174 Wisconsin Academy of /Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 



TORONTO AND NEPISSTNG. 

 Scarhoro Junction to Uxhridge, 32 Miles. 



Grading, fencing, ties, bridges and culverts 



Rails and fastenings 



Track-laying and ballasting 



Station building 



Riglit of way 



Telegraph 



Engineerir g 



Commissions, officers and directors' fees . . 



Law expenses 



Sundries , . 



Rolling stock 



Total cost 



$503, 189 



$15,724 



By which we see that the Toronto, Gray and Bouce Railway 

 has cost $18,190 per mile, exclusive of rolling-stock; and 

 including rolling-stock $15,760 per mile. The earthwork 

 averages 10,500 cubic yards per mile. The line is fenced 

 throughout, at a cost of $800 per mile. The grubbing amounts 

 to an average of one-half an acre per mile ; the clearing to 

 three acres per mile ; slashing on each side of the railway to 

 the entent of four acres per mile has also been done, the grub- 

 bing, clearing and slashing having together cost $140 per mile. 

 The ties have cost an average of 25 cents or $500. 



The Toronto and Nepissing Railway has cost $12,549 per 

 mile, exclusive of rolling stock, or including rolling-stock, 

 $15,724 per mile. The earth-work has averaged 9,750 cubic 

 yards per mile. The line is fenced throughout at a cost of 

 $700 per mile. The ties have cost $480 per mile on this 

 section, and the grubbing, clearing and slashing, $140 per 

 mile. 



Upon the authority of Col. W. W. Nevin, who is connec- 

 ted with the management of the Mexico National Railway 



