Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1827-12-15
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OF rlymouth BeachJ In removing distractions i'm
.ns ONO and MISSISSIPPI, to which the height of
."c wafer has ineeftfTd some impeachment Free
ITO" Oh pier at GhnSirk Harbour. n. Y: I'M
Pio'H'nsh' OIL S.leaTssRd Harbour, o.: Or Hyan.
MS Harbour, MtssY yDswego Harbour, n. Y. ::
o. ."', Il, tue mouk pdseayoula River; OF Sau-
gatuch harDor and ,rar OF LA Piaisaucc Bay
MICH: oil the henes River of Saco Harbour;
OF hn'taio Creek; OF tshtahnla and Cuuningham's
Sf'e&s, Grand HiYk, and Huron River, o. OF
Stacker : iiarbourfi belfast Harbour, Me. New
cas.e Harbour, Dg and of Mobile Harbour
ENa'nmatbnsliase9 ecn made OF the Piers at Chcs.
ter, Fort FennssA Gus Hook, AMI Fort MilIin:
ana OIL tue Chesape Re and Delaware Canal-An
Inspection has hee1 alage of the Military Acalc-
my, wbich Is ~. E'ost favourable condition
IN .ncreNSs IS dfefd olthc Corps of Engineers,
and mn orsanifatioH Of the Typographical Enoi,
Iae Report IF ffsy .S,perintcah MT effhe I,;tcJ
,Motes 'lcacyN Road, is among these documents
nat part which relntcs to the extent Of road lin
,Shcd ana the progress mekiny in the remainder,
has alleady been gisen in substance. in the alb
sract oil the Engincqrs Report. 1t contains. how
ever some otherspaHiculars of interest. The en-
tire location of the soad from the Ohio to Zanes
vile, as originally made has been found so iudi.
cious as seldom to require any cllaugc.--This has
Deeh m;dc In levi Instances, to reduce the dis
lance or the graduation. The reduction of the
latter has been paffticnarly aimed at. and the SUI
Pcfintendent says that no more than an aunle of
three degrees ought To- be admitted Distance
ought to he measured by time and burthcn.
~ road OF greater length and low grade can be
travelled IN as short time as one of shorter dis
lance and high grade, th-n, for the purposes ofex-
petition they are alike in len.th But if. upon
me longer one, greater burthen can be transpor-
ted by the same power; aul in the same time. then
1t is evident that the longer the road is, for the
purposes OF transportation, the shorter, Roads of
low grade will also endure bngcr and require less
repair.
Ofthe appropriations of1S25, 6, and Z. amount
ing 10 S4lOo3G there eNf.et,de OF, the sG,h
OF Scptembor last; v-e7I SOB, leaving balance of
9i4o,IJO For finishing the western twentv-one
,nnes. extending the location, the cast bank of
the Musklngum, repairs, &c. Si15, 0GO will be
necessary. II Is suggested to build bridge over
me Muskingum, and likewise over the Moncnpa-
hela andohlo, as the delay and dangers to the
''id from the want OF them, arc very great. The
ROAD should be continuous; otherwise an Interrupt
uoh OF TINS Sort neutralizcs its advantages. A
system OF repair is strongly called for To con-
siruct public works. and then let them fall to ruin
seems very unwsc policy. The road from Cum
Derldnd to the Ohio, has nearly gone to dcstruc-
tion from want of timely repair. Appropriatioas
nave pcch made b,it they wore too small and
came so late that great part OF the road ,aquires
rathcr 10 be re-made than repaired. Unless Con-
gress provide fund, toll is recommended; and
also provision for the punishment of wanton mis-
chief That part ofthe road under the direction
OF the superintendent, is executed in the verv best
manner.-B0H. Amer