The Committee on roads and railways, to whom was referred the report of the Board of Commissioners for the survey of one or more routes for a railway from Boston to Albany, and also the report of the Board of Commissioners of internal improvements in relation to the examination of sundry routes for a railway from Boston to Providence, report ...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Committee on Roads and Railways.
Imprint:	[Boston, Massachusetts] : [Printed by Dutton and Wentworth], [1828]
Description:	1 online resource (11 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	H.R. ; No. 48 House (Series) (Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives) ; 1828, no. 48.
Subject:	Railroads -- Massachusetts. Railroads -- Massachusetts -- Design and construction -- Management. Transportation -- Massachusetts -- Planning. Public works -- Massachusetts -- Management.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13556427

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	At head of title: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, Feb. 15, 1828
Other title:	Act, to provide for internal improvements by rail roads.
Notes:	Dutton and Wentworth were printers to the state in 1828. Online resource; title from PDF first lines of text (LLMC Digital, viewed February 3, 2023).
Summary:	Report of a Massachusetts House committee discussing the importance of the construction of a railroad. The committee notes the benefits of a railroad rather than a canal. The report concludes with a recommendation for the formation of a Board of Directors of Internal Improvement. An act that would create the board is included. The report is signed by L.M. Parker, Chairman.
Other form:	Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. House of Representatives, Feb. 15, 1828. [Boston : Printed by Dutton and Wentworth, 1828]

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