•J)^ ^, .oS^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) / o / ...y c, 7 .>^ .' 2Tlh. 1 mot .Mi'. Boytl, and accompanied hiin to tho Chailottetown station, svhcro 1 saw .Mr. Scliroibor, the Contractor, and Mr. Gregory, his liosidoni Engineer in ciiai'gc. Mr. Si'hreibei' int'ornied me that In had nol officially been made aware of my intended visit, uor had any (">mmiinic; lion boon conveyed to him by the Island Govornmont in resjiect to tho iiosslbilily ot'oponiiig any poi'tion of tiie Eailway for j)ublic traffic untii liiat morning, when bis l-'ngineor iiandoJ hinv a leUei- which had shortly before b','eii received. IIo told nie that ii was his ilosirc to jiiaco tho Island Govornniont in possession at as early a date as was feasible, or when Ihoy doomed proper interfej (jucntl tho posl thougbl he coull so, cou| orn — a I penso \| in bis Island to give M on the over tl ing an one lir In that th to the ascertf roqucs its foi evider qualm appar tho pi be wl have exam hand! ])ortr of a tho varif havii to tc towi acce nted for the 'I'the entire nnl an Jiour mt YAIUJ.'' ting mo to e next day 1 ho would roquiro in icnt of Llie otowu and t"i to him hat oft'ect )n fined to }' wna he- ah that it opening tly taken n tractors between derod by lie same n to the Gregory, ' of iny iMland way for ieh liad 1 Island iooined ])i'opor to receive any portion of it, provided liis operations would not bo seriously intei'fered witli, and he was not held accountable for any delay that might conso- (|uently arise ; at present and until he had made inquiry and deliberaiel\' considered the position, ho could make no conclusive answer to the ("rovernment ; ho said that though :he lino between Oharlottotowii ;aid Summorside was well advanced, ho felt he could not j'ot notify the Governmon; that it was complete, nor ovcnth.it if it was so, could he soo his way to -pare fi'om iii^. olhcr sections — the eastern anil the west- ern — a sufficient number of enginc-i and rolling stock to operate it ; nor could he dis- pense with the free use of the line ; sri!! ]i" was ready and anxious to do everything in his power in the matter, to meet the iva-iouable wishes of the public, and of the Island Clovernment and he would leave instructions with his .Engineer, ]\[r. Gregory, to give a detinitive reply to the (.iovernmeni as soon as he was enabled to do so. Mr. Schreiboi- the.i stated tliat it wa- his intention to return to New Brunswick on the morrow, and invited Mr. Boyd and myself to accompany him that afternoon over till' line to Hiimmerside, which invitation we accepted. The train ran the distance — U>A miles — in two hours and ten minutes, maintain_ ing an average running speed of 25 miles an hour. There wore only a baggage and one tirst-class car attached. In consequence of the announcement made to me, at the outset, by Mr. Owen, that the Island Crovornment wa> not yet ready to tender any portion of the railway to the Dominion Government, as the lattei' had been led to believe it was, and as E ascertained that the Chief Engineer of the Government, Mr. Boyd, had not oven been requested to go over the line, to assure himself of its exact condition, with a view to its formal acceptance by the Local Government from the Contractors, it became evident to me that all I could for the present do was to make myself generally ac- quainted with the route of the railway, as far as I could travel upon it; with the apparent condition of the road, the features of the country adjacent to it, and what the probable requirements as regards stalf, station, and train accommodation would be when the line was in a lit state to be opened. It would have been premature to have attempted any detailed inspection oi- measurement of works, or even a thorough examination of the rolling stock— both works and rolling stock being still in the hands of the Contractors, and the principal portion of the latter in daily use on different portions of the road. In this report, therofcn-o, my observations must necessarily bo of a general and preliminary chai-acter, as it would be impracticable for mo, owing to the incomplete condition in which I imnd matters, to follow with exactness the various and particular instruction.s given to mo by your directions— those instructions having boon based on the supposition that tho Local Government would bo prepared to tender to mo, on behalf of the Dominion Government, the lino liotwoon Charlotte town and Hummersiilc, as ready for ins[)eclion, and, on my reptu't. tor its sub-*equent acceptance, After the arrival of the train at Summerside, on the evenin^i^ of the 27th ultimo, I proceeded with Mr. Schreiber, Mr. Grep;()ry, and Mr. Boyd to look over the station- yard, railway wharf, and lniildin£f.-< there, lint as I liecidcd to make a more extended examination of Surameraide, upon my return from Alberton, (to which place Mr. Schreiber had been :i;ood enough to ai-range for mo to go. with an onyine and platform car, the next day) I will defer my observations thereon for the present. At 8.30 a.m. on the 28th ultimo. I left Summer.side for Alberton, a distance of 55 miles. The line is yi'adod all the way to Tignish (G8 miles) which is its western terminus, but the rails are laid only a- far a-< Alberton, and the Port of Cascumpec, adjacent thereto. It took until S p.m. tn roach Alberton. we having frequently to stop and pack up the road-bod in 8')('t places, and at culverts ami cross-drains, before the engine could pass over. About twenty miles east of Alberton there is a splendid bod of gravel. It is the only real gravel bod that has yet been discovered along the cmurse of the railway. It will be used for the western .section. It is unt'ortunate. and I think very much to be regretted, that no arrangement has yet been made by the Local Government with the owners of this land for its purchase. It would have been wise to have done this before a line had been laid in and the pit worked. Judging from past experience, the most oxaggei-ated claim.* n'e likely now to be ma sleepers V, falling • th fences I'ily con- { iicoment. f [r. Boyd j ave this I the 7 th September next. lie however felt confident that the work remaining to bo done would all be accomplished within that time. There are no Bridges of importance on this section of the line. They are three in number, all being of small span. Mr. Bell, M. L. C, mcl us at the Aiberton station, and sheltered us for the night under his hospitable roof, and lU}' warmest thanks are due to him and to Mrs. Bell for their kind attentions. We left Aiberton early next morning, the 29lli uliiino, and roachod Summcrside the same afternoon. I shall now proceed to deal with tliat portion of ijic ;.• ■» between Hummerside and Charlottetown inclusive, which it was reported was in n sufficiently advanced state to be opened for public tratfic. At 6 a.m. o'l the 8()th ultimo, I commenced to reM.is])ect the -'.Uion-yard, build- ings, and traeix.-i genera' ly at Summerside. A -vyorse iocntion it could hardly be pos. 'e to conceive. The line passes along the water iVoni all through the lOwn. There are throe wharvo> running fi'on\ it. at I'ight angio-'; all i>i' which are reached by separate road-ways across the railway ; and, in addition, the ])i'iaci]>al highway road, leading into the town from the country, actually crosses the line midway between the engine and cur sheds, and the passenger station, where the shunting of cars and movement of trains will idl have to lie done. To increase the danger, the station is approached in both directions by sharp curves, and from the western section by a descending grade of one to )t in eighty-eight feet; and at this end, too, the curve is so situated that the houses near by obstruct the view ot' the road, which crosses over the railway to the busiest wharf of the town, so that asight of not more than thirty or forty yards can bo obtained. At all times thoroforo there will l)e great danger of accident, but more particularly in foggy or rainy weather, when the sight will be more obscured and the rails slipperj' or "greasy," Crowning all this, the line at this western end is so closely contiguous to Shi[)-yards, that the veVy chips and shavings lie about the rails, there being no fencing, and the strip of land possessed by the Railway being so narrow as to preclude the possibility of such preventivo measures being taken as would obviate all danger. Between these ship-yards and the station there are many wooden buildings, on private pi-operty close to the track, and all sorts of inflammable wii'c so as to catch the Tcconinii live cinders (the ash-pans on Ihcsc engines :irc not Iwrnod up as they ,are on the Oew pa^l American engines) — to dircl ilic conlracfors to in'^truct Iheii' drivers while passing bIk^'^''^ by not to open the dampers to pci'mit oC the ai-hes being blown otil, as is iu)w done, Spi'i''*'^ ^^l and to require those men to leport any defect-- (o their foreinim, daily, in order that ^'^'*^" * ] immediate repaii's may l)c made. atter, rill These cros^imrs, the shar|i ciirvativc, and steep grades, and ail (he dangers and in- conveniences I have pointed out, ci.iild (la^ily have hecii avoidt'd by earrying the lino f^'^P ' ' westward at tlie i>ack ol'lho town, and hy sl()|i|)iiig short the existing line at the rail- way wharf beyond tlic ili'st road crossing I have before alluded to, whiidi passes through the middU' oi' the station-yai'ii. Tln-rt* would have been no dilflcult.y in diverting and carrying this road ov. r tiie railway ly a hridgr. The (juestion 1 thiidc It is one whieh rcfpiircs Hcriou- alliniion, and -hould he considered with a view to a change being made hcCoi'c Ihc line is ojiened. For tliis purpo-e I iiave caused to be prepared, and now Mihmi I a plan howing how the aileraliou can best he ctlected. As at present arranged, gal<'-keep(>i's, nighl and day, may have (o be app')intod at at least twoerossings. Tin* wages of these men alone would 'lo a serious permanent burden. Gatokeei)ers ai one cros.dng might perha])s be saved, but at very grciit inconvenien"e, as in that case (he baggage-man of the(rai!\ would have to be do- tailed to flag tlH> train 'hi'ouL'h (he town, and all ti'ains coming in(o (ho (own from the west would have (o conic lo a dead stand n( lIic top of the grade, so as to ensure u speed down the iiudinc of no! more (ban ihrruor Coin' niil(>s an hour. ai'c at cannot (ides, t The s(a!ion-yaril is much loo limii"d, and insullicient for ihe requirements of the traffic, as this will he (he H(;ition foi' d.nly <'ommunicati(Ui wi(h Ihe steamern to and from Shediai', By closini' (In liighwny road reforrod io, and by the purchase of a corner lot, which 1 was infornieil liad ln'cn ollercil lo l!ie L.ical (Joverninent for |!r)()0, nil (he additional land rc^iini-'d 'vonld he given, and the ohjeclionabK' cros ling. at the Hame time, removed. The present passenger station "s now so pljiccd as to involve a great deal of un- necessary shunling ami lo^s of lime, in ordei- to gel access to tlie railwav wharf The proper site foi' (he passenger station is near tlie engine-house, wlnu'e (he dusn passeii- Kors could alight, and I'r nu wh(»ne(> (he Iraincouhl proceel di vcily on (o (he ),ionm- boat whftrf all shunting haclcward s inid fo-wjii'l bein;,' (h'.'reh\- !Ivim(1(>(1, o'l the subject, vh-.—to Avani mmablo matter ':i''Io moans for "IractorstoacM Mon- without •'^ t'liHUro Pnf,sor(ho "•s (() and liasc of n • /' iin- '•'; Tho p.'lSNl'll. ' Mloaiii. i By some ovortsig-ht no fVoiu^Iit-^hod tor tho biHinos.-* ol" !,lio town, i)i connection ■with tho railway ])i'oper, has hoon providotl Tor l>3' tl>e Govoniracnt (the same sin,icular oinLisioi. I.:. ■,. cun-ed ai Charlottolown) and as tiio railway cannot certainly Ik) Haidto bo complete witlioutsucli indis])ensal>le accommodation, I presume, although ft has not hocn incliido!! in tho coiilracl, iho Local (Tovcrnmont will bo required by tho Domiiuon lioveriiment to make the nocoM^ary provision. In this case I should focommoml thai the jiiCicnt pa--enu'cr --talitni lie ma .Lamp-signal Switches at any ])lace upon the lini\ 1 recommend that these be provideil at both fharlotletown ami SiiiiitncrNiile, iiiid s l all crossing statioUH and junelionb. Nonci.f the stations Ihroiiglioul the I'ldiri- line hiiV(> been provided with Dwelling- rooms and are no! ihei'edire in accordance wilh (he roipiiremonts of the orginal con- tract, an alloralioii having -ubnl lixetl are iilefllcienl. Tho posts are too far out from tho frame, or stone work, and the ends have not been hoxod up as they should bo (with outlet for water) where they are not unod UH open wutor coursoi. Coil and rulj Th the \v\v\ in a gr( from b^ fence, agilateil railway! ThI the W( and de] Th Bottled overba , require complo Tl as boin quality bctwoc rails n are " I T byth( 'I (irogc ex<) far out lioy should Connidcfable clearing within the fences requires to bo done. The logs, brush, .>*nd rubbiHh should have l)ccn burned beton; the feno(!S were put up. The fencing generally is not up to sjieciticatioii — the posts being too small and the wires very slack. In sti'aining the wires the posts of intermediate gates have in a great many instances lieen pulled out of lino, thereby preventing the gates .from being kept shut. Witii regard to the sufficiency, or otherwise, of the wire ifonce, I shall deal specially further on, as it is a question which has been considerably agitated, and my j)resent observations ai'o I'estricted to the general condition of the railway between Summersidc and Charlnitftown. The lies, or sleepers laid on this portion of the road are far superior to those on the Western section. They are (piite u]) to specification, both in length, width, and depth. The formation or grading on this section of the Railway appears to bo well settled — some widening hero and there has yet to be dono and the ballasting re(|uires overhauling. Tlu' ballast consists of red sandstone and coarse sand. The cuttings require sloping, and the banks trimming, and a good deal of ditching remains to bo completed. The rails used liavc all been cerlitied to ly.Mr. (iaerth, C.E., of London, England, as being according to specification, and from tho wear they have already had the quality apjiears good. Some two hundred ballast M-ainM have been run over the road between Summerside and ("hariottelown. Before the line is used for public traffic tho rails require to lie straightened at places and properly bent at curves. Tho joints are "Fish" joints and are well put together. The work generally is in an advanced >tatr. It had not boon linally examined by tho engineer, nor had it been regarded by him as tinished. There was every disposition ninnifcsted by Mr. Schroibcr and his Hngineer, Mr. Gregory, to have the work complelod in the maimer provided by tho contract, except where the same hds been rhxtnjC'l by Order in Coun two i-xtromo points of tho lino. There is no telegra]ih upon or near tiie lino, tho Telegraph Cominvny's poles running liy the shore at too great a ii the subject. lioyalty station, which is the junetion ibr (Jliarlottotown, is nituated in a fici " " Sui and has no access to any juiblie highway except along the railway, a mile oft". Tl);««from i is one of the stations where it will bo advisable to liavo a Telegra])h Operator i «*tween ohai'ge, and where pi-ovision must be made foi' residence ; but as very little bookiii. and no shipping will be done there, the ])resent othees can ea.sily be turned int dwelling rooms, leaving only a waiting room lor the accommodation of passenger ^"^' who may have to change into otlior trains. cqua. }] «i section T now come to Charlottetown, the capital of Priiu^e Edward Island, and the head ««Goveri quarters of the railway. The jJresenL buildings consist of a brick round house fo; engines, a wooden car-shed, a coal-shed and station-house. Here, as at Summersido the station grounds are too limiled. It would have been wiser to have extended tlu crib-work further out, and to havi- widened ibe niiproacli into tiie station. Up tc Ml " In « which «< sliouli « sugge:- No machine shops whatever have iieeii provided, and it is du (jiis vacant space that ^^' ^' the present time the space liotween the car-shed and ilic watci' has not been tilled up Huch accommodation will have to be located. Xeithcr has anv freight-shed boon «' betweJ " dllion Iniilt for the local business; the oidy ju'ovisiou in li.at respect being the froight-bouse' on the wharl, to which ihere is now no accc-- l''>r teiini-. The passenger station ha- '^'-^'^ been changed Iroin the original ilesigii in order to give a covered shed for the trains ^^ to airivo at and depart from. '' ^'^ " the pi The general otlice accommodation is over the booking ollices, and consists of " plisht only J'our inferior rooms, (piite inadoipiate for llie i'ei|uii'eiuonls. No dwelling rooms " menl are provi is c(tnsiderablo Iratlic on these roads, and upon one of them (thai most, used) it i.iay iu'conie necessary in the I'ulure In place gales ; bnl ibis expcn>e it is v\ivy dosii'Hl)le to avoid if it can bo d )ne with safety. Precaution aiy ivgidutions nniy serve for (lie pi'i^iMii. Having now given yon the observations 1 made on the occasion of this prelim- inury inspection ol'llio line between Summerside and (Jharlottetown, 1 beg to sul - ' romi ' dir« ' mar "' ovo '< cop " the The I 11 " y ^0'^Pliisi(||it tho following *^'opy of a letter I dcemeil it advisable to addi-ess immediately after- '"• , in accordang|n,rd«i to the Prcsidont of the Executive Council^ the Hon. Lemuel Owen, on tho I'oiii-OHontative «ibject :— " Charlottktown, 1st June, 1874. 1 ii.uedina tic, " .Siu, — 1 rogi'etled very much lliat your uuavoidable absence prevented you 'I iiulo ott. Til "from accompanyiuii; .Mr. Scliroiljer, M.i'. Jioyd, and myself over the railway be- 'ip'i Operator i«*fween this town and Summei'side last week. 7 Hide bookiii bo tiu-ncd int '■ Althoui;-]i the inspection made was necessarily a preliminary and hurried m of passenffoi "''"^' '^ ^^'^'^ evident lliat a g-ood deal of odd work remained to be done. It was "equally clear, however, tliat by special e.\crlion and attention beinu; given to this "section of the line, the Conti'actoi's would soon Ite in a position to offer it to your d, and (lio head "Government for acceptance. 'ouiid house foi •it Sumniersidc "1" '^''''^^' therefore of the advanced state of tiic work, and tho universal desiro t' c.vtendod till "whicli scem> to ]trevail that the liiu> between Charlottetovvn and Summersido 'station. Up (( *' should be nsomuol C. Owen. "Tno. SwiNyAiU),' got- station lia ^ for Iho ti-aiu: "d coihsists of welling rooms " t-'barge. too shallow to liich recontlj- incoiivonioncoi lio wharf can ' "u-'if tho on- ' I'l'O" one of I ^ W'idos ; but .,j I'l'ecumioji- "IIS prolim- '"-'K to aub- I'roHiilcnt Exociitive Council. 12 t ! ■i 1 II It was not until the 12th instant that I received an answer to this, and mjthe Teiol former communication of the 26th ultimo. The following in a copy of it : — graph C\ "Executive Council Office, 5 " Prince Edward Island, g^\ moncl "June 12th, 18Y4. to be su| "Sir, — On the receipt of 3'our letter of the 26th ult., I was engaged in correa- g m " ponding with our railway contractors in reference to the handing over by them of . aavvxt " that ijortion of the line between Charlottetown and Summerside with a sufficient " amount of rolling stock. Since then I have had further correspondence, which "' " has been laid before the Administrator of tho Grovernment in Council. Ijatteriefl ^e line "The Government have taicon the same into careful consideration, and in view of railway '' the incomplete state of the whole lino and the limited amount of rolling stock which compfi" " the contractors would be enabled to deliver, as also tho probability of the opening ^ " of the central section seriously endangering the tinishing of the eastern and J ^ (^ ^ quite u " western sections at tho time stated in tho conlract — have come to tho conclusion "that it would not conduce to the public interest at the present to accept from tho " contractors the portion of the railway between Charlottetown and Summersido, on " tho terms proposeil by them. " I have the honor to be. Sir, " Your obedient servant, " L. C. Owen, " Thomas Swinyard. Esq." " President Executive Council. After my i-oturn to Charlottetown I arranged a mooting on the 2nd instant with Mr. Jpmes, the Island Superintendent oft ho Anglo-American Telegraph Company. I informed him that tho corrospondonco ho had had with Mr. Eo^-d had been forwarded to the Department of Public Work:^, and had been referred to mo for inquiry and report. The substance of tho propositions inad(^ ly the T(!lcgra]th (Company was as follows: — 1. Govornmont to pi-ovide and erect jiosts for tho lino; specifications and erection to be subject to tie approval of the Telegraph CJonipaiiy. 2. Government to pro -ido all ollices, fuel, light, and a sufHciont number of battery rooms. 3. Govoi-nmont to pay to Telegraph Company tho salaries of all opora'ors at uU points on tho railway, 4. Entire control of tho telegraph lino and instDimonta to bo in the hands of Compai througl businos the Tel keep tl Ih ing of the pul raihva hands Vi oxcluf bcHev Parlii claim Mr. ; to til poin oft Hoc IhU 13 6. Government to carry free of char^-e over the I'ailway. all telel)joct in pi-ovoiiting local commimication, therefore that the exclusive privileges given applied solely to Through communication with New BruuKwiok. 2. That at any rate it was manifest that the exclusive privileges could only he intended to preueiif the establishment of other lines in competition for public businesi whereby a revenue could be derived, and not the arevont communication iiy telegraph as between Summerside and any jdace short of Charlottetown propel-, or tvVe versci, as between Charlottetown and any place short of Sunuucrsidc proper. On the 10th instant I i-ec^nved the following joint opinion from Mr. Brecken, the Attorney General, and Mr Sullivan, the Solicitor (icnorai: — " Attorney General's Office, " C'lIARLOTTETOWN, P. E. Isi-AND, " June 10th, 1874. " Sir, — in reply to the question submitted by you for our opinion as to whether " there is anything in the Local Actsof this Province re-r working any lino of telegraph " communication betweonCharldltolown and Suinmer.-.i(h>, or any liiu' between the " two latter places williin a distance of ton luilos nf Sumtnorsido. "There is, however, nothing in (ho Aci above roflri'od to which in our opinion "will prevent the construction of a lino I'min a ])oint outside I ho limits of Charlotte "town proper connecting with Summerside, or between any other points in the "Island, except between Siimmersiilo and Charlottetown as above stated. " Wo are your obedient servants " Frederioi: Brkcken, " Attorney General. " W. W. Sullivan, „„„.,„ " Solicitor General. " T. Swinyard, Esq." It will thus bo seen that there is i itbing lo jtrevent the Government from estab- lishing a telegi'aph system of tlu-ir own for railway purposes, except ])erhaps as between the two places— Summerside and ( 'harlottotown— but this difliculty might Easily H ijiere wl Opinion! 1 I prepare raiUvajl 16 therefore tliat tion with New could only be public business ^^ystem which c outside public, ion received. tl Summerside y tck\i,'raph as vice versa, as I >rr. Brecken. ND, 0th, 1874. '^» to whether iph companies "way in this lii'o of opinion ai-« from the s>* and Tele- <>f telei^'raph I'l'twoen the our opinion )f Charlotte sintH in the / General. General. Cyotn ostnb- I'oi'hajw as 'Ity might laBily bo got over by breaking the conuoclion :it Royalty Junction, in which case <}icrc will l)e no direct line as between Summe.-sidc and Charlottotown. which, in the Opinion giv^n, '.'.m '-;:'.' ')0 privileged to the Telegraph Con)pany. I now go back to my inlei'view with .Mr. Janies. I informed liini that I had prepared an estimate of the cost |»er mile of a new telegraph line complete along the railway, and wliicli w:i> a.'^ follows : — MATEiUAL. kc. Cost per mile. Pole-., 32; 4 inches diameter at small end, at 40c each.... $12 80 Wire, 300 pound.s per mile, at Gc per lb 18 00 Insulators. 3- in number, at (ic each 1 92 • Top ]»ins, 32 iu number, at 2ic each 80 I InBtruments :;r.d Offi'jc Fittings 4 00 Laiiour, loading, distributing and erecting 20 00 Contingencies 2 48 Total cost pel' mile S60 00 Taking the above aw a basis, 1 told Mr. James that! should submit, which I now heg most res])ectfally o do, the ff)lIowing recommendations for the favorable consid- eration of the Governr.ient : — 1. The ilovernment of Prince Edward Island, or of the Dominion, as tiie case may be, to erect, forthwith, a new line of iclcgraph over ihe railway between Char- lottetown and Summer.-itle, and afterwards over the remaining portion of the railway, as they may consider necessary. 2. The Railway and the Telegraph Company shall bear the cost equally between them, except as regard^ inslrunieul > and oHice fittings at tiie railway stations, which shall be ]»nivided and laid for by the railway whei'c only one instruraont Isreciuired. If a second instrument be needed, in order to transact the business of the Telegraph Company, the cost to l)e borne by Ihom. 3. The Telegraph Company, should they deem lit, to have the pi-ivilogo of stringing for their exclusive use, at their dwn cost, an additional wire on the |iole8 to be erected, in wliich cse the original wire shall be devoted to Ihe «ntiro use of the railway; but in the event of did'ect in. oi- interruption of either wire, tbewii-e remain- ing in good order shall be used for the mutual advantage of both ]nirtic8. 4. The Telegraph I'ompany to maintain the line and polos in good working ci)ndition, and furnish all miun batteiy power free of cost to the railway, in consider- ation of the ollowing j)rivileges. 11 16 w Ij li fTIl 5. The operators at the .stations to l)e the employes of the railway, paid h them, and iindor their oxchisivo control, except where the business of the Tolegrap™* ^^' ' Company noc«ssitates the appointment of an additional operator, in which case sue ,.,, operator shall he under the control and in the pay of the Telegraph Company, bt . . shall nevertheless In" subject to the regulations of the railway. «ar9« ■ l G. The railway operators to ti-ansact the Telegraph Company's business at tL stations, and con.'brni to llie rules and regulations of the Telegraph Company ii , 'f respect to tlic transmission ol' nuv-sagcs, and of all mone3's received or forwarded bi ■ ' them on their account ; but the Telegraph Company shall hold the railway hax'mles: ••■"^^'^' ' from loss or damage arising from delay, or from any other cause whatever. Mr. Boyj T. liiiilway messages on the railway to have precc'^t^ it. The Telogra])h Compaaj'io have all reasonable facilities rendered to thorn on ,, the railway, to emible them to maintain the telegraph line in good working order 'were be and condition. ^Sk m^ 10. All messengers requiic 1 by the Telegraph Company, for the public service town a in the delivery of messages, to be empioj^od and paid by the Telegraph Company. take. The substance of the above was communicated by Mr. James to Mr. A. M. Mac- Kay, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, General Superintendent of the Anglo-American Telegraph Conipany, who made an appointniont to meet me in Montreal on Wedncs- B' day, the 2-itli instant, telegraphing me at the same time that "there are only three allwo( " points on which wc are not in accord, and no doubt they could be arranged in a to one throuf ©frail . i«g »t be do futur( such AstV Mde i ^and 1 'to tl! .i ' tlou "few minutes.'' I mot Mr. MacKay accordingly, and the interview resulted in his agreeing to recommend the acco[ tance Ijy his company of the arrangement proposed, subject to the apj)ioval o!" the G >vornment which 1 now solicit. 1 have lel'i a conipolcuL telegrajih assistant at Charlottetown to await the action oi theGovcrnment in the matter, as there is no time to bo lost in getting out the poles, and securing the erection and completion of the line by the 1st September. I pro])ose that I should be authoi-ized to take the work in hand for the Govern- ment, the Government defraying the expenses and charging the Telegraph Company with thci)' proportion. 17 railway, paid |) The Telcf^iaph Cotnjjany have aljout 100 miles of No. 8 Etigli.sii wire stored in of the TeloL'ran3^^'^^^^> ^^'Ji'*^'^' they will agree (o supply ihe (iovo.