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with the Northern Railroad at the latter station. Length, 76 miles. Capital, $573,905. Cost of construction, etc., to Sept. 30, 1857, $1,369,380.

Edwin Dodge, President. Gouverneur, N. Y.
Daniel Lee, President, Watertown.

George B. Phelps, Superintendent, Watertown. Watertown and Rome Railroad.--Office in Watertown, N. Y. Incorporated in 1845, with a capital of $1,500,000. Length, 97 miles. Cost of construction, etc., $2,096,713. This road extends from Rome, Oneida County, where it forms a junction with the New York Central Railroad, and runs through Oswego and Jefferson counties to Cape Vincent, situated on the St. Lawrence River, opposite to Kingston, Can. At Pierrepont Manor it connects with the Sachet's Harbor and Ellisburgh. Railroad. It forms an important link in the chain of railroads extending from the city of New York to the north western part of the State and the Canadas, running througn Watertown and several other flourishing towns and villages.

Wm. C. Pierrepont, President. Pierrepont Manor, N. Y.
Carlos Dutton, Superintendent, Watertown, N. Y.
R. E. Hungerford, Secretary and Treasurer, Watertown.
G. B. Benjamin, Agent, 197 Broadway, New York City.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW YORK RAILROAD REPORTS, FROM 1835 to 1857, SHOWING THE NUMBER OF MILES IN OPERATION AND

CAPITAL INVESTED.

YEAR. 1835* 18367 1837 1838. 1839. 1840. 1841 1842. 1843. 1844. 1845. 1846. 1847. 1848. 1849. 1850. 1851. 1852. 1853. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858

Miles finished,

17.
95.
138
138
191
191
191
269.
461.
638.
709.
722.
709.

814.
1,213.
1,516.
2,065.
2,151
2.430.
. 2,658.
2,749.
2,800.
2,873

No. Roads commenced.

4. 6. 6. 6 6 6. 6. 6. 12. 15 20. 20. .19 25

26 .26 29. 35. 46. 50. 56. .56

Capital in vested.

$2,091,549 3,523,919 4,034,352 4,223,153 5,101,770 5,194.653 5,224,324 6,937,484 11,440,636 17.606.737 18,154,786 18,799,086 20,204,915 28,382,159 31,519,878 39,010,941 73,029,549 89,227.035 116,169,280 119,264,820 130,927,968 137,478,176

* The Mohwuk and Iulson Railroad, extending from Albany to Schenectady, now forming part of the New York Central Railroad. It was first opened for travel in the summer of 18'1.

+ Ulica and Schenectady Railroad finished.

RAILROADS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
FINISHED AND IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION-1858.

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35

Ithaca......

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NAME OF ROAD.

From.

To.

Fin'd. Unfia Albany, Vermont and Canada... Albany Eagle Bridge. 32.1 Albany and Susquehanna Albany Binghamton. 140 Albany and West Stockbridge. Albany

State Line ..

38 Black River and Utica

Utica..
Clayton ..

73 Blossburg and Corning.

Corning Blossburg,Pa. 41 Brooklyn City.

Foot Fulton St. City Limits.. 20 Buffalo, New York and Erie*. Buffalo.. Corning..

100:

40 Buffalo and New York City* Buffalo

Hornellsville. 92 Buffalo, Niagara Falls & Lewiston Buffalo Lewiston.. 28 Buffalo and State Line..

Buffalo

State Line 685 Canandaigua and Elmira* Elmira Canandaigua 64 Canandaigua and Niagara Falls* Canandaigua . Niagara Falls 99 Cayuga and Susquehanna*. Owego.

35 Eighth Avenue, New York. Vesey Street.. 59th Street.. Flushing :

Hunter's Point Flushing, L. I. 8 Genesee Valley.

Rochester ....

Avon ... 18 Hudson and Boston

Hudson. Chatham 18 Hudson River ..

New York.. East Albany. 144 Lake Ontario and Hudson River. Saratoga Sp'gs Sacket's Har.

186 Lebanon Springs..

Chatham...

| Benning-
ton, Vt. )

223 Long Island

Brooklyn. Greenport ... 95 Hempstead Branch..

Junction Hempstead.. 2
Cold Spring do.

Hicksville Syosset. 4
New York Central,
Direct Routef.

Albany Buffalo... 298
Branch Road.

Troy

Schenectady. 21
Do. via Auburn...

Syracuse. Rochester.... 104
Do. via Lockport.. Rochester Suspension Br 743
Do.

Lockport Tonawanda.. 124
Batavia. Attica.

11
Do.

Rochester Lake Ontario 8 New York and Erie*

New York. Dunkirk .. 464 Newburgh Branch*

Chester Newburgh 20 Piermont do.

