC!l,r>00,O0(), ']'hi- iniii-s i.f .t nnriw i\ liuislud uiil iii'l.T coii'imc;, arc l,il2, viz: .\[ipiinc'al Id I'urihiii'l, lH'ii ; ^4 (ju.'ivr to'l'l-ois Pi.loh's , !.)". ^- < >!i.-'i I- III U':c!i ,u i nl. 1 )■} '',' iH- ' i' r liit.i^ .i i.> : ■* n '' •v^l', :•. !';' ; :...;.i,i^'i, ■«) , !'i>. ■ il.) U) .-!.ir.li 1, I (J. I ), liu'- ■ ll'.' -.'i-.iju, — flMiU ilrt'-.tycal to r.)i :i mil, is cjkmi, ili.' ' Jijubec and IlifliinuiiJ al> mi talie openciU HnVl;/!)U nVfh-s w]\\ in- fiiii^iu'd in xi yjar,--iii the tollowinjr year, 2Lt7. Tho dmi- lil^ '.tf ruMfiariiv -tHjii'iiU 2-i'') iniU'-^ 'i'iio iiu!ii')or ot' mUcrj outil'K'tl to t.l'ic Giiiihiiitoc* ii 7-M, 1 i.l thus > 11 .t c'lillili' 1 f) ih- (iuarairtce,. 3^8. The ainouni^ of ihc Uuavanloc- is .i;);>^n,.')On. V-SL .'.m y,jii lilo ihc am •u;it of imomcv paid t)y tho .Sharc'inhlcTs of rhi' j (^r:i!i i Trills Hallway Companv, on aocotiiil of Sliarcs, I'lMvincial I'l.id.s, ijfiid e 2\. Cany,; Company's I'on i-, ii[) to ihi- I ilcsl juiiod to wliicii you havi' a:i arcoimti '.'- £.5,72i,''»0(f. This iiK'liidts tlie capital pa'd for tliv Quu'occ aiil liich.i^trid, and St. Lawrence and Atlantic Lines. ['^\,iL f* '- '^ "95. J^n you state the amount expetah I \>y liic <'oni|)iny, on the .'^[untrea! and ^^ m ' 'Porr^ito, tfid Qiiel)ee and TJNK ti stole.-; teeiioiis ui' the Giimd. iTrunlv Company, ^*i m ;;nd h' w miicli lias heer^^rcceived on aer >u'it ot tlic foi iratitee from tne CioVeri!- ^f/^ iiient .^—Tiie a^nount w.pttui«ii is iJl,JJt),4ij. 'I'he amount lelelsed bv the I'rov-ncc, .0310,000. ■*' -w^'^.-v^ I"). \VTi*^thtf]Uie n.nno« of »>n^what do they rec'Ove as^ui ecniivaj^ut i()^ "tlioir pny- ' •^•'ly^y'Tl tU ''"nij^l 1r*"---'"-i on llio (JrnnTTTjiifnqjW^Pr.s ES,0S.3,(i()b, ■ ' — rmoiiiiKpatd'oayufnViphat }8i!2,lTl,8UJ%t'>%b»h|to|)Jl*ay^ro|i<)i-- in Canada. Oa.C'tU^jgOO of this Capital, thu flKnvTi()laers>,'C(>ivL' at tho r.Ttw ■mf <»}e Share for ea ch X2jf. iind ihcv idso receive ■s, which sprcifV on the fice off^JW the arnoa^ ]i|iid up. ''calt; :rlsu f'ontains an undertaking on the part of tlu- -alls on CertifTc'iIc are pai^, ii>ft»»^ *'■ ^UbMH J^iT '•rWi^tiinviiu;*^ Debenture o r^-logg^ ny's Dci^nJiire portion wliicli each Siiar^'^^flWI^ied cilliillisMrtt; f Shiire CiLpitaf earnVs -w^fW* il^lil of fc-'JiptJ^e- \ . . . ' Province Dill 'utnivs, and JtU 10s. is'tjmrtpanjj^ ^ ^■" '** A Capitii^rdrjjaining to nul^.ll* Jt:s,()83^G0g, do^ "^^ plain how is the enTTre Capitrrl -^of^thfr tlraliri^ '5'n^k nJ[ S iiJj'X lii'W Wnch of the s uuc ji^d hi full.' — The ^'>t^^^/\ w . ..), this as I liave a!rilad\r idAmU i^V^o-t'OO, was 'hc^^;C*V; • v^d iu Li>ndau in April l^ibj. This Capital 4onsist(^d , V npany Bonds, £^,000 70(1, ami l^ro^litcr^il^ftWure^, ',^ ■d them has beL'n paid j4).^^ij%i^t^^ i'88d,^5ft, Cula- V -iV^SW"!- , 'i'yism. pita^ 327, iind Provini-r Dchenturesf £735,41/, £605,80'), of 4T-^ panics Bondf, £558,327, lioiuls liavi- Ixca issued, viz., £()7,r)(l(l, on account of tin- Si. I.awnncc unil Atl.-intic: Section, £250,000, en riccouut of llic Quebec and Hiehinond, £i.'^H,;((i(». ^^^^^^ on account of die Montreal and Toronto and (iuclx-c and Trois l'i^'toics Si< tioiis J^/tA " id, £605,HOO. Tlic balance which is in the hands of the Agents of the I'rovinre, ^ yft ~ is 425,410. The remaining portion of the £9,500,000, consi.sts of Capital raised /m%^^ ^irior to the amalgamation by the following Coinpanies : Si. Lawrence & ^ •^J fMVtIantic: Share. £246,(MK), Hondsoftlie Province, ^Q(»A)i)0, and other Honds,/^ J^2 j-^i^JJJlOO, toial £879,100— Quebec & Uiclunond -han;s, £305,000, Hoiids, £i00,- TOO^Toronto 44 (iuelph sliare>, £1;)J,300. (Q 29. ("an you divide the Hxpenditiire of the £2,171,900 on the several poctions ' Not verv |)recisely as regards some, without referring to the books ol the ("onipaiiy and to our other Documents which are at Montreal. Approximaiely lean infor«i the Committee that £130,000 have been expended on the section between Tr)roR- to and Sarnia, (in addition t< the amount paid on the Toronto and (;uel|)h Shares which is about £12t;,00(),). On itie St. Law^rence and Atlantic Line £315,