The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-13 00:00:00

concern.

lIGHLAND ROADS and BRIDGES.

TO THE HONOURABLE THE KNIGHTS, CITIZENS, AND
BURGESSES, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
The Thirty-S, coed Report of the Commissioners ap-
pointed for the purposes of all Act passed in the 59th
year of the reign of his late Majesty King George
111., intituled, " An Act to repeal two Acts, made 111
the 54th and 55th years of his present Majesty, for
maintaining and keeping in repair certain Roads and
Midges in Scotland ; to provide more effectually for
that purpose, and fur Regulation of Ferries in Scot-
land."
The highlands of Scotland have been almost entirely
exempt from snow during the past winter, and few of
the casualies ordinarily attendant on the breaking up
of the frost have occurred. The wear and tear of the
general surface of the roads has somewhat exceeded the
average ; but the whole, with the exception of the Loch-
side road (which the floods have repeatedly covered with
rubbish, not yet removed), are stated to be now in good
'travelling order.
In the county if Inverness the Fairy bridge, on the
Stein road (which fell in 1844), and a heavy breast wad,.
near Coran Ferry, on the Fort William road, which was
carried away in the past season, have been rebuilt. On
the Badenoch road the expenditure of a further sum of
3601., between Aviemore and the Bridge of Carr, has
rendsred this portion as safe and convenient as any part
of the Highland line.
The "Improvement " tolls on the Invermorriston road
have been applied, to the amount of 3221., in widening
the bridges of Ruskie and Aberiachan, in building
parapets, removing prominent points of rocks, and in-
creising the width of the road-way. principally between
Ruskie Ince and Strone Castle. On the Fort William
road much has been done (at a cost of 1991) by rock
cutting and embankment along the shore of Loch Eil,
between Corran Ferry and Fort William. In Strath-
glass (Beatily road) has been effected an alteration in-
volving much labour and expense of rock cutting through
the steep and dangerous hill adjoining the well-known
scenery of " The Dream." On the South Boleskine
road, the produce of the "Improvement" toll, which has
hitherto been suffered to accumulate, has been directed
to be appropriated at a pass where frequent accidents
have occurred, near Aldonrie.
From the surplus tells on the Fort George road, a
further sum of 3001. has now been directed to be handed
over to the county trustees, making 970/. paid in reduc-
tion of the original debt.
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have consented to add to their chat ge the High-street
of Tain, so far as it is in the line of the Parliamentary
road ; find having received satisfactory cert-ficates of
their state of repair from their principal inspector, they
have now assumed the care of the streets of the royal
burghs of Dinei'wall and Tain, as well as Fort Rose.
In Sutherland and Caithness no outlay fur other than
ordinary repair has been made.
In Argyllshire a portion of the Glenco road has been
satisfactorily itnproved, and will be open to travellers in
the coming summer ; but in conformity with the ex-
pressed desire of the county, the larger portion of the
works necessary to render the communication south-
ward of Balachelish safe and convenient, were postponed.
Their gradual execution will however, be kept in view.
It has been found necessary to widen the approaches
to Craig Ellaville bridge (Morayshire), and the whole of
the timber and iron-work of the bridge has also beets re-
pair d and painted.
The total e xpense of repairs of 1845, to which the
aese.seieet is applicable, independently of the works ex-
ecuted from the produce of the '• Improvement " tells
above mentioned, has been 9.6041. 6s. 7d. ; but in this
expenditure are included the works of which the Com-
missioners here annex the particulars end amount of the
cost ; considering them as extra works, to be distin-
guished from ordinary repairs:—
INVERNESS-SHIRE.
1. Extra expense on the Lochnagaul and £ s. d
Lochyside roads, caused by carriage
of materials for repair of Caledonian

51 12 4

2. Repairs to timber bridge at Laggan,
East Laggan road ... 28 8 10
3. Rebuilding Fairy Bridge, Stein road 55 12 7
4. Railways on Beauty road 76 8 8
5. Repairing damage by floods on Fort
William road ... ••• ••• •••
6. Improvements between Carr Bridge
and Aviemore, Badenoch road
ROSS-SHIRE.
7. Rebuilding Milnain Bridge, Contin
8. improvement at •Logie Bridge, Inver-
gordon road ... 317 1 2
9. Ditto .t Conan Bridge, Dingwall road 89 14 4
10. liebuildin, Ilreast-walls, Kintail and
Glen Shiel roads
MORAY AND BANFF.
11. Repairing and painting Craig Ellachie
Bridge, and improving approaches ...
ARt;yLLSHIRE.
12. Improvements on Glenco road, and re-
pair of damage from floods
13. Building Breast-walls, Glencu road ...

111 2 2

360 6 2

248 8 9

31 11