The rock cutat Hunt's Point bridge caused a great deal of trouble on account of the wet, spongy nature of the soil, -- one would have expected the softest nearest the water. The Bronx River was bridged by a strong Jackknife Draw. Filling for embankment across Pelham Salt Marsh was a tedious job, as firm bottom was hard to find. East Chester Bay reached a fine piece of work was done in building the pile-bridging across it. Too much praise cannot be given to E. W. Reid, General Superintendent of the New York, New Haven and

GENERAL HISTORY

FROM 1783 TO ISGO.

Han ford Railroad Company, for the substantial and workmanlike manner in which as the whole job, so especially the erection of the piers and approaches of the fine pivot drawbridge was conducted. The stone for the masonry, of the very first quality, was furnished by the veteran Mr. Beattie, of Stony Creek, Conn. Borrow pits were necessary on Bartow embankments and at Timpsons. As material for them was lacking on the wdiole line, ballast, except the broken stone ballast, was brought from as far as New Canaan. The construction of the fresh water swamp trestle ended the work that was of any size or account before reaching the junction with the main line, near New Rochelle village. The contractors were, Sections one and two, Peter Sanford & Co. ; sections two, three and foun Dunn & Lowther ; sections six and seven, Beattie & Edwards; sections eight, nine and ten, Richard Dooley. Under Mr. Reid's care the whole line has been since improved in every way and ranks first class. The stations along this road are Port Morris, Casanova, Hunt's Point, West Farms, Van Nest, Westchester, Timpsons, Baychester, Bartow, Pelham Manor and New Rochelle Junction. The road is 12.13 miles in length.