-nmem at market or cost price. which case sue I ri , The lenj^lh of telenrai)!! iii;e will be about 204 milon ; the entire cost at the n Company, bt ertimate given, will be about $lLV--tO, of which the (rovorument projuinion would be t^,528, and (he Telegraph Company's proportion S5.T12. i business at tt i »ph Company it ^ ^'"^^ made arrangements with Mr. Owen, the Premier of the Island Government, or forwarded Iji"*^^ y^'\\\\ 3Ir. Boyd and Mr. (rrogory to go over the lino from Charlottetown on ailway harmles ^"''^^''^^' ^'"^ ^^'^ insl.. as fur east as tlie rails wore laiii, and from thence by earriuge atover. to Georgetown, which is regarded as a very important sliipping point for the railway. Ifr. Boyd could not accompany uio owing Id iiliies,^. f found this section of the line message- y^jy much in the same condition as the we.-^toru from Sumnierside. The line is not '0, tree o ijalla^ted, and the rails were onlv laid to a point about throe miles beyond Mount ' ^™' ^^^^ ov*'- Stewart, which station is 23 mile-; from C iiiriottotown, T!ie distance from Char- lottetown to Souris is 62 miles, and ihe distance from Charlottetown to (ieorgetown is 'cs of the Telf ^ miles. The operations (m this and the western end of the line have been but 'graph materia ^i^'^^'^y C''^i"i''ed on of late owing to the difficulty of procuring laliour. the local strength the Teleffranl '^^"S tingagwl in seeding. In a short time these men would be available, and the gangs would bo at (juce increased. 3red to thoin on The last shipment of rails from England had arrived at Georgetown, and they working order were lieing imloaded while 1 was there. The station and car and engine sliods at Georgetown have been located in the public service town a long distance, iibout half a mile, from tlio wharf. Of itself this is a great niis- ih Company. take. The object should have l)een to have centralized the work and the staff and Mr A M \r therefore the station and sbeds should have been located at the wharf which is quite jj^,.[ . . convenient and woulal on Wednes- Hut a serious blunder has liecu made beyond this. All throe buildings, which are are only three all wooden, namely, the pas.senger-house, the engine-shod, and the car-shed, lieiiarallel arranged in a s agreeing to *cd, subject to lit the action 'tting out the Bpteraber. the Govern- iph Company :, to one another and abut right on the main street, so that no engine or car can pass ■lihrough them. Such an arrangement as this shows great lack of judgment and want .|>f railway experience. In case of tiro there would i)e little chance of saving any roll- zing stock then in the buildings, undif any considi>ral)leanTOunt of business should ever be done at (ieorgetown statiim prt))H'r. a state of things likely to arise only in the far future, the buildings would ol' necessity have to be removed — brought back in fact Buch a distance as would permit of the passage of engines and cars through them. As the station is now arranged it involves the stopping of an approaching train oxit- .iide the station, and the detachment of the engine, which must switch off into a siding and hack down to (he rear of thl^ train in order lo propel il into the station. Adding to this mi.sjudgmont the station has been made a combined passenger and freight sta- tion, the freight room being placed ut the veiy mouth of the Btaiion so that uo car 3 18 can be loaded or unloaded — there boin^ only one lino of rails — whilo a train is i|: either to arrive or to leave; and eaeh car would have to bo propelled into the «tat;u|«jfieal| like the pa-^s('ni,'er trains in order that the engine might be released. The •''taii^^jce,! being a covered one it can be u,-;onger car.s, ai;ed for freight purposes th^^^ v^mi Rurmounting the difficulty and improving the accommodation; but the nuisai.y,_jj ^t wl of detaching the engine from the passenger trains before entering the ntation will lia to be 8Ustaineug j-ailw is a subject upon which I have been requested to report specially. there '^!i< The Government of Prince Edward Island entered into two contracts with Messr«flx®*^^' '*'^' Bchrciber k Burpee for the construction and equipment of the entire railway. Tli*^®> o'"'''' tirst contract is dated the 11th September, 1871. and provides for the building an i"**^ ^ equipment of the railway between Cascumpcc (Alberton) and Geoi-getown to lif^'^^d ' '' completed by the 7tli .September, 1874. The other or second contract is dated tli p09^*^' t^*-' olst December, 1872, and is for the building and equipment of extensions of the saii bodic-^ .r railway from Cascumpec to Tignish in the west, and from Mount Stewart to Souri- JJut, in the east, to be likewise completed by the Ttli Sc])tenil)or, 1874. ^^ speci The >pe(;itication in the contra',-t {\>r ihe fencing of the main line from Cascumpor "®®" * '^^ t' Georgetown provide!, that it should consist ot posts of cedar or juni])or, 4 foot tj '^'^^^ inches iiigli, and lluard^ of live, six, seven and eight inches in width. larmcis, letting t But. subsoquciitly, the Government of the Island decided that it was expcdieni accident to change or supplant this board Ibnco by a post and wirefenco, and tlio Engineer wa instructed to uive out to the contractors the following spociilcation for the same, th contractors having agreed to the substitiition . — "The fence is to consist of seven horizontal linos of • best ' galvanizod three-ply "wire rojti'N. the ihree lower lines to be e(|ual in strcngiii to No. 12 solid wire, the " next three equal to Xo. 9, and the ujipe;' Hue cipuil to No. 6. The ropes are to be "strained by means of eye-bolts, and .secured to the intermediate posts by hard- " drawn galvanizeil !■taple^, The iom- lower lines to bt' iacod midway between each 'two posts with Nt. 12 galvani/A'd win.-, 'riioiv are to iio nine straining posts Id 'each mile unless tlie -e an> a sufficient nunibor of gates to ibrm'an equal number of "straining posts. The posts ajvto be set lune feet a])art, The intermediate posts to "be four inches in diameter and ^ix feet long. The straining posts to be eight, *' indies in diameter and nine feet lung." As far as the examination I matle enabled me to tost and Judge the fence which had been put up under thi- arrangement, I found that llie wiiv conforraod to the As that is i by fii'c, Th giving •Ebe t •Wives ■■■it the fc ^vc llecl give 19 ^hil(! a train is , St ^•'^t''!. Tho sta 0(1 into the stni: ' pecilifatioii. iiiu.l tlmt it was straiiied a( ihi? distanco and secured in the manner ;ht "'■'I (his will i: purposes tl equii'od to the posts, bat that owiiiir to tlic very indift'ei'ent and unworkmanlike rutnnor in which the posts liad l)eoii piK in, and to the fact that the j)osts, generally, "^ the nuisai.i 76re sinailor tiian it was provided liicv >iiioiild he. tiie fence was far more inclfoctivo han it wouM have heen if tlie specirication had lieen i)roperlv carried out. station will hf, Jei-mit tho en'rii .' '^'^^ majority of the gate-posts alor,^- the railwaj- had been so tlrawn out of lino ii|rt> the staples provided for keeping the gates shut would not reach home, and ccm* joquentl}', the gates themselves were a constant moans of letting in the cattle on to the railway. Tiie drawing of the gate-;, shown to me by Mr. Hoyd, provides that thcH'c shoulil be a cross-tie running between the posts, in which the jiosls shall be acts with JHossnflxed, and braces supplied at the back of each ])Ost to keep them in line. The ci'oss- i"e railway. Tliti6» or sill, however. ';as been entirely omilted, and the braces have been simply stuck the building a o into the ground instead of into a >unkeii bKjck, as originally required by the engineer orgotown to l„ and then nailed to the post. The •' play ' of wire caused by tho looseness of the ■'■"'t is dated tin posts, generally, was so great thai it was easy for calves, sheep mid pigs to force their '^ions of the saii bodies through and so get upon the railway. ' ouri j^^^^ condemned as tliese fences must be, where they arc not in conformity with the specitication, it is but fair to remark that there is evidence of damage having '"om CascHmpec been done in many cases from pure mischief or malice; and it is also a fact that ^"ii])er, 4 f^.^t U where the I'ences \\'ere in good order, and the gates could iiave been kejit shut, the fkrmcrs, thom-^elvcs, in many instances, totally disregarded the closing of thom Iflftting their c;iltle go on to the line and throwing the blame upon the raihvay, if ^vas expedieiii accident y fire, the advjmtages are no doubt in favor of the wire fence. iroo-ply rpj^p w'lVQ fence, as specificil. was unquestionably of a character to create mis- ^Mre, (he giving and dissatisfaction, oven if the posts and work had been tip to specification, J 'ire to he ^e top wire, No. G in size, gives every satisfaction. The next three wires »y hard ^tq Jfo. 9 in size, only half the wi^.e of No. (5, while the thi'co remaining or lower ■wires (being those which small animals got, through) are only half the size of No. 9. At two hundred paces distant these wires can scarcely be seen. That, of itBoli', would bo suflici(M\t to create doubt and prejudice in regard to the strength of the fence and its capability of resistance. The question of tho fences has been one which has created a good deal of con- trover.sy, and two engineers of some eminence, Messrs. Fsaac Newton and John Meehan, of Now York, wore selected ' y the torincr (rovernmenl of tlio Island, to give their o])iiHon upon tho subject. The}- reported as follows- — ''The fence along the liroof l!ie roail ought certainly to be sufficient to Icoop Hitweon eacli 'in«" ])OsP*^^' -V [ " will no doubt suggest themselves (o any one who will give attention to tho matti<«ifii""''j •' introdueing an adilitioual wire oC ihe ^aine si/.e as tho present upper one, alt 9^^''" 'i "from one-third to one-half tli(> hcighl of tlui fence fi'om tho grouml, thus rcduci; /,., fpi-^f "the spaeos ; also, to secure the lour lower wiics with three tie-wires instead of oi ^^,^ lini "aa at present intended, will, we ihinlc, place its strength beyond doubt ; a wood Jjnmiio " balton along the top of the posts above the wires, is another plan which wou g^gi, " probal)ly prove to i)e ad('(|nale. The posl.> Nhoidd, of course, be of proper woo .i^ fei>J " and of proper size, and they f-iiniijil liu ])laecd in the ground ,so as best to resist ll vpnui " Iieaving action of the frost. The piint uiad(> in I'avo:- of the wire fence, as compart «U|„i.yf^ a " with the wooden one originally conieniplated, viz. : that the accumulation of sno ^g,..yi.u "on the track will be much less wilh ibe former, we believe to be well taken." micrhl v During my Journey over I be load I IkhI many occasions afforded me of obsorvir. ' Tin the effective power (»f these wire^^. In no instance did any animals charge tho forn Xlberto to get upon the railway, bin. in all instances they charged the i\)\\CG to yet from ft geclioTi railway; and in rme ease only did I see them succeed — proving pretty con elusivol Ijetweei that the way the eat lie got upon the raiUvay was not generally through tho fonw fence hni throuijh th(' //(itesirhirh liacl fnim ska:/' ('(ircli'.S'in('.,^ii been left open, or could not hat Ijoard 1 been tastemii oioing (o the defects I have already pointed out. • ^ lequir* solid V These observations led me to expi'iiment upon the resisting power of the fenc! when ]ml u|> according to specification, and after improvements were added. 1 therefore, tjolected a length of feiwitig thai was liiirly up to specitication, and fouiii tint it was ample in rcfitstinij power, but that the play of wire allowed was too groii to keep cattb' iVoni consideiably extending the s]iaces between the wires by thrust ing their head .'ind shoidders through fllius leading (hem to attempt to forco tlii remainder of tli 'ir bodies through), while, as I'egards sheep and pigs, (ho play of th' lower wires was siilllcient to enable tlu^n to gel Ihroiigh without ililliculty. Thi conclusion was i.iat a tiichler nietliod ol' fastening the wires was necessary, and found that by driv ng two staples !iboiil two inclie- ajiarl in every third post (^whioL are all round), veiy gieat iniprov .ineiil indeed was secured. 1 afterwards added .m additional post lialf the hcigblof, and between each o; tho other posts, and driv<'n two fei't into (he ground, 1 then ienu)Vod the win lacing from (he boiiom wires, as now arranged, to (he (op, (ixi ng (ho same (o (In new pO'itH HO as to keep (he lacing in line. This experiment resulted most satisfai torily, rernhning the fence very elllcient, ami supplying an easy means of gottinj; over it by the use of the lower [iosIh, a provision n\ueh in'e(led In order to ])revcn' the d'lmai^'e now frO'iuently done i.i scaling (ho wires. genev betw( Bumi wool Sin VI vcr; " W 1 ,.«-■■ 21 II ''Overnment J Tlieso improvoments woiv examineil by several gontleinen, who expressed iiro well foiincl.tiB opinion (hat if tliey wore carried out after the jirosent posts had been lod.s of doinir tpwoporiy drivi'ii homo, and (lie fi;ato-])Osts all socurely fixed, aceordinif to the dosifrn "^"1 to the niatti OdrfgiiiaJly made by the engineer, general satisfaetioii woidd be given to the propert}' upper one, al( 9:(rnerH along the line. "'- 'huH reduci; ,, • . . ' ' '■:' The specification for the branch wire fence and posts was {riven out after the •- I'lstead of 01 Vi...\ i ^ ,. , nitin line fence hatl created siicli dis-satisfaction, and conseeiuentlv means were takou, '"I" ; a \\oo(li - , , 1 . .,,, ,. , . , td' make it more .substantial. The number ol" wires in the fence are the same, namely '"1 \viiich won |^i-oj)ei- w( S«iVen, but tlu' ^ize is Xo. 0', tliroughout, wliicli is the ■<\y,f of the to|)wire in the main „j„, , . ' !ttbc fence. The |)osts also arc hiriiO!', general I v from live to six inches in dianieter, lost (o resist t) ': . , . , ..-..- > ,,,„. „ as required in the siiecificatiou, and Muik two feci in tiic i^-roiind, iii-iead of eijrhteen "<^', .'IS compan n,,,!,,,- ,. iaclies as on the mainline. This fence, however, i-eqiiircs careful exanunation and uiiMtion ol sno ell (alv-en." Over-hauling, and, in my opinion, the same im|)rovementi should be made in it as naight with great advantage be made in the other. scrvir ! There is no board fencing on thenuiin line, but the western extension, between ^ lie ton( j^lbcrton and Tignish, is reported to be all bi>ard fence. I did not pass over this y Jrom t! ggttifm of the line, as no rails were laid upon it. The eastern extension, however, c usivel t^etween Mount Stewart and St. i'eters — about nineteen miles — is provided with wire J-. ' 10 foncf jfence. The other twenty mile.s. between St. Peters and Sourir. is provided with "* '''"^^ ^"^ Am lK)ard fence. I shoukl point out that the lacing wire, used in the fencing, is not the solid wire "^ov of tlie femv required by the sjieciftcatiosi, but the three-ply thin wire used for the fencing. The ^'oro added. | iolid wire is the kind that should be u.sed. •tion, and foun, ' was too grp;r •ires by (hriiM l»l to force til, lioplayoftl). illiculfy. Tlu :osHary, and ' post (whid, OENKRAI, REMARKS. Altlumgh the line is ivry I'lrcuitous it is undoubtedly well laid out to serve tho general inli'rests of the country. Its course is generally central running midway ;between the walers. Il eniluaic- ail the priiuipal poi-ts, whieh arc Oharlotletown, Summorsidc, ("ascnmpec (Albirt<>n), (ieorgetown, and Souri-. ^^*it, each 01 vod Mio win 3 Hjuno to til, »'>Ht HntisfiK IN of gettin/,' '1' to prevent The Wcstrrn s(>ctii — iVom Summcrsidc loTignish — runs partly through thickly M'oiided, and partly Ihnmirli sw;iinpy hinds. The grades on this seelion, except at Summerside, arc very easy — piaclically level — lint ihe etigineer will require to bo very particular in wad hitig the witrk mi Iheve swamjiy portion^nC ilie road, wiiero, Ah 1 have already observed, (hr grading ajipeaiiMl to me to lu'cd considorablo raising. The grades on the (\'nlrid and luistern sections of the line are numerous and heavv. Th(\v are well (loseribed in the following not(»s, I'urnisheil to me by Ihe engineer, Mr. Hoyd, which also refer to the llasteni section. " From Summerside the lino rises Kii'i feot tn Kensington Summit, and then ffdls 'for nearly (wo miles into the valh*}' of (hi> "Willi' >( Hiver. Thence it rises 260 feet ll>ll 22 i " in nine miles, atlainintr srn elevation of 301 foot nbovetho sea, on the summit betweo r,^ " the hcad-watevs of tiio Dunk and iriiiitor Ilivoi'H. It tliero falls 28G foot in 4- '"'; "miles info the valley of the [liinler J^ivor. and in the next t^ miles it again rise ^" ' to an elevation of 30T feet above tiie sea, at North Willshiro station, on the heii Tl " of land Avheneo the Wheatley and West, or i-'jliiott's llivors have their sourco. Troii ooarsu i "North Wiltshire Ihe line do-soeuds by a somcwiiat circuitous route, 292 feet to (hi oonBistl " valley of the North ilivor, which it crosses at 15 foot above high water, rising agaiii "atEovalty JmK'tion,whioh is the junction for(.'harlottolo\vn, to 151 feet above the sea. , _ "The location neces.sarily follows the high limd lying between the streams flow- y " ing no'th into the Gulf, and the iiiliularic- mCIIio irillsborough River, until pasi ij^\(jl '• the iicad of Tracadio Ba}-, whonco il dcsc'iid to Ihc crossing of the Tlillsborough " Eivcr at Mount Riowart, where it is nine feel above high water. Til " The eastern extension beginning at .>roun( Stowarl. I'lins in an easterly diroc- " tion until it strikes the shore of S(. I*ct(M'',s Hay at the mouth of the Alorrell River, ^ ' "skirting the south shore f)f the bay lor abmit dh miles to its head. It there risoh tslftck ;^ " 130 feet on to high land in the centre of the Island, and runs eastward to a point " north of Souris. where it is 225 feet above the sea and whence it descends to the " sea level at Souris. "From Mount Stewart the line rirs soulli-enHl in a general ly direct oour.se, 2;^ "miles to Georgetown. This division runs through an ordinary rolling countr}', tho "princi])al tlilKculties being the crossing of the i-^uinniit between tho Moi-rell and the " Cardigai\ Rivcis. The greatest elevation n>ach('.d is I DO fcol aliovo the sea. " Tho location of those exten.sions presented tho samti dilllcnlties as those already "spoken of, in describing the location of I lie main line." There arc no bridfjes of special consofiuonce on I he entire railway. Generallj' thoy are of small size. Th'> largest are those over (he (lillsborough and Morrell Rivers o\\ the eastern section of the lino. Moth tho.so bi-iilgos arc o( "lit. we" truss pattern, and are each 100 feet span. There are two other bridges iif 50 feet s))an, also '-llowo" truss— one neai- the Marie and tho other near tho Mcdgoll Ulve:-. The s|)ans of other bi'idgos are ail under 10 foot, the slivams being inoMly cronscd near their hourcos. The l)ridges of small span consist of oi'dimiry sii'ing(-,vel. ^'alor. risiiiir ag^-,, feet above those;!, t'lc streams flow, f^'ivor, until pa.si 'he Tlili.sborou^rr), There are '15 stations in all, namely : (> terminal ; 12 way or cro.-jsing Htationn, and 47 flag stations. With 1lio exception of the eH.i;inc-housc at Charlollelown, the whole of tho buildings ou the entire line ol' railway ai'c ot wood. Tho following is a description of tho building's which have been erected : — -„^. , ,. TERMINAIi STATIONS. easterly direc- MorroII Jlivm {'iiarlottotown, passenger station, 25 x Idleet with shed 200 foot long, covering It thoro rise.-, tiwdc and platlbrm ; engine-hou-e (brick), I-IO feet dianieler, M pits; freight house, tvvard to a point 22 x 50 feet ; car shod, 100 x 210 feet ; coal shed. 20 x 100 leot. lesceiids to tho Tignish, Albertou, Summerside, (ieorgetinvn and Souris, passenger stations, 20 X Ii2 feet, with covered track- and platform, l.'il! feet long; freight house, 110 x 22 ii'ocf eoiir.se 2,'^ ffeet; engine bouse, UO x 10 feel ; car shed, 111) x JO feet; coal shed, 80 x 20 feet. 'g country, tho loi-roU and the lio sea. those nirondy generally thoy '■('II Uivors on ^ pnttorn, and also 'vllowe" pa'is of (.(her 'loir 8oiireeN. "id slrainin!,' ) 'inoalynrd. ^ and ciglii WAY STATIONS. O'Leary Uoad, ri)rt Hill, Wellington, Kensington, Uuiiter Hlver, North Will- shire, iittyaUy .luncttion, Kl. Stewui'l, Cardigan. Morrell, St. Peter's and l']ust Souris Boad ; buildings lU x 22 feet, (•ontaining a wailing room, ticket oiiiee and freight house. I'l.Aci STATIONS. In addition to ihc above there an> 17 iiag stations, consisting of a plattbrin, 100 fdei long, with a shed lo shelter passengers. The following is ;i de.^crijition of the buildings which, under the contract, Hhould have l)eon erected: — ('harloltetown, pasnonger house 150 x (iO feet, two stcu'ies, and with verandah all round ; freight house, .{0 x 150 feet ; car ^dl(•d, HI x 271I feel ; engine house. Ml feet i^meter ; coal shod, .'ill x 120 feet. Tigrnsh, Albertou, Sunimerside and Heorgelown; passenger lumse, 30 x 60 foot, Itorev-and-lialf, including dwelling I'oonis, uriiuds and closets — verandali bolh sides; ftfight house, 'M) X 150 feet; car shed, 110 x 120; engine shed, .'10 x liO, 2 pits anl fink— turnlal)le in dolaehod oelagon shed ; coal shed, 30 x 00 foot. a Way stations, passenger and freight house, with chvolling rooms combined, 30 x ; ill storey-and-hali^— urinals and closets — verandah both sides. ^ontvaJ It will bo observed that a very considerable reduction of buildings has be' made at all places except Charlottetown ; that dwelling rooms at every station ha B»g'"l been cut out ; and that at Charlottetown smaller offices have been provided in lieu No| the roomy offices originally designed. The flag stations have not been changed. Ul The changes so made wore under an .agreement botween the Government ar the Contractor.^, the reason given being to provide for the more expensive diversion i Hhowij the line through the town of Suminorside, wiiich was recommended by the ^e ggg^ fl York Engineers ; and also to })rovido for covered shoJs at all terminal stations , which to receive the passenger trains. I x-egard this alteration as a mistalco. Covered stations are not more necossar on Prince Edward Island than they are in other parts of the Dominion where tl, traffic is much greater than it is liicely to bo on the Island, and, moreover, as t!i covered shed provided will only admit of one train at a time, the tendency will be i. the ri; '^COll the v( The f0n.'an| create difficulty and inconvenience in working instead of facilitating the operatiotb d^^P^I As 1 have bol'orc remarked, 1 presume the fJovernment, of the Dominion wi not regard tiie line as a tinished railway, without dwelling rooms are provided a those ])laces at least, at whicii they .--ecin to lie absolutely necessary, and which , consider to I »e the following :—Tignisli, Albertoii. Port Hill, Summerside, Konsinc ton, Breadalhane, North Wiltshire, itoyally Junction, Charlottetown, 3Iount Stowan .St. Peter's and Souris. Mto| I!.. ont t puvy tion; Sound Telegra])h Operators of railway i-.\|KM'ionce .should be appointed at al those ]jlacos, except jierhaps Tignisli, Alberton, I'ort Hill, St. Polor's and Soun^ where the traffic for some lime to conic is likely to bo small. On these sections, i; good operators ure appointed as conductors, they I'ould do all the railway tolograpli ing re.iuired. Tl ey would be furnished with portable instruments, so that they could report their 'rain from point to point as might be found necessary. UOr-IilNO STOCK. Upoy thih subject I am, in the instructions received from you, directed to report the amount of liolling Stock on the road ; its condition; and whetiier it has boon used by the Contractors in siuh a way as to cause any, and wlrnt, dotorioratiou in its. value ; and I wa*i authorized to engage an ex])ort for this purpose. Ill my prufaiory remarks I irferrcd to the fact thai, owing to the greater portion of the Rolling Stock being in u.se on various parts of the lino, it was imi)osaiblo lo 1 make a thorough inspection thereof. 25 "iM combined 30 v ■ ' " ' The following is a wynopsiH of iho Rolling Stock equipment provided for by tlio JCWtract : — buildings has be.*' It ever 2iul Class Postal y station Ji;i; Bjjgines. 1st Clusd ]antll!agrKage'Sniokiiit;und:Box Freight; Plalt'o f" provided in iiou No. '^eon oJmnged. Cars No. Ciu-s No. Expros.^ cars I No. ' Curs. No. 14 1-1 125 showing a total .stock of 14 engines ; 28 cars for ])assengor train .service ; and 168 he Government u, ^cn^^ivc diversion, ^ 'n \ ^, . ■ ^ -t>e Qg|,f. for tJifi freight train service ; wliich J believe will be found amply sufficient for 'onsi t^p requirementis of the traffic whicli may bo oxpecteil upon ijm line for some time Income. fiiore necesfsai- ' With regard to the engines, as liioro are no lo.'^s than seventy level crossings on ^minion whei-o t\ the line, I strongly recommend that the bells oii ihe engines bo maile self-acting, moreover, a,s (), The cost will only be about ^40 ])er engine. This is an excellent precautionary ^la-angement, and is being generally adopted on western railways, it prevents all 4iBputes in a Court of l^aw about the ringing of the bell, the arrangement being such as to cause the bell to ring at every revolution of the driving wheel. Acting upon ihe permission given, I selected Mr. A 8tronach, the chief assist- ant to the Locomotive Siipei'intendeiii nf Intercolonial Railway at Moneton, for the purpose of examining tlie.se Engines and ('jirs — and the following are the observa- tions made bv him : — >ndency wilj be i, %' the oporatior, »o 'dominion w, 'i'-e provided a «'T, and wliicli , icrside, Konsinc ' ^fount Stowari pointed ill ,,| "'■'« and Souri,. ''«■"*« wetio.is, „ *^"y tolograpl,. "•^ that tiioj f-tcd to ropoii '■ •<■ has boon oi-ation in i^ 'n"« «to,.o,„./ *''^^ P^°l'0«e „«in^,,.„ „,^. ;-^ «'^"'t i"c-heN diameter : ''^-^« «^'>"'^i i. . , : t,;': :^"^^ «'-.,., ,to t ' .^: r • ^''« c„,. j, ""''" ^« '^-^' -'i we,, ,.,,,; ;: ^^ -- -«t t,.irty.i, t>eve„ ai-o ready. " foui " twe "incl ««the " forr "see •• pru "insi "but " noA Mioi "wa; "hoi " or 1 "be -^m^ 2T up w, SECOND-CLASS AND BAQQAaE CARS. " They are of the same dimensions as I have given above — seven feet five inches . . " wide, by thirty-four and a half feet long inside — instoax.1 of eight feet wide, by forty essarjr i«f()0t long inside. They are fitted up as second-class cars are usually done, and the "Ottteido is painted the same colour as Ihc first-class cars, and t-hey have the same ei's on r«,. , "Ir*nd of trucks. Six are roadr, with the exception that some of the trucks require " ^o«i- wheeU u . I 'one. 'tile larger wheels. These cars will scat twenty-eight persons. The baggage cars yet com t "■hould be supplied with the following articles for use: — Bell rope in use, one ham '"^ ^argo and <^ontracfors to ■■ Th iISi " " mer, twelve detonating signals, one small pick, one shovel, one twelve-inch monkey " "wrench, two rod fiags, one axe, one saw, two white and two hand signal lamps, one ose engines "^ ^^-^ffie, by tie ^^e contracto "ve. It n wouid °one ready to ■'ned that tile '« «^ iron OD ^''••isonnifjo ^ffe running ^■'■"fn the ^ct inside, '■act says * '« thetio "anjefer. "■« have water Ir. "red tail or two side lamps, one can of oil, supply of wicks, six links and pins, waS' j " and spare bell rope. POSTAL, SMOKING AND EXPRKSS CARS COMBINED, "These also measure seven feet five inches wide, by thirty-four and a half feet "long inside, instead of eight feet wide by forty feet long 'inside. They are painted "to match the above named cars and will seat, in smoking room, about fifteen per- "Bons. The whole are ready (five), with the exception that some of the trucks "want the Larger wheels. It is proposed that all the first-class, .second-class, postal "and platform cars should bo fitted with the larger wheels (twenty-eight inches), "and the smaller (twenty-four inches) wheels shall be used exclusively in the box "cars. Tt ha:> been found that the cars with the larger wheels require less power "to move them, hence the change, IJut it is very desirable to secure uniformity, and "therefore all renewals of wheels shoukl bo oi'the twenty-eight inch size. " Box cars (freight, sheep and cattle cars) were to bo eight feet wide, twenty- "four feet long, and six foot high in tho clear — they are seven feet six inches wide, "twenty-throe and a half foot long, and six feet high in the clear, making them six "inches narrower and shortor. There are fift; -four made, but they are not all on "the trucks yeU and tifty-tivo box car bottoms are being used by contractors as plat- "fi)rm cars. They are rather light for that service, but Mi-. Boyd says that he will "see that new bottoms are furnishetl to take their place, or take them at a reduced "price. 