ize the Syracuse Northern Railroad Company to continue its road to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, and to Syracuse and Chenango Valley Railroad; chap. 476, Laws of 1872. An act authorizing the Syracuse Northern Railroad Company to extend its road and make certain connections, and mortgage its real estate and personal property; and certain towns in Onondaga, Oswego and Jefferson counties to issue bonds in aid thereof; chap. 124, Laws of 1872. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the Syracuse Northern Railroad Company to construct and maintain a swingbridge over the Oswego canal, in the First ward of the city of Syracuse," passed April seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, so as to include the Erie canal, the second, third and other wards of said city; chap. 282, Laws of 1872. TWENTY-THIRD STREET RAILROAD, NEW YORK CITY. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the construction of a railroad through Twenty-third street, in the city of New York," passed May 10, 1869, so as to authorize the comptroller of the city of New York to carry into effect the powers conferred by the first section of the above act, upon the commissioners of the sinking fund of the city of New York, in relation to the advertising and sale of the franchise, for building such railroad, to the highest bidder, on paying the amount of such bid, or giving security for such payment, satisfactory to said comptroller, to issue the certificate of title to such grant mentioned in said first section of said act to Sidney A. Yeomans, or to his assigns, and granting all the rights, privileges, powers and benefits conferred and prescribed in the second, third and fourth sections of said act to Sidney A. Yeomans and his assigns, and requiring him or his assigns to finish, complete and equip said road within eight months from the time of receiving such certificate; chap. 521, Laws of 1872. UTICA AND MOHAWK STREET RAILROAD COMPANY. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Utica and Mohawk Street Railroad Company," passed May seventeen, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; chap. 612, Laws of 1872. UTICA, ITHACA AND ELMIRA RAILROAD COMPANY. An act to authorize the Utica, Ithaca and Elmira Railroad Company to extend their road, and to confirm their purchase of a portion of the road-bed of the Lake Ontario, Auburn and New York Railroad, and for other purposes; chap. 594, Laws of 1872. UTICA, CHENANGO AND CORTLAND RAILROAD COMPANY. An act for the extension of the Utica, Chenango and Cortland Railroad; chap. 351, Laws of 1872. UTICA AND BLACK RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. An act to authorize the railroad commissioners of the town of Lowville, in Lewis county, to issue bonds on said town in place of others now falling due, and otherwise amending chapter four hundred and twenty-six of the Laws of eighteen hundred and sixty-six; chap. 14, Laws of 1872. WATERVLIET TURNPIKE AND RAILROAD COMPANY. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the Watervliet Turnpike Company to construct and maintain a railroad on their present road, and to extend the same into and through the village of West Troy and Cohoes, and the town of Watervliet and the city of Albany, to increase the capital stock, and to alter their corporate name,” passed April 15, 1862, by increasing the capital stock of the company for the purpose of paying the outstanding bonds thereof; chap. 71, Laws of 1872. WATKINS VILLAGE. An act to authorize the construction of a railroad from the village of Watkins to the village of Havana, in the county of Schuyler, and in and through the streets of said villages; chap. 561, Laws of 1872. 5 ABSTRACT OF THE REPORTS OF RAILROAD CORPORATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 1872.* TABLE A. STOCKS AND DEBTS. Roads operated with Steam: Amount of capital stock by charter and acts of the Amount of capital stock subscribed for... $543,604,310 00 276,613,200 18 Amount of capital stock paid in as by last report.. 212,609,571 32 Amount of capital stock by charter and acts of the $42,055,300 00 Amount of capital stock subscribed for 19,990,425 00 Amount of capital stock paid in as by last report 16,747,082 50 The following amounts include the stock, debts, cost of road, etc., business, earnings, expenses, etc., of several important railroad companies, a small portion only of each of whose roads are located in this State. Their reports are made for the whole line, and the proportion due to this State cannot be separated. For engines and car houses, machine shops, machin Total cost of construction and equipment..... $440,587,935 45 4,824,386 92 22,196,157 95 30,283,607 87 7,431,124 91 19,926,568 28 8,758,034 22 95,134,466 63 33,399,790 66 Roads operated with Horse Power, etc.: For road-bed and superstructure, including iron... For lands, buildings and fixtures, including land damages $16,872,968 08 6,894,181 03 |