Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-03-18
January l3h, 1886.

Road
January l3,h, 1886.
GENTLEMEN:
beg leave to Rrport, that, exami
nations aud estimates have been made of
the rntre Inc from The mouth OF Yellow
Creek Dhrough Carroilton to ZDar.
For the description cI the line and for
the making 'he estimates, lhave divided
HE line into three divisions. Divisou No,
commences at tho m1luh OF Yellow
Creek aud extends to pIunp's miII-a
distance ol23 and one lhlri miies. NJ. 9
is II and one fourth miles long, extend
ing from DlaIap's mill, to Champer's
mi, ia niles west Of Currollon.) No. 3
extends from Champer'o mill TO Z)ar, on
the Ohio CanlI. The length Of this di
vision Is % and two third miles, making
tho whole length Of the road 80 AID enc
fourth miles.
In maklag road 10 DO the trade and
travel Of The Great West, as this Is intcn
del to Do, il should be 50 Constructed as
to eli ctuaiIy prevent the possibility Of
any ether mode Of communication ever
coming ino successful coEpeliiion with
| ~ therefore, the estimates have been
made for the bcs', and most approved
! pIan Of road now III C5e 80 oar country
| And the examinations have been cOnduc
ted with view Of using Locomotive pow
er throughout the whole distance; and 10
Orins the surface Of the road to such
grades and curves as 10 admit Of tho ust
Of such power, II VIII be necessary 10
mako many heavy eX2.vliIons nGd en-
banhmrn 5, which sweiIs the estimate Of
he middle dlVi5ioa considerably over
that ot the o!her lwD.
l vii! nov give It conss3 general dcs.
cripion Of the plan Of road, Cor which
tnC estimates have been made.
Thu bed Of The road is To be graded %
! feet in width, where the line is carried
long the htI! sides; which is for the first 3
ani two lhlrI miles on The first DIVISION.
land tho whole Of the 2d division as it will
be mach chelpor to m ,ke the road the full
wiIih at first, the addition afterwards. 80
q the femllniag part Of tho irt d,vrs
ION, aud the VII jlU OF the 3 division, the
road Is estimated but t. Ieoi VIDE lor a
single track, us the necessary width for a
second track may readry be mtdc, al
any time, a5 1t will Uo embdnament en-
llreI}.
The snpersiruCiure h4s been estimated
for woodcn SIecper5, npJn winch til
crJaa'lss are to rest, at Intervals OF 3 feet,
IlI which ,ho top e'ring pieces are secured
tor tho purpose OF supporting tie lrcn
rail The sleeper OF under s'rpg pieces
are inserted for the purpose oI slr.ens It
roln5 lie road, and preventing Irregu'a
and p"rtIaI sellhng, Facso bottom String
pircss may g,nrr'ily be made Of umbe,
which viii be cut from tn. space to be
occupl, dby the 10 d;N mly 30 variou,
IN their dlmrn,iDns. Tne cross ties aud
upper string pieces are proposed TO be =
larhco sqltre, OF the best guilty Of whiDt
yak ~ hch is found in GDuaddnco along
! he line.
The non rails vii be 9 aud one fourth
Inch s vide by five cigh bs Of an inch in
thickness, and from 10 ;olS feet long
fnrs rad weighs II los, per running
yard, aud w)i require - tons Tor each
mrIe "lsin-le llck.
/ The dca,icsl gade found necessary j.,
II feet per mllc, which viii be 8 mlIe,
N Icogrh.-cXcndiog 3 miles in each dr
rcclIpn from the sammli aud It is lhu'
hat IA road Of th}s hiud woaId be preltra
UIe 10 onG with incIrntd pI Irnrs with stl.
'Ionlry power ~ 1t has bc1n rir,Iiy pro
ven, Tint Iuad uI hIs kind may be wors
! ed ty Lncomulivc power, bl keeping oX
Ia engines upon this pat ot the road ior
the purpose Of assisting those that may
hiag lrdIUS fro n either direction. Ii ap
pears by III, report otJ. kpiSh', EsF. ?.
Engineer Of Tho BlItimnre auI Oaio K RlI
Road Co, tint an - lon Engine wouId
ascend a pihnG ol tbl, kiGd with a load Of
ID tons, at the rate Of ten mics per hour /;
and The same engine would pass over the
east oI this road vi b twice this load 100
on7) at the rate OF 20 miles per hour -
thus enabling the rip through 10 be made
IA IllIIc over four hours.
! The cs,nlltcs have been made for n
/ ,lnttp Irlrk nyCpnt nm tho mi lll. ltvta-