1 would recommend, for loading grain in bulk, the addition of half doors, "inside of freight cars, chained on one end, and sliding in grooves when in use, and "buttoned buciv in car when not in use. See rough sketch. " 1 he outside l)ody of tho car is horizontally boarded, and not vertically, which is "now tho usual method of building cars, and which iiuis required hij the drawinijs. Tho *'Jhorizontal pattern has one objection — tho water gets into tho seams, and finds U.a "way into end wood, ami rotn the boards. 1 would I'ocoiumend that the ends of the "horizontal l)()arding be fastened by pressed or hammered nails, and that nail, chock, "or knot holes (that may bo moans of letting water through tho sides or ends fjf cars) "bo well ])uttied and painted to preserve tho car. « 28 " Platform cars aro, nP +u i "^^====: —=—--____ " '« «-t tl.0 .l>a,.p«, ,.™ : r "'""' "■" ^'««=t Chain. -.: ""^""^'S.U w " None made yet. «-^^^' i^r.ou.uis. ^^°^' ' portion "0™m«le,„ite„,,„ """'""■ *'»?'" "inspriW Iti,,„„, P"'°" ""'"'Mlofanlaifo,™^ • ^alne o "">•<' of Oiff„,„ti,^^^ ''™'™ tti»th, " rastings to drondmvn ,. ' , ''' '""''' ''° "lade to .,iit fl. , »««»P ■■ Otter .oad,. CeV f"™' "'■" "'-""K '-ookodT ■?" '^ """""S '« "^ *' cars or the centre (..Khn ? ^*^ '''"aw-bai-s mio-ht h. h ^'''' ''' " T^- ciitrerence J. i: ^^ ;7^'''^ ^'^ "'-'-^ up f,, the^.^, Tj^If ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^i.^ " pashin,.- ' '''' °" - '--.y ,..vuh, ,-, ,,,, ^,^ ; f -^« - about DJ i„ohes '"'P''''«««-^ it down whet J requested if,.. Bovd fn • cations, as abnv,. .. / ^'''''' "^^^ '''« ''easons for h . <™« '" loo., m,«„,„t, ""="™'"" - » S..i ' P*^' '''\v. over tbo ^er estimates them. '>00Q, being less th. »8 estimate on ;, io.-JS(.']- amr ontii-e Manage! do not a effect as Tt ■« '"''' ^^'^'''^^ the other has i: way per * '■« not to be ,ee ^ ^''-^ving estimated, as l, dependence thaf ""'"i"' ' "'""""^ '''' ^'■"'» n^ilea-e Ti The foIJou'ing is ., .,.„, , lottetowi GOI.VG WEST. ^"•"•'^ „ I P.; a. „ „ , (lepartl e 00 Royalty Junction . ' Summerside. (( . Summersicic .... ' m; . , depart ■iignisli arrive ^OING EAST. Tignisli ||Sumttierside Siimnierside Royalty Junction Ciiarlottetown Clmrlottetown 'Royalty Junction «t- Stewart Junction Cfeorgeton-n Souris .... •arrive/ 10.40 ^oo^f. 12.00 P. M. 2.00 ion vvJien the about 9 ] CHarlotti town, Gc ampile f( In thiB tod of ] , Tlie fUowing 00 ift 180,0C 8.45 , 9.00 ; '.. r^^ I beiii^the havdieei Bn|^eor abcattlE makothe ■^BB*^-" 31 I'eiber gives the anr being an oxce.s.s . •Js tonnage, Mv. R S; showing an o.y, ">gh both gentle, viz: S 150,000. ^c as producing ; 8-«i-H 840,000^H-), icethoJ.-ii-gestrcsL SUGGESTED. Boat to leave Summersiile 9.15 a.m. " arrive at Point du Chene 12.15 noon. Train to stai-t from Point du Chene 2.00 p.m. " arrive at St. John 8.00 p.m. RETURN. Train to leave St. John 8.00 a.m. " arrive at Point du Chene 1.05 p.m. Boat to Icavi^ Point du Chene 2.45 " arrive at Sumniersidc. 5.45 ' estimates ih ^^^ hours given in this table are approximate only, but I have conferred with 00, beini)- Jes fi ^^ President of the Executive Council, the Postmaster-General, the Steamboat Manager, and Mr. Lewis Cai'vell, Superintendent of the Intercolonial Hallway, and do not apprehend any difficulty in carrying the arrangement I have outlined into is not to bfi effect as nearly as possible. estimated, ash It will bo seen that between Charlottetown and Summerside, two trains each Bother lias ni;i(i way per day are provided for, by which a daily communication between Charlotte- s show the Jittl. town and St. John, T^ew Brunswick, will be secured; the passengers leaving Char- lottetown about T a.m., and arriving St. John about 8 p.m; while in the other direc- tion the passengers will leave St. John about 8 a.m., and amvo in Charlottetown opaon vvJien tlif about 9 p.m. There will be a daily through communication each way between Clfarlottetown and Tignish, and similar accommodation generally between Charlotte- town, Georgetown, ami Souris. 1 believe the trains, as proposed, will be found amj)le for all traffic requirements, and will be genei-ally regarded as satisfactory. In iJiiB opinion 1 have the concm-rence of the Premier of the Island, Mr. Owen, and of Mr. Ma^donald, the Postmaster-General. Ihe time-table thus arranged gives a gross train mileage of 158,Y52 miles, and allowing 22,248 miles for specials and station work, the gross annual mileage would l>0 180,000 miles. Any estimate made of the amount of traffic must bo Irom pui'o conjectm'O, this being the first railway over constructed on the l.^hind. Messrs. Schreiber and Boyd hav© Been much of the Island, and the latter has constantly resided there as Chief Engineer since the railway was commenced ; and as both gentlemen, though in very difllBnnt ways, have come to the conclusion that the gross traffic will amount to abOttt $150,000, T think I cannot do bettor than be guided by that estimate. Having tiiwrrfbre gone carefully into Uio detailed expenses of the different departments, I Uiako the probable results to be as follows, thus : — "i* jif ■ ,■■■ /i ^-0-o.Ve e.„ """^ ^^--- ''''''''^ O ^^t expenses at '>Q *-' ^%'neeWnir 6. • ^ '"'^«- • • ■ *^^'^«» '"**« cents per aij/ '"^^«- J8,000 **« «"nua/ Jo,, , ""'^^'^een, fj^e rail,,,, "^ "'^'^ ^^ there b« ''"'^^Pt^ oo ^ P«^' miio of ,.n / ^ "*®'^ per dav ^-M -^ *'^*^O,0, 9150,000 [,400 ,600 ,000 000 iOO 33 One Frcif,dit A;L?onl ; with two Clork?-'. One Accountant and Auditor ; with throe Clerks. One Cashier and Paymaster ; wit!' one Juiiior Clerk. STATION AXD TIUIN STAFF. TEaMI.XAL STATIONS. *U9,400 if the I ■oceipts CO: ni\arlottttown. One Station Master with ouu Cie:'ir; one Warehouseman and two Porters. When lavigatiou is closed the Clerk and one Po.-ter can bi' dispensed with. 0U8 accide One Slatiim Master, one Rooking- Cler'c. one \Vai'elu)Uscimin, two Porters. When P otit instead nayigation is closed the Clerk and one Porter can bo dis))ensed with. ^r. Boyd orUOfi. '^^ bo about U r'n^ made for ar h- cause., o,- /•,,„ ns that reqni,.. '« instructio,,, ^^'it to have (I, ^^ '^e recoui. ^^'t^ being i,, cannot too ^'P^o in tj,e "^^ical ivorking .'''ive oonfi. larJcs refer coountant^ tto Con- land c.ne Tij lish. One Station -Ma.-te •. Alberton and Cascumpec. One Station JMaster. One roi'ier (not reiiuired after navigation). CieorjetodH. One Station Master. One Porter (not required at'ter navij^-ation;. Souris. One Station Master. \r\Y STATtONS. Pvii liilL One Station MasU-i'. KcHninijton . One Station Master. BrrAdaLbanc. One Station Master ^'orth Wiltshire. One. Station Master. Jioijalt)/ .luiution. One Station Ma.-^ler. Moant SldViirt. One Station Master. St. Pliers. ( )ne Slat inn .Master ,\t inu.--l oral all ol the al».>ve places, ihe Station Masiei'^ i-limdd be operator,- ~ i .,.»■ TlUm MEN. Throo Conductors. Two O,,o,,it„r Conductors I^ivo Ikg^ufro-tnon. I^'ivo Bi-oakH,non. ENOINEERmo DEPABTMENt. OnoEoHidonLEnginoer. One AHMi.stant. * One Di-aughtHman. t>nc Offioo B(,^. One TracknutHlor and Offic. dorlc Twonty-two Gun^ror«-ono to / ^^'•^^^..•La,,o^r«^c:::^~^^ •>^ "mo milos section STORES depahtmbnt. o:t::,tr:."'"-'""""™""°-«i-.,„«, One Poitor. ^-''ii' Kri'and Uiy. Woven |.Jnj..ino men. '"^won Kii'onion. ;;■"' "'"^'"""'T Hn.hu, nun,. ' ' ,'"''""''^'^""-IFi((or.. ''""• 'J'-'iok-Hmm,,, ;•;""• '^'"el.Hn.itl,,s' holpo,, <-^"" M"ilor n.ulcer ;;•" '^""'"- """<-V helper. |^"«<'"|.iK«r.n.iti,'s|,o|po,. '•'\'<' <'leunerH. '''"■" ''iiniptrH, .• * ■^••""-- 1, urn VI , '^"'''•"''»''l»"i(or.s. 36 "li'os section, nilos section. nooring). ft. LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR DEPARTMENT- Two Carpenters' helpers. One Painter. One Painters' helper. Two Watchmen. FARES. -Continued. ' ""d tliouifc With regard to the fares to bo chai-ged, I rocomraond you to consider whether, although accommodation has been provided for second-class passengers, it is desirable to charge a lower rate tiian three cents a inile. The traffic under any circumstances will be small, and if second-class fares were made, the probabilities are that the esti- mate given of receipts would not bo realized. It will be easy, if the results are more eatisfactory, to adopt second-class fares when the time warrants it. RATES. In respocl. to the rates to be charged for freight, 1 havo, in order to establish a fair and reasonable tariff, considoi-ed llio general rales charged by the following rail- ways : — The Intercolonial Railway, the iSiorthni-n IJailway, the Now Brunswick Rail- way, and the Toronto it Nippissing, (the two latter being of similar guage to the Prince Edward Island Railway), and I bog to submit tables, which show the com- parative rates charged by each, together with the proposed rates for Prince Edward Itiland. REI'AIR SIIOl'S. There is one other matter of groat importance which roiiuiros immediate consi- deration namoly : — the necessity there is for establishing Repair shops at Charlotte- town, no provision for which has been made. I bog to submit a plan prepared by Mr. Boyd showing the accommodati"!! rc(|Uirod, the estimated cost of the same amounting, in the gross, to$lS,20i). As the (iiiicos at the station are not sufliciontiy commodious for the purposes inteailo i. and dwelling rooms may bo required there- at for the Station master, I would rocommond, if the proposed workshops should bo erected, that general offices be providt. i in the now building ; also the nocossary vault accommodation for the sate koopiii!, (»!' hooks &c. This would probably increase the total cost of construction to about S2o,()0(). I bog al""- ' 1 submit a detailed list of the machines and tools rociuired for those shops, the estuuatod cost of which amountfi to $12, 134 — or including contingencies, 113,000. 1 also bog to append to this ro])orl ;i momoramium of stores, roquiro- mentt) for the Locomotive and (!ar Department, for the Engiufsr'ng Department, for Stations along the lino, und for the Conductors, I hur hd hone to b<', oir, Your (i''c.lienl servant, Tno, SWINYARD. w ■^^"^"■ip !■'■ I fl m ifftV SECOND REPORT ON THE PRINCE Ei)WARD ISLAND RAILWAY. 13 V Mr. SWTNYARI). Ji5 Tho JIoll. AlKXANDER 3I.Vcl\ENZ[E, ,,, Miiiis(.L'i' of llio I'ublic Works, iVc. ()tia\va. Sir, — Since iny pi'i'iiiniiiaiy rcj.Mi; to you, uii'Ut iliilc l!,')lli Juno last, I have, upon I'i'ticwi'd iu-li'in'iicn^ tVoni you. oaiil (wo intcrini vi.'^il:' to Pi'inco Edward leland I'wi' tlu' |iiir|ioso oi' in.-)u'ciin^- ilic iailwa;. undi :• (lovornnniit (oust ruction thoro ; niakint;' tlic iioci'>-i:ii'y ai'i'!iii;;vniot'ls wii'n tlio i'l-oviiicial Auliiorilies in jfe.spoct to its a^siiiiijition ly the D .minion ( i- iv.',-!iin>'ni \vl\iM) completed ; and al'tor- Wnrd.N as iairuni-.;.anri'> iiii_n'!it. |iriiiui, luiltinif ii into o|i,'i-ation lor piililic traffic : — ■ And I ba\o now the lionoi' Innlii."/ lo •rpiU'i a-. H'IIown; — 1,' o:i'i'i It k-i'i'|) u|i tin' ihiTal o|' ,• .-imiI-; I will lait \-i'rv liricfly, rocapitulato tho , ci'Cii'M 1..'h;i'.. a-t (hey Inivo l"a;i-;|iirc 1 -\[\vo. my fii-sl \ isji to llic Island. 1; ■• .11 '->> ivincmlu'i'cd ili.'it <'ai'l\ hi-.J spi'inLr I'^i^'atod i'i'pi'(^si'ntation8 wcvo ' mado L'i.>. • ,.i I he imlilif |iiH'-^ ol' the 1,-land and \'\ oilier means, thai the contnil poriion of I he I'ailway I\ iiii.;' I lei ween ( 'hai'JoHelow ii and Sumiini'side (tidiHlnnco of 4!t miles>, had lor t-imie lime lu'eii eompleled ; was ; ea !y lo he liaiuU'il over hy llio con- trai'ior.-i, and iransl'erred iy the I.'iMviiiehil to I lie honiinion (iovei'iiiiioni, — altlioiitrli no olUeial iiiliniiilion lind evei- heen < tlrnt HUeh wn.s nclv'.'dly llio case. In order (i) ascertain the real (iict.said In sjitisiy as fur as praelieahlc llie reaflon- .(i ' 'iMhei oi' ilie pe()))le in reirard lo any eompleled portion oC llie railway lieini^ put iii!(t npomlion, I A'as Kpecially eominissivMied hy yon lo proceed at once to tho Islund with Tiill aniliorlly lo act its circuin-lane(>s niiijlit jnstifv. In\rnedialely upon my arrival al riuirioilelown, the capital o/' llie iNJand, 1 wailed uijon tlie Pivinier ol the L'rovineiul Uoveriiiiieni (Tliu liunonililo Lomucl C. w 38 rpu ^^ ^'^i^wav iM f '^^^- John Edixro,^ Jr^^^'^^edb;.. „;'^«™e,,aeod;,™•'7«™AMI,„,,,,,^,P;^^^ s C'lo I'm) ^''iDvonsiir^^ . . '• and ■••"■».i»,.;, '»--W,, '"'"'"''"•-'-nop;,. """•"">■>-.■%. ""::;;r ---- £?^^^^^^^^^^ '"'"''"■"'"""K.,«„., ,,;•■'*' .w,„„ „j ■ •"'"■■I- io,„o, :r"f"™ -.•„,,. "10 to giyQ ik __^__ 39 kindl ^y^, with '"'^y fixity to the arnuigomcnts necessary fur orgiviiizatioi). Pointing the position ^ ^^ ihat tiin O'** *0 ^'^ Premier, I bogged him to notify mo at the earliosL posisible moment when , his Qovornnaonl wouM lie ])i'eparo(l to lender the railway or any portion ol'il for the an offl • °^'''ief acceptance of the Dominion Government, when 1 should immediately proceed to **"ficat; malf:? the final inspection of the line on their behalf. The answer 1 received from Mr. Owen wa.s that as the Contractors for the building of the road did not intend handiwj ooer any part of it until their contract was ^^^ScIg; compkted, the Government could not interfere with them in anyway, other than to nee that ® ^^ntn the road tvas built in all its parts in accordance with the specifications and arrangements '^ ^■''''10 to tho "''"° "'■"Wo,,, ifv tc ^ctj m ?rit ""^-ftfc to "P'^n the iiiid mch y-'^mont, to tho «0I]., OPOQ. ''° ^''iti, in. *^ .-.. .'og:.,,! ; The .souHoii boiii'^soiav •iJviiw.,,,1 , i , <«I>1 i.. the .n.mn(imo«.„i„i;„,,,,|,,„ ',.""" •■■ "'™' " ' .'"'1 Mr- Jikloia .■...«.-.o..owuhM,..B,,,.-,;„,,„::,; ; :"" ;:;:;: ■■■ •'-'"•«■«- .<■... -um „«, •l»i.-«l ... i« »„,,,,lioJ. ' • ■^''"-"^•"""..» .".J i...i..'.,,a.i„„ H-i, I, „,,;,,, , "- ■""" •».i^.. .v;,h\i..u,,.;:,: :;■"■'■"■■ '" ''"'' "" """"■"•'3- ." -'- i., .'.»• i.a.t of,h„,«„i „.. ,„„„ „„„ „,^, : ., ;;""-"'™»™' '..".■"« ..o .-ish. to „» >'. .!.» ."..'I o„ ,1,0 ,;,|, Nov,.,,,!,..,. «.,„,„ ,, ; '■; ^"•~'' "•"' «""..« '"■-■>'■ .' |.a.', wi.h Ihc Oo„tra,w o„,.i,„,„, „, „: , ', 'j''',' "'^'y''.-.'- .o I- .1,,. „„,,„,,;„„ «iv,,.,. ,H a„ ,„„„„„„,„ ,|,^„ ^,, ■ "'',"■.■ ' "•» ... ■■.ga.'.l l,,e i„vila,io„ „„„ 0..,...-,. I ,w,™,l a ,,,,„, ,„ „,, „,,.„„ ■"■'">«.■ Boy,, „«,,,■„„,. ,j^,„ „_.^ '....I ...",1... ' * • ""'^'' ™" "' »-"" ...» Ih..» li„' in „,„ ,.o,,„„,t 1 1 Ihoi-cjiol, n,,i,„ I,, M,, ,.,,,, , .,, rocei finall faitll inai totl the thei BOl dec th( rfti an km. 41 )/ , -^ )>''Ojc i-ailway, mid wlio ha the cause thereof, that explanations wore de- manded of mo by many persons, and a written rofjuest was made that J would eonaout to the j)ublication of the correspondence known to have talcen place between mo and the Premier of the I'l'ovincial (rovci'innent, it then became my duty to represent these facts to you, and .soon after I received instructions to comply with thoroquost, BO far as it might bo desirable; lirst a-suring the (luvcrnnicnl that such course had been deemed necessary, simpl}' to set forth the action of the Dominion Government and tho desire manifested on its part to laUe the earliest oppoi'tunity of assuming the railway when completed, and making arrangements to ])Ut it into operation as soon as possible. Before dealing with ilu^ examination of the railway vyhich now ensued, it will bo fitting that I siioiUd refer to the work undertaken; lo the Acts authorizing it; and to the general tenor of tho contracts entered iido. The object of the construction of (his work was to give ample railway facilities to every portion of the island ; easy ai'ccss to ( !harlott,elown, the capital ; and to the Towns and Ports of Cascumpec, Summcrside, (ieorgetown ani Houris. Tho Act authoi'izing the construction was ])assed by the Provincial Legislature on the 17th April, 1871, and sni Act lo alter jind amend the same was parsed !)th ■ August, 18Y2. The contract was entered into on the 11th September, 1M71, with Collingwood Schreibcr for the const ruction of a railway of ^/irflc fcr.t si.i: infh 'jtiit'jc from Alberlori (Casi'umpec boiir) to (ioorgotown, passing through SuminerHJde, and conjiecling "W i 42 . ^■" ™r.tn.ee i„.,„.i.. ,,.,„,. "' "''"'"'•"" ^*-° '«■ S,,„.,„„,. , fa»,„.,i„„, ;„ : """''■'».".« a,„, ,.„,,,,;„^, , ,:,'!■""« -■■■"'«. -«»o„..v , -'-- "- m™,,,^ ,.0,^:^;: '■;!':'-" '^*'' ""^ -4! ^^:: ;r- ^'le contract for tho ov, • ' '^"'^^'^ l^'^'" niile. Tho locatroi, ,„■„„.. I ,.10^1,,, , . '" ''"" «''»"l'l I'"-. .■..,,1 .,,,„,„;, ■■'•"'-■'■'-« U,„ K„ji„ ^^_ '-»-»-::;;:::- ,^-""w,. ,.Jt;;;;:! ::;:: 'i-'-n,.^ "- '-- """•"" •--^<^J:i:;:::t. ' ^-^ nuuLsp.v.scribod i 117 m tliver, 14 mi! tho IJ Royal to Mo 2l8t, • Stows the2': Sourii Charl rary i shipii tion I bridg water •ro Wi^y,. ,1,,, , ^ort. M„. , •• ^"l>n.so,i lnta'(;.:v -,, ■:■ , , ',,,„,„.„„ ,■ ""■"■""■".--JNu«:k '"■""■'"'—■-...:..,„.,,,,, °°'°'-"<"'l- iwi,,. '"''"■'"■"■■'-It .r,i,o ,.,,,„,,.,. '»'°'"'""--■'• ^^'^ HDl.l H low '""•""'^•••-•^^"'.X,.„.,„, 1 40 foe roquii the qi cases, where Oloftre for a : other boon 1 fencoF T shdulc thoro $300 43 117 miles. On Satavihy, tlic 14. Ii, w-j cominoiiced at Tigni.sh and finished at Huntley e,', ina.soriry, ( tliver, a dlHtani'O of 10 miles. 0:i A[ )a liv, tho UJtli, wo coraplotod to Bloomfield, I '^ iaii.) ai)rr 14 miles; on Tuesday, tlio lYl'i, wo coniplctcl to Norlhani, 27^- miles; on Wednesday, -"" '■'^"fj-, sidiiiM-s the 18th, we c nnpletod t ) (-"reotown, DO inile^; on Thursday, 10th, we coraplotod to .""o loctxCu, : Royalty Junction, li') mile..; on Friday, Lho20th, we completed from Royalty Janetioa ''• to Momit Ste\'.a'.'t, and from froori;ctowii tn niMidonell, 20 miles ; on Saturday, the let to.MossiN Q,' I 2l8t, we oompii'ted from B.-udcMieli (o .Monnt Stewart, 21 miles, and from Mount ml/e. Th'H . Stewart to .Morrell Bridge. 10 mile-;; a.) I un the tbllowing Mondaj', the 23rd, Tuesday ^■"li t'(,.n.(ri(c(i.,., o^yn and (ico■,"^,^,, '^ ''*■ Cl'c Cuni,,,,, Uiti '*^'adin'^ jin, ' '•'"'■\-L" sliouid }, ">''^NorIiboii,v '^''''- ^^'''^ ccriii;, ''^•'^^■^ ih; If,,. "''^' i"VscTiljod i (I'VIVV ' f,i';u(ic;,. >•• '■ ""^' /inifi.-;,. ' ''"'inproftsodw -''J^'t ohjoeiivi) ' Ai''. liidoui ''■^ find MIIOH •'' ''isfantv „<• the 24tli, an! Wo Inesday (lie L'jih, Mi', ftilout completed ^"^e remainder of the Somas IGxtcnsion from Morrell Uridyc mh'I tlie main lino from Eoyalty Junction to Charlottetown, .'W miles, I liavin,;^ ijoon detained in Charlottotown making tompO' rary arrangements foi' the Coiiiractors to work oti' the grain and other traific for shipment licforc closing of navigation, the demand of the public for the accommoda- tion bciiig nrgcnl, T!ic wiiole line. — omi'^rncin;;' (Icarinii,', fencing, grading, culverts and drains, bridging, road cros>ing-. pci-muiiciit \v,iy Hic-^, ballast and iron), stations and sidings, water supj)ly and wharves — received c;trctV.l and thorough examination. 1U>!UT Ol' WAY. The Act pj'ovi liv; llmt 'lio i;ni h i:i!:cu I'lr rigiit of way shall not bo loss than 40 foot nor ino'-o ihiMi HO i[\ ; i.. lucadili, exi'cpl where the neoe>^sities of the railway require grc:ilc!' \\idili , p.'nviilc 1 idway-- 'hat excepting at the termini or junctions the quanlify shall not cxceci] live acres. Thi; general widih talccn i< (lO fi"(>i. wiuc'i i-* increased where necessary in most cases, but in srtmc insi;incc-< a grcat'M' width >vould have been desirable, particularly where the material was suitable fur !lalla■^li^g ])urposes. CI.EAHrNO. The cont! act provide'^ that the gi-mnid appropriated for the railway is to be cleared for its whole width of all buildings, timber, troos. bushes, fences, logs, &c., and for a further dstancc of oni' rul on ca'li si'.e of the line, of all rotton logs, brush, and other inllammable materials, the wh I'e of which was to he burned or otherwise disposed of. ■ We li)un I ibat (he rubbi'^h an.lio.:;) within ibii fences had not in many cases boon burned and cleared oil', nor had it. Iiei'n done at all for oiu> rod outsido the fences, as distinctly |)rovidc I for in the eoJitract. There i < no excuw that wo cm admit for this woi-k having been neglected. Tt should Inive bncn c )mplotod before the |■cilco^ woi-o erected. Having to ho done now, thoro is an a Iditional risk of injury Lo llieni. Wc have been infoi'mcd that a sum of 1^0 has been deductel in the final setllemonl made by the Chief Kngiiu'er with the H (^'ontractors forth". > ^""^ ~~~^~'~~~^' • ^ i'ave already in ,. » ''^''''^°- " «^d t^ ^ 'feoneu j.g-enora!Iyi„toth ^f^ the saiQo timp ,.„ manner m ^v],;,.i, ., ':'^te posts, and M ^i 0- ".« «o,„.. p,r°'""""-"-i>-^ .■:;;::■ '■"'"- -«'.■. p.. «"«l»«Ori/,. ,,„„ "™*" "..TO .■„.„ .., , '""" "■'"■° too gaj " ^•^"•'•'«d out. The.0 T could ficatu will n been i landH the !■( sprin, great the ei expoc point speci: oovei IJino "bo ftwm groii Mvoi Aiay rettll refill 45 '^^ ^a»not no,v ... Ofcuraccitleri ,, .'e no less than the oxtraorclinaiy numhcr of l,r)18 ,si;ato>, the original ]ilan of which, '^''ice tho Cont ' * ^^^^ ^ ^^^ fastenings, are nlto^ollier tou liii;hl in our o])inion foi- chiral)ili(y. The »i iacffA ,.,,.„ ontract provides thoy shoulii all rocoivo one coat of coal-lar. biii this venuirement *>^ P'opoi-tio. . et cut down laa been alto in the cenlie. )l'Opo|i i„ . ** ^"' The grading llu'0u;^rli<>ut, SI) far as the roadbed is concoriieii, has. as fai- as we ^^e fixing of „ P^ 'Already in. '"'''« centre,-, ' "^f^Plcs drives "^'^'^■■'- te,>ec. ■'■' ■'^'d« of tlu '''^«»J>'-oper/;. '^'•o»« instance* •*^"^' that verv "^^ ^onu not I'OU too gbly put i'l-eat. «nce. verr ''0'^Ofwi,.e '•«<' i>y tiio '■^'^^ f a g )od and dry roadlu'd. 'flu.' embankments at the ends of many bridges have only recently l>eeu made up. [{ is theiel'ore to be expected that on the o[)ening of spring additional Idling will iie rei(uired at these points. With regard to the gradifiij at .eeri done, althougli the contracts evidently OOvorod tho work, tho specification (yeclion 18 of the liranch, and I'J of 1,0 Main Lino Contract) distincdl^' provMing that, "at points where stations oi' sidings are to "bo located, the grading must be ot'such width as the I-aigineer may require."' This work of laying out and grading the station giounds (in o 'or word?* forming the necessary roads and }-.nrds thereat,) has been entirely overlooked — the grounds generally l)eing simply left in llieii- native state. What nnUvOs tho matter even worse, is that excavations W^r borrowing have been allowed to be made in several instances cdose u|) to the platforms, and at phne^ where fuluie reciuiremenls may render it desii'able to ]iiit sidings, in which case sneh place> will have to bo refilled. In any ca-.^c the oxeavation." that aic too close to tlie platforms mu.-t be refilled. w> If .; if. (•J Stonntir..... _ . ■ with 8 ^'« <^/)Oii culvo"i^ r ''''^'f <" ■{ loot > . to b, boi ,v,n„:_ - ■ ''^'' "mho,- '''' i---ipal /,,,^,, .^ ^ ■ -^ '-^ ^^'^'^ or al.o,t ,,„,, " ' ^^^ Tho tot, -Uorroll (1 jVaiiiV.'iiro (I 47 blinds, ovoii f „, , ''^'' .'(l^ The Miric bridt'c crosse-iilic M:u.o liivoi- near ii •• ontiimco lo St. Peter ^ Iky. "' 'Oa.s( .snfP • ' ■ "^<^'Jeii( .,.£t congi.sts ()t' Hinvc liuss of oO loot span, !l fi.'("t iloep. siipj.ortetl on stone uliutnicnts, = ''*^"'ui ;,cajT.«yin;f tl.c t-.;ij': o: -iio lower chord. Thi.' Ijiii^u i ; niiiiroaelioit at botli ends by - *"<' iJtvBharp curves. The Medgill brid^•o is aoros.s llie Mrc.iin ul' ihai name, also emptyin:,' into St. 'S^intiai/v Peter's Bay. Jt is of Howe truss of two sjian>. oiio of")!) fooi an] tlio other of 3U feet, J eo7]s()'ijf,- "' with stone abutments and eentri! ]iier. T'l;-. b;'idi;(Ms ph'co i on n c-i-ve of a radius of 600 feci, and is aiiproacliod iVoni iho ca-t l/y a i,'radii>nt nf^fi (Vol pur ini!e. or 1 in 91, andfroiu the wosi !iy ono i>l'(i(J loci per niili', or I in .S(». lims torniin::; a most dangerous fuaturo in iIh^ railway, il wii! !k' noco.>.-.a:y, ibr .■^ai'cly, io lirinj,' the trains to a stand bisforr pti-siiia' on lo tlii.i .■^irii-i.!".: t tu oilln.:' diri'Ciinn. ^''''' ^-<^n built r''"'^°"-'"'v on.-.|,; ' ^'««^T freslu-. ^0''f' a fixed ''^'' oit/ier St. Peter's bridge ovor llic .^lieani ,'.t -iu' lio.t'i of Si. Pi'«ei''s Bay. consi-ts of ihrco spans, tlio centre one being a llowi' vru ; "^ "IT feiM. and ilio two end.-, 17 feet •-[lan of double stringers, with mri.-nnry ;iljuUm'ni,- rnid jiiors. The Naufrage bridge is of -imilar -i/.c au'i tharacu-r as St Peter's. Thei-emaiiider of iho lirid;j,-es consi-! ; ol'spnns nf from l!(i to IJO \'{^ci ^ wilh abut- ments and piers generally of ma-^onry, Iki: in some ca-^es timber In'uls -ct on ni;i.M)nry foundations have boon u-cl. Tin' siipe!'-.."in'iu;-e in all these i,-, composed of (lie ardinaiy stringer with straining- bcims ;in 1 s'.i'uis. In many cases iJie liridgosare placo 1 oii curves and at il.e f joi of heavy gradionls. This is to be nuieb regicMed. a.> it will Jiecv-sIiaU' greater ea'Uion in apjirojudiing and running the trains (jve; (hem t'.ian oliiorwi e woiiid have been iv^uired. I'UUIIC Ilo.Vlt CUJSSr.MiS. There are 111) public road crossings on ilic level, whii'li arc all fairly up to specitication. CATTLti (UT.VRDS. Tiioso have boon much improved since my vi>it in May last, and have boon fonced with boards in lieu uf wire. Slat^ or griddles over the spuces ha\ebeen added, thus mucli more etlectually guanling again.-t cattle ge.ting on the track. PRIV \TK OR F.MtM CROSSI.VGS. There are no lo. ■ than To'.' jiriva e faira cro.isings, (U' at ihe rate of nearly four crossings to (hoiuilo, involving l,.") IS gates. These cro.ssings being so numerous will be a source of mucdi inconvenioncoand expense, besides incre;\siiig the chances of cattle getting upon the track through if,,neglect to koop them tdosod. SI.EEl'EUS OR T1K.^, The spoeilicaliou for the main Unest,utos that, the number of lies shall bo " at the **; ';i» fei»' 48 li hiliDiu twcnly-livo hiiiKlml (2,500) to llio lailo, Koven foet long, flailed ■ rale o inches thick, an I not less Ihan oi^'hl or nioi'c than ten inches face. When 1 passed ovoi- the portion of the lino hotwcon Siimmersiile and Alhcvi it i3 mj deflci cul the en palpiibl .1 ofMav last. 1 had nccasion to remark upon the narrowness of the tics, ;,: ^^ ^j^^. vslioi t of s]ieoiticatioM were thoy in tiiis iH'spo( t that a thorouirh ovcrh; was pro nil sod many narrow one was n'la. to liiid llic niattoi- iiad hccii attended to, though a iiavo liccii lijiiH'tl ill here and iliere at places over the line, iv on the TiiTTii-h and .Si'iiii- I'Klv'U-lons. On oui roi.-eiu cxaiiiiualioii i he actual luiinhor of tics placed in the tracl couiitc'l. an 1 we I'oiiiid wlial ;ip,K'a.-(!d (o us a >criou> di>crepancy, we efili] price:- Tl 'forty' ' of t>;' Insicad 01 (hciit'soii ihc niiiin line Immo^ laid 11 ai least to the 24 foe; « Bhal'i which would give the spccilicd ininilicr of ahoiit 2,5(10 to the mile, there were thout 1 ■in :ivcrau" of 10 -o laid, wliicli iravc only 2.200 to ihe mile, thus showing a jier inilr, or for llic ciilire main line of 146 miles, no less th. )h:l de:icicncy oi lo.SOD lies, which at 20 cent- per tie ainounls to u loss in vaL, oSjTtiO, 10 say nolliin,;- of ilu- inleriorily of tiic track made ly the lesser iiumboi'. With rriard lo ihi . madrr. the Chief I'in^rinocr .stated to us that .dthough J tie. to the mile w;i' di>tiiiflly sliiic 1 in the s))ecilication. it was quite H»K/c;-sfoo^/ • 'imr of Irti'i) / thr ■ontrarf that that iminhcr was intended to inclmlo the ties roi|ii tor the ^-'dlllgs wliii'li (allowing ti>ii ])er cent fijr the entire mileage of s'Jii;. l)raclically reduced Uic iiuinher lo 2, 200 per mile. As a matter of fact, hovi'v only 4 per cent, instead of 10 ju>;' ceiii. of sidings w.is put in, but thin defioiciu- .sidings I -^h.-il! de;d with -|)ei'iallv under it- proper hond, 111 Mipjiort of lii-> statemeni. .Mi. Bo\d rcfci'ved to the drawing.s and quamr in the schciiule wiiieh wore made n|) after the contract was actually lot, which di; 2,200 (ie-; to ihe mile. the CO 1 that a tuoCc tlop 8' propc desigi turo < build In the (ontracl foi" the IIxIcumoii lanc-^ made a year later, the number oi; per m'le was .