Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-14

being made up SO as to comprehend wnat proper
~ belongs TO distinct head of expenditure; an
allowance for lands purchased or condemned Tor
the use Of the canal. The value OF the work
which remained to be done on the lst 81 May.
between the Point Of Rocks and the head ct
Harper's Ferry falls, in order to provide Tor the
admission of water through The feeder at the lat
ter. the resident engineer certifes to have amoun
ted to 70, 500 dollars; OF which a value OF 10000
dollars, he states, his report of the s8th May,
To have been done ON the Oath of that month;
leaving only value Of s0.56S dollars to be done
preparatory 10 the introduction Of the water Of
the river through the guard lock at the head OF
those walls. In this sum of so. 568 dollars is
included all the incidental works remaining to
be constructed. and among them the houses OF
lock keepers aud bridges. The total value Of
the work done in May, above the Point OF ROCKS,
is 8lO3, 49I 46.
But the water of small feeder from The 'rus.
carora, emptyins into the canal seventeen miles
below the head Of Hsrper's Ferry falls. on u
level running mile above the Point Of Rocks,
has been already admitted tbfough the Munocacy
aqueduct; aud. aided by the late heavy rains,
and the long period during which the far greater
part Of the Canal below the Mouocacy basin,
has been completed, will shortly prepare this
part Ot the llUe lot Tue du'uissiOH VI
depth Of water for navigation.
To the various works which are included in
the May estimates, there has been recently adj
ded, by contract, in compliance with nne OF the
conditions of the late subscription OF Virginia, a
lock opposite 10 Shepher'lst0wD, for the cOnnex-
ion of the river and canal navigation; the cost
of this locks makes an addition Of H.. 500 dol
lars to the SUN already stated as the value Of the
| IA, ha aud hotor nat ,baa haop
more recently formed by the Board to transfer
the locks which were about to be commenced
two miles above, to point, two miles below, the
mouth OF the Opeccon. SD as to subserve the
same purpose with that last mentioned. By
this transfer, and the construction Of a tow path
along the three miles of steep rocky cliffs mme.
diately above and below Galloway mill, an ex-
tension of four miles will be given to the canal,
and about 100000 dollars added to the cost OF
the first IL miles Of improved navigation, which
will then consist of LOG miles of canal, and IL
miles of slack water in the bed of the river.
From the addition OF these sums to that be.
fore mentioned, an aggregate results. as the
measure Of the work to be- done subsequent to
AN bf May, of S8l5,St5 5l4 cents
~ appears to be large sum to expend be-
tween tn day and the 1st Of October, the peri.
cd now allowed for the completion OF the part OF
this work already let, amounting to S715.Sl5 5li
cents; but nearly the entire line of canal below
Shepherdstou will be finished by the Isl of Au.
gust; and if the force employed on il, and upon
the works below the head Of Harper's Ferry falls.
which will be completed during the present
month, be concentrated upon the works above
Sheph rdstuwn, they could be finished in the
above period. AS the dams should not be expos.
ed to the hazard of the winters ice in an unf
nished state, and, when completed, must neces.
sariy obstruct the navigation Of the river, ill its
place IS Supplied by the Canal, the progress OF
the unfinished works should be expedited by al,
practicable means, consistent with their ultimate
security and sound economy. OF the compile.
ton Of the two dams and of all the masonry, es-
pecially of the most costly, that OF the aqueducts
and locks, BY the month of October next, no
doubt whatever is now entertained; and much
may be accomplished, by engaging, on the UNI
nished sections, the labnrers discharged from the
other works, as these are successfully finished.
There had been dlsbursed on the l,t Of the
last month, out Of the company's funds, since
the first Of May, 1882, the of 1891, 1922 "A,
as will be seen bv comparison OF the Ireasu-
rer's statement Of the 5Oth of April, 1882, pub
Iished at the end Of the fourth annun report,
with that of the SOth of April last, hereto append
~
has been applied to The construction Of the canal;
S19.453 so, to the Engineer Department; sc,
955 so to the pay of officers; and S27, 655 70,
to the acquisition of lands. The other items are
uncomfortable. A review of the objects of this
expenditure is designed to manifest the impor-
lance Of such progress of the various works,as
shall increase the relative cost of the conSfruc.
tion of the canal, that work, Of which the bene-
fit is to be perpetual, and Of proporfionably re-
ducing all other items of disbursement. To ef-
feet this purpose, the works Of the canal should
be. at all times, as vigorously pushed aspfudence
will admit H. sss5a
There wonld appear to be discrepancy be.
tween the SUN above stated to be the price paid
in the last year for construction OF the canal.
and the much larger amount of the value OF the
work done; but the heavy estimates Of last April.
are not included 10 the payments made prior to
the first Of May; and all abe retained money
out of the estimate for the new work. is to be
added hereafter, to the disbus nRents on that ac
count. This sum. for the neu0NRunted
on the first Of May last, ton 100;
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