Piermont. Suffern's. 18 New York and Harlem

New York Chatham. 131 New York and New Haven. New York. N. Haven, Ct. 76 Northern (Ogdensburgh) Ogdensburgh. Rouse's Point 120 Oswego and Syracuse

Oswego.... Syracuse.. 36 Plattsburgh and Montreal Plattsburgh .. Canada Line. 21 Potsdam and Watertown

Watertown Rackettsville. 76 Rensselaer and Saratoga.. Troy

Ballston Spa. 25 Rutland and Washington.. Eagle Bridge. Rutland, Vt. 62

S Pierrep't Sacket's Harbor and Ellisburgh.. Sacket's Harr.

18

Vanor. ) Saratoga and Schenectady.. Saratoga Sp'gs Schenectady. 22 Saratoga and Whitehall

Saratoga Sp’gs Whitehall 41 Castleton Branch..

Whitehall....

Castleton,Vt. 13 Second Avenue, New York. Peck Slip.. Harlem .. * Broad Guage.

+ Double Track.

Do.

9

NAME OF ROAD.

From.

To.

Fin'd. Unfin. Sixth Avenue, New York .. Vesey Street.. 44th Street.. 4 Syracuse, Binghamton & N. York* Syracuse ..... Binghamton. 81 Third Avenue, New York....... Vesey Street.. Yorkville Troy and Boston

Troy

? Mass. Troy and Bennington .

Hoosick.......
S N.Benn'g-

51

? ton, Vt. Troy and Greenbush

Troy

East Albany Troy Union ..

Union Depôt.. City Limits.. Watertown and Rome

Rome...

Cape Vincent 97

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Total Miles...

2,783

527

TABLE OF THE RAILROADS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Prepared from the returns made to the Board of Railroad Commissioners,

for the year ending September 30, 1857.

Length in amount of ca- Total amount of Total cost of road ROADS IN OPERATION. mils of

tal stuck paid funded and float- equipament and track luid in.

ing debt.

other expenditurts. Albany, Vermont and Canada (formerly Albany Northern)

82.70 $139,004 97 $1,600,000 00 $2,039,004 97 Troy and Rutland

17.27 249,939 50 130,979 57 844,185 87 Albany and West Stockbridge 88.00 1,000,000 00 1,007,207 21 2,007,24 7 21 Blossburs and Corning.

14.81 250,000 00 220,000 00 496,438 41 Black River and Utica.

35.00 729,9:1 38 576,-90 97 1,323,077 28 Buffalo and New York City. 91.00 795,139 30 2,557,819 14 3,401,868 16 Buffalo and State Line..

68.84 1,300,000 00 1,020,000 00 2,559,787 24 Buffalo, New York and Erie. 100.00 1,457, 74 67 1,499,783 09 2,9 5,434 43 Rochester and Genesee Valley..

19.45
555,970 00 191,376 46

732,063 83 Brooklyn City...

17.99 914,610 00 34,000 00 965, 82 61 Canandaigua and Niagara Falls 98.57 1,315,000 00 2,279,854 47 3,495,932 08 Canandaigua and Elmira,

46.73 434,361 32 1,167,662 43 1,274,779 38 Chemung,

17.40 850,000 00 70,000 00 490,40 00 Cayuga and Susquehanna

34.61 637,000 00 480,412 28 971,976 57 Eighth Avenue. 4.89 800,000 00 None.

800,000 00 Flushing...

7.90 131,539 91 269,913 82 3 8,891 33 Hudson River.

144.00 3,758,416 59 9,250,362 84 12,757,878 08 Hudson and Boston.. 17.33 175,000 00

175,000.00 Long Island...

95.00 1,875,118 28 671.501 56 2,556,986 20 New York Central..

555.88 24, 36,660 69 14,462,742 32 29,786,372 50 New York and Erie

446.00) 10,000,000 011 25,882,006 91 35,938,254 09 New York and llarlem..

131.75 5,717,100 00 4,293,969 97 10,125,765 65 New York and New Haven

62.25 2,980,539 33 2,163,537 49 5,70,915 97 Northern Ogdensburgh.

121.75 1,770,139 29 4,535,538 16 4,734,208 28 Oswego and Syracuse

35.91 396,130 00

215,515 25 741,618 06 Potsdam and Watertown

51.00 573,905 83

698,147 33

1,369,380 (10) Rensselaer and Saratoga

25,22 610,000 00 110,000 0 898, 9:15 09 Saratoga and Schenectady.

21.00 300,000 00 104, 00 00 431,545 60 Syracuse, Binghamton & Ñ. York 79.69 76-,369 56 1,57,804 89 2,272,777 89 Sacket's Harbor and Ellisburgh. 18.0 167,455 9 316,810 47 399,17 St Saratoga and Whitehall...

411.88 500,000 00

39,122 70

895,000 000 Sixth Avenue (New York).

4.00 70,000 00 12,811 84 $23,611 94 Second Avenue 9.00 357,600 00 370,141 05

426,323 03 Troy and Boston

27. 3 531,192 SS 144,229 81 1,251,282 28 Troy and Bennington 5.98 75,150 00 176,903 83

251,626 62 Troy and Greenbush

6.00
275,000 00

None.