-.pteilied a- 2,20i| — the word "about " being left out. With this oxu lio;i and the rediiee'il number of lie-, per mile, the Wording in the ono contract is; same a> in iln^ otlu'i', Thrre would theivfore apj)ear to have i»een quite as nuichju' licatioii lor iii.eipreiiiiH thai sidings were lo be allowed for in the 2,200 tics to t: mile lor ihe branches. a> in the 2,500 lien lo Ihe mile for the main line. ■\» to I lie kind of ^lecpel■,. provideii, we found that they were generally accordance vv,ili the eoiitraei, .spriiccand lama 'tic being the prevailing woods u- n.VI.T,.VSTlN((, The spei ificatioii provides thai tl e balhisi is to bo of clean coarse cniul or pim or broken stone, put on al Ihe rule (>( two thousand two Imndred cubic yanN |" mile of main line iind one ciiliic ynrd t > each lineal yaril in Hidings. havi for. trat otn tov 111 th w al 49 >^'t long, flatted face." !'-'^h1o and Alber! o^'^ orthotics, ;, '"'^'•oiigh ovorii,, ^■*1 fo, thoiigli :i "vorfhe lino, i. 't'll ill Iho frad; to the 24 (vol ii!i', thoro Wore •■'liowiu.iradofi,,, H'los, no loM.s til. to a loss in val, > lessor number, tliat ..Ithougli :' ^^'^^0 uw/erstoo/l n' i''e tho tit'M ro(iii "iloago of s;ji,; '■ '»'■ t'MOt, how: ^ tliin dofioion.' ''"/T'^nndqiiiuit:: ".V lot, which m: 'i« niimlior oi : With thiMCM, "10 contniot ir nitons ihuchjii- > 2.200 ties (,; !• in(>. 'oi'o gonorallv i'ii'S woods 11... f^o Niuid or ^'inv itihic ^ards u While wo found tliat ilie (lunlity of tho bulhisl used was fairly uy to spocifioatiou, it is m}' duly to ro[)()rt (hat tho rO'.ult ol' I'.io lo^l wo made showed u ooiisidorabio deflcionoy in (juantily — pariiculaiiy hoi. ween llunlci" i'ivor and tho wotoru terminus 6if''€ho lino, Tigni.sh. u di^iaiuo of 'JO.j- miio-. I'roiu (lio uotos laUoii at each mile, we estimalo Ihal Ih" doliiloniy will no; U; lox- ihan JJO.UOll cubic yards, which at tho prices Uxod in tliu schodulos would iimoiiui lo a li.-s in value of about i515,UOO. IIAII.S, l'ISIl-;'I..\TE.-^, 11 )!,T.S, AND Sl'IKES. The rail.* .-[looiiiod woro as lollow ■:— ••Tiioy aro to bo of T pat loin, weighing ''forty pounds per linoal yard, aiid oi bMi;,-!li- iioi, o.\oi'odiu;j; Iwonly-foiir fool, to bo " of kSau Iberg's slaadaid M'ciion, :(:id to In' suhJL-.lod lo siicli ic-.t.'^ a> tho .Knginoer " shall 'il:'>ol." T!i.' ■■j)Ot'ilioa;ii)n aji[)oar' lo have boon goacrally complied will), thou^. h a Muull portion of tiio raiU are lwonl_v-i.- foot in b'ligth. Th<> llsh-philos, lutllM and and spiico- al -o comply with tho spocitication given in the contract. Tho fi.-ll-|dato.^ are ol' iiun. sT.vnoN ui;iLiu\(is, io.noixk houses, c.vii siikds. iWNic HOUSES, etc. I doall very fully with ll)i> ,-iiii>jec" in my provioii> report, wlioroin F pointed out that although tho ooiiiraels oiitorod into beiwi'cn tiio Provincial (iovernraent and tho CoiUi'ictors, jnovidod dwelliii;^ ■oolu^ i^tr the station niastor-^, ili.ai accommoda- tion so indi.--[)ensal,'ly noco.v-ary for tic prope.' woriciiu; oi tho iino ami protection of l>ro])orty iiad boon ';iili:-ot|iioiitly di>])oni'u wiiii. This departure fmm ihe original dOHigns, made byoidoroi ih-; Provimiid li.v.Oininen;. 'vill now itwolvo an o.Kpondi- tuvc of ahoul 8I.')'H>. 1 be;.^ now lo append lu this report a detailed statemoni .■-bowing tho station building.-, oiigino lioiist-, car ■dicis, \c., as orii;'inally Oo.--igiiod and as !\ow orocted. J}y Ihi- sialcinent it will bo seen ibat \oiy e^ion.-ivo alteration', and rcHluclions havo 1)0011 ma ii'. noi by a.iy niiMii ■ impiDviu!;' llu' aecunmidaiion originall}'' provided for. Tho c.\tnujidinary oiui^ion lo orovidi' ilwoilin.:; houses a; ^.lations a» per cou- trucl, has most inconvoniontly roiariied llio r-iaif api»oinliiioiit.'. In my jni'liminarv ic['h»; t rolu re ! :o ab,)vo, I lilvowi.>c eallod ationtjon (n tho omis.-ion 1(1 provide in liiecontrael, bod aecomniod.alion for town freight at (Miarlolle- town ami SununoiNidc. 'I'his ovorsiichi will li:i\ c now to I'o iii;ido :iiiod in the manner l^avo suggo^ to the Dopai'imcnt. 1 also ropoiiod I'ully on the mm provision ot Wv)rk-;lio[is iind iu'ian.'.'oinoni; neeossary lor ju'oviding t'o\' IIiomo Mud also liir belter pa.ssoiii,'er and gem ral ollico aecoinmodalion al I'harlottetown, allot' which ai't^ now in courHo ofo\orution. aiDIMIH. 1 now ( oiiie lo iho mailer of hidiiiu.', to which it i.« my duty uI.m) to call ^[icoial }:f 60 ftttontion, llici'O being in oiu' upiiUDii u iiio.'^l, iiiiportmU, dolieieiu-v. Tho eon!, T^iol distiiielly >i;itcs inohuisL' I lli, main line >|)ei;iii(.';iticii ' :iL llio loLal clear lengi; i^jmAh ol nidinii'H Lo ix- laid ■^hall l.n.'Oi[ual 10 ali(»iit o«c /(//e U)l ul' the .^iieeilication lor llio eslcii- lUlOb. opinion At mmoot'tho intermcdinle .-talioii-. Iiavi'. any dmiljlc biilini;s been jtrovidcd, a; Vglavovid at CharloltoLown and Suminer.-.ide ilio piovibion made will bo liiade(|uate to; fcj^d ^^bii requiromcnt.s. j^^ onl The l. J milcH. flUiu"' *1 Western ExU'.nsitjn, A lliei'lDii lo 'ri:;iii.->li l'o\] " , ^,^.1 iiasteiu Kxien:?ion, Aluunl Slewaia lo Souris ."JHU " ^„n,il ' gronnui Total 1118.5 miles. siAv^'A"^ as com] Takin^i; ibis niileaicethorel'ore as ihe basi-^ "ii which tho .sidin^ix aeeommodaliiy ha.1 licen eak'uiaied and ailoweit lorin the -iclii'dnlc nf i|iiantitie-* attaehoil to the v«\ , . tracLs, we ou^iii lo liave found -idln^' aecominodauon over liie entire lino equal ; I llJ'Si) niiie.s, beiii^c at ihe >|>eriaid rale cf ten jier eenl of the whole mileiigo. The lotalienuth ofthe !-iding- rou-.rneicd howevei', — inidudini;' all tho wliiir Hiding,-* and al- I il'.'' V- ai Alberi>)n, iioyally Jiindion, and .Mount, Hlewarl — ni, . anutun'i ; io 7'^:i iiuK>. ■diowing.io !cst. a defniency than IMKj i\iiles. In other wm'h in^)toad of uii [loi' cent., lour poi' ruiii. oi iding^ oidy huM been laid in. 'IHii-. dciii'io;i y, ealciiiale I al I'lc -riiedule ]iriee> given by llie Chief Tinginvn. reprosentv a value of >JU"),UOtl. Theu' aif w iiai \ i' ji; o.iiicdai .-..\ imlhl,- ii|i)n liie iMdway, naiiiely, at the pun. f ofCa.'euiii|iri'. Siiiiunei---idc. ('Iki;Io11(Io,\ ii, ( UHii'gciown, Si. I'cti'r'.s, and Souris. The • St work, a> lar a:-. Weemiid cxiinUMe il, i.iiiH'aivd (o li;i\-c iieen dmie in aeecu'daiiee wilii 'i Ihe b|ii'rilii alion.T ann in-lriieiiun i^ivou ;•> ! he ( ' .nirador-. The\- a 'e all eonstructcil upoii Ihi! -vani'' (iLni. ■. 1 i Mii-i-.l m; oi'din;ii \ c; ifwiKJ;, lirnailcd a. id ragged N|iikoil, and nllni vvi,.i ^ii.ia . nriiMi.and gravel. Tiic letigUi of each wharf i:- u.s Ibllowf* :— ^'•>-*''ii'»l" '■ 51)5 foot. Humiuer.sjilo 1,73;! " ChurloUetown. 70 [ no fool, wliic'h wMlIi is m;iintn,inod for u lie ,„,,: ,. lligth of oOO feet towiu'ds tlio shoi'r ; ilic s oinniniui:' leiii;'th is 40 feoMvide. '^i' the e^teij. The wliiirf ;il SiitnmerHidc is iiuuccossariiy Ihul;-. aiil tnii nmcli exposed. Tho end has been alrt'udy d:miii;i;ed iiy iro and l>y the \va>hiii!^ of Uie sea, and in our leiii .M.« • 1 opinion it would ije nriidviit liiai the iVeiiili! lied, which is located lliere, should 1^" j^^ovided, ^ ^ ',..., I, „ , , ' ' bebrou"lit iiearcM' to the sJMie. The oh'c ■^iM:l to this is fjie slhilloirness of the water. '"ujujuate to • ' . . And this nliicM'l,inii,a|i|)lie-' iM|iially Id ilie v.diar!' ai ( 'Iku'IoiicIowu. I Ii<> cv./ d' whicii \-a now only availalile iiir larL''" vessel- lo i'y:;t. To niala' holh liiese wliarvcs con '■~~ vonienlly aeee.-s;i!il(' fii:' ve:'^els, ihe lired;:!!. ' siuri;inally eontemplaietl. and withou. which the .--latiou cannot he regarded '■'^''•wnmo(i;,(,v •* comi)loto. I,,, I , , LENOTIl OK R.MLW.W. Al.hlNMENTS. .\\I> <1[UT)IENTS. "^'' 'O (lio ,,, '■«■' iiiio 0(]ii;i| • The ]etitj;th of line as finally i'i»n>t;r.ci(>d is :2S nidi'^ In ^. feet '2.\.\T1 " ^ r» do ill 1110 feel to ."iT.'neet O0'(J2 " ,^B Total •"!• "1 ''''«• Tlio minhmw t'diHiis idlowod hy eontract f'.>r the main line is (100 foet. Thin Urn been oxeoedeil iictir ( 'harlotlelowt\ l(»r idiout four-tonthH of a mile. \.^^m The gradieidn fj;euorally are holh nxlonsive and heavy. Of the entire \'^^ miloH of railway, liS miles, or 11 per cent. nnlv. are leVel, wh Ic I7'»i udley, or 8(» per eenl, OOUfiiut of in(dineN, [t The maximum am^^ ■ , ~~~^ "~ "^'-^^^^^^-^^sr—-—^^ '■"'™ "!■ li mile, „, -, , ' "" "f 'Snilul. as il,c ,.„.« „• „, . . • , ""-""i.T,- ,„„, ,,, "■""- -« .«. « , , "■" ; '"■• "■'*■ .w, ,„, ,,,, , ,;■•■" .«*•».. ,v. „,„„, ,„ , ■' ""■ 'I'K Ifiil l,c r,;„/ , ■'''''"'' I ""^^"""-----:::;;;:,:;;:;:,: '::>iz::t::: - 8" lalo as ,,!,„ 2,,,,, „,. V '' ""'"'"■"'i™™ «-ilJ, S"-™=:i :?■?-:::::;;: ., ._ "'»'■<' mci,lt,„,„, I, """ '"'"'"l, .md ' OOll .V rii 63 '11 iie Oi- / in 4 ^'- And 'bo/ I immciliiilcly jjImcc'I myscll' in tcl('i;M'a[i!iic (•oimii'.inii-atioa with you on tlio sulv n, ami iCfoivc'd youi- aulhority to ('()nsi.'nt. so i'a;' as th" coiwonl of iho Jioniinion i'Oi- niiJ |0V oriinu'iit was iiCcos.'~ai\'. t(. ll;r I'loviiuial (Jo"vri Iihk lU I (.: uiiuiii^- ilic Colli] actors mako loinpoi'ary an'anu'omcnts lor caiH' 'iiin' l:allie i'o!' sliipniLMil. tiutii ihe closo of lvi''ation wliich was (liilv '•iil'ctci 1 liu> Kill of IV nlicr i!ii' Contractors lotiliod tlioir iul(UUion ol' witlnli'awiny tVoni the a; rani;'eir.i.'ii!, on IJuil diiu. Uopro- ItMitiiii,' lo ihciii thai ihis siid li-u s;,■lppa,^v iuii;-hl 'e;ui to laurh imiilii. ooni|ilairit and ''f /•,. BUii'UX' ■Am. hat a lonu'or ii iIp l)C .'■|\H'il, uas iiii'inni' 1 l>v them ''!/ <^>J}iriti-^M\iw{ the course taken Avas cntird 00 "^Stoiva,,. \' iina\'(julaiiK\- -nea\y >ii -wsfiMnvi iiavini;' prcvailot iconiiilclt'lv !ilo( b ciuirtho tiaffic, tlic snow «.u nianv 'larts o UK' '•oinu' IVoni s to 15 foci deep, — and that owiut;' lo ilieir iitlcr inal ili'y !o niuve :h(! ti atlic, the recoipta 'liad lit'on )iil, u'hili' ilif cxpciitii'S icnv .«> c.r/T.s.s/'-.' fhit' I'lri/ is .irirjfi' !„Jirii/aiils. rmUd no I'lifja' fijiifiHuc <' scrrirc ir/n'rh rould i.n'.i hf iimir,-! i!;i n l'/ //('^•;: f'l f'cr (//'V to lir(_ir the /o.v.s Ihmi flicij in re. As soon as 1)11- -iMo ai'ier tin' cxainiiiaiioM we lia'i nculc n!' Uu' i :;ilway 1 saw Mr. Owen, and also Mr. Boyd., and al'lei'wai'ds ;ii'ran;;-"'i. ! met on .Mondav, a-^ at ian,i;'ed, and made' .an e;u ly start for the we-t. hoping at tl le eiilil'e weelv woiod oe (le\i> led lo ll le iie-liceMf n o inaL llio aeeuraev or >tlicrwi.-io of (he no'oi-t tiial .\lr. Uidnat an i I li.u niade mi_^'iii Ik- tested. Siicli a proccdiiro, however, nsv.iani with .Mr. Doyd's lui ant'cnientb ; and so iiiisatisfaelory and painful did tlie (oaive i.i\eii iy iiini •iiinie to 1110, thai I iiail 111) altcM-ntitivo l(dl ine Ijut io olUei.'dly eonuiiunieait; my disaipulnlment to tho Premier of llie ( lo\ernnienl. in oi'der lo repre-i'iil thi- iii;i>t<.- properly. 1 leel I must liere 'Mvo inr.rtenso a eojiv oi" ilio le:ter i a ldre-*sol !■> M/. Dwen. lo.^otluu- with !i en py of Ihe ri 'ly roeoiv Oi oni mm. aii< iil.e.vise iiiv re,(iiniior. Tl 10 V are as followH :— Sm,— ,\t the invitation < 'iiAni.oTrr/j'oWN, i*. l'. !., L'lid Deiomlior, 1S7I. .Mr. 15i)vd, ivu^'inoe:- l<\- tlio I'roviiieial ({ovoniniont of tho I'lineo Kdwui'd Island li.iilwax'. i an :(|oiii, I'"., iias'^od will) him over tho lin<. on .Monday tlio .'JDlh uliini" holween < imi h.iu'K.wn and Tij^'nihli, ami on Tiio-lay,yoslord!iv (lie 1-t instant, fotweeii • 'Imrl pitol >.vn andS iUiis. Wo left on Moll 1 l.V !l, I 7, t'l •1,111., and 1 e,|r''' ■'I'll a w i I^ lo .'.ii*. Iioy! It spend two daj-b lui the trip, tho disl;ui.o l»ot\veoii Ciii:rlollotowM and Tij^ubh bciny' 117 ;l «• 64 (to.mo,.ow) al,ou, 5 :un. ' " ' "'^ ^ ■^^'^'•''^^tetown on Thursday m'orni. %'l'gllt .•!.)SO.I hv tlio fim 1 :5;r"-^^^^^ back to (-1,..,, •''••^^•■"•rnont to moot ro„ tL '. ''^ ■^*''^^«'' '>« ^^ould not, r:;::;;:;:--:''":;;::c:rtr:;:i;::-::;--^ ,^ • ■ '^ ^^ ""« jmicturo as ffot thorn ,„;■ '"" " '"' ""■' '■"■ i' n-..NM I ,™f '" ''"■*■ ' »" "■«« ll.in,, ,-t ..„.:, .';^:"7™'- A,, i, ,■„ ,M,.. B .':: rr °'"^' '^'^ '"- >» ^-e " «•„„:,;'"->•;'■-' - »n,pa,.„ „„,. ,„,'■"""■••■■ '■> <"' Dominion, OtJ, Trro. SwrvvvBi). .1 55 I'"' ^»'- '', bm ihat yo.stonbiy he i>ecamc (much worse, and that ho could not. with justice eitli'.!.' 'o iie CT')vei'nmeu^ 'u- to hirn- Bolf, attend, in his present state of lioalth, to the worl; I'cin.iiniug to bj done: ho wished much to be allowed to f.;o to hi-, li mio in SL .U>\m to:- a fo\v day-, to roeruit, after which ho will return and attend to receiving the !'o:i 1 from the conti-actors ; he said that ho would reply to your letter from St. jolni. 1 ha<.l intended in.sisting ihat Mr. Boyd shoidd remain U> ai'rangc matters with you, but when 1 found him so very ill, 1 cotdd not du otlierwirto ilian aliowhim to go away for a fbw days. If you or Mr. Eidout will ap])oint an hour (o-ilny to moot me at the railway, I will sec that all the plans, &c., shall bo given you. i ui derstaii I that llioro i-. a pos- sibility of one of them yet being roipiirod in (lie olHce, if so, it can bo jotaiued for the prosont. 1 have the hunor to be, 6ir, Your obedient .>ci vaiit, L. C. Owen, Preai'irni Exv-'hUvc fotttnil. Cii.vai.oTTK'rouN. P.ill.. i>vx. 4lh, L^74. Sir,—! went to your ollice at I p.m. yc-t.vday lor ;iic purpose of thanking you for your letter in rejily lo mine of (be pi'eviou»< aftei'iioou, biil I was not .so fni'iiinate as to moot with you. .Mr. Ridout, however, bad callcil ior ilio plans, &i\, wbicli you kindly promised we .sboidd now have. Though .-o obviously ne.■e.s^ary to enable mo to fulfil my duty to the Dominion (HiveiMinicnl, il wa.-. witii the ulmost i-egrct (bat 1 hod to trouble you so often (iir (hem. 1 fan assure >ou thai il ha. been, and sf.il i.^, my anxious wish and study to ac i)m[ilish the work entru^led ;o me lu the most ci)n- vonient manner to your (Jovornment. With regard to Mr. Hoyd's departure from tlu> Island, I am ti'uly soriy iliat though 1 find it was your intention to have rtspie-^leil him not lo carry his decision into etl'ect until mat liu's were arranged, you were, by bis .sudden at ta(dv yesterday, provented from doing so, When Mr. Ridout and 1 nmde our (rip with him over tlio lino, on Monday uiul Tuesday, ho appeared to be a> w*'!! a- ii-ual. J he imprudence, liowovor, ol' ills attempting tu uce(miplish so much in s(t sliorl a lime, and at such 5t L we had had the advantage ° *° ^ ,,,^te „f .loEciencie, wh.ch wc aade, vrero as follows, viz., for- ^ ^^^ Clearing 3,000 Fencing, gates, &c 2,500 Grading at stations "' 8,760 Tics or sleepers 15,000 Ballast ; 65,000 Sidings, including iron 4,500 Station dwellings ' 1,007 Rolling Stock ' $100,567 . Total the following Monday You may well judge of my .urpri- '^'^^^"J^'oL enclosing a general 1 t^,. in the evening, a ^^•'^^ , , ^u„ engineer M. my '»<'f"8"2"oJ';' .,e.a«c date, lufovming ^ J^^^J^^,^, was completed accorain„ , the Government of the I »omi , .■ „ rail-.^ay W. (the Englnee,-,) 'n»«™»°"^ *> T „, „„ Dominion So'-™- J-;" „„, . aelivet- ovet- to me a» the '-^^^^\^ „«, Deeembe., be>ng two cleat y and plant on the follow.ng Thursday, t f„m the date of hi. letter. „„,,„„„ndence en»u.d between myself Hereu^n a lengthy and com..l^^- -^ . .,, ,..i„g b.^ taUen by I. and Mr. Owen. I expressed '-y^^J' ,^^,,,,, facta and --"-'^^^^ ,, „^ Provincial Government .n - ' °;,„i;, „,■ «,,ch i had been led to brought to their noUce, ■'"•' ■" " '^examination should be made, the desire that a full and dehbeftte e..a ^ ^^^^ ^„ • . t had expve.s«l, and the efforts 1 ha ,.|^^,y j„ result from my ntill pic Bin {, ^^^^^^^. ^^ ,,,,. out yo t^eCMc^^nr/m^er, and being desuou 8 i 58 «l>o.-a..o„ irf„u,„, p,.,e„,„„„ ,,„,, „ '°° ""■ i;"""'e tho ,.oad into !„„,„,, 2nd. Tl,;u (in, Loc-ii Cn ^xovernmcnt ; o,-, n., "iniuiui, Oovoi'nmonl." iUC'O |ll-uj)0;.i(iotlS «-„,„ ,,,,1,., ,■ , ,0,: , '-■ "■"■"™' "■■ "- (•.■ovi,,,.,.. ..:, r ■■' '■»'">• «'^''"« .hat 1,0 coulJ a ™a.-,.„ fo,.,o, '"""" "'■ ""• >--y.va.o„.,l,, ,.: ':"'""""":nl .hould ,,avo ^ '" ™'" ^' "•••'-'■ "' "">>• mi«M ,to,:;:;;,;° "» '»"'«" ^ot«o„ .„o .„„ '^"litmllin.r I, ,, '"'■- ''^'''v«'-v ],a,| J,o(M, (,„„], ,,''°'''''^ay While tlio -""^■n charge of .uduudor tho diroc 69 r'"' anJ iwrj r Govorn^J jnto "nniodiaJ P^niit for tj ^"t to mate I '^ t^io Local '^ctweoii tiie the I7(i, t ''0 coii/(/ Oi-cici- to "insoJ, J J iiavo '■'i such '», Uio of (ho two StJlO I'Of. of their own men. But upon thc-*o matters being arranged, I prepared to enter possession. Early on the morning of 2.'jrd December, I received a note lVon\ the Premier Itingthat ho was iuditsposod and cDntined to the house, but wanted particularly to me. I accordingly waited upon him, wiieii he ini'ormod mo that ho had boon greatly Bappointedto find that some work upon tlicRaiiway wliiili he had been lod to believe been completed (mentioning bumper blocks, amongst other things) had not been tended to; and that ho had ileclded to a-k ine not 1o asmme possession of the iilway and the plant until theij hcuJ, >rhcn he iroiiUI uirc further notice. This took 10 greatly by surprine, after the otlicial notilicaiioii ho had given nie nine daj-spro- iously that the completion of the railway hail then heon certitiod to hy^lr. Boyd, |ind that it would be ready for me to take jiosMcssion of on the 17th. Such being the caso, I requested and received iVom Mr. Owen a written noiift- cation to that effect ; and I immediately afterwards informed you by telegram how aattors stood. Some perplexity evidently nrose after this notice from Mi-. Owen had been [given tome, as in a few hours afterwards liie As.-istant Clerk to the Council came to ask me to return with him to iMr. OwenV hou^ro, and take back the letter. I told this genllemf.n that I could not give back the letter, as the substance of it had alreatly been transmitted to Ottawa; Init that i would have great pleasu!-e in calling upon Mr. Owen after 1 had fullilied an a)(i)ointmont which was then about duo. Later on in the afternoon I received anollioi- communication from Mr. Owen, inform- ing me that ho was now propai-ed lor me to take possession. Having in tho correspondence which passed duly ri'])rescnted to Mr. Owen tho hurried and inconsiderate manner in which the railway and plant was ]iropo.sed to bo handed over, and having made arrangements for the latter to be examined and reported upon by tho Mechanical Superintendent as soon as circumstances would permit, I raised no further question, but took partial possession on Monday, the 28th, nn 1 full possession on Tuesday, tho 2!)th December, subject to the reservations I had made as to the rights and interests of tiie Dom'nion tioveriiment, and 1 at onco advertised that the railway would be opened for iiublic trailic on Monday, tho -ith January, 1875, ucathcr 2Krmittin(j. I had arranged to do in the meantime eveiy thing that was possible to clear the line of snow, an.l to work off any grain truirie it might be in our power to move for ishipmont via Georgetown. Two Snow idoughs and some ol' the Kngin.s ha I already boon disabled by tho Coiiiractore la thoir efforts todo this, but I was determined, in order to convince tho 60 public of the bond fide intentions of the Dominion Government, which had been stl unjustly called in question, to allow nothing short of physical impossibility to provcntl the railway fi'ora being put into operation, although from the very circumscriboil meanH at command, as well as from the fact of the telegraph line not yot beingl rcaily, nor any dwellings erected so that station-masters could be appointed, could only hope to do so in a very limited manner. The weather unfortunately proved an insuperable barrier. In addition to the' intense cold, snow-storm succeeded snow-storm, until all the efforts that we could make proved unavailing. 1 then telegi-aphed to you that the difficulties were insurmountable, and received your iastructions to cease endeavors fjr the present, I acted accordingly, and Impjiily succeeded in getting all the locomotives back to Charlottetown just before the most furious storm that had yet occurred took place, and which for several days blocked up all road communication in the country. In evidence of the overwhelming obstacles we had to contend with, as well as to show the special exertions made to meet the public wish that the railway should be opened, I append hereto copies of two reports made to me by the Conductors in charge of the trains sent out. I duly issued notices of postponement ; placed all the first-class cars under cover; housed all the engines ; fixed upon the alterations necessary to turn the large shed that had been erected for storing cars, into workshops ; and made arrangements for the erection of machinery, and for a thorough overhauling and i-epair of the loco- motives, as well as for the building of two now snow ploughs of stronger and more suitable construction than those supi)Iicd by the contractors. 1 likewise concluded arrangements fur the supply of 5,200 telegraph poles to be delivered during the winter for erection during the ensuing summer. With regard to the locomotives provided under the contract. I may at oncp state from the exporicnco 1 have already had that the six light tank on'-!T^ ' practically useless in winter for traffic purpo.ses, which will thus material! icc the locomotive power available for working the railway ; but upon this subj. md xipon other matters of detail 1 will not now enter, but will reserve them for lull di,scus8ion with you and action hereafter. I beg, liowever, to submit a copy of a report made under my directions by the Mechanical Superintendent, Mr. Strouch, which will enable you readily to see what is the present general condition of the rolling stock. But before leaving this subject it may bo well that 1 should point out what appears to mc to have been a very grievous mistake on the part of the Chief Engineer in permitting the substitution of horizontal for verti-al outside boarding of the box cars as originally designed. The horizontal plan is ,M-eatly inferior, and has been generally discarded by all Car building and Railway companies, who now build almokit exclusively nn the vortical pla-i. Bytl lawaro t^ llottetowvi IthoprH 1 about In in re\ati| a very pursuec lias brol Fol Bhowml Island 61 [^ ^^d been J appointed, 'Edition iotk\ J^nt We could I '^•"''tio.s wore! '■ ^''0 pro.senf. ^'^•os back to , (J took place, nti-j. ^> "8 welJ as ^^'aj should inductors in nder cover; ^a''.07 (.i;2,H4_5Btg.) I Dftte of contract for branch lines 31st Dec. 187i!. Date to be completed I Til" Sept., 1874. Price per mile $14,840 LBNOTH OP niltWAY. Milin line Wostern extension. Eastern cxtensioa . Collingwood Scbreiher, tractor. con- Schreiber tractors. & Burpee, cod- 146 2 miles. i:i3 " 3'JO " Total . 1985 3ft. (Jin. I 28 miles in excess of approxi- I mute length in contracts. Width of (fimge Sharpest curve on main line C73tt. radius. Lengthof do j 0042 miles. Sharpest curve on branch line | 400ft. radius. Lengthof do 1 00-20mile8. Curves often occurring \ C'Mfr toOWft. rad Lengthof do Proportion of straight line do curves QRADIGNTB. Stocppst gradient- main lino do liraneiies Leiiglli of gradient e.vceeding 00 feel per mile Percent, of whole line 3418mile.^. H or i:i.'i miles. I or Uii miles 1 600 feet is tlic minimum radius > allowed bj' contract for j nuiin line. I The I'lancli lines were located I by (toveriimenl Engineer, \ and tlu'refore the limiting eiirvr (U' gradient is not lueutiuued in the contract. i70ft. per mile, or 1 in?.*), ] 74ft. per mile, or 1 in 71 [ riMOINO. Wire fence Ptmt mill board. Common rail Oiidi't uiiicti, 33.27 Width of endinnkment at formtttion do eiirili iMitlings do rock cuttings CULVIIITB AND DRAINS. Illind atone drains _ No Stoneware pipe dniins, Ifiln. to 2ft. diaui ^^ .MiiHonry boi and arch culvert* ^^ Mitsonry open culverlB Total uumbor Average number per mile UM miles 28 ) ft 3 II 12 fiet. IG II 14 11 GO I'eet per mile or 1 in 88 is ihe iiiiixiiiiinii gradient al- lowed by contract for the main line. 102 73 80 08 323 rC3 m;:-. m '■'1 «« SYNOPSIS OF CONTRACTS, CONSTRUCTION AND ROLLING STOCK.— Coh/(>iiW. BRIDOKH. Number of bridges do i)or mile... Total length Li'tigtli iicr mile tJreate?! s|mn (Howe truss).. General length of span HOAI) CUOSSINOH. Xumber ipf piililie road level crossings... Number per mile Number of farm level crossings do do per mile. PERMANENT WAY. De.'cription of rail... AVfipht ]ier yard (ieneral length ]"i!--h jilaie.s— length Uolts — size f^pikes Sleepers or eros.s-tics— length i";umpee — length Snmiiur-iiiii' " Chui'liiiiiiinvii •' Georgetown •' St, IVii r.s ■' ',', Suuri> ■' iolill lellglli «ir)IN(lil. r-r <• Total linglh I'er eeni. of JsiH-.5 niili .< WTATIO.NM. Total iiMinlier Niimlier per mile NiindiiT of Nl cla.-.s piifisingrr laiihlingM .^''"•''!i«-'"'' '■'"'''' <''H"'iiiied pas.^cnger uiul \ST, ...... IVeight ,. do ;inl rhii-H platform and uliml do Iri'Iglll lluUHlK do lual sJM'ds dii waiirtank liouseii ',',',',,, do engine lion.se» do eanheUi , !!!!..!! 46 00-23 2,403 feet. 12 loo " 20 to 30 ft. 119 00 B 759 3'82 Iron T pattern. 40 lbs. 24 feet. 18 inches. i inch. ■il in. by Jin. 7 feet. r> inches. 200 H feet. lo< niche! 131 .-■a!-, feet l,T.t3 7!'o ri«t; .pio 4,H38 All bridges are of timber sn- peratructure, generally pile 1 foundations, and masonnl piers and abutments. 70 00 35 d Vi Al A 10 1 a A A 10' lbs. per pair, isl oz. ! 0^ oz. The ties are ]irincipallys)iriicp and taniarac (or jliniper.) Thenmiii line contract cidls for 2,500 per mile of junipi'i, pine, cedar, hemlock or spruce. The lirancli line contract calls for 2.20(i per mile of juniper or cedar. I 00] miles. il02i " I The width of wharves al tln' I end'* i.s 00 fci't, inainlaiiic'il I \ lor nbinit lioo (i.ct towunl-i shoie ; remaining length h about 40 feet wide. 7 89 miles |19 8."i miles provided for in cuii- ' tract. 1 per cent, ; lo per cent, jirovided for in ceii- I tract. Including freight shed «t Vi\^- cunipec. I ! '^'^ 61 SYNOPSIS OF CONTRACTS, CONSTRUCTION AM) ROLLINO STOCK.— foH/i«»A/. ROLLING STOCK. .Vumber of locomotives do (1.) ilo ilo do ilo do do do do do do iicr niilo Ist (liis3 cars (Id JilT Illilt' ■Jixl (dass, liajTRuge combined., |)oBt!il oxpi'css iiiid sirioliiiig ... i)ox curs do pi'r iiiilc idiiU'orin ciir.-; do per mile snow i)lou((li.-( tiangers 1) oiidV 11 o')(J3 4 jSix of tlicm arc unsuitablr for train :K.'rviee in winter. 68 APPENDIX B. REPORT OF CONDUCTOR WOODS, IN CHARGE OF SPECIAL TRAO, CLEARING TJLICK HETWl'FN CJIARLOTTl'TOWN AND GFORGl':- TOWN. Tnos. SwiNYAR,'). Esq., SiK, — 1 heroin .•submit report, ul' my ti'iiiu IVoiii January Tth, 1875 tho 2S(h of Deecmboi-, 1874, (ill J starloil oil Monday, (lio 2St!i, with live liox. one xM'ond-i'hiss and ono first-oia: ami flano-or cars and snow piou/^h ; icl't Ciiai h»ttcto\vii 1.10 p.in : arrived at Royah Junction 1.30 p.m. ; tiierc 1 wa.s detained hy snow and ice on the rails five and half hourH. ^W' wei'O t :i.m. icii compelled to ivlurii, arrivimj at Charlottetown at S ] distance, tive and a (luarter miles. Had two engines, Nos. 12 and ;•. Foiind impossible to jienctnite the snow. Tuesday the 2;'th. — .Made another a1tem|i( for (feori^'olown by sendinir Dau'ji-i master Scott out with enii'ine No. !• at 7 a.m.. with about twenty 'men to pick out from thuiites of rail; then followi'.l iVoiii Charlottetown at lO'.HO a.m., with plo and first and second-class a, id tlaiiiicr cars and two en,<,nnes, Nos. 11 and It. Arri at Rovaltv .1 unction 11.55 a.m. li'jj'a^o- lee )|OII"ll VOil ft iit 12.5 p.m. Had hard work beiin-e us ; but n snow- [imau'c done to eiiirine, but arrived within ihree-iinarters of a mile of Mount Stewart at 5.:i0 p.m., avIk plou.ifh ran otf tlie track takiii;;- the en-ine with it. No damage done to em,. _ buow-plough liadly broken. We nsi'd every effort to get engine on (rack, but had to give Uj) attemjits for the night ami arrange to start biick with No. engine tind train ce. We proceeded about two and a half miles when to Charlottetown tnr assistii wo got stuck in the -now, and in Irxini;- to n-ct out we L'ot track our i'cond-cliiss car otV It was snowing and lilowing verv liani, so hard that the moi out more than tifteen minutes at a time men, then laid by till tl.liOa.n 1 could not .stav W e woi-ked until 2 a.m., with (\vont3--one Wednesday the ;{Otli.