Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-07-09

ne lines represent good locust cedar white oak Or
other lasting timber 10 10 IL inches diameter al l.,,
to suit the road, laid it, say or 10 lrei
Tor Tie unOers or rails b. 10 lie on, w hcb .hoIJ
Soou lasting umoer oil from 10 TO 20 inches diameter
cd through The centre with the edges lewed off e,vin
face oil from IL TO Is inches betieJ mined -, Lh
down upon The sii's Al upon the edge each
spike on scanlling or inches square a, guides for H.
wheels; OF upon each edge of rails forming roo To-
the wheels TO run in however consider the r,. ,I, ~
use h' up 'he spaces level with. rather above the
r's d. ior Ve horses hen two tracks are nut ,Io Ito
space petwGen them, c, must also be filled quite as I,yh
as The rails, :" as 10 admit wagons stages csrri.oes g.
10 pass from one track 10 the other hen or m
impeachment VIII present itself but the scantng AID -
only Oh side, which will amour, IN no,bin% NJ
ouu t'' occasional turning of njure these scanng az
"Wo'o rarely o' ever occur twice in the same place
20" See its quite simple plan. Let me mentio, so,,
oil ITS advaniagrs fora road over McAdauizu,, o,G
particularly ON hIil sides In the constructiou =, n,,
ou, mere VIII ne to necessity Tor grubhiug--ow cutting
IS suiilceht-Ihese umbers put dow ON IN. ,,, c
VI e eaii hen oy cutting ditch each side to obtain
e"h enough, 10 MI up The track FOR the horses level with
the rails which should be well ram,ueJ or pncted i
ny va, a machine Sl Just tnrentedJ for that purpose.
ne elevation given by the tu,beTs and Tho f,c Tho.
"ey VIII ana must Keep the earth together and in shan.
WINCH with the side drain will guarantee Good ROAD
eIen IN mdrsh-ior 1t is ko,rIt fact, that il is the
VI wagons anu carriages, the horses feet
which are so destructive roads by following aISsv M
same track; hence the collecting of water lis retention
ana Inud holes On hill Sides the plan will be a,,rir,b,
requiring the stills only to be lev lied either hy ls
stone where they found plenty as they i,eous,lv 80
I or timber may be substituted, bedied on the
lower sde Tor the sills a TO lie on then l,tIe Ica;n ON
me upper 10 level them, then put all lown, and Nv
g ur" above you obtain nth 10 ill up the horse ira ok
The unbers will always eiiectualjy pr.vent .l,e ,,a,
from getting into. and washing the earth away. This - an
give perfectly smooth road with less labour and ox
pence ee"eua'y' 'hsn would he required for common
turnpike--fo GU the facilities TOR crossing yuIcs Gr
ing culverls. &c. doute track can be NIT dawn do
penui"g upon the enience and cost of timber and
e" NUN EARN from to 1900 dollars mile, which is
o"' 'ue more than the cost OF grading and shaping
road 2ee wide: bear mind too that is fee, =,
enough or a road OF this Kind. whilst 10 McAdanize il
must be graded for double track from 80 to 40 Which
iorhs heavy item OF expense, and the DELAY in
Adanzng should not be orgotte M tor the earth mus, a.
Ways nave he 10 settle, say or years. before the stone
Win regard TO the last Of the nbers we know from
experience mat the rails will not out and that the
"uS' last as long as i'll Rail Rodds-whch for GOOD ,n
Der Is estimated at from Is 20 yearssav 10 10 TX e.
is anu II WIZ be the cheapest and best road ever made
,".' "a 'eres. Is allowed on the difference of cost,
i,s ana McAdamizing, in well ,imbered coun.
uies--it VIII pay Tor renewing every three 1eo, Von
WIZ see mat The sis will probably last long as two sets
Vi rams because they quite under the earth and III
gIounu too, would require bat little moving IN cn ~
rails pon The whole, conceive, and u, which nan>,
very JudicIo"s men concur, that il is capable nj dc
straIion, that il will be general plan chesns ana H.
ter Than lcAdamizing particularly when timber is nIen
yas IS .ne Case IN The whole Southern and WEBSTER
country and in many places stone cannot he had &C. -
the marshes OF the South and The forests of
ana ced"i; and the great difficulty which las exeJ 10,
masking goo roads, is removed; and il will be found mo-,
use"' 70 many portions oil our lected Virginia
lie IamenIable Tact has long since been discoyer.J
wiz. NOT stand The winter, for heavily laden wagons
ana that the want OF available funds and the iHcniI
obtaining suitable rock for Merchandising has I'm, n
moie quite beyond reach As to success ot ageoa,I
system OF railroads or having our Brincipal roads mad
to ran ways, no one who has any unon H.
suoJect VIII longer, seriously ancpae--and without !,
senei" improvement III roads, we must cent;,,,,. ~
SINK lower, instead OF rising ghcr--we must be content
eH TO follow Oh III the wake OF States which we shout, b
leading. ~ W. '"o''u oo
Inc design you see, is for common WAGONS 81 ont
mere Is no uoubt but II viii be Immediately tried upo,
'"e turnpike CONNECTING the James River at this Mace
WIN o'auhloni distance OF III miles. have found IN,
ne 'd7' TWO weeks, on tour Washing, ION Civ and Ri
unore' mat without an exception and anonas, the mira,
per- several oil The most nielhg and uraccs MOI,
~ 'here' including several supeIintendens of the
D"lhoTe ahd Ohio Rail- Cumbe land and Other road.
so'ne WdcHco Engineers not individual but had ths
very oeSt opinion OF II, or feared lis being found
valuable, Tor collateral roads. III generally adouf.h uy
Que can conceive the facilities must afford for Tho r
certain ana speedy transportation of the mails
would just add, that in short turns il woJ ne.
maps oe best to paw or McAdamize level with In. i'm
oert; or use wider ras-and that instead of TAKING tho
park OIL The imbers with tools would be better IN ,,
" on or char them Oh account OF last
nave secured patent right. for the use of the ulan
wc would be disposed Otto companies or individuals
upon fair terms. ''
Probably by the publication of this notice and rencst
OF Those Editors with whom you exchange TO do kev ise
public good may be advanced.
Yours, truly, JOHN HARTMAN
+. 3 would be pleased TO hear any suggestion t,a.
nay occur 10 YOU either Tor, against it, claiming the
11 iSg!y -; Or answering any difficulty propos.
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