Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1828-11-27
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CIEsAPEANE AND ONO c4v.I.

CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
This enterprise IS advancing with steady steps
Twenty-Five miles and third, distributed into tftv
sections, lave been recently added 70 the thrfv-fur
let in August, so as to make 81 sections or about 10
miles and 7-3, under contract; including - cuverts
two acquedIc5, of three and the other of seven
arches, and twenty three locks OF 1875 feet lift The
canal - 50 fur, SIXTY feet wide, with the exception of
Jew difficult passes, where 1t is reduced to fifty feet
and it IS six feet deep throughout It's Whole extent.
It's locks hundred by fifteen feet in the clssr
Ga the Ath Of December, there will be added 70 the
line already under contract the enlargement OF ,he
old cnnai lt the Little Falls to a breadth ofcirlitv
feet designed TO be grand FEEDER It's extension for
! 5-8 miles to tic proposed basin at the mouth Of
Rock Crtr; two dams gcToss tn" Potomac river one
at The Little Tails and one bcoW Seneca and FODDER
six m!o= up the llorocacy. The abutrncnt of the
AleNand:ia aqucluct, and four locks and several
bridges. under the streets Of Georretown will bo
embraced in the December CONTRACTS.
The quantities and values Of the work contracted
for, dow 10 the close Of the late letting are corre-
hended under the following heads:
The clubbing of 81 sections, e1o.O9-
Excavation ofall kinds Of soil earth rock,
sc. l,@32,ol5 cubic yards, at = cents per
cubic yard, cfo.7Ga
Eubanblaent, under all circumstances. '''''''
o33,91G cubic yards, at II 72-IOO. 1925
Stone waling. both vertical and slooe.
under all circumstances, 1920 perches,
at s. 91-loo, CAST
the cubic yard, CO.
a oulycrls, at about s. 5a eonts tlcpcrcb '
Of % solid feet. a75Go
% locks: of la5 footlie, averaging 500 81 '''''
cents per foot it, 1890
each, across Seneca Creek Gooo
An aqucduct ofiO arches OF dCtyraat span
each across Monocacy, the cos, contingent
but e%pcctcdnot to exceed 10000
%GGf.9s3
So far the contracts, now ia progress. extend. l.
cannot iauto crafty the public at large as wcll ne che
stcckhoder5 Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 10
Lho" mat these contracts, covering about - miles 1f
the canal enlarged from ~ TO 60 feet in breadth and
iforo FIVE 10 six feet in depth involve an expenditure
winch ~ less than the estimate oft'c cost Of this work
submitted 80 Congress on the part Of the Urifrj
states Board NJ Internal improvements by f.!1,pGl
dollar, and less than the revised estimate of Nc
Goodies and Roberts, by sl07 100.
Some small additional expense may be incurred iu
The masonry, 10y the obligation of tho comp,uy f.,
supply water lime IT 10 cents the bushcl in tho ,rf
mat Tn" water ime already discovered Oh lbe b,as
vi the P0'onlc may not be- allowed 70 be- rrrd and
some cot w certainly be added 20 h. contract price
Oi the hrt3 "cions, iOn the c,tonsion orthr dr.,h
Of S9nn 81 them from five 10 81. feet since tho aif,
~ Washington last August.
The average cost Of earth excavation including
cay md oraycl IN the late October letting at Jcrs-
brg wa, Tor fly sections OF canal # SIR feet dcptb
ynt li-l0J Wild" tho cost Of similar labor, at iIe
august ict'rg. on canal OF only FIR feet An depfI
ma Loig me o. - sections, was 32-lOO cents per
cubic yarg.
tbc cmhlnkncnt contracted for % tbg Grsf cttiurr
whore TO be made Of materials rot cxcavatcd from Ire
canal nor requiring 10 be transported more than 100
fect averaged i3 35iO0 cents Che cubic vard aud i'm
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