— Went to work at ((..'lO a.m. again, but most of tho men loft because weather was so cold. At s a.m. I got a team and started for town to re])ort to y(.u and get as^istame. Started back with extra train at L.'iO ]).m. and anotiier gang of ton men. We iX'>\ to within on,- mile and a half of Millcovo JJoad nt 12.;>n a.m., and laid by tor the night. Wt'iit to woik at (I.HO a.m. I)i. m. with engines Nos. 8 and !), drivers Spragiie and (ianlinei'. with two second-class, one box and Hanger eai-s ; arrived ji( Noi'lii Willshjic s.2(l ]>. m. Left ]0.:M p. m. Arrived at Eoyjilty Junction ll.;)0, and at Cliai'loltciown il'.,") p. ni. At Hunter Eiver wo lett ('(Hidiictoi' Taylor with two di^ad engines, two s cars and snow-plough, and two live engines, with instriiclions lo folj.iw. But allerwe leftone of theenginoa gave out, and he hail to lay by lor further relief. Wednesday, .lanuaiy (I. — llelief ti'ain went oul al >^ a. m. for Hunter River, to return with dead engines, i^c. in returning it got ollirack near Colville Road. Thursday, .laiuiary 7. — Received orders to slai't oul with Auxiliary train to get engine and temleron track atf'olville I'uad. Ficflal Ita.m. wilh e.\lra gang of men, and tackle, (iot engine and tender righted, and broiigbi I hem all safe intoChai'lottetown in three parts liy 7 p. m. (iot orders to bi' I'cady lo leave for Georgetown iu;xt mor- ning, Kriilay, at 10 a. m, with clearing party lif 100 men; l>ut severe snowstorm cimiing on ("luring night, uot in^tl•llctions that elforts to open line would now cease. H. C. Woods, Conductor. REPORT OF CONDUCTOR TAVDoR. I.\ ( IIARGF- OF SPKCIAL TRAIN CLFARING TR.U'K HKTWFFN ( 'llA RLOTTFTOWX V.N'D ,s^MMLI^ HI DH. Tiios. SwiNY.MiD, Esq., — «. .r.^ ...... ....1^^ _.-,^.j Tuesday, December 2'.tth.— Left ( 'harloitetown al 11 a. m. with two engines, two l)as.senger ears and one Hal ear, wilh eight men. Arrived at Clyde, Iwenly-lhree and a half miles west of Charlottetown, at S p. m.; found road very heavy, cuts full <)t bm)w, with a great deal of ice on li'ack ; worked al a heavy drill al ihis sl.ition until [)Ul this morning; hail to Iraw the tire a'iiil blow steam oil; was toreed 'to return to llunler River to refit. 1().;{0 p. m. Wednesday, December ;{Oth.— No. VI engine gave draw the tire and blow steam oil; was toreed 'to return lo uummt iv.^v. .., .^.... Left Clyde at V2 o'clock, and arrived at Hunter River at 7 p.m. (distaneotwo miles) wilh dead ongiiu" and train. , , , ■ .- Thursday, December ;ilst.— l got reinforcement from Charlottetown eonsistintf of twelve nuMi and one engine, No. 10. Left Hunter River with two engines and twentv men at H a. m.. arriving at Fredericlon at 8 p. m. Distance made, about lour miles; found a yrvy large .pianlily of snow, with a great deal ot lee; hud to tlungo out rail by hand nearly the whole distance. _ . x i. , Frid/iy, Januarv 1. lS7.^).-Lefl Fredericlon .at 7 a.m. with twoenginoRaml twenty- eight men"; passed "Counlv Lin.' at li..m.; made a run for a heavy dnlt two milos west ol' thai place, when" ihe snow-plouoh Jamped the track, taking the loreraost engine. No. 1:1, wiHi it, s.mishing the plough, and rendering both it and the engino useless. Had lo blow oiV steam from engine, and was forced lo go Lack lo I'^H")! Moi M.aterial lo get engine and plough on track, I'ound ihis pari of the road in a teariul stale — gi'eat (luaiiiilv of snow and ice. ,„,!,„, SaUirday January 2nd.- Left Flliol's at 7 a.m. to clear up Nvreek ; got engino and plough on Ihe Hack at I p. m. Lell the snow plough al Ihe County lino-could I Ilk to not yet it fiirtiior on account of its hoiuff 50 completely disabled. Eeceivcd orders to get back to Cliiirlottctown as Hoon as possible; left Connty lino at 4.30 p.m., with dead engine, Xo. IH, and one car. foninienccd to Moav and snow fearfully about the time we started — our eiigiiu'. No. 10, working badly. We managed to get within a quarter of a mile of Hunter River Station at H a.m. next morning by great exertion. Here vre bad to leave the engines on the main line until tbe storm was over. Our engine. No. 10. gave out at tbis })lace; her tubes leaked badly, and her injector ;jot clogged up so tliat it could ik t .■^upply the boiler. The driver had to put hia lire oiu and bUm'- the water from his i)oiler. Monday, .(aniiary -tih. — Turiu'd out at daylight with tAventy men to clear track from ITuntei' River to \ViltsIiii'(> '^o that we could get to Relief Irtiin from Charlotte- town. Found the ctits again lull, and huge <|uantilies of snow along the road. We worked all day and niglil iietween these two stations, to get to tbe iielief train, which hatl got stuck near Wiltshire Station. Tuesday, .lanuary otli. — (iol back- to Hunter River at t' a.m. with Relief train. Commenced to get steam up on engine No. 12, whieh bad been repaired, and to make arrangements to get to Charlottetown ; worked all day. and 8 p.m. started for Char- lottelown with two dead engines, two engines in steam, one ]ta.ssenger car and one snow plough. We got about oiu> mile east of Hunter River when one of our engi^('^ broke down, and we were compt-lled to back the train to the station and repair her. Wednesday, .lainuiry <)th. — (Jot farther relief from ("harloltetown to-day, and started for that )»lace at H.,'10 p. ni. Train consisting of two engines. No. 12 and No. 7. dead engine Xo. 10, one pas.songer car and one snow plough ; arrived at Wiltshire •t,.")!) p. m., pai'l of Relief train tbllowing. The snow-plough brcuigbt from Chavlotle- town here gave out, and had to be lei't in siding in a crip])led state. Left Wiltshire at 5.15 p. m. After passing Colville station about iudf a mile the leading engine. Xo. 12. met with severe obstruct ion at a (iMwsing in a cutting, and ran otV track — the engine being sjiilled (»n one sidf and the lender on the othei-. The tender of No. U tunine also got off — no on(> injur(Ml. It was too dai'lc to attempt to get engines righted that niglit. Made all secure ; opened telegi-apb communication with Charlottetown by ar track t'liin-lotte- toiul. \\v |"'n, wliicli '"of train, to make i'ov Chai'. '• and one '■ el)Ki'^l'^ pair her. -''Jt\', .•iiid - ;nK| ^'„, H'ilt.shiiv iiirlotte- V^iltshire '.iriiie, Xo. lack— (lu> M" Xo. 14 •-'ii^inc'N oil wifli 'train to I'lVK and own iho t online en£finos or. APPEJ^DIX C. ChAKLOTTETOWN, p. K. [. TUlLWAY. January, llth, 1875. Thos. Swin3'ard, E^q., Commisfjionor for llio Domiuion a poor one and not reliable: lyres on wheels want tiirninir. Contractors sh(»uld have done Ihi.'-. Locomotive Xo. ',]. small lank, has hccn painted and rc^jiaired liy the ( '(Hitiactors. Driving and truck-wheel tyres reipiire tiirnini;. Contracl .should have doiu^ this. Locomotive No. 4, small tank, has been ])aintedand repaired Iiy the ('ontractors, with tlie exception that the dri\iny,' tyres rcMjuire turnini;-, whi<'h ( 'nntractoi's sliould have doiu". l-ociimoiive No. ."), small lank, has heen paiiiied jiiid rejiaiiecl. inn the fi'nst has broken the pump .since. Driving tyres reipiirc Uirning, and should have been done by conti-aetors. Loeomolive No. (!. .small l;ink. has been |)ainled ami rcpairi'd by the < 'onlraetois, The steam guage on ihis engine is like No. 1. poor and iiiiicliaUlc. The above six engines are by the .same makers (Jlunslot Kngine Co., Leeds, Knglaiul). Diamelor of eyiinder len inches, stroke of piston sixteen inches, heigjit of front drawbar twenty-four, height of back drawbar Iwenly-tive inches. Altei'iUioiis will rc(|uire to \n' ni.'ide in the jiipi's of all t.'iese ciii;ines, Icudinii' to jiump and injector by attaching driji cocks to prevent the ])ipcs from freezing which now is a constant sourc(,! of trouble ;tnil expense. These liu'lil lank engines arc too weak for I rain service ; they are more suitable for yard purp(»ses. In snow storm> they are jiraclically Useless. The weakne.ss of these engines may prove a gi'eal drawback to ihe eHiciency of the train service in limes of iiressure, l.AUflE TANK ENOINKfs. Locomotive No. 7. huge lank. ha. lieeii p.-iinied and repaired \>} t 'oiiiractors, but the tyres on all iho wheels re(|uire turning, wbieli should hiive been dmio by conli-actors. This engine has been in use for us since ihe Conli'aclors handed it over, and the pump and injector now reiiuire sjighi repairs. Hoth IVont and back di-awlmrs are broken. Locomotive No. H, large lank, luis in'cii p.ainted and repaired by the Con- tractors, but the truck wheels iiMpiire turning, which the Ccmtractors should havo done. Since being b.'inded over to the (iovernmeiil the frost has atfccted iho pump co(dc and jtut it (»iit (»f shape; the injector <-ock handle is al.so broken. Locomotive No. !l, large tank, has been ^mintcil and rejiairoil by Contractors, but the driving tyres re(|iiire liiridng, which should Inive been done by the contractors. One cock in cab re(|uires lixing; this last item has givi'U out siiico being handed over. Jiocomotivc No. 10, large tank, has been p;iiiiled and repaired b\' the Con- w I H \i\ - i, ^ tractors. The I'oUowiiiiC have i^iven out -^ince it was handed over, and ntnbyus; One truck sprini,' broken; injector wants ovorhauliriir, and ]»ipes fixing. Both drawbars an' broken. The above four locomotives arc by Elack, Hawthorne & Co., (latcshead on Tyne. England. Diameter of cylinder twelve inches, stroke nineteen inclies, from drawbar iwcnty-cight and a half high, back drawbar twenly-tbur inches high. BALDWIN TENDER ENGINES. , There are tour of this class of engines. When these engines were handed over to us they were in general good re]):iir. with tiie ('xoe]ition of tlie tyres, tlio flanges of wiuch were very niucii worn, and needed turning l)adly. But for tiic urgent pressure lor power owing to the snow obstructions, 1 would not have used these engines until the tyres had been turned, as there was much risk of the tyres breaking. Thev are not safe to be used until the tyres are turned. This work should have been done by the contrai-lors. With this exception the present gen- eral repair of the engines is as ioilows: — Locomotive No. 11 i^; getting new feed cock stand and glass in cab. Ijocomotivc No. 12 is getting a new smoke box front, one truck axle straight- ened, sligiil repairs on cab. a new draw casting under foot ])late, two pins in valve motion, rocker shafts, gi'ate bar lever, two jntch pine sides in tender fi'amc, two horn blocks, one draw casting and break gear. Loconioiiv(' No. 115 is getting a new smoke box front, brass on lagging, and hand rails straightened; a new draw casting uniler cat), and ylass for cab; a few of the tubes re(|uire tightening; break gear on tender requires repair. Locomotive No. 14 is getting a cylinder head cap; brass head covering; lagging at smoke bo.K is being rejiaired; a new smoke box front, and repairs on smoke stack has been done. Tliis engine was in use by tlio Contractors, and was broken by them in getting off the track behind the plough. feet and VlM'V OOl some oi space ti| tlurly-s\ inch bir' Tiu hivadth] lweuly-4 ThJ cliiss. ai^ of vho ^i' :ind do| ifettingF thi>ii>j| eliiss .'ai very cu| hiy;h. OENERAI- RKMARKS. The draw-bars on a'l the engines will rti|uirt' to be made oi' uinform height, .so that straight links can be used, for the bent links are easily broken, and if made strong enough has a tendency to break or I'orce ojf draw-bars, or draw castings by angular strains and dis;di!;) the machine. The steam ehusls of the large tank engines should be protected from the weather like tlie small tank engines, to ])rev<»nt condensation. These engiue> :tiv hard to keep in iei)!nr, for the eiank pins, eccentrics, axles, and other woi'lcini;- parts are too small for the wei'rht cai-ried, and these ])arts when requiring renewal will have to be incroa.sed in si/. ■ give more wearing surface. An additional car with coal has to be carried r them. The I'oUowing is a comparison between the power of the Intercolonial and the Prince Kdward Islaml locomotives: — T"'he ])Ower exerted on the cranks of the Intercolonial engines as compared with the /rt/w<'.s^ of our engines, is as follows: The stroke multii)lied by the area of two cylinders, gives : — Intercolonial Kailway S, 844 cubic inches of steam; I'l'ince Mdward Island Rail- way, 4,068 cubic inches of steam ; while the bi'cmlth of the V. E. Island snow-phmgh is only one fool less than the Intercolonial — that is ten feet against eleven feet. Our projicUiiKj Hiiow-pln}i|■lc •CNciit geii- al). <-' straiir),(. ^<> piiiN in '^'ei- ihuno, ^Vi'iff, and ) ''i fow of ^*»'a> .staok " by thoni •eight. ,s,) it' niado tings by weather «, axles. t« wJion Uco. ^nd tho >(I witJi of two 1 Rail- plough hnial, urtlur fom feet and a halClong ; they liavo thii-ly-six sjtlinus. and ai-o heated in the centre ; durini: very cold weatlior one stove is not sutHcicMil to kct-ii lixiin wann, I would recommend soineot'thom tor winter use to be pi-ovi(i(M! with :i -love at each end. luul the. middle -pace tille(i up with seat-, and the end one- talu ., oiil. which will still presiTve tim thirty-six sittings or run them up to forty. 'J'lie transoms over the trucks are of foup inch birch, which wood is heginniiin- to warp and throw up the floor. '■•i;C0Xl)-v''L.\SS CARS. The.se are nine in number, with liaggage combined ; arc of liie same length and breadth as the tirst-idass ciirs, and ])ainteil inside of the same color. They will seat twenty-eight ; a- a stove is wanted in winter the -eais will be I'educed l<> tvveuty-four. SMOKINd A.\!i EXl'Itl-Ns CAII.S CnMlUXEl). These arc live in number.of the same lengih and i)i'e;i(lili as the tirst and second- class, and painted outside of the same color. The above cars are all fitted with trucks of iho same design. Iiaving swing bolsl.-rs, ciiiializing levcr-i. elliptic and spiral springs, ;md double bi'akos. I5ul the trucks should be supplied with rheck-chains, for. in ifotting oft' the track, they are very apt to turn si|uare across the track. J mentioned this injny tirst report, and drew tiie builders' attention to it. 1 was on onoof the second- class ears a lew da^sago that acted exactly as 1 describe, and it' we had not been going very cautiously the ear would have u|isei. Draw bars, twenty-six and a half inches high. nox cAHs. There ai'c one hundred and twciily->iN (Ili'i ) rei)orted, and one (1) not numbered, — the major ])ortion of them have not bi'cii checked by me a- they are scattered ovei' the whole road, and 1 have not had an op]iort unity ot' examiinng any more than those in Charlottetown yard. The boarding is horizontal, and iioi vertiejil. aeeonlini; to do>ign. I noticed this in my lii-st report, when tiic car-> oidy nuiubered lifty four. The vertical boaniing is belter and morearded, but tho alteration has been sanctioned byJ\lr. Boyd, the (iovirnmeni i'lngineei'. who has expressed an opinion in favor of the liori/.ontal ovci- the vertical iiaticm. My opinion and experience arc totally opposed to Mr. Eovtl's conclusion-., it is indisputtibje that the vertical boarding adds strength and dur;diilily lothccac. junl thai thisjtattern is more impervious to the weather, in some of tin; box cai's I have noticed ihaithc horizontal boarding ha.s alr-'ady shrunk so that 1 can s(>e daylight lliroiio-li the seam-. I -liould luive considered it very bad policy to have idlowcd t lie design of the vertical Ix)arding to have been departed from, even if the cost of c(m--tru''tion hail been thesame. I'l. ATl'oltM (■ \I!S. i-'orty-three (43) reported. I have <'Ium ke.l otV some in C'harlottotown yard ; thoy are according to contract ; the othei-; I have been unal'le to ivach. SNOW Pl.OIOtlS. These tire four in niimlier, built ol' >pruce and birch, faced with jdlcli pine boards. the nose shod with boiler iron. Thev are of light consiruclitm and have proved altoii-elher too weak for the heavy snow tiiat has falh'n thi> winter. The drifliugin Ihis'-ountrv makes (he snow very 'bard, so (hat il rcpdrcs a very strongly built plough loclciirito'trdietraidi. Onlv two ploughs were handed lou-iii usabh' eonl to ilear the Hack hotweoii lliintoi' liivei- and County Line. Tlic ctlier i> witliiii a iniU' ot'M'mnt Stowai'l. rlcai'ut' track and bailiv broken I ivcomnu'nii iwo now ploii^liH to in, TliC . .^. .,..,..„ „v ., ,,..,„,,... v„ .^ . iiilt of Klronsicr patloru ami material. Tlic >i!ls sliouM l>o «>/ oak if it oau 1h' olj.aim'ti. Oi'. i'ailinir oak. ijt intcli jjinc. ainl stroniriy knco'l. The tophiiapc of the ploui^li can he impioveil ; anu provision must lie made for \veii;litiii:,' i: i.o keep n\) Ihe nose ot' the ph^iigh when running through drift>. FLANGES. Ai'c thiee in iiumbi i', but on only two ca;.-. One is lilted on the end of a plaf foim eai', and fianifes only one way. The other two are titled to another platlbrni ear so thai the tlaugin^" can be done witi)ont turuiiiii- the ear. They ilo not clear the rails as well as 1 would like. The i)resent arrangement i.s too riirid and i'ei-uir»-s too much clearanee ior ii!e(iualities in llie ti'ack. A rubber spriiii,' should lie iii-erted on the borizouial bar. between the lla:i;:-or legs, so that the guides on tlu' cutting blades Mill be' ron>iani!y jiresHcd againsi the luils, and .should any ineqiialiiy in the track occur lia^ elastieily of the rubi)er will allow Ihe cutters to accominodau' tiiemselves to ihe track and kecji Ihe rail.> well thmged out. As arranged belwoen you und Ihe Local (iovenimenl. I will take the opportunity of examining all these cars as they come in wlieii the track is clear, and report result. 1 have ibe honor to be. Sir. Your obedient servant, A, Stbonacii. Mechanical Superintendent, 75 n liii.crthroflp "•".yli.s Ji;tV(. '•111(1 bailly I matcii.il, r I'iiic. aii.l [»" niiist hr "gli cii'it'Ls. APPENTDTX T). ST A Tio X i; r 1 i:t) I xgs of a ))lat- II' I'latlbi'iii ix'iit istoo '"•'■ ispriiit,' !i'>ul(l any <■ littery to )0i-1 unity I'ltl report ideiit. MAIN' LIVK. CFl ARLOTTETOWX. Name As of Stfttion. Origini Cliarlottetown.... (icnpial oflu huililiiifT, tt..\6o n. Platform, 1' Coal ?l)f'(l. '. 12-n. ]n><\ Ciir sliL'd, 2. 18-fl. |Mis EiiiA-iiii' lioi |irl I'or Cliiss I., aiirl 1 I liricU-liiiC'^ li pits. (Spocili<-atioii of tank for hMi ftJEngitiP Ilnnse. — Tlio liamctfr; I iirii-lalili', :Wft,! siuoki'-starks ilianiihr. Tank. '.' fl. x 'Jft.j I'l-trlnl iir.' of insntti- ^ijiu'.ri ■I', ft. .I.; brick-j I'ii'nt sti-'iigtli and size. pits il |ila( in po-Jilion.s 1, ihovc rcfi'ifcil cla?; -10 ft. diainiHer, botiom ; H it anu'ti'r, top 'J ft. (I.: siiU' lUfasiircMni'ti I). I'p, 111- 'Freiglit lions 10 t;. X 1 jofl.. l-'ri'li'lu lionsf, 22 lO ft.. nlli 12-ft. po-is. iPlatform, 2."iO ft x 12 ft. .V. '.I ;/ atform. ■■/..n/. onl\ scrvicfabif for tin tank I'li'.'iiirs. The win- dows at tlic sides and biiivri' at liic top hnvo now Io be kejii open to allow the sinokt- Io es- cape, thenbv iiilailing a l.-irpi" consiimiiiion of fill'!. N"ot nvailabli' for loeiil or town iiallir. MAl.V Ll.VE, FIKST-l'LASff STATI(tX«. Alberton . Piia.ienp-cr lionsc, slor.y and n {'.isscnRi r hoii.-ic. 18.1 ft. x XM. half, :to fl. X .Vi ti.. with irifi. one siorv. Haiiiruge room iiosts. Platform. :!.")0 ft. X Io' urinal,-! mid closets. I(<^> ft it. ; urinals and closets, X 21,1, liniMiag enclosing iilatfoiin and track. 2:!.l ft.j X i:ii;,i ft. Platform. 2'") ft.' X loft. i Kreiirht house. ;!0 ft. X 150 fl., .\o rivi^ht hoiwe cr-jclcd at Preiglit house at Cm- 12-ft posts. .\lbeiion. I cimipoc, 22tt.i lUtt. PlaH'onn. 2."iO ft. X 12 ft. iVo pbiUorni. j Tank house, IS^ .x IHi; tank iTaiik lioc-e, IP} x ISA; tank.] , lu fed ilianieter. " | 10 I'cet diiinieter. . 70 III T -a -"—I. m- APr I:N J ) I X I ).—( Continued, STATION M U I r< I) I X n ^.—rontinued MAIN' LIXK. FIRST-CIiASS STATIONS. -r«Hr/».A/. Niimc <>l Station. As itroviilcil ill t'ligilKll Clllltllicl. A> now I'liTtnl. 8iuiimersi(li> lli'iiiai-ks. lull cii'livriiMl lit (Miiir Ictli'tuwii liv coiitrrti' Uir. (Jooini'towii . half. :ti) ft. \ .")ii It., ^^llll 1.".- rmiiiH iiii'l liiiililim; cin'lot!-' . I't.iiiisls. Platl'iiiiii. 3,">ii II. V iiiu pliiitiiiiii 1111(1 tiucti. an. !| 1 lu t'l ; urinals iiiiii ••|ip.-cN.; iilaH'urin -.mih' h.-< at AHit-r-' ! , lull. I jFreitrlii Ikhi.-c ;)ii fi. \ ir.i fi. Fniiflii luiiisc -jj fi \ 111 It. A'ut availalilc for local or j wliic ; l'.i-t't. pu-*!.-. , oil finl ol" u liaiT. \ luwil tVi'i)jlit. ll'laiforiii. 'J.'iO It. X VI n N.I iilailonii. I t'lir .-licil. ;!il ft. .\ 120 t». : 18- Cai -\w'\. \W ft. .\ ;io I'l. | ft. pusts. ' I Enpiiii- Imiise, ^» ft .\ I'.o t't. Kiiifiiic liniisi'. I'J ft \ it'.! ft i\o sinoki--siacki' in on- IH-ft. posits; two 1 rick-iiiiiil '1 \vo utoni'-liiuil oils: tank trine lioiisc as providrii, jiits. Tank, In it. ilianirtiM insiilr liiiili|in«: i ' iMitloin, H t't. il anii'tiT top, , ;• ft. ilei'p (iiisiitc nuiisiiic- ini'iii) I Coal slicil. ;tii fi .\ CO I't.wiilpl'oal s|ir,|. '.'o fi x l'«i fi. i r.'-fi. posts. ; ' Ttirn-talili'. lo I'l iliaiinti'i-. Tiirn-iililr, .'n; 1 1 iliaiiuMiT, in with O(t:ij.'oi. liou-r. .'lO t't .•nnuic lionsc. liiatiu'i' 1. Saiiii' ».s Siinuinrsiii,- I'lis-rnitci lionsc, Ac, covoi'od liaUiinn anil track, Name ii.x .Mlicrloii. jFrciiflii lioii. as al.nve iSmiie iiMiliove, J^'•'>',"^"'•" ! 'lo .1 irai.k lion.se, IHft, xl8ft, K»''isinnton I ilo 1 ill, v"",i'vv''i)V ""i i" Tankhoiw, IH rrxl.'^ft. NorlliWill.slim.,. ilo |„ roalsieil, 'JDft.xTHI't. Kovalt\,)unction ' i " .\loniil Stewart f'lirilii^an no do ,('oiil she I, 'jii ft. \ m I'l. TaiikhLii>r,l.>r*' •••• t'iinwa,v K\lers\i»'-.- N,,rt\i;un ■ Kicl\nM'"J St. Nicl"""| TvavcWcr-l Sew Anm Uiirlmra \N lUne Sliani Freetown t'ount,\ l<' l!reada\»>ii F.Uiois ... Kredrii'l*' rivde.... I'olvilU' l,i>va\it>t. Mittoii . Wiiisloe I'einetel UraiUlo I'nion York . SnlV'dk r.edl'on Traeiol I'isiniii I'eaUi'i llii\dw I'evtli llrvidc T'lftt APJ>KNDIX \X—Continuen. STATION M r I L I) I N G ^.—ro„fi„i»'>l MAIN [ASK. F(U'llTir-("I,ASS (Hi FLAd STATIONS ■ks. ''"'• Incnl ur ' III t'hni: local OP Name of Station. Dock Hoad HIcioiiilii'td. . Mill HiviT., llnu- I'ortHffc Cnnwiiv .... Kl icr^lii Vortlmu) Kicliiiidiii) .. Si. NIfliolas .>lisciniclii' .. Tnivi N'cw Aiuiiin ., UiirliiirM Weil nine Sliiink .. I'i'cctciwii i"ipiiMi\ Mni'.., I!n inliilhiiMU Klliiit.s Frnirii'tun Civile CilUillc l\Mli,>nrlo^lii).'''|i|iilfiinii lniilillni/i.'ni'lo-iini; 'dnif inn. I mill inii'k, l.':M fl .\i:iiifi. 1 and itiu'li, :!:U fl v l,'ii! fi. I IPIalf irni, 'Joo I'i: \ In li, , I'liiti'iinn, 'J"0 fl \ lo |'|, , |l''n'i,;lii liiiii'^i', ;io I'l \ '.in fi.jl'ri-ijlii liiui-n', :io ii, x Do l"i I I idr»wiuj{ No. I,'.;. | I'luilDriii, yj fl. x l;! ft. i ?8 A r' PEN I >I X I y—ConcUukii. STATION H l" I li I> i N G ^.—Cnnrholfrf. EXTENSION LINES. F lltST-i'L.VSS— r.i,,/,;,,,^ / VOW Niinii' of Stntioii. At* jirovidril I ill I driginiil ('ontrnct A- nuw irtTtrd ({I'limrk-i, Tipiiial] \ii Piiioki'-stiu'k.'" ill I'll- )/ll|l' lllllim'. lllll lIcilMT- I'cl III Clmrlottctown l>v Kiiiriiif liiiiiiic, -10 I'l. .< '.'!> t'l Entriii ■ lin'isr. 4'J ft. x '.':: I'l. Two liiick-liiitMi |iiis. Tank 'I'w.i si.nn -liiicil I'iis 'riini- III It, iliiiiiicici' iinttiiiii. N t'l. ::iiilc |.it. ;!:; I'l. il'iiiiii'in- : i iliaim tiT loll, iiiiil ;i n. 'I>f|i iiilili^ • iii.'irfi'il to I"! I'f. di-, cuiitrm.'loi'H. (inside liii'a.-iiniiU'iil.iliMW- :'.liiitrr Tank. In fl. dialii-j . iiii;s Xos. in ami 'Jii). i-icr luiiloiu , iTiiiii-laliii' (draw iiifr No. 1.'). i ("oal sliiil.JiiH. x Si'it (ilriiw- CiiMJ .-lii'd. Jiill .\brtti. ' iiiK No. IT). ' '('iiif^lii'd. .lull .\ iMi I'l, Mfau- ("ni^lu'd. iln II X '.Mi I'l Eiilrf car *twA moivsurp- Bourm . i:m No. r.), Siiiiif IIS at Tipiiisli . Morrcll at: PcUtk Harmony lnr|i('rR OIK !)•' Ml Kildiiro .. Minilrortc DoiiL'la.'t DlllMcr .. liot 411 ... Miirir I'lvi' lldll.Sl'K AHlltllll Hfikirk ItoUolla.v Ilcnr Hivi'r ... NcwZi'iiliiiid im'iil!», |'ii<-,'iiu"r lioii-r. \r , ,-nitii' a» 111 Tii,'iii--li lEniriiir li.'ii^.', |iiis. lank and lurii-laiilf. iiv.. .Jaiiir .'i ■ III Tijrui.-li , car ^\\v\\ ."uini' as .11 Ti;rMi>li ; colli >lu d -'" C' \ >^o U Erri- ii Iion.^c ;;'! li \ ;hi ii., Nut nvailnldc fDrlucul or 11.1 1 1,1111. rni ai I'li'l Ml w liiiir town trallii'. E\Ti:\-;inV LINKS Till!;! >-rL ASS ST.VTI'iNS i'a,-. 'ly.- .Hid tn-iillit lim • I' I 1 oniliiiii'd. nniial- .iiid ''lo-- i CIS (ilraiviiiK Ni I'.i) o:ii I .-Iiiivv, 'J: II .\ 1:1 1'! IMull'i roinl>,lii'd. ^tof.'V r and Irriylil liiiim 11 \ 1:; II,, one iriii. l.'.'t t'l \ s (I iTank liiiii-ii Mild I I'lk I I I'liini Itii' It \ ^tl . nriii :l! • a.ol 1'Lf«( t- .li'tiulli'd. d;' i« ■ I an No •.■.)!. l.>^ I,, .\ In |i lied, :o ft. .X 111 fi diilili' II,-! ai Mor; I U, k l:"ii.-i' and I, ml ,1 !i> R, ulioruui, Tbo. S\ 79 APlM.NiMX !•:. ('ORIJESPONDHXCH WITH TIIK IKOVlXCIAl, GOVKOXMRNT. UN MR s\VINVAIM)'S I llJS'l' VISIT To TilK I.SI.AXD. < 'lUKI.niTKTOWN. V. K. 1.. M'ly :i(iili, 1ST4. SiK, — 1 Ji.Mvc tlu" Imii h' io iiilii'iii vi.it i!i:ii m |iiiisii:m( c nt' iii>inuiii)iis iVoin llu" Miiiistor <)l' J'iilili'iiuiiiliiii nl t'ltiiiutii. I liavo ari-ivcd horo I'm- tlu« ]>iirposi' ol' phu'iiii;' niy.-i'li' ill iiHiumiiiitMiicni \vi(li V'ui in Dnlof !■ jisceftuiii ilio inloiitioiis (it" your (insi'Miiiu'in v.ith ii'-jk'ci io iIh- 'jH'iMii;' iii' liu' I'l'iiico Ivlwiinl l>l!tinl Railway. :i l"Uiiiiii . I' wliii-ii ii li.n liocii iv|M)r,(i| lo ilu- Doiiiinion (iovern- inonl In coiuiilcloil ami ivm\\ to Kc lal.ni iici.----('ft'i(in m'. i liavi- al-n rccrixi-.l in^-tnutions lo inai.c iiiy-i-lt" ;,'i'iM:rally atfjiiaiiitoil, t'lir tlio iiil'oi Illation nl' the l)oin:iii.iii ( in\ o iinn",ii . wilii till.' |iri.'>cnt ciiiKiiii'iii ol' ilic oiitii'o railway aii'I il> a' •"irttnames. 1 licix llusrol'i'i' iiilily iu u'i|iii'~-; iliai you will 1><' i'lca>o(l to a|i|ioiiii an liunr .11 wliioli 1 may \\.\'' ■ Jio iioiioi ol waiiiii!; uimih yoii. I h;:vc. \t'. Tho Honorable 'I'm'. Swinyard. Loiniu'l i\ Owi'ii, lVoBi«.K(iil KxocMiiivi' I'oiinuil. < iiAUi.oTrETi'WN, .May 2Gtii. 1874. r>KAU Sill, --ir von 1(111 iiiiiki' it ((iiivciiii 111 lo rail al liir f'oloninl Miiildin:,' this atiornuuii, I will l«''lia|i|.y to nuu-t ymi. ami will irmaiii 1i«!1T iiuiil rivo o'clock. 1 llUVC, i\.i\ L, (' OWKN Tho. S^rinyunl, Efit^. f 'IIAIIIOTTRTOWN. 1*. h. 1., .lunc l,*l. 1874. Sir, I rc^'Tcllcil V(M'\- niiicli iIkiI yoiir uiii.voidai.l'.' aline. uc lucvciilcil you froiii ucn)ra|miiviiig''Mf. Scliic'iluT Mr Uoyil ami iny.Hclr nvci' llu> railway between thJH town anil Siiiiiiiu'r''iy-.|iccial exertion and attention bein^' given to thi.s section of tiie line, ibe Cniilraclois woiil.l .-ioon be in a jjositioii to oH'er it lo your (ioveriimenl fur ac(C|itance _ ■ • • In view ihcrelore of tiie advanced stale of llic work-, and tim univoi'snl desiro which Hcem.s to prevail that the line between < 'harloticlown and Siinmierside slnaihl bo used a.s .'arlv Ji'^ iiosmIiIc for (he |iiiblic -eiviee. I !.,-■ very re.>.|)cct fully lo su>r>,'eNt that voiir Chief I'liiMinccr. .Mr. J K. R"vd. .should lie directed t(» proceed with all M)eed to make a special and Ihoroii-ldy detailed insiienion of tln> railway be! woon the placo. imiiu'd. imduMve, with in-lriiciioiis (o report the present condilion ol the Htations, wharves shed,,, plalform-. turntables, tank honK^•^. .Mvilches. signals, fences (these latter i'e«|iiire mosi par' ieiilar alleiiiion) ciilvcrt>, briducn, caltlegiiards and the roa.l l"d, ballasting and peiinaneiil way -enerully; whclhor in fact they are eoniplele in all rc^pceis and ic coiding lo --pii ilication, and if not. the particular work 1 ^0 that roinnins to lic comi)lcUMl, iind how soon ii c:iii bo iKjconiplisJicHl, in onlor lo enable your (ntvornnieiit to ^iijnify to iht: dominion (lovoninient tiio onrliisi day on wliiv (iieni. Meces^ai \ lo imkiIiI" them to farrv on their operations in tiie construetion ol' tiu' ri'inaniihi; poi-tion of ihe railway and worUr-. 'I Ik- Kny:ineer sIkhiJiI likrwi-e bi' direeled to maistance ot' the leleuram wlii<'h it was decided I mi^fhi with propriety I'orward lo Ottawa tor i lie information ot' the Minister of Public Works for the l> iniinion. 1 now bet,' 'o enclose a e >py ot the actual telo!j;raiii went. 1 await the opin, n of the Attorney ticiieral in regard to the jiower of Iho (lovernmenl to lay down a line of lelei,'raph alon^j tlu' r;':lway lor its own u;. Juno Mh, 1S7.