WEST CAMBRIDGE RAILROAD. DIRECTORS 1859–'60—John Schouler, Jesse P. Pattee, Benjamin Poland. Chartered 28th May, 1857; completed 13th June, 1859. Leased and operated by the Union Railroad Company, the lessee paying for the use of the road $1,500 per annum. SHARE CAPITAL-Authorized, $50,000. Paid in, $11,350. FUNDED DEBT.. None. | FLOATING DEBT $900. UNION RAILROAD. DIRECTORS, 1859–60—James W. Emery, H. H. Stimpson, Gardiner G. Hubbard, Estes Howe and W. A. Saunders. The Union Railroad Company was chartered on the 15th May, 1855. It has no railroad of its own; but is simply a transportation company leasing and operating the Cambridge and other roads. SHARE CAPITAL-Authorized, $200,000, in 2,000 $100 shares. Voted by Company and paid in, $160.000, in 1,600 FUNDED DEBT.. None. | OTHER Debt -$69,407 The debt of this Company consists of four mortgages on real estate, amounting to $26,058, and notes payable, etc., amounting to $43,349. OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR-Trips made by cars, 85,045; miles run by cars, 625,229: passengers carried, 2,491,006. Mails.. INCOME ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH NOVEMBER, 1859. LAWS OF THE STATE IN REFERENCE TO RAILROADS List of all the Railroad Companies chartered in the State of Massachusetts, with the dates of the Acts of their incorporation; and also the dates and abstracts of all laws passed by the Legislature in reference thereto. The asterisk [*] prefixed signifies that the work of construction has not been commenced. *ADAMS & BENNINGTON 1846. p. *AGRICULTURAL BRANCH. 1847, p. 1848, p. 1851, p. 622 1852, p. 178 1853, p. 466 1856, p. 157 1848, p. Abstracts of Laws. Act of incorporation, February 24. Time extended for construction. May unite 1851, p. 769 Act of incorporation, May 24. 1853, p. 539 Time of location, etc., extended, May 4. 1839, p. ANDOVER & WILMINGTON. 1833, p. 1834, p. 1835, p. 66 Time of location, etc., extended, March 25. Act to aid the construction, April 18. May increase capital stock, and change name to Boston and Portland, Railroad, April 3. Act of incorporation, March 15. Time extended for completion, March 31. May construct road from Bradford to State 1852, p. 124 Act of incorporation, May 3. 1854, p. 285 Time of lecation, etc., extended, April 28. 1856, p. 16 Time for construction extended, February 26. 1857, p. 498 Charter amended, May 13. 1847, p. 1848, p. 1850, p. 291 Act of incorporation, April 26. Time for location extended, April 14. May construct a marine railroad, February 12. Act of incorporation, April 13. May construct a branch, March 15. 1846, p. 1837, p. 1842, p. May unite with West Stockbridge RR., Mch. 1. 1845, p. 1847, p. 1832, p. May construct a road from West Stockbridge to Western Railroad, April 26. Act of incorporation, March 2. 1855. p. 372 Act of incorporation, March 9. 1857 p. 441 Time of construction, etc., extended, April 14. 1830, p. 1831, p. 1832, p. 1834, p. 1836, p. 1838, p. 1847, p. 1847, p. 1849, p. 1849, p. 1853, p. 607 1855, p. 836 1855, p. 578 1856, p. 93 1856, p. 68 1857, p. 478 1857, p. 461 1843, p. 1845, p. 1846, p. 1847, p. Abstract of Laws. Act of incorporation, June 5. May construct branch in Boston, May 25. To unite Boston and Maine Extension, Mch.19. May change branch at Methuen, May 10. May enter upon Salem & Lowell RR, Apl. 20. Relative to the Cochituate water pipes, Apl. 24 Time for construction extended, March 31. 1856, p. 1858, p. 16 Time of construction extended, February 13. Act of incorporation, June 22. 1831, p. State loan authorized, April 9. 1839, p. 1830, p. 1931, p. Act of incorporation, June 22. Act of incorporation, March 24. 1832, p. 1931, p. 1832, p. 1833, p. 1848, p. 1849, p. 1850, p. 1857, p. 485 66 1841, p. 1846, p. 1833, p. 1834, p. 1835, p. 44 1859, p. 223 1831, p. -1832, p. 1839, p. 1840, p. - State authorized to purchase, March 7. Supplement to act incorporating, March 22. Time extended for locating road, March 11. Supplement to act of incorporation, March 18 State authorized to purchase, February 29. Authorized to purchase Seekonk branch, Ap.10. Abstracts of Laws. May maintain a ferry at Providence, Mch. 24. May subscribe to stock of Stoughton Branch Railroad, February 20. Authorized to increase capital stock, Feb. 7. May extend track and use a portion of the May extend time of payment on stock, Feb. 13. Act of 1857 amended, February 17. Supplement to act of incorporation, March 31. Act of incorporation, April 8. Time extended for locating road, Feb. 19. Act of incorporation, May 24. Time for location extended, April 3. Time for construction extended, April 21. May unite with New York & Boston, May 31. 1851, p. 600 1852, p. 74 1855, p. 558 Time for location extended, March 28. 1855, p. 644 1855, p. 794 1856, p. 153 1835, p. 1836, p. 1837, p. 1839, p. 1841, p. 1842, p. 1844, p Relative to share capital, April 9. Supplement to act of incorporation, March 25. Supplement to act of incorporation, April 8. May construct branch roads, March 17. Repeals part of act of 1841, February 21. Anthorized to straighten road, March 16. Authorized to construct branch, March 26. Relative to purchase of road by Fitchburg Railroad Company, February 7. Act of incorporation, March 22. Act of incorporation, April 20. May construct a branch road, February 23. Name changed to Grand Junction Railroad and Depot Company, April 24. May construct a branch road, May 6. Authorized to change location of road, May 6. Act of incorporation, April Act of incorporation, April 23. Authorized to issue preferred stock, April 18 Time of construction extended, January 28. May enter upon the Newburyport Railroad at 1848, p. 1849, p. 1851, p. 750 1852 p. 211 1852, p. 212 1652. p. 117 1854, p. 1854, p. 291 1855, p. 587 Abstracts of Laws. May unite with Newburyport and Danvers Time of construction extended, January 23. Time of location extended, April 17. Time of location, etc., extended, April 17. Vests franchise in Dor. & Milton Br., May 15. Time of location extended, April 5. Act of incorporation, April 14. Authorizing change of location, April 12. Authorizing State to loan $500,000, April 18. State Treasurer may issue scrip, April 25. Act to aid in construction, April 1. May construct Marblehead Branch, April 6. May extend road and increase capital, May 2. 1855, p 782 1856, p. 242 1857, p. 555 1854, p. 36 1854, p. 252 Act of incorporation, April 20. 1857, p. 601 - - 1846, p. 1847, p. 1848, p 1849, p. 1851, p. 846 1851, p. 628 1849, p. Payment of State loan extended, May 23. Act of incorporation, March 3. Time of construction extended, May 29. Authorized to construct branches, April 23. Authorized to enter upon other roads, May 15. 1851, p. 602 Time for construction extended, April 30. 1854, p. 79 1853, p. 124 1844, p. 1846, p. 1847, p. - Act of incorporation, March 14. United with Middleboro' Railroad, April 16. May extend road to Fall River, April 21. |