291,731 43 · Third Avenue, New York..

5.75

1,170,000 00 50,00 00 1,171,000 00 Watertown and Rome.... 96.76 1,495 493 19 597,475 00

2,196,713 20 Troy Union

2.11
7,611 32 706,004 S3

732,714 72 Total..

2,647.45 $69,565,182 3: $30,104,567 os! $137,478,176 79

* Broad Guage.

BANKS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

NEW YORK CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION, Office, Bank of New York Building, corner Wall & William streets. Established October 11, 1853, for the purpose of facilitating exchanges and settlements between the City Banks. Exchanges are made daily at 10 o'clock A. M., and balances paid at 1} P. M., in specie. Expenses divided pro-ratio, on the capital, between the forty-six associated Banks. Annual meeting, first Tuesday in October. Specie Depository, Bank of America, 46 Wall Street,

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

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Thomas Tileston, Esq., Chairman, President of the Phenix Bank. Robert S. Oakley, Esq., Secretary, Cashier of the Am. Exchange Bank. George D. Lyman, Manager. Wm. A. Camp, Asst. Manager.

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BANKS. The Banks in the city of New York are open every day in the year, from 10 o'clock A. M. to 3 P. M., except Sundays, Christmas Day, NewYear's Day, the Fourth of July, and general holidays appointed by legal authority.

Bills or Notes offered for discount must be inclosed in a letter directed to the cashier the day before discount day, advising the name of the person upon whose account it is offered, etc.

Bills and Notes lodged for collection are collected free of charge to the holders, except when at a distance. When protested, the person lodging the same pays the charge of protest.

The rate of Discount in the Chartered Banks is 6 per cent. per annum (calculating 360 days to the year), except when notes have over 60 days to run ; when beyond that time, the banks have the privilege of charging 7 per cent.

The Free Banks are privileged to charge 7 per cent, on all discounts. Three days’ grace are allowed on notes, and the discount taken for the same.

Deposits and Notes for collection must be entered in the dealer's book at the time when deposited.

American Exchange Bank.–No. 128 Broadway. Certificates filed October 11, 1838 ; to endure 100 years. Capital, $4,700,000, with privilege to increase to $50,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, May and November. Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. William A. Booth, President. George S. Coe, Vice-President.

R. S. Oakley, Cashier.

Artisans' Bank.-117 Nassau Street. Associated July 10, 1856 ; to continue 100 years. Capital, $600,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, March and September. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Nathan C. Platt, President.

R. A. Tooker, Cashier. Atlantic Bank.-16 William Street. Associated July 2, 1853. Capital, $400,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, June and December. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. James E. Southworth, President.

George D. Arthur, Cashier.

Bank of America.-46 Wall Street, First chartered in 1812 ; re-organized, Jan. 1, 1853. Capital, $3,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. George Newbold, President.

James Punnett, Cashier. Bank of Commerce in New York.-Nassau, corner Cedar Street. Certificates filed February 9, 1839 ; to endure 50 years. Capital, $10,000,000, with privilege to increase to $20,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. John A. Stevens, President.

Henry F. Vail, Cashier. Richard King, Asst. Cashier. Bank of the Commonwealth.–Nassau, corner Pine Street. Associated March 1, 1853; to continue 100 years. Capital, $750,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Edward Haight, President.

George Ellis, Cashier. Bank of New York.–Wall, corner William Street. First incorporated March, 1791 ; re-organized, January, 1853. Capital, $2,568,875. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Anthony P. Halsey, President. Charles P. Leverich, Vice-President.

William B. Meeker, Cashier.

Fank of North America.–44 Wall Street. Associated in April, 1851 ; to endure 50 years. Capital, $1,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Wm. F. Havemeyer, President.

Isaac Seymour, Cashier. Bank of the Republic.—2 Wall Street, corner Broadway. Associated, in 1851 ; to continue 100 years. Capital, $2,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, February and August. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. J. T. Soutter, President.

R. H. Lowry, Cashier. Bank of the State of New York.-35 William Street. Incorporated May 18, 1836, for 30 years. Capital, $2,000,000. Shares, 100 dollars each. Dividends, May and November. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Reuben Withers, President.

George W. Duer, Cashier. John R. Kearny, Asst. Cashier. Broadway Bank.-Broadway, corner Park Place. Associated in August, 1849, to continue 100 years. Capital, $1,000,000. Shares, 25 dollars each. Dividends, January and July. Discount days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. F. A. Palmer, President.

J. L. Everitt, Cashier. Bull's Head Bank.–338 Third Avenue.,,. Organized in July, 1854. Capital, $173,300. Shares, 25 dollars each. Dividends, April and October. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Richard Williamson, President.

J. H. Eldridge, Cashier.

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