|. (Tolej,n'am,) After careful examination ioid eiii|iiiry, Lo( al (iovi'inmcnt have concluded /hat f'oiitraetor> are not yt!t in .u jMwiiic u to band over to ihein any porliim ol' the rail- way; thai miitdi work ri'imiin^ lo be aci omplished ; that t'oiitractors rei|uire contin- ued use of line at iinfi.xed hours and caniio: irivi> up siitHcieiit rtdliu^ stock I'or proper train service; ihat con»|>lple leleifraphit' coinmniiicalion is necessary alonj; railway, and that havini; (he iiCiieral welfare or the public iii view, ii is lieilher expedieiil nor safe lo o[ieii the railway for tiatllc boliu'c September, ('ontraclors time is not up till inonlli of Hcplembci" I roluni to Ottawa on Thursday. up Hon. Alex, .Mackenzie, Minister Piibli( Wo/ltm, tJttawa. TllO. SWINVARP. KxErirTivi; (Vmni a. V. V. IslAfit) Juno 12ih. 1M7I Btn, — On leiclpl of your htii r ol llio 'J'iih ii|' , | wa.s enu«/«i(| in ( onoNpouding Willi our railway efuilria loin in lercu'iice lo Iho biiialin^ovec by liiilii, ot'Miat portion of the line b Mock. Sin< Adminislral The (io the iiiconH)! the Coiitrac the central sections al uot condue iiorlionof I by them. ThoH. Swin ( Sir, The tiovi'i place in t Islaml foil over the r much old earliest \>« way, or a will imm* 111 lb in coinmi lion. h. Pret 81 of llio lint' liolwocnCIiiirlolU'diwii and Snrnmciside, witli asufficioni amouni of rollitify siuclv. Siiico tlu'ii 1 liuvi' liail lurthoi' coi ropuinleiui'. whii'li has hooii laid hcfore tho Adniiiiislralor of tlio (toveniinoiii in t JDiiiii'il. Tin' ( ii)Vorninoiil liavc laivi'ii (lio stinn' iiiio i arcfiil cnii^idei-ai ion, and in view of liio inconiplolo state of tlio wlmlo lino, and liu' liniilcd an\oiint of rolling sUx'lvwIiich tlic Contractoi'H would lie cnalili^ lo dclivci', as aNn tliu |ii'n!iiil)ilii y of tlio opening of tho I'onlral .scflion, Horioiiisly cndan,u;orini; tho linisliiii^ of i!k' .•a^lo^n and wcHloni hootions al the tinio slatod in tho conlraot, luivo ootno to ilio fonrliMiion thai it would not condnco to tin' public inlcrcst, at pi'cwiuii, lo acropi tV'im llio ("Contractors t!io nortionollho railway boLwooii Charloltoiown and Suninierfiido on the leniis proposed uy them. I have, Sv.. L. C. Owen, Preskletit Executive Council. ThoH. Swinyard, Esq., ON MR. SVVIN YARDS .sECONi) VISIT TO TllK ISLAND. CllAllI-oTTKToWN, P. !''. Isl-ANI), August (Jth, 1874. Sir,— I called at your olRco yesterday, l.ni had noi liio pleasure of rinding' you in. Tho Uovornment of 'the Dominion. hciiiL:- anxious il'-'H "" undue delay should take |)laci' in the oponiufr (»f theP. Iv l>land K'ailway, have dii'ocied nio to nnisil the Island for the purpose of orn'ani/.ini;' the slalV. anii inakint,' :ii'ran:,'oiuent>. to receive nvor the railway on tln'ir lieiuilf, fnun Iho liocal dovernnieni. I shall, tlierefoi'e, he much obliged if you will lake the sultjeri im.. eon>ideraiion, and nMii(\ me, at the earliest possible inoment, when your ( Jo\ ernment will be prepared to leinler the rail- \va\-. or any portion of .i. i >,• thV ac.epi.uirc of the l>ominion Govornmont, when I will iminc'liiUely )>rocoi'd I" make Ibe linal inspection ot'.he line on it- iieluilf. In tlie meniitime, perbiip.-. you will kindly ro(|Uc-t yoiu' enu;iuoei' to place himscll' in comniunication with nio, in ordei' as lara-^ ]ios-^iblo to facilitate tnalieis. I have, \i'., Tin). SwiNYARtf. lion. L. ('. Owen. President i0.\eculiv(3 Council, i». K. I I'lXKtMJTIVK (Jot:NCll., I'. K. IsLA.ND, Aui;usi7th, 1874. Sill, — I have the honoi' !-> !U'knowlodu:e tho receipt ot your communication of veslei'dav's dale, and in reply lo slah' that the (tovernmeiit of this I'rovime are very 'anxious thai Hie railroad ^Ila■ll be opened lor iridlb al a^ eai'ly a day as possible , but asthe (Contriictorsfor tho buildinii- 'if Hie r«pad do not intend handniLr over any part of it until their c(mtraet \h eompleled, ihe (lovernmein cuinot inUTtere with then) in any way, other Ibaii seeiii:;- that I he I'oad is built in all part.s in accordance with tho Hpociticution und anangomenlH made for its eonsiruclion. 1 httve, ki\, L. C. OWKN, Pirsi'h'nt Kiec^idve Council Thos. Swinyurd, I'lso.. U (v< *4 « ,',(■'■ l4 82 CUARLOTTETOWN, P. E. J., Aii^'ust Stli, 1874. Sir, — I hc'j; to acknowlodfjc the receipt of your loiter of tlie Ttli instant, in answer to mine of the titli, in reference to arrungenienis for the opening' of the Prince Edward Island Railway. You are !j;ood eiioui;ii to ini'orni mo litat ''the contractors for tlie linillolod and ready lo be opened for the use of the ))ul)lic. on or bot'orc that d:ito, 1 bcir very respectfully to inquire whether any arranj^emont ha.s boon conic to lietweon your (iovernmoni and tlie (Contractors, whereby tho coiitraci time has beono>:teiidod, and if .«o, to what date such extension has boon ;rranted ? J bv'j; permission likewi.se locn()uiro whether, a^ the contract for tho main line is altogothor distinct from that toi' iIk- branch lineH. I am right in inferring from your remarks that if tho main line lie comploled befliro the branch lines, it is mil the intention of the Conlrai'tors to iiand over tho main lino to the (bivornmcnt iit the (late of its cumpletion. and that they intend to keep tlie rolling stock of the main lino (which wuh se]iaratoly contracted lor, apart from tlio rolling stock belong ing to the biunch linos) in their posse-'ion until the branch liiiosai'o also comiiletod? I trii-t yi>u will excuse the liberty 1 take in making tho-o omjuiries, imt having come liiTo nnder the instructi(Uis (d" tho J)oniinion (Jovernmont, for the special pur- jioso of making all the necessary Jirrangemonts lor tho ojtoning of the 1'. E, 1. rail- way, and being now actively eiigairod in the preliminaries connected therewitli, tiio indof iit' ;i!'.Miie of the reply 1 have received places mo in an awkward jiosilion, an it prevents mo from gi\i!ig any fixity to the an-angemonts which, in order to provide J V the proper working of the' line, it is oxpedieut bef©re]iand to muko. I have, (Stc, TUO. SWINVARU. Hon. L. C. Owon, President Executive Council, P. E. 1. ExEcrTiVE CofNoiL, p. E. !., August ITih, 1S74. Sill.— In roplv to your communic.'iiinn ot' ihc -^ih in-i., I have tiielionor toinfonii yon thai ou enquiry of iIk- ('onliMctors l.r building tiio Prince Edward Island Uad svay, their agent here. Mr. ('Iiarles ('. (irvgor'y, writes under date of lUlh in>l . " that liiey are pushing their works with the utmost eiiergv in order to soeuro th " compietiim of the railway at tho earliest po- I* in a Jiosilion to hand over the entire litio of railway, mtiin lino and branehe" of>«fi<«rle aocoiiling to coniraci, and within the time required of Iheni by their eoniract. urid they anticipate no ditfleuliy in doing 8 >. Mr. S. Hoyd, tiio engineer in ehargo i>'<- tho fiovrrnnient of thi- i'roviiico, writes me ill referemo thereto, under the same v.k of 1 1,0 ''^ ''Clolln- '" liaviiiiT "■■■i.'il iiiir- i;. 1. '.•.il- '\villi, 11,0 >'^ili«>ii, an > J>nivi(l(i IRI). 83 atloiul to thoir harvest. I Jo not seo how it is praoticablo for them to complete the work ill loss titno thiiii t\vomnnlii> from iho present time, even lui'ler tavorahle cir- cumstaiu'es, and in the event of bad \ve;itlier it may take even longer than that." Ahove ynn have all the infonnalion I am possessed of at present, on the matter in (|Ui'stioii. and until the term of the con tract expire.s, do not see that we can ask any more li-om the Contractors. I do not know that any part of the rojlini;: stoolc is intended purticularl}' for the main line or the ln'iinches; the several importations of engines neingusedin common 1)11 both iinc^.aiid I am not infoi'inod wha! p;uM of tlic rolling stock is intended for one or the oilier contract ; and further, the cmitrai't for the branch lines has liecome 80 intermixed with that of iJic main line, thai it is now dillicult to .-epiirate them. The engineer will ^-ce that all tin* rolling stock, and other material used in con- struction, are in co>nplete older wlien handed over, and if dehoiont in any part, they inii.'it he repaired or replaced. 1 have, itc, L. C. Owen, President Executive Council. Thos. Swinyard, Esq., &e., &.V., kc. CUARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I., September 1st, 1874. DiAR Mil. Owen, — Acting upon the oirK'.al letter I received from you, under (late tlie 17th Aiignst, I advi-cd the Doininii'ii Govcriunent that I did not anti.ipate the IVince Kdward Island Hallway would be lendered by your (iovernmenl lor tho acco|)tance of the Dominion before the mitbile of October, and jiossibiy later. As I have m:ule ail the preliminary arrangements wliich, under the cireumsUuices, it is po>sible lor me to make, I )ini("'o>e to pay an interim visit to Ottawa. leaving hero on Monday fortnight, tho Ulh inst., unless you have receivo«l any adviccH Irom your oiigineei- or coiitractors which may induce you to hold out an expeetjuion t.. me that the line can be tendered to the Dominion (TuvtMnmeiit before the time mentioned in your olliciul favor.— I shall be extremel\- o!»liged if you will let mo know. Vours very truly, Tho SwitNTAttD Hon. L. C. Owen, &c., &c. 74 i/ifotin id lUi. 1 in.^i , iro ()i (• t.. |« -r. Mid tV/ilcH I your ' line 'Sep- du'ng , hut •III. I iie to EXKCUTIVl CODNCIL. P. E. IsLAN©, Soptemtor 5th, 1*74 Thomas Swinyard, Ksquiro, Sir— I have been directed by (he President of the Council to acknowledge* -ja« receipt of your ecmimunicatimi of I'he 1st Inst., which, on account of his absence tm the IslaiKl, was not received by him until this morning, and m reply thereto j; stale that since ids communication of 17lh ult., he has received no advices from tho (iovernment engineer or contractors in reference (o the time which the lino ol rail- way may be e.\i.ected to be lenderod to Hie Dominion (iovernment. I have, &c., Wm. C. DkhHrlsay, Assistant Clerk Executive Council. I i! ! I 84 ON MR/ SWi:>' YARDS THIRD VISIT TO THE ISLAND. CiiARi,OTTETO\VN, 2i)ili October, 1874. Sm^ — Referring; to the inloiviow I. ii|ion my rolurn from Ottawa, had tho honor of having witli you on Saturday, tlu' 24th instant, at which 1 wasi informed thai your Government wt'ro not yi'i in a pic-ition to notify the (Jovernment of the Dominion that the Prince Ivlward Ishiiid Jiaihvay was in -uch a state of completion as to be received from the (butniciors. I heir, in support of what 1 tlien ui'^'eil, to submit to you the reasons why facilities shoidd l)e accorded to me for an immediate informal inspection of the line and its e(iuipment, preparatory to the tina! inspection after the line has been taken !)y your < Jovcriiniciii from the Contraclors : — 1. Because tiiisis the third visit 1 iiave paid, under instructions, for the special purpowe of assurainsr, if lirished, the railway, or a ])ortion thereof, for the Dominion Government; and now that, the aiitiinin is so far advanced, il would I'e nnfortuiate if every advantai^e were 'lol taken of the present line weather. 2. Becaufie, should ram r.lorms oecur, ilic inspection, necessarily, would be impeded. 3. Because, shoidd frost set in. the lietcction of soft spots in the road be' would be ditticidt. 4. Because. sho\dd snow tall, il would be impossible to jiroporly examine tho ditching, ballasting, lies, and tiackdaying. 5. Because an immediate infcunial in>peiliun woidd not at all interfere with tho Local (iovernmciit and the Contraclors. 6. Because il would greatly facililale the taking over of the railway by the Dominion Government, as an impoi'tant portion ol" the preliminaries would tints ho got through with, before the line is tinally accepted by the J.ocal (iovert.ment j'rom tho Oontractorn. thereby has.eidng the time of opening the railway for Irallu' purposes. 7. Because il would save lime il ihc locomotives and cars were examined, particularly those which have been in .-erviee. 1 thought il might be )iossible ii)r me. assisted liy ,Mr. Ridout, ('. Iv, and Mr. Stronach, Mechanical .Superiulendcnt. m ac< om))lishcci'tain jtortioiis of this work with- out troubling you for an engine and ear. bul upon reflection, considering the lutenes.s of thoHeason, 1 deem it advisable to pass over the entire line, liir which purpose an engine and car, and 3dur aulhorily, would be indispensable. I have, Ac, Tho. Swinyard. Tho Honorable Lemuel 0. Owen, President Executive Council. ClI.VKT-OTTETOWN. P. V.. Isi-ANT), October 2Hth, 1874. Sin, — In order lo further tin; object named in my letter loyou of the 2(llh instant, 1 beg resju'clfully lo re()uesl you to be uood enough' t<> cause tin' plans, spccilicalions, &c., detailed in ihe enclosed mi'iiinraiulum to be -iipplied to me. I presiinu" the Chief Kngiiieor will have nodiiliculty in furnishing tbe.iiiformalion leipJiriMl. It may, however, involve loo much time to lia\-e cn].ies of the plans miule tor n,v immediate UHc, in which case, perhaps the originals i"(ur;ue Would be road be) >niinc (lio fci-o with y t'v the I (1ms 1,0 iit'iit IWnn or ti'atHf 'xainined, and 3fr. orkwith- > lateness •'•jjoso an 3. 4. 5. (5. 7. 8. !). 10. 11. 12. i:'.. 14. 1"). Ki. 17. 18. Plan showinj^ alignmont ami i-ight of way — scale 400ft. to an inch — main lino and l)iaiicl)eH. Profile scale 40011. horizontal, ai\(l .'{Oft. vertical, of main line and branches. List of l)ri(ii;os, with general description of same, and situation an to mileage on line. List of culverts, do do do List of puhlic road crossinijs and situation on line. ' Number of jirivalo road crossinns on each section. Original j)lans of all hridge.'? with specitications, and subsequent alterations, if any, of same. Original ])laiis ot' culverts, do do Original plans of public I'oad crossings, shewing cattle guards. Plans and specifications of boai'd fence and gates. Plans and specilication of wire fence and gales. Original plans of station buildings, with specitications. Original plans ol'slation buildings as subse(|Uenlly allereil. Plans of all station grounds, sbewiiig position nt imildings. sidings and dimensions of grounds. Plans of switches and signals. Plans and specitications ol wharves and nribwork, original and as altered. Depth of watci- alongside and at eml of each whai-f Situation of grr.vel i)its, IVom which ballast has been taken for line. Oct. 28, 1874. EXECt.TIVK < 'OUNCIL, P. E. ISLANI), October 31, 1874. Thomas Swinyard, Ksq., Sill,— 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of 2Sth iiist. I have forwarded the memorandum enclosed thei'ein to llieti^poctioii, about, Friday next, and will ho irlad if you will av-comjiany him. I clieorfidly ^ivc tiie coiiM'iit of tlu' (ioveriinu'iit to your olitainini^ an engine and cai-, but have no authority, lhi> matter resting with the Contractors. I have, kc, L. C. Owen. ClIARI.OTTETOWN, November 2nd, 1874. Sm. — 1 have toaoknnwiedue the receipt this morning of your letter ol' Saturday's date, the ."{Isit ultimo. With ngard to yuur remark thai you do not remember that anything of con.so- quenco came up at our intervioM' reforn-d to in my letter of the 2(!lh ultimo, except tliat 1 >tated my intention of going over tiie line in comj)any with Mr. Hidout, (,'.K., for the pui"])o.-ie of insi))ection, 1 beg to cxpresN a h<»po that j'ou do not mean it to be inferred that my >taiemcnt in relation thereto i> in any way inaccurate. 1 regret you do not sec 3'our way to enable me and Mr. Uidout to make the informal examiiuUion which I thought was .so desirable, and which would have .saved so much time, pending the formalities of the inspection now iieing made by your cngineei', and at which it was tlioii^fiu better by him that I should not be pro- sent in my oilicial capacity. The .seven reasons I gave you were, 1 trust, sutticieni jiistitication under the circumstances for my suggestion. It is true you ])ermit me to apply to the ("oiilractors, hut my ap])lication wa.s directly U) you. who only have ilic right to dcinaml the acconunoilat ion, and under whose authoi'ity only the ]>roj)o.>eil examination could be jnade. You are good enough to inforni me that Mr. Boyd purposes to go over " a part of the rooil alioul Friilny." ihe (jih instant, and you kindly say you will be glad if I will accompany him. Will you ]iloa.-<> allow me to enquire whether I am to regard this as an intinialion tVotn you that your (rovernmeni will, at thitdate, be ready tor me to commence the otHcial inspection on behalt' of the general to lie jml in jtosscssion a.s soon as pos- (iible, will not give the t'ontraclors any cause for detention. 1 have, &c., L. C. Owen. The. Swinyard, J.sq., President Executtci'. Council. (kc., k(i. ClI.\.RLOTTETOWN, P. 11. Isl.ANI), November 13rd, 1874. Sir, — On the occasion of my first visii here. 1 noticed that the outside boards of the Ixix' cars for the railway were placed hori:unihuuld be placed verti'^aUij. . , . I was passing across the railway line iieyond the station, this morning, where several box cars were standing, the bodies ol' which were new, and had recently been primed; and, as 1 observed that the same departure from the November 4th, 1874. Siu— 1 have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of yesterday, 'vhicb I eiiclos.'d to the (h)verninent Euirinecr for explanation, and annex an extract from his reply : . , . , , . ,i .-...^ "ll>eg leave to stale for tho informal ion ol Iho (.overnnniil tliai at tlie tmm "referred to in Mr. Swinvard's letter, 1 eiKinired into lln; matter and .satistied myself " tint his objections were not sutlicientlv well li.uiuled to Justify me in requiring tho .. ..ontracto,-; to .•hange the plan ihey bad adopted for the forty-five cars which were "then luiih The cars are certainly sliouger with hori/.(mtal l)oarding, ami tlio "objection that the water Hn.ls itH way more readily in t_o the joints has little, it any " weight, when the cars are kept i-roperly ptiinlcl. The cost is obviously the same " in either ease. As 1 fail, therefore, to m'c any siitlicient cause tor doing 80, 1 must " detdino to make the change recommended." I .,.nee with .Mr. lioyl that the cars, as n,.w being l)uilt, are much stronger than if cveivd as you proj.ose. if your proposition had been made before any of tlm cla»B0f cat- hud bein eon»trueled, 1 would eertuiuly have recommended that j om IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I 1.25 " "" Ilia iii K 1.4 1= 1.6 V} <^ /} / '&A el '/ -<^ Photographic Sciences Corporation iV ^ ■^ O "^ o'^ ^1% % V 23 WIST MAIN STRHT WIBSTIR,N Y MSBO (716) 873-4503 <^ ^ t?^ .*■■ <€?- Q< 8g it idea should be carried out; but, iis so iiiiiny biive boon m:ido accordinj,^ to the present arrunfronieiit, I do tiot thiidc it prudent t.) make any eliunge iu those now being covered. I liavo, &e., L, C. Owen, President Executive Council, Thomas Swlnyai-d, I^lsq., &C., i&e. ClURLOTTKTOWN, P. M isLAND, November 5th, ]8'74. Sir, — i have the lionor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 4th instant in reply to mine of tlio ."'ird, in relation to the eonstruelioii of llio box cars. Having early in Juno last called attention to the dcparlHre by the contractors from the dcsi'/n which Mr. Boyd informed me he hn^^ ijicen them, and iiaving now speciallj^ called your notice to the continuance of the departure, my duty for the present is discharged. I shall have no ditficulty in showing the very good and practical reasons which have induced railway com])anies so generally to abandon the horizontal for the ver- tical pattern, such as the drawings for the Island cars called for. 1 have, &c., The Honorable Tho. Swinyaud. Lemuel C. Owen, President Kx. Council, P. K. J. Mr. Ow facilities for that he wo\i am very des road, as far able to you, partial tour ^ I shall you leave h ^ I feel 1 MyD have not j for my ti" 1 sha! make my monts. I can bo done ^^ ! [. I' CllAllLOTTETOWV, P. Iv IsLAND, Xovomber 5th, 1874. S[n,— -I Jiavc the lionoi' lo acknowledge tlie rccoi])l of your letter of yesterda3''s date in reference to vhe inspection nf the railway. It would ill become ino to press further for tho I'aciiilics I sMgiicsted, and I have written lo Mi'. Jioyd, informing him that I shall be haj)py lo avail myself of the opporlunity yon givi^ to acconii)any him on his]»artial inspection toiii' toinoi'i'ow, (hough it be oidy in an informal raimnor. 1 beg to enclose you a copy of the letter i have addresscil to Mr. Uoyd. 1 have, &c. , ^ Too. SWINYARD. Hon. L. C. Owen, Pi-csidont Ex. Council, V. K. I. CllARIiOTTETOWN, P. Vj. IsiiANO, iVovember 5tli, 1874. My Dkaii Si«,--1 have received a letter from the Hon. Mr. Owen, dated lilst Oct., in which lie stateil that yon intend going over a part of the railwav for inspec- tion about Friday next ( tonioir(tw), aii projto.-od in.^puciion lour, which xcas fixed for to-day, has hwa. postponed. I have, ticc. Tho. Swinvauu, Tho Hon. Lemuel C Owen, Prowident Executive Council. ClIAHLOTTETOWN, 1'. K. lsi,ANn, November !»th, 1874. Sir, — Uei)resentations having bei^ii made to tln^ aiithorilios lit Ottawa, that an impression prevails amongst the p(u)pli> of the Island thai the opening of iho railway has been (ielayed, and is slill rel;inleil, by want of ineliiwilij)licd to me. Vesterday the Ctrntractors having Jioard of" my wish to make an inlormal examination of tlie line in order to save time in opening the road fo'" traffic after the transfer is made,"' Avere good enougli to olVer to ])lace at my service an engine and car, which a<:coininodatioii 1 learnt from you the Provincial (iovernment had no right to give. li is now mv duly to inform you that this offer /rom the Contraeturs i ni oww 11 ID Jio\^ 111 \ <.iui> tw jiiiwiiji ^>»/ii litem »jii.-» ';(ic/ /twin iiir. « ''int fii. tm {^ x ill i.iiii>r acco[)led ; and I have arranged to leave for Tiguish to-morrow (Friday morning) for llir ]iur|)()se of cominenciiig an cxaminaiioii the next day of that end of Iho 1 ine, -■•'■'■ ' ' ' ;..iv....,.^.,| i(^ ill ., inoiv advanced state of completion than the nicd I-'riilay in the hope that I shall yet he furnished with which r have been informer eastern yeetion. I liave iianivn • iiiui^) m nu' m»|>i; mat ■ niuiu ^)i^'i' no iuiiiimii.'ii \>i the plans, otr.. which 1 had re(piested ; and F still trust, before leaving at 10 a.m., I Bhallleputin po.sscs>ioii of them. I beg you, therefore, to excuse the liberty i taUe in thus once more veryrcspect- liilly reminding }ou of what, before J go, it is so essential that 1 should be furnished with. 1 have the honor to be, iSir. Your obedient Hervanl, TlIO. SWINYABD. The Hon. Lcmiiol V. Owi Pioaideut ILxceulive Couniil, P, E. I. EXECL'TIVR ('oINCn. Ol'KICK, November 12, 1874. Sin, — I have Ihe hoii(>i' to cnclo-.c .Mr. Hoyd's reply to mine, enclosing roipiisition lor plariH, .tc., re(|ucsl«>d by you on the 2)>tli]^ulto. Tfio iilaii.- of right of way (»r title are by statute held in the Wegistry office, but I have instructi>(| the clerk of the railway ((Miimissioiicrs to give you ihe copies in their offleo. 1 understand you have already had those of Ihe eastern Hcetion. Mr. Iloyd. in his ri';iorl. writes thai he cannot at present spare the copies of the jilanH of aiii'iimcnt in lis olllcc, bill I havi* arranged that you or any pci son you upi ' int may haviuiccesH to them ul any lime, and when the road islmndod ovor thobu plans will be givun ,/ou with it. 91 Mr. Boyci will have a list of the bridiijes and main road crossings made with as little delay as liossiblo, but will not bo able to furnish a list of the culverts made for some time. I have the honor to be, Sir. Your obedient servant, L. C.^OWEN, President Executive Council. Thomas Swinyard, Esq., &c., i"tc. Prinoe Edwakp Island Railway, (ioVEUNMENT ENdlNKEIl's OffICK, ilth November, 1874. Sir, — T have the honor 'c submit the following reply to Mr. .Swinyard's I'cqucst to be furnished with plans, &(•. The engineering of the trunk line was by the terms of contract placed in the hands of the cojitractors. Their chief engineer therefore submitted the jilans of structure, iV'c, as they were requireii, and 1 returned them marked " approved," or with order for .alterations as the case might lie. The originals are consequently in the possession of the contractors. The drawings for the branch line, being all prepared at this office before tho letting of the contracts, are in my possession. It must be rccoilcctel also that the drawings of structures, whether furnished by tho contractors or by me. were only general plant", which were modifieii to suit particular localities. 1 was not iillnwed to extend my stall' beyond the narrowest limits, and having no regular draughtsman was ol)liged, in addition to my other numerous duties, to do most of the ilraughting myself It wa'^ not possible therefore to provide any drawings except siu'h as were alwolutelj' indi^Jpensable. In tnany instances sliglit cliaiin-es in detail were found nofossary iluring the progi'css of tho works, and were urderod on the g ouud without being noted on the plans. For these reasons the plans do not, nor is it requisite they should, show tho actual construction of each sepai'ato structure. It is only necessary that tho work as performed should, in all cases, have my sanction and approval, after which it becomes "according to contract.'' I bog to submit the fallowing explanatory remarks on the items in Mr. Swinyai'tl's list : 1, 2. The |)lans and prolilcs are in constant use and cannot be spared at pieaent. The worLcing |ilan of aliifument does not show the right of way. .'i, 4, 5. Xo such lists have been pi'epared, not being ro(iuirod lor my use, but 1 will have lists .'i an 1 5 p:e|)aied as ,-oon as jxtssible. (». There is a crosMug oa every farm through which tho line passes, in some cases two. 7, S. !», ri. 11. Tiie general remarks a'tovo apply to these five iteras. 1-*, i:{. Tiio only plans of station buil-lings lor the branch line, approved by tho Lieuteu'uil-tJ ivei'iitr in Cnuncjl, are tho-e in accordance with which the stations have been buill. 1 lent my only copies of tho^o to Mr. Swinyard in June last, and ho has no! yet i-cMirne I iIumu. "l h:ive the plans of the branch line stations. 14, I liavc plans of the princiixil stations, with Uie position of the buildings, &c., shown. The w.-iy-sli^lion grounds were laid otf by the (Jovernmeni Land Sur- veyors, jind I located the buildings myself on the spot without U'^ing plans. Tho gritnnds theinu'Ivi'^ should bi' -hown on' the jilans in the Record oflicc, but I have no c ipic-. I trnve Mr. Swinvard a co|)\- of the Charioltelown plan in June last. If). The switohes are'oi' tiie ordinary kind, so common and well-known that HO drawings wore rc(iuired. Thore are no signals oo tho lino. 1 w 16. The wharf plans and detailed specifications were Bubrpitted by the contrac- tors, approved by me and returned to thorn. The wharves are of ordinary close- faced crib work. 17. The depths at the ends of the wharves are as follows : Charlottetown, 18 feet, low water; Georgetown, 18 foet, low water; Summciside, 15 feet, low water; Cascumpoc, foct, low water; S. Potei-s, 9 foet, low water; Souris, 6 feet, low water. The depth salongf'ide not being roq^niretl, have not been measured yet, but I can have them taken in a short time. The principal pits from which the contractors procured ballast, are at Alberton Lot 11, Kensington. North Wiltshire. Malpeiiue Road, Suffolk Road, Mooney's, Scrimgeour's, Morrell, Dingnell's. Ashton. There are several other small pits which were nearly, if not quite, exhausted. The original drawings cannot be spared at present, and it would take a long time to make copies; but when tiie line is completed, the working drawings will be handed over with the railway. This seems to be the only proper course to pursue in the matter. I have, &c., John Kdw. Boyd, The Honorable Chief Engineer. the Colonial Secretary. Executive Councii. Offick. November 12, 18*74. Sir, — I enclosed Mr. Boyd's rojiort this morning and regret that I was unable to reply earlier to yours ot liSlfi nit. i have already oi'dored tluit the plan> of "Western Section of the Railway in the Commissionei's Otiice bo sent to you at once. The Commissioners being out ol' town may have some of the plans away with but th(> ( 'K-rk will send what he has. them, Several days ago, 1 reciuestci' Mr. l'o\ the eontraclors to enable me to I'oi-m sonic" railroad would be compiclcii and icady to note from him on that subject. I hav Thomas Swinyard, Esq. <&e., &c. •d to enileavor to obtain information from idea ol'tiietime when we might exj)eet the ie handed over. 1 encloso a copy of a e the honor to be, Sir, Youi' obedient servant, L. C. Owen, President Executive (Committee. Charlottetown, P. E. Island, 24th Nov., 1874. Sir, — In making inqniries about tlu> pl.-ms showing the quantity of land taken lor railway purposes, iiml in re>]ic(t to which i shall, ofcourte, have to report for the inlbrmatio'i ol'tlie Oominioii (iovcrnmcnt, it has been stated to mo that none have yet been tiled at the Registry ollice. and conseiiuenlly that the land enelosodhas not been legidly doiiic-Ucti to the public. As it is expected tliatlhc I'lovincinl < iovernmcnt will soon be in a position toclose with iho contractors, and nudvo thereaflci' a transfer of the railway to the Dominion, 1 take the liberty ol mentioning to you the fiicts wliich have been brought to my notice. At pre.-Jeni, owing to (ho non-filing of the plans, I under.'^tand that the con- tractors and others at work i pon the line are in the position ot trcBpassors, and that 93 the omission unrectified would ijo a fatal barrier to the possassion of the railway by the Dominion Government. " 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, „, __ ^ ^, TllO. SWINTARD. The Hon. Lemuei, C. Owen, President Ex. Council. P. E. I. ClIAULOTTETOWN, P. E. IsLAND, 24th Nov.ember, 1874, Sir, — Having re.ii;ar(l to the sovcnd Interviews wo have iiad in roforenoe to the transit of grain and inereliandi/.e I'oi- shipment over the raihvav before the close of navigation, in onlor to meet the very urgent rcfiuests which have been made throughout the Island lor that accommodation, I have been advised, without preju- dice to the rights of the Dominion Government in the matter of the linal inspection and acceptance by them of the I'oad, to consent, so far as my consent on their behalf is necessary, to the contrnctois nnderiaking the conveyance from the different stations along the railway, of mercliandizo lor slii))mont from the Island and of grain in full car loads, to the jirinciple slii)i])iiig poi'ts. Tho arrangement is of course to be only of a tomporaiy nature, ])en(liug the acceptance by the Pi-ovincinl Govern- ment of the railway, from the <'untraclc)rs. As fully understood at tiie interview between u-, t!ic contractoi's should under- take not to shew any favDrit ism in the ailottmenl of ( :irs. but .should apportion them as oquilably as possibbi amongst the various applicant '. In the notice which may be issued to the jniblic advertisu;" this arrangement, I think it very essential, to preven! the jvt-ition or inteivsts of eii'^er tlie Provincial or Dominion (Jovertiment being ]i!ciudi(ed, that the special chaiatv^r of the arrange- ment should be dislinctly set forth, so that the public may be fully aware that the line is not yet formally opened fi>!' legular tratiic but sim])iy ojuMied undcu- urgent circumstances to obviate (iisappniimncnt to shipper.-- nt' grtiiii. etc., who have depended on the aniicipiited opening of the railway this fill, Id I'eacii at the last moment before the closing (;f iiavigaiiidi the several ports thai may remain open. I have already mentioned my objections ti> tliis arrangement extending to passengers, though T fir.-i thought ii po-^sibly might l)e allowed on notice being given that \i would ho (It (heir oirn riiik ; Imt the more 1 relied upon the serious peril we would be permitting the travelling |)ii!)lie to subject ihoniselves to, and upon the responsibilit;' which my as-eiit would tI)i{)W upon me, the more I am convinced of the imprudence of the proposed arrangement. The inspection which 1 atid Mi', 'i. K'idout, ('. H.. have already made dees not warrant me in allowing it in any way to lie .•-uppo>ed that I eoir-ider the line in a tit state to be yet o|)ened for pas.-ei'igor trallic, even though non-resnonsibility fur risk might be specilied. With regard to the did' ils, 1 \v;ll as it was u:ale'stoo.',, be very happy to supply the contractors with rale , Ibnu ^ etc., to a,-isi>t in iin'tional character, there can, 1 submit, be no doubt that, irre-iKM'tive of tiie broad fact that tlie I'ailway has not yet been com- pletely examined, ?ior pus, od iiy your own engineer, nor olficially inspec'ed by mo, nor i.s yet under the control ol tliC Dominion tJovornmcnt, it woukl have been entirely hemnd i)iij iluti/ to have coir enled to, or to jiave roommended, the conveyance of pa--sengers under sucli ill-condilioned circumstances. I have been info; mod that tiie casualties, wliicli have already occuncd, have proved the prudence and wisdom of ilic limitation ; and one has only for a moment to reflect upon the liaiiilily oi iho-o \vlif> m;iy bo 11 charge of trains, not yet regulated by time table, nor c inlrolii.'d i>y toIi'g!:ipl'. lo eir in Jii ignient, to roco^^nixe tlio nece.-sily of tho piccjuuion fchew:i, and lo comprehend the ie]ionsibiiil\' ,■^o justiliably avoided. I JKive the honor to be. Sii", Your obidionl borvant, Tito. SWIMTARD. The Hon ): able Lemuel C. Owen, PrLV idcnt J'^xecutivo (/ouncil, P. E. 1. 05 MRMORATv^DU\r. Whereas, l! is r.;::i.l that some few d lys inn.it elap.so hoforo the railway can be completed and transferrod to the (.Tovernmcnt of the Dominion ; and whereas, it ia very desiralile, in tlie meantime, to meet ihe nriront requests which have been made by various parties wi.-hini; to n:-e the railway i'nr tlic ]iurpose <>f exporting grain and merchandise at the several ])orts of Cascumpee,Summersicle. Charlottetown, George- town, Head of St. Peler's Bay, and Souris, before the close of navigation, it is lierebj' by, and agreed between the jKirlie-^ hereto, that the contractors may use the rolling stock (now in their possession toi- the ])ur))osesof construction only) for the con.eyancc of grain and merchandise for shipment as above stated, at rates to be furnished by the eom- missioncr, or agent, ading on beliaif of the Govei'nment of the -Dominion, and on terms to be ari'angcd between him and the saidcontractoi's, m regard to the checiving of the trallic conveyed, and u> the apjiorrionment of the receipts thei-efor; it being undei'stood and agreed that this arrangement I'or the tem[)orary Avorking of the lino for tiaffic purposes liy the contractors, is made under s])ecial and urgent circum- stances, and to preveui ccnfusioii or clashing in opei'ating the road while still in pobseshii n ot the contractors, and shall in no way ])reiudice the ixdative rights, interests and positions ut' tlio Provincial (lovernment and the contractors, nor the relative rights, interests and jiosilions oi' the Provincial and Dominion Governments. The undersigned contractors do hereby bind themselves not to shew any favoriti>m in the allotment of cars at their <'ommand. and do agree to the best of their al»ility to a])[ioi'tion the same as e the circumstances will jjermit. This arrangement to terminate not hiter than the closing of navigation this fall ^ L. C. Owen, Witness to the si!j,nature of L. ( '. Owen, i Premlcnf Executive Council. William 'C. DesEkisay. | On behalf of the Government I of Prince Edward Island. Witnosb to the signature of T. Swinyurd, Thomas Kidout. Tllo. SwtNYARD, On behalf of the Government of the Dominion of Canada. Witness to the signature of Schrcil)er &. Burpee, ] A. Stuonach. ) ScuiiEiBER k Burpee, Contractors. Charlottetown, 24th November, 1874. Charlottetown P. E. Island 2nd December, 1874. ,qiR_.\1 the invitation of Mr. Boyd, Engineer lor the Provincial Grovcrnraont of the Priiice'lvlward Dland Railway, ! and Mr Bid.mt, C K.. passed with him over the line on Mondav Ihe liOlh ultimo, between Charlottetown and Pignish, and on Tuesday (ve.d.-nlaV the 1st instant ), between Charlotlolown and Souris. We left on M.'.n.h.v at 7.40 a.m.. and 1 e:so.l a wish to Mr. Boyd to spend two .lays on the trip, the dr^tanco between Charlottetown and lignish being 117 miles; "but he stated he could not consent to do ho as he had decided to go away trom the Island ll.r "ood bv the ne.Kt steamer, leaving Charlottetown on Thursday morn- ing (lo-morrow) about ;, a.m. Daylight close.l by the time we reached J untly irPver bridge 8ii)ility of imo ut'tlioiiiyol boiiv^' rcti lire 1 ill tin.' office ; if so, it can be retained for the present. 1 liave tiie honoi- lo be, Sir. Your obedient .^ei'vant, L. C. Owen, President Executive CounciU Tiiomu.s 8\vin3'ard, Esq., iic, i^e., (to. CH.:VBr.OTTETOWN, P. E. L, December Ith, 1874. Sir, — 1 went to your ollii-e ;i; 1 p. m., yo^ecri-hiy tor tlie pui-poee of thanlcing you for your liitlcr in reply li> mine ot' t!io prcvinUN iii'iernoon. but f was not ho fortunuti^ as to mce' wiili you. Mr. llidoal, Iiowovc;-. had called for the plans &c., whicli you kindly pi'omised wo siiould now have. Thoui^h -so obviously necessary to enable me to t'uliil my duly to tiie Dominion I idvei'nmeni, it was witii the utmost regret that J had to trouble you sn often for tlieni. I e;in assure yon that it has been, and still is my anxious wish and study u> aeconiplish the work entrusted to me in the most convenient maaner to your (loverTsment. With regard to .\[i-. Boyd's ileparture from the Island, ! am truly sorry that though I find il wa - your intention io have rei|iies(ed liiTu not to carry his decision into elTect until inatiers were arranged, you wciv, by his -^udden attack yesterday, ])revented from doing so. Wiien Mr. Jiidout and 1 made our trip with him over the line 0.1 -Monday and Tiie.day, he apj)eared to be as well a^ usual. The imprud- ence however of his attempting to aee'jiu[)lisii >>> much in so short a lime tiiid at such unseasonable hours, is now miuiife-'t ; but [. trust sincerely that; the attack will not prove seriou;, and tliat wo shall soon have the ])leasure of again seeing him hero. 1 have the iionor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant. TUO. SWiNYARD. The Hon. Lemuel C. Owen. President Executive Council. Prince Edward Island. (Copy.) — ( IIARLOTTEXOWN, P. E. 1.. December lOtii. 1874. Mv De.\R .-sru, — .Vniic'o iii",!X Mr. i5)yd"s return, i! may facilitate the discussion which we liope s(i )n lo liave I lie honor of bavin,;' with yon. if I entimerato the principle items in the t'onlracts from u- .liich after tlio e.xamiiiaiiou we have I'cenable to make, it apjiears to iis that very impoitant de|iartures and Mtni^^ions have been made. They ;ii o sis follows : — 1. ill ihe (dearing. li. In tin* grading. 3. in tiie liai lasting. ■1. In the ties. ;"). In llio^^idiiius. (I. In the length of railway 7. In the fencing and gates. 8. In the siaiionsand otiicr baildings, 9. in the hlling at Cliarlottetowii. I remain, my Dear Sir. ^'our8 very truly The Hon. Ijcmiicl ('. Owen, Prcsideiil lixeculive ' 'ouncil. Tho Swinyard 18 !)P ClIARLOTTKTOWN, Fiiday Morning. My Dear Sib, — I have not recoivocl tho letter that I undeiritood you to say you had ^uiit me. Wlicn leaving yc-^tciday I went to tho olHee of the Hxeeutivo Council and remained there until 4 o'clock; then called at tho office ot the Colonial Secretary; then canio to my iilace of business and remained until o.iiO. Sent to the post office, and at 7.1-iO went ])ersonally to the post office and cou'd not obtain any information of tho missing communication ; will thank jou to enquii'e if it has been Ictt in your office. Tho. Swinyurd, Esq. &c., &c., I remain, yours, L. C. Owen. &c. (Copy.) Chaulottetown. p. 1']. I., 11th -December, 1874. My Dear Sir, — On the other Hide 1 beg to give you a copy of my letter to you of yesterday', which was personally delivered by my messenger about noon to the attendant in the office of the Colonial Secretary. 1 will go there specially- to enquire into the matter. 1 am very sorry for tho trouble you have been pui to. Yours, very truly, TUO." SWINYARD. Tho Honorable Lemuel C. Owen, President Executive Council. V. !•:. i. Charlottetown. December 14th, 1874. My Di;ar Sih. — Aiiticiiiating frmn yur intimation at llie close ni la.^t week, that in a iii'i'l lime your (iovcrnnient would be \iv ,vA to traiisiei" tlic IJailway to (he Dominion. I have been considering what (provided a satisfactoi-y understanding «;m be arrived at belweeu the two (Jovernmenfs in rcgai'd to the terms of transfer) train av^connuo iaiiou ii would be jios^ible r.Ti.l safe to give the ) iil»lic during the winter months, and mili! the line can be fnliy ojioned in the s]M'ing. I»y wliicli time il may lie ex])ected that dwellings for station-nias(er> and sheds I'or I'leight at Sinumcrside, Cbarlottiitown, tJeorgctowii andSoiiris can be provided, and wo'kshops and maeluncry at Charlotfetown prepare I. Ofcourse, iiu'al these /(('''(Nsv/r/r.sfor liic jn jjierand eiUcient working ol' ihe railway are all complete, tho arrangements that nniy l>e made can only i'c of a ^jiecial character. All freiifbt must be cai'ried at owner's I'isk, and, a> regards passengo's. it is self evident that it would lie very dangci'ous to carry them excejit at lixed antl seasonable hours. Afy opinion is that the trains which may l>e lun should (^// triircl in diij/lii/lif as uir lis jinss'l'h' because there being no station-masters and no lights to guide tlie train hand?', there would be great difficulty in iiringing the train to a stand in tho dark at the proper places, and passengers might alight on bridges or in cattleguards, or walk upon or into the same or othei' dangerous jdaces. In th«) absence, too, of complete telegraph accommodation it would only be pru- dent to allow one train upon the same division at a time, except in sjjocial cases of emergency, such as one train needing the help ol'auother. in the enclosed rough time table, prepared subject, a,s before stated, to tho terms of arrangomoiit between the two Croveruments, being such as to remove any obstacle 99 to itH bcini;- pat into operation by llio Dominion Government, you will see that I have taken all ih'jso ])rec'anti()n.s into coiisidoiutiDn; and, while the table docs not pretend to give the ac-C(ininv>dation which tho (ii)veriinu'nt will be able to atVord when tiib railway is rully ])erlbcted, it will, 1 tiii;>l. i^-Jvc all that can reasoTiably be expected under the cirrnnislances dui-ing the [iresent winter. There will, jis it is now di-awn. lie tlirco trains each way per weeic between Char- lottotown and Siunnierside; two train~< eacli way jiei- week between Char lottetown, Alberton and 4'ignish ; two trains each per week between Cbarlottetown, St. Peters and Soiiris, anil two trains each way pei* week between C/'harlolietown, Cardigan and (uHirgetown. The an-angements will ofconi-se be subject to change as eireiimstances and ex|)ei'icui'c may render ueoessary. I sliall bo very glad iC you will look over this pi'oposed tiinc'.card, and return it w'ilh any suggestons tliatniay occur to you. Vou will Itear in mind that the ti'ains have .so to be tirranged thal^ the engine and train hand-) have to be brought to the proper destinations on each tiip sd as to take iijt and ])e!:'. * thi' next day's work. '. ours, very truly, (Signed,) Tho. Swinyard. ToIIon. L. ('. Owen. P. S. — 1 had Just wi'iiten the aliovo letter wh. ;. your mesHongor delivered to me y )ur letter ,f to-day's date, Aviiich 1 will duly answer to-m;)n'ow. I asked your mes- senger lo Walt wliilc ihe Time Bill, enclosed hoi'oin, was btu^g copied, bat he said you "".ould have left oHice ior the day. 1 therelbre .send i\u6 to your house. ExEcuTiVF Council, PuiNCE Kdward Island, December 15th, 1874. My Dear Srti, — 1 am much obliged for your's of jx^sterday, enclosing a copy of a propo.scd time talile for the Railway i'or the winter, and return if as requested. 1 have no right to interfere in the matter, the management of the road being altogether with the Dominion Authorities, hut will suggest that, as in the arrange- ment j-ou have given a triweekly accommodation to Surnmerside, (leoi'getown lieing the terminus of the trunk line east, the people of that piace should be in no wnjrso position than those of the foi'mer town. Again, 1 trust that the arrangement will be continued to send fi eight trains occasionally to Georgetown, while that harbor remains open. I am iufni med that several ships ai'e now lying at the Eailway wharf there waiting for caigoes, and T fear that if the public are tied to the semi-weekly arrangement, these ships will not be loaded this autumn, and great detention and loss will be caused thereby. Thomas Swinyard, Esq. 1 remain, my dear Sir, Yours truly, ^ L. C. Owen, President Executive Council. (Copy.) ClIARLOTTETOWN, Princ". Edward Island, l()th December, 1874. My Dear Sir.— T thank vou for returning the skeleton time table. Of course after the Railuiiy is transferred to the Dovnnion (iorernment tho management of it will bo in their hands ; liui: as Premier f)f the Province, and one of its Iciuling mer- c.jiaiits. 1 was anxious to consult you in reference to the accommodation which (all things'tjeirg- satisfactorily arranged between tho two (iovernmonts) it might at an early day be practicable" to afford during the winter montiv^ 1 am glad to know 100 from a convevsation I had with _\ou tliat it w;i-^ your opinion that the proposed urningcments would, iiiidoi" tlic circumsr.'incos, bo entirely salistaclory, and i was pleased to receive your suggestion willi regard to (loorgelown. From enquiries earefiiily made, T Avas led to the cnnclusion that the line would be mostly used between CiiiirlottetowTi and Summerside, lieneo the extra train flrnuigcd for thai ^cetion of the iiui'. The piesenl iiumber of ii'ains .'-pecitiod in the table, is all thai under existini;' eireiim.stanoes ean be conveniently given. If exper- ience, however, should show that an extra train iN moi'o needed I'tjtwoen ('harlotto- town and (ioorirolown than botwi'en ('Inirlot 'elown and Siinimerside. it will he easy to inalvo the ehitngo. ^'oll speak ot' several ships now lyinii; at the wha.f at Cieoryetown w.-nting for cargo. I believe the Co/itnffors have done all in their power to work through what trattie has boon prosentod ii> ihom; but the severe snow storm wo iuivo had only proves Innv great :ii'o tin' dillicn!lio.< aUcndant even on a partial ojiening of the Eail- wa\ at this late season <■(' the yoar. The (■ontntator.'^ lutrr inforniiu/ uir flmt ii.f . vdrcomc tlicohstdclc-a, have. for the litst fcic ci('jjs, ban aln><»it uncvaHin'j. Yours vory truly, TllO. SWINYARD. The Hon. Lemuel Owen, Charlottelown. KxEcuTiyK CouNcrr, i'KixcE I'nwAun Isi.Axn, December Uth, 1874. Sir, — In reply to yoiir'sof 10th instant, whoioin you wiitethal on examination it appears that very important departures and oniissidUs have iioeii made in the eonstruc- tion of the railway, i have tlu' honor to iiitdi-m you that, — 1st. Mr. Boyd states that the elearing is not done (o his satisfaotion ; at various plaoes, amounting in all to about thirty miles, a (piantity of rubbish isstijl remaining unburnt; iieostinnites the co>t of this al ton dollars per mile, and he has sto])ped tiireo iuiiKlred dollars, in his corlidcate, to cover Ibis item ; 2nd. The ("biof Knginocr caniicit oonceive in what |iarticular the g!':>ding is not up to speoitieation, Beioio the track \va ■ laid, gangs wore put on to trim ami linish. Any ombanknieids that woie narrow or had run oii', hive boon widened ; the draintige has boon most carcl'iilly attended to, and the grading allouotho]' is as good as ean be made. ih'd. From tlu' observations of the (.'hief llngineor, and the re]nn'(s of his assis- tnnts, he is satisliod that the ballasting is complolod according to contract. •Ith. Some oi" the tii-s arc smaller that the spocilicalion size, but an additiomil number Iwis been i)iit in at the jioint-< where this was lound to be the case, s : as to Sive the rails a bearing e(|iiul to what Ihoy woidd have had with the larger ties. etween Harper's and 'rignish, and botwccii Wolliiiginn iind Port Hill, sonu^ more sliould still be put in. .Mr. Hoyd estimated iho inimiioi' roiiuireil at sixieen hundred; the sleepers bavo been fiirinshed, and lu' considers iho amount which ho hits dednctetl am)tle to I'ovor the cost of laying them, and furiushing the spikes ; he informs mo that he stopped the Contractors IV\ it appeared to be mis- understood, .Mr. Moyil had this item altered in the spocilicalion of tho branch linos, the drawings, whicli aii' the saiin' in Imth oa^'s. show two thou: and tnid two bund roil sleepers to the uulo : Olli. The ton pci' cent spo.iiiod al ihe sidings sva:. intended as an o.\!remo linut, 101 and was so i'.\])laine(l I'v the I'-n<;'inoer to inlcndin!' contractors Iiolbrc letliiiii-; am plositlinjjf accomniodalioii has l;cou jirovidcd, and thoi'c is now more jilatform stations tlian wore ori^iiially iiiU'ii>U'i!. 0th. Lo!),i;th of Railway: Tlio lino \.as located slrittly in accordance with the routes detincd by tin- Orders in Coiiiuil, the tinal location apjirovod by the Lieutenant (Tovernor in ("ouncii, and llie locatior, .-I' ll;e triinlc line snstaine ; llie,u;:itesare inaccordanco ■witii liis ]dans nvA insd'uctions. By the contract for the tnndi line it was intended that a rence ollidards simuld lie piit up alonji; the road, ami by an Order in (.'ouneii d.ated 12tb Deci'ndvr. IS7I. tiu' iDnliaclors wore ordered lo'substilnte a wire tenco in placi' of boanls. 8th. Tlio sialion and other buil'iinps aie in a<'coi'dance will) the ])lans adojded and aj. proved by ()rd(!r> in ('oiin«il ofMuto I.'mIi March and Hth Ajiril, 1S7L'. lUli. Filling' in C'liarloMcSown : There w:i ■ au int niion (o build the wliari' south of tlio Feri-y ^Vharf■, wheie it wouM have been, .-it mos*. eiiflil hundred I'eol lon^ and •sixty feet wide; it is now eiir'it hundred and -ixMy liot loni^', and the approaciies are widened in order !o nndce it an'i'in- with a do,-ii;Mi made by Mr. Iioyd lor an enlar^•ed station yard, 'i'his with the lillinu' done completes, in the o]»inion of the lMiii;ineer, all that the I'ontractoi's ran li(> renuiicil lo do. Tlay mala- a cl.aini I'oi' the iirea.st- work and tillinij,' cKtendini;- tVoni the Railway Wiian'io the Fei ry Wharf. These the CTOVornnient of this Island, refused to iiay foi", not haviuij; been ordered by tlie Fnu;!- iicer or .any person aulhoi-i/.ed by the (iovernmeiit. I am ini'ormed that the Jlon. ^[r. Tillev, aclinr for llio .MiiusicM' of Pulilic Works f.)r ('an.'ida. wl)on here in 1873, requested tlie contractors lo make ihe^-e !iddilioMs (o Ibc^e work,-. 1 have the honor to be. Sir. Your obeilieni servant, L. ( '. Owen, Pir.'o'drnt Exci'iitin: Cuuncil. kxecutivk ('"'uncii,, Prince J'j>waiu) Island, IkHHauber 1 ttli, 18T4. Sin, The Contracloi.- for biiildiim lliePiince Ivlward Island h'ailway havin,u:noti- tied me that the ro:id is mmw completed, that idl workiu':; trtuns are withdrawn from the line, and tliat they ar" piepared to hand over the v.-ork ; au'.l the enii'ineor in eharii'o bavinu; ce.'lilicd tlial iheioad is (with :-ome exceptions which 1 shall (^numer- ate) completal ; t corilini: lo the condilions of the conlracl. lln- Orders in I oinicil, and his inslructions; and tl'O < iov(>i'nmenl of this rroviiHM> iiavinir boon informed by desimlidi. daled vX Ottawa, liie L'fiih .Vii-usi \m\, iVom llie .Secretary of State for tlio Province, addresM>d lo Sir Roberl ilodirson, Lieutcnani-dovernor, thai the (iovernor (icner.'il in Ciiinicil had appoinfc 1 you to ac! foi- tli(> Ooininion (iovcrnnienl as Super- iideiident lo tidvc ehar-e of the !'rinelt' liial veiy important departures and omissions liad been maile, it inti<. us expressed in my letter in anfirijxttion nf havinij the hoit'ir of an interrieir irit/i ijnn and Mr />"!/d, i,n that (/entlenxin's /etuDi tot lie Island, fortbe purpose of di-i.iiv-ini.!; \oxy fully llie condition of llie railway as we found it, prior to linal arranuemenls ln'ln^' come to for its tiansfer. As yt)u have not ileemoil it necessary to have sucii dis( ussion, but have lliouglit it better tn communicate to me in writini;- certain explanations mailo by Mr. Hoyd,on the points enumei'ateil liy me, I tliiidc il expedient (altlioiiiib I have since been noti- iied liy you that youi' engineer lias cei'titied that the radway has l)oen completed to his satist'action) to st.ato in greater detail the nature of the oltjections whicdi appeared to reipiire investigation in oi'dei- tliat no misconcoi)tion may exist as to the conclu- sions which oui' examination leil us to conu! to: — 1st. Clciiriiiij. — The deduction of §;{()il, made by .Mi'. Hoyd, may oi- ma}' not bo an adecjuaie estimate of the actual c(),t of burning the rubbish left by the Contractors at various places along the line. This deduction, however, is ])i'ofessodly made as the actual cost of destroying the rubbish. It does not take intoconsidoration the risk which invariably attaidies to the burning ot' d6hris, and the danuige winch those bui-ning it may liave to ]»ay in case ol' injuiy to adjoining ])roi»erty. Tlie specitica- lion also ])rovides that all rotten logs, brush ;rid other inllammable material should be burned or disposed of for a dist.ance of one rod on eacli side of the line. This has been only partially carried onl. and its completion will involve an expense and risk which the |)omiiiion (ioxernment of cou.'se cannot be expected to bear or assume. 2udly. (irudimj. — Wilh:egard to grading, the jioint to which J had particular referenc(> when 1 lirsl biought the siibcct to your i::»lice as rne which 1 had hojied to have had an ojnioi'tuniiy ofdisciissing. was the ijradinj of the st(ili>n (/rounds. in section IS o| the branch, and 1!) of the main lino contract, the specilication ]n'ovides that this gr.idiug shall be of such width as the enginoer may retiuii'o. As a mailer ot' facl. there has been no gi-ading of the station grounds whalovor. T^he station buildings and ])lalloi'ms ai'c simply inacc(>ssable for teams and carriages, no approaclies having been made tv) them withiji the limits appi'ojirialed for railway luii'poses from the oi'diiiiuy highways. 1 I the matter of gi'ji lients iind curvaliire. we has-o not had an opportunity of testing whether the spec;;ication has bi'eu suiistanlially complieil with or not. ib'dly. Ihillaslin J. — Our personal exanunation of ibis brancdi of the work' has led us to a conclusion thai i: is not in accordance with the opinion .Mr. Hoyd has Conned. Between Hunter |{iver. (,'lutrlollctown, (ieorgetown and Souris, the s])ocilication up|H'ars to us to have liei'u Nub-;t.'uilially com|)lie careful tests we made at each mile ol' the I'o.ul. shows a very material deticieiiey. W(> hop'.Ml to ha\e had opportunity, in com- pany with M". Hoyd, of ri'leling the ballasting. 4;.lily. tSleijurs. — Willi rol'erence to Mi-, Moyd'.t explanation of the deliciouclo^t In 103 tho number of tics, ot' couvso we ciiuiiot express miy npi ,ion as lo ;iny mismidei- Htaudiiig between the Contraetoi-s niwl tin- eii^'ineer, luit taking the spt^oi deal ion a-* it stands, we lind that in the main line l)','i\vecn CasciiMijiec an. I (teoi'i;elown, tiiere i« a deticieney ol' all. )ii: ;V' > ties per mile. On both tlie !]a-.te;n and We>.tern branches, tho ^ reiiorted to you he has ordered tlie Conti-actors ju make ])i'ovisi()n. 5thly. Sidhii/s. — The cuntracts dislinclly provide tliat llie t-ital clear length of siding.s to be laid shall be equal lo about one-tenth of tlie length of the r-ulway, wheroaH,we tind on actual measiii'omenl thai there is li-K'ithdn one-ticriifictli constructed, haing less- than unc.-h(i If oi' [\\v, accommodation oi-igina!ly provided lor. We do not think that this is " am]ilc siding accommodation," or tiiat the pei' con Sage of siding rcquireil in the ctinti'acts. was either excessive, or unusual. This is one of the im- portant points which T venlurcd to ex])ress the iiope thai, 1 would have had an oppor- tunity of discussing with you on Mr. Boyd's lelurii. tJthl}'. Lenijt h of Iload. -—TIk' 'Mim\\ line cim.-lrucled being .-,o largely in excess of that contracted for, seemed to u.s to require explanation, andlience was inehuledin my list of points ibr di^cnssion, 7thly. Fencing.— -\ have caused a close and particular examinaiion ot' the fencing to be made, and 1 tind that in inijiortant pai-liculars, neither it nor the gales come up to the requirements of the r-peciticalion. The que^tion as to whether the fence should iuivc been built of boards, or con- strueled of wire, I consideicd wa> one not within my |)!'oviiicc lo determine. Hthly. Stdtlon <(ncd as to tlie way in whicli they have been carried out. With tho policy which induced them to be pii>-ed we have nothing whatever to do. but il must lie olivious, however, lo anyone having a pra(dical knowledge of the worldng of iai!ida,\|ilanalion was not to take exception to the aciual work don.', iuil to a-ccriaiii what ii'ally the contract required to have iloiic. TIk' pla!i I'liiMiisln'd did not cnalilc its to form >o much as an approximaie opinion on this point, and even now we ai'c unable IVom the infoi'ination in our i)ossessioii to conn' lo any conclusion as lo wlielhcr ibis bram-h of the work complies wit h M'ha! llu'( "on tractors were required to do. We may. Imwever, say that at present the provision made docs not givt^ siittlcienl accomm nlolion lor absolute roquircnu'iils. While these arc the jirinciiial points thai 1 ilioiighi it advisable to call yotir attention in a friendly way. I ilo nol wish yoii toiufci' ihat lliey eiiibrace everything which 1 deemed il re(|uisite to bring before yon. 1 anticipated that a I'nII disi'ussion would have enahlc nn' to liii\e suggesieil nuiny other niatlers winch I considei'ed it necessary lo have e.\-planatilan I {.■\vvy advantage which may result iVoni the iinmcdiatr running oi' tin- road, and in di.lcrenee to tho great desire of the puiilic hai it should go inl<' operation — a desire which is fully Hhared by the Dominion (iovernment, — 1 would ^ay thai I will lie prepared on Mon- day next to tiike ]ios>essi.ui o1 the railway and plant, and put the same into opera- tion with the lca-il j)o-siliie delay, under any one of tin- t'oliowing conilitions tluit you nniy thiid< best lo accept : — isl. That the Island (iovcrnniciil biinl tliem'tmeiit between tho two Ciovernmeiils, aii ollico if retj^iiired. hi youri'cmarks ahout these stations and other liuildings. you a]i]ieai' to doubt the correctness of the statement that tiiey aie .ag-ieeable to the "Oi'der^ in Council," because you have not seen the oriii-ina! docnniev.ts, Vour communication wdl be haiide I to Mr. Boyd for rc[)ly ; meanwhile, as the Contractor.^ have notitied me that they lia\c completed their contracts for the con- couHtruction of the Trunk line and its branches, and the engineer of the road lia.s certiticd to the i^'ovincitd (iovernment tliat tlie said coini-acts have been fultiUcd as staled in my communication to yoa of the 1 1th 'iistani, my oidy course is to notify you again liiat tiie road is ready for you as Sii])crintenilent to take charge of in order to open the same I'oi- t rattle, piii'suant to thu despatch of the Secretary of State for Canada, dated 2t3th August last. 1 have the honor to be, .Sir, Your obedient .servant, L. C. Owen, Thomas Swinyard, Es,|., President Executice Council. &c., &C., i'JXECUTlVE Cot NOIL, PULNCE MdWARI) 1slani\ Deccndicr ITth, 1874. Srii,— I have been directed by tlie ['resident of the Coificil to furnisii you with the following copies of "Orders i', t'ouncll,"' of dales resi)eetively 13th March and 9th April, iS72. 13th Miircli " Many persons haviiur urged upon the (Joveinmont the dcMrability of 18V2. ' "havii'iu' covered sheds at the railw;iy stations .at Charlottetown, Sum- "mcrside, AlbertoiV. and Ifeorgetown. under which travellers and their friends "M-d;iy, and on the following JSIonday you notitied me that he ha I cortilied to the completion of the coutiacl. It was only between these two days the interview would have l)een ot'sei'vicc. For any practical purpose it coasod to be of use after Mr. Boyd's cci'tificates were ^igncij. Vou will remember that in comjtanj- with you 1 waited on .Mr. Boyd on his return, and found him too fatigueil to transact any business, and when we left him it certainly was with the clear and distinct understanding that so soonashchud sutlieiently rcc on Saturday afternoon about coming with Mr. Bo^'d that night to my lodgings, 1 ex])rcss(.'d my regret that 1 had u ]tri(n' engagement, and to my extreme sui'pri^e the next intimation ( had was, that Mr. Bo^d had given his certificates. You asked me on Monday evening to call ami see A (>u next morning. That of course had no rerei-ence lo the intervii'W I had sought, ll)ecause at the time you spoke to me, the (iovei nnient had been furnished with Mr. Boyd'8 certiticates, and had olticialiy notitied me of the fact. I am sure a little ref1ectioi\ will convince yon that in seeking the interview, I was acting solely- in the interest of the publir, and licit it would iiave been tor their interests if Mr. Boyd had consented to jnin in ii liefoiv giving his tinal certiticates. I beg to thank you lor the copies of the Orders in C(Uincil of the dates res]iee- tivel}-, 18th March and !Hh A]iiil, 1S72, which I yesterday received thi'ough your instructions. A jiorusal of them will at once shew how ncce.ssaiy it was that all these orders, together with the plans rcfei-red to in them, and witlnnit which they cannot be undorstoo;its (hey iia;!, wiiii il.e cuii.-^cnt of the Dominion Government, entered into with your CJovcrnment for the conveyance of ti'oin;lit prior to the close of navigation, I felt it V/-S proper that T should call lii^ ;it!entii)!i to the very sudden nature of the notice given iiy them to the Public, it lieiiig in fact dated and insued on the very day they terminated the arrangement : and I t-iiggosted that unle^sB there wore insuperable causes to prevent the line from being ;-pec'i:Uly operated as heretofore, that the notice uhould bo extended at least one week. in reply, '.ir. Schreiber iiifoMnod tne thai the causes were insuperable, and that all his ellbrts lo Ivcep the line open, had proved quite unavailing. lie has written to me as I'oUows: — "As you are aware, Iieavy snow storms linve prevailed the past week, com- " pletely blockading the trailic. The hinitr nmr upon manij parts of the line is from " ei(/ht to Jif teen feet deep. On Tuesday last 1 ilo>]»atched two engines with a snow " plough to the westward to raise the blockade. After laboring the whrdingly three enjines and a mow plow/h lolt Charlottetown " westward at 8:30, and tico cnjin^s and a mow ploaijh started east about halt an hour "later. Tho westward bounl train returned about 7:30 p. m. yesterday, with one " cnjine dimtltlcd.. and an'dherihana.jrd. They reached Nortli Wiltshire station, at which " )H)int she ploughed ihiouj,-!i soniv.' liundVcils of llit-t of snow three feet above the top " of the snow phu/h. The e,i>lcin iiain I have had no tidings of since she left Char- " lotleiown. T;ii.-i \n irning two enjin.'.s wcie dc-.))atched westwanl to take the place "of tho di-abloil machine. I have conu! to tlie i'ull determination that if they " succeed in j-e.iching town lo-;iighl (ilie Irttii instant). I will house them, believin'] " it to he a far inore pr'ident ''oir.'iss;i,i.\ nr.d ve.y proipalile, that you will ditter with " me. If so, I would ^ay, then let the serciee be undertahni hi/ those who arc better " able to bear the hiss lliaii w nr:\ Our train exponso-i have been very iteavy tho " past woolv, un I the r.-.' ]), n.i.. 'I'o evcpji t u^ to continue to operate, the road ibr '' nnothrr wee.'i nndci' Ihe .-pe-i:;! ai'iangctnent. i--, we maintain, unrensonable, as " within thnt woeic it is po-siMo we iiiiL'h; have to raise the snow blockaile several " tiiiu'-i, and derive Jio benea; i om it there ificr, IT'e theielbre have concluded to " abiilo by the aaiioimcenieai ni tde by ci.'cubii no'ice ol' ye-iterday's date. 1 shall " do myself ihe plei-me ol' calliiig upon you at your ofiice this afternoon." I have taken Ihe liiicly of Ibrwardi'og you the aliove extract from Mr. Schroi- bor'sexi»lanaioiv slau-nn'i; to int; ol the eircumslances c(.)nnected with the termina- tion by the ( 'ontraclorsof the spoeial arrangement for the transport of freight made with them by the Local and Domiiuon (iovernments. 1 have the honor to Ijo, sir, Your obedient servant, Tho. Swinyabd. Tho Ilonorablo Lemuel C. Owen, President i'lxeculive Council, i'rince Edward island. 108 KxECCTivE Council, Prince Edward Island, Deeembor 10th, 18'74. Sir, — 1 have the honor to inform you that your communicjition of tho IGth inst. was liandeil to Mr. Boyd, tlio eni^inoer in charge of tljo construction of the raiU'oad, for his answer, and which I now bog lo enclose. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient .servant, L. C. Owen. President Executive Council. Thomas Swinyard, Esq. (Copy.) Memorandum in rephj to Mr. Sidmjard's letter of IGth December, 18T4. 1st. Clearlnij. The deduction of %:M)0 is, in my opinion, quite sufficient to pay for the completion of the clearing inside and (tulside the lences in accordance with the spocilication. All the rui>bi>li inside, the fences is piled and reatly to burn, tho quantity outside is comparatively small. If tho bui-ning i.sdono at a proper season and watched, as it should be, by Iho men employed to do it, the risk is so small that it is not worth raising u que4ion aiiout. it is im])0ssil)le for me to set a valuation on a contingency which should not be permitted to arise. 2nd. (iradiiii). The sections in the specitication referred to by Mr. Swinyard read thus: " At points where stations or siding.s are to be located the grading must be of "such width as the engineor may I'eijuire.'' His statement that tliere has been no grading whatever i '' the stations is not by any means a matter of fact. As much grading has been done as was in uiy opinion necessary for the present requirements of the road, and the loi'ms of the speciiication, therid'ore, substantially complietl with. To have graded the wlioU- area of the station grounds would have lieen useless, and and an tinfairstraiiung of the contract. 1 have never seen it done on any road in the Lower Provinces. The roads to the stations from the highways are not included in tho conti-act, and the land, in some cases, is not ap])roprialed. 8rd. Jiallastlnei' per mile. I may at least be jtrosume 1 to know what I meant when J specified 2.'){n) sleepers to the mile, and my subsequent explanation is sustained by the drawings of the tracJc and the quantities on tho schedule. 5th. Sidings. Tliis matter rests entirely on my rendering of the clause in tho speciiication as given beloro the letting. I wislied to I'etain ])ower to put ii. all sidings which couM possibly bo I'oquireo. .'uid tlieiefore sjicciiied a maximum of 10 percent.; with a view of avoiding coinplaijits, 1 have made tho contractors pu' in more sidings than I consider nuUly necessary for present requirements, and though I have not now any figures at hand, I will vontiii'e the assertion that no other railway in the Lower Pi'ovinces wa^ as well provided with siding accommodation when first opened for traffic. (Jtb. Li'nijfh of Roiid. Tliis matter has already been investigated and explained. Tth. /''i )v'in'j. '\'\w fencing Ii;is been put n good order, any small posts have 1 oen supplemented by large ones iblven in tlu cenires of the panels. The wires b.ivo bee) fi been properly stre(c!i.'>!, and tlie staple^', drive. from bottom to toi» instead of onlv half wav u !iirhf. P. as lacing lias been carried \\- inteiuled. I believe are the o built of the road^ 8th. with hot descri])ti Council Govcrnn matter and the provided Picton arc no d iucreasei contract 9th former i requires aecomm feel call It a Mr. Swi to see ^ so mucl quest ioi apparen me, bo \ complet permitti but of t ordered i the fence, as it now stand,-, will, with fair iilay, prove good and efficient. Tho gates 109 i are the ordinary batten gates, and are made of good materials. Had the fence been built of boards instead ot' wire, the ^^n■.)\v- storm of this week would have obstructed the roadway miKjli moro t!i;ni it has. 8th. Station and other BuHJini/s. On tlio hi-anch lines these are in accordance with both plans and sjieeiiicatiuiis. On tlie Ti unk line, tlie (Irawings ditror from the description in the spociticalion. lnii arc tho^e adopted and appi-oved by Orders in Council 13th 3Iarch aiul iUli Apri!, 1372. 1 may stale i'or the information of the Government that the praclico in the noii;liboriiig jirovinccs t.eems to differ on tho matter of providing living roiinis foj' the agents. Ou ihe St. John and Shediac line, and the ohler portions of the Xi)va Seotia Railways living rooms were, in most cases, {•rovidcd, but on the foi'mer line not alw.ay ; oi'i.'Uided by the station agent. On the i'icton Branch, N. S., and the Ijirojican and Xorth Americ:',n Railway, X.B,, there are no dwelling ai)artnu'nis in the >tation^. It is (|nite junliable that, as the tratftc iucreases, niore freight sheds will be rcfpiired, but all tiia; woi-e provided for in the conti'act have been biult. 9th. Filling in at Ch' 1 replying toyou until to-day.' f now beg to inform you that I cannot, foi- the ( bivernnuMit of thi> L'l'ovincc, agree to llie jjropositions contained in the said letter. The Knginecr in charge has fully explained that the to alter or change the conti'acts, or to any act of the I'lovincial (iovernment which ban sanctioned or given etlect to such deviations and alterations, it is of course not within my province to oU'ei-an opinioM. but siilijo<-t to the piotest [ have givtMi. I mti^l liktswiso leave tiie^e quesiions loi- t.n- con.-idei'a'ii.)n an.l action of tlic Dominion Government. Ill oi'dei', howeve:', llint the piililic mii>- ilerive all the benetii.s troin the railway, which under ]>re'ent c :'ciniist;,'icc-, it will lie practicable to give, I bc^,- toadvi.-eyou that .Mili',e''t lo tliis prote^;, an I to this intimnlion that my action jis the agoMi of the Dominion (.fi)vei'!imi'iif. ini'.st n )t he con-t ued in any w;iy as an ackuowiedgcment that the conti'.K'^s have l^c.'ii |):'ojpi.'!'ly and hiwlnlly tiiililled, I am now ]>iepaie'l to enter up )n aii>l take cliarjio of the roavl am. ;ill its pi:iiit. I have to re[uo-t you to be goiid eiioa.;h to let nio know o;i whnt day and wliat hour, you will appoint -omi' re-ip>i\-ihle ]".';'.>on to attend on yoar hi'luilf while an iavento;-y of the piasu is inMiig t:ilcc that it cont; ins ;uiy fi c.-h inio/mation. It is suhituntitilly onhi / icfii/ meat thi' olij'-rfions iclrich fanl Mr. Ii'>ljii:f, C. E.. ileevicd it d.ii:i)>iwtc itiul- sought iiiiuiy to make (/ox '■i:(/iuunte(l irilJi. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed,) Tiio. Swinyard. The Hon. Lemuel C. Owen, President Executive Council, Prince Edward Island. I SlB,- will be gi pUvut, foi Thomas pors in the ication !N. Ill CiiAnLOTTETOWN, 23i-d December, 1874. SiK, — Jioforrinfjj to our conversation ol" tlii.i morning, it is iindcr.stood that notice will bofi;iven you when you are to take pos.se.s^ion ■>{' the railway and receive the plaut, for which proper arrangeuiont« will be made. 1 am Sir, your obedient servant, L. 0. Owen. Thomas Swinyard, Ksip &,c. &c., &c. T^ pi'opo- »■ Executive Oou.vcri-, PiUNCE Edward Island, December 23rd, 18Y4. Sir, — Jiolerring (o our consultation ol' this m(n-ning ai)Out the bumper blocks on the spur sidings wliich, I was led to believe, were not |)iit in, the Contractors allege that they are not in their contract, but were fui-nished in doference to your expressed wishes, and are nearly all (if no', all) put in ; this can now be no eause of iiinderance. You can take chai'ge of the I'oa'l this alternoon, and I have arranged, as requested in j-'our comniunication of this days date, (I'uceived since seeing you) that Mr. Wil- liam Hainnie will settle with you the day and hour, when he will accompany the por.son whom you may appoint to be shown the position of the plant. i have the honor to be, Sir, Yuui- obedient servant, L. C. Owen, Prenulent Exccutloe Coxtncii Thomas Swinyard, Es([. ( 'iiARLOTTETOWN, 24th December, 1S74. Sir, — At 4 p. m. yester ijna whosought ihe inlerview, and you who explained its object by stating that you had discovered the Railway hail not been fully completed as you had previously notified me, and that you had to ask me to del'er for the present taking possession. I tiien read to you a copy of the letter I had that morning sent to your ullici' notitying you that as you hail refused to accede to any one of the pro))ositions 1 had made for receiving the Railway, I had no alterna- tivo but to accept it under jtrotest, and whicJi I expressed my readiness at once to do. "Why you should state that you only received this letter attei' our interview 1 cannot coilceive, as a copy of it wa> i-ead by me to you and indeed formed a part of the subject matter then talked ovei-, WiW ti)cn terminated the interview ijy stating that you would not tender me the EaiUvay until you hial satisfied yourself that the things you had referred to and sent to mc to tell me of had been done, and thereupon you at once wrote and handed to me the following [otter; — " LiiARi.oTTETOWN, 23rd December, 1ST4. " Thomas Swinj'ard, Eh(J." "Sir,— -lloferring toour conversation of this morning it is understood that notice " will be given you when you are to take possession of the iiailway and receive the " plant, for which proper arrangements will be made. "1 am your ol)edient servant, 'L. 0. Owen. The Bubatance of this letter I at once telegraphed to Ottawa. 112 You m;u- well judge of my surjii-isc Miion alioui one p.m., Mr. Des Brisaj', tho Clerk ol'thf J'jXt'cu'ivo ('Diiin-il, calliMl ujiou mo witli your compliments to tell mo that a sloigli was ;u tuo door, an^l tliit you had recjUosled him to ask me to hring hack the lettei- to you. I exphiiuod to Mr. IX's Brisay that I could not do this, as 1 liad alivady substantially inni.-imiited your letter to Ottawa, hut that I would call upon you about three o'clock ai'.er I was clear ot'an a])pointment I had made. When, howevei'. I was on my Avay to your house, J met a friend who had just come from it, and who intbi-med me that you had written tome. ] thcrctbre returned to my otHce, and there I foiuid your letter, now under acknowleilgement — tho purport of which is too obvious to be passed over without che plain and .straight-foi'ward recapitulation of the facts herein given. 1 now beg most vcspectfidly to point out to you the inconsiderate and hasty manner in Avhich you at last ask me to take possession. A few da\s ago you informed me that the railway had been accepted from the Contractors, and was reaily to be transferred by your (iovoi-nment to tho Dominion. Yesterday you acknowleilged to me in wvitin^ if icai> ti/f reni/i/ ; and in a few hours afterwards you intiu'med me it ir s ready, and that you then oti'crod it for my im- mediate acceptance, at the same time stating that you hail appointed Mr. William ilainnic (the Contractors' manager) to settle the ilay and hour when he would accompany the person whom I may ajjpoint to he shown the position of the plant. And what (lo T liuvi is the jjosition of tiie plant':" First, that as far as the car stock is concerned it has never been examined, and that at the time you tender it, it is at ditferent places along the Railway in the liands ot the contractors, and secondly that the contractors had still as many as five engines and ti-ains out u])on tho Rail- way, manned by their own drivers and train hands, and under their own control; yet in the face of these engines and trains being out upon the line and tho men in charge of them being eniii'ely beyond my control you ask me immediately to assume possession of the Kailway and tho consequent responsibility of running it. It is obvious I cannot accept, or you h.Mid over possession with the line thus occupied l»y the Contractor, hut the nioinciit the en:/incs anil the men are hrou'jht to (Jharbttetown, and the Contraeturs are entire!// out of po.'<.^ession, I will i>e prepared to enter upon it. Presuming thai this will be accomplished during the present week, 1 will, sub- ject to the ])rotost I have made, arrange to take j)ossession o" Saturday next the 2(ith inst., and open the IJallway for puiilic travel the following Monday morning the 28th lust. J ha\'e the honor to be Sir, Your obediei. servant, TlIO. SWINYARD, Tho lion. r>(>muel C. Owen, President Mxecutive Couiu-il, Prince Edward Island. Executive ("ocNcir,, PuiNcE EnwAim Island, December 24th, 1S7-4. Sir, — In my communication of the 14ih inst., 1 wrote you that "by tlio condi- " tions of the contract, an allowance is lo be made by the (-ontractors for repairs to " tho rolling stock used in construction, if iidi alre'uly repaired ; this being a matter " of agreement, the Kngineer has deducted -SI, 400 for this item, until tho matter is " arranged by tlie contractors. ' On the 18th inst., Mr. Boyd wi-ote mo that " in com- " pany with Mr. Stronach, I examined the engines -esterday aiul found that all the " repairs ho recommended in his last report had bcjn made with the exception of " turning tho driving tyros of such of the engines as required it. This reduces the " amount to bo Btop])ed out of tho contractors on account of engine repairs to !|250 '• on tho Trunk Line. Tho branch lino engines required no other repairs except the ^ " lurni " i-eiu'i •I plele I'ill'S, arra'.i.i that 1 sleepe in^'ti) nish. by (b fileepc nie, sleept li.i ^ m; tho lell mo as 1 cull lis, W .fust rned [Ill-port |>rward hasty " tmiiiiiii' '>f ilio lyrcj-. iiiiil lli.' aMi.iunts rliarii; • 1 iiL^uiiKl. tii'';ii will thcrot'nv -iill "rcariiii. vi/... S^it^), l>ciii:^ in al! ?IV) lo Ito jiai I <>/ tlu' oaJitrui-tors on tin.- iluin." 'riioi'c !> al>-'> u'.kvliictii)ii M.'.-^lKU tV)i'rejiair> Wi ;i.;i Toi'iii '.•a;s ; tln'-i' cai-'i liavclpfcn iis'od ill Ihe uccomm'iilalin r tVci'^'it i:'atfic, ami con; I iioi Ik> u/i/.igiii in iu umo (oconi- pU'le repairs. Mr. litiiuiiio \\ ill tako aecoiml of iiiL- iiiiniiOi' i;i' each one of these (MI'S, ami as tliey are brou^li in. will ha\e tiieia i'C();Ui;; 1. •> •, if y>>!i ])'.-efei', 1 ^vill ari'a!i:j;e to have this sum pail lo you. an.l, mm lieai'iii,^;' f/'iii you. will a:"raiiij,'e aiso that tlie anioimt for turuiiiu: (lie lyres sliall be paid io you. Ill mine <>.' tlie same da'e. ! refer'vil to a do luction f.>i- -lojpoi's ; of tlie--o, l.()!)0 skH'pers are iiilended to replaii- snvili sh'e[)er on t'ue 'I'run'c Lin.' iietwoen Wv'll- in:.',ti)n and Purl Hill, and (!ili) im the Western 'Xleu^ion In-wee:! Harper's and Ti^-- nlsli. These sleeper^ would Isave been put iu last autuiiDi, liu, .M'-. 15 )yd found that, by doiiii!,' so at thai season, an injury would lie done to tht' road, an 1 preleri-ed takiiiic sleepers lo rephue the small ones. These also will bedtdivered to you b}' Mr. Hiin- iilo, and the amount ileijueled from the eonti'atior- fort|ii> item less tlu- valneof tlio sleepers delivered, will also be paid to you. r have the lionor to be Sir, Vour obedient servant. L. ('. Owen, President ExecuHre Council. ClI.VHi.OTTETOWX, 24th December, 1874. Sir, — In reply (o your letter of this dale 1 tan only repeat that subject to the protest I havi- already imu'e, J am ready, as intimated in my letter to you to-day in answer to yours of yesterday, to I'uter into possession of the railway and the plant upon it. As to the condition of both the railway and the plant pi-opor records will be made, ami doubtless in due time you will hear t'rom the Dloyod by you, hail led you to believe had been done. 1 added, however, that it was jirobablo possession woidd be given on Monday. You tbon state you had no doulit Ibis message had to bo contradicted. .So far from that being the case, you are aAvare the fact is just what 1 supposed it would be — possession not having l)oen given to nv) until this Alonday morning. You next i-ofer to my explanations as not hav ug made your anxiety any bettor. I must bo pai'donod for not understanding y ur meaning. 1 will say, however, that it has been my constant endeavor lo /r.v.voi _\ our anxiety by giving you timely intiuuitiou of wiuit we (Mr. Eidout and myself) had good reason t<.i believe were very h' 116 why sure Iqiient lit tiie jut in lestion isitler u also liould n tho II the liold nish. there ■i two- lie to ill 1)0 you 'or to inie serious departures from tho contracts, and which it was my only desire to have prop- erly enquired into. You then say that tho reason Mr. Des Brisay was sent to me was that you might inform me that yom* arrangements were completed. Whatever may liavc been your instructions to 3[r. Dos Bi-isay, 1 can only I'opeat that lie simply delivered your complements to mo, stating that your sleigh was at tho door, and that he had been requestcil by you to ask mo to rctiu'ii with him to take back the letter you had written to me. It was afterwards that I was inlormod b}' another letter from you, that you had since found your arrangcniciits were com- pleted. As to tho manner of your handing the road and planf over to mc. you say you do not consider there has boon anything inconsiderable or hasty. I very respectfully beg to differ from you about tliis; but will riMiu'iin cniitent to allow tho facts to speak for themselves. You also say that you caimot understand why T deny tliat 1 alleged the bumjier blocks were in the contract, Mr. Schreibcr having given bis authority for your stating that the bumper dlocks wore not in the contract, but were furnisbod in deference to my expressed wishes. 1 made the denial to prevent miseoncejition, as I never raised any question about bumper blocks. It was you who said that this was one of the things which bad not been done according to your instructi(ms, ami wiiieb induced you to send for nie, and ask me not yet to take possession of the Railway. Yon remark that tho contractors are as eoinpett'iit to take proper care ol the plant as any other parties. I never questioned this, nor do I object to your hokling such an opinion. You then allege that I find fault becau.-o the plant was along the line, and you consider it should be at tho principal stations, and that it was never the intention that it should all be in tho station yard at Charlottctown. 1 found no fault. 1 simply mentioned the fact of tiie ear stock being scattered at different places along the line, and of its never having been examined, to shew tlio way in which both railway and jilant were being handed over to me. You also remark that it is unreasonable I should ask that all tiie engines be brought to Cliarlottetown, where there are not enough jiils in the roundhouse at Charlottotown to hold more than two-thirds ot tlieiu. Asa matter of fact, there are fourteen j)its in the roundhomr. and there are only fmrtirn eiKjinen; but four of the pits are noi now in use. To Imine dead engines until thoy can be e.xam netl, does not necessitate a pit for eaeh engine. 'i'lior(> is now amjile room in Cli loltctown to ])Ut theiii under cover ^uiitil such e.xamination is effected, and whore in fact it can only projiei'ly be doru'. You also hold that the engines for tho branches should be housed at Souris and Tignish. That may be ho by ami bye, when the line can liejiut into full operatiiui. To house and leave engi' os there when there is no one to look after them, and whoro they coidil not possibly be repaireil. would not, according to my judgment, be a very prudent thing to do; "and as a matter of fact, you have not boused them thoi'e. You say that 1 complain of engines being out on the lino, knowing well that tlio reason is, to koe|) the lino from being blocked up wilb snow. Hero also j'ou have entiiel}- misread my coiiununiciilion. 1 simply pointed out to you that while engines and trains wore out .ijion the line, nuinnod by the contract- lllJ 'oi's, eiii^inomen and train hands, an-1 nnderthe contractors r )ntr>)!, it was unrcasonahlo that 7 slioiiKl l)c expcH'tod to t •lice possession of them wliih) so maiinol and uudor such eontfol. 1 am sui-e no o:ie in niy i)o>itlon would for a in nnent consent to do so, or to assume such a respoosihiiity. Vou say in vc^'ard to the-e enii'iues hein;;" 'Kit on the line, i lilow Iiot and cold, and you eiii[uire why I asked yoa to endeavor to keep the road open, and at the same time pick up any li'ei;;-hi, that od'ered. Here ajrain, I think you do mo injustice. When you sent Mpecially for mote tell me, and w/ote afterwards to me that you were not pre|)ared for mo to take po.s- seshioii. I ilien ronundedyou of the [jressin^;' demands made lor ;j;rain to he ship])ed Lo Georn'el')wn, and sHu'a;ested that in the meantime it miii;ht he desirahle for you to arrange to move such freiifht until you were pre|>ared to give me pro])er and full postjcssnon. Vou conclude liy .saying yon have .seen Mr. Rainnie, and that he had arranged with me lo take account of (ho plant on Saturday the 2Gtli irist., and that you had likewise requested Mr. Cox, the " AsHintant Engineer," to attend with him in laking account of the same. Mr. Uainnie certainly told mo on Saturday ho thought ho would he able to hand over to me the ewjines that day, hut ho was nnahlo to do so. However, when I received your letter at my lodgings, at half-pad five on Saturday evening, I wont immediately down to the station to meet Mr. liainnie and Mr. Cox. I could find neither. Mr. Rainine, I was informed, was still out upon the line, tiying, with two engines lo get a train along which hud heon snowed up since Christmas morning. Sincerely hoping that these remarks will remove from your mind the very erro- neous impressions expressed in your letter, i have the honor to bo, Sir, Your obedient servant, TlIO. SWINYARD. The Hon. Lemuel C. Owen, President Executive Council. Prince Edward Island. I