Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-13

therefore decline making further dis
bursements that do not come imme
diasely under my own eye.
/ It's possible, and barely possible
that the Banks on the road may be
induced by the difference Of ex
/ change on the eastern and northern
Icities. and the immediate demands OF
the inhabitants Of the immediate vi.
tcinity, to make disbursements for a
limited distance. If these objections
cannot be obviated, then the opera.
tons can only be carried On at one
point; and as the crossing Of the
Wabash and its bottom is at the pre-.
sent state Of the road the most i'm.
portant, propose to carry on the op'
erations at that point to the utmost
compatible with the interest of the
Government and the road.
Very respectfully,
have the honor to be, sir,
your obedient servant.
C. A. OGDEN, Capt. Corps. Eng.
WAsHNGroN, July 10Th, 1886.
lNemorondum.-The Superinten-
dent of the Cumberland Road in In
diana and Illinois has been officially
informed that the subject Of disburse-
ments has been referred to the At
torney General for his construction
of the law, and has been so construed
by him as to make the Super:nten-
dent individually responsible for all
disbursements by whomsoever made.
This construction is the same put
upon it heretofore by the Secretary
Of War, under which construction
the SuperintenIe lent de Lined disburs-
ing through agents, unless those
agents were acknowledged by the
Treasury Department. He there
fore still declines, and will confin- his
operations within thirty miles of the
Wabash river, being the position
best calculated to operate as extern
sively as possible N Illinois, and COM
ply with the restrictions made IN the
Second Section of the appropriation
dill for Indiana; and being the utmost
INIT on which the Superintendent
thinks himself capable of d.sbursing
with a due regard to his pecuniary)
interest.
Should Lieut.. Greenough return
from his tour of examination on the
Wabash before the Superintendent
arrives at Terre-Haute, he will imme-
1iately commence operations by plac-
ing as many men as can be judicious-
y employed at the most eligible
Iuarries, completing the grade westl
md ten miles East of the Wabash
river, the bridges and culverts that
AVE been commenced, or for which
have been collected, for
hirty miles east and west of Terre-
Iaute. Mr.. Floyd will collect all
Tools, machinery, &C., in West 1lli-
lois, and store them Ohe tools, ma
;hinery. &c. at Vandalia, on the best
erms he can procure-the instru-
nents at the office at Terre-Haute,
Ir. BuckiIn will collect and store ali
ools, machinery, &C., in east Illinois,
kept such as may be required with
n thirty miles of Terre-Haute, and
tore item at Livingston-instru-
nents at Terre-Haute. Gen. r.
ohnson will collect all instruments,
ools and machinery East Of India
apolis, and store the tools, machin-
ry, &C., at IndianapoIis-the instIu- /:
rents at Terre-Haute; also all tools
nd machinery East Of Deer Greek, ,
D be stored at Indianapolis.
Those persons who are to collect
re tools, &C., will be furnished with
lie best report CT tools, instrumental
&C., on file in the office at Terre- $
[aute, for their information and gov i
rnment in collection. The superin
sndent will be detained a few days ..
P;ttsburg on his way to Terre-i !,
Iaute in order to make some arrange :
tents for Steamboat for the trans !;
ortion of materials on the Wabash. d
ii persons that are affected by this :
will be furnished with Id
lch part of it as concerns them inn e
ed.ately from the office at Terre- f
Iaute. C.. 4. OGDEN.
Capt. Corps. Eng. I
+. S. The iaborers having lost the
est part of the working season, will Z
: allowed 10 cents per day in addi- |;
on to the rates established by the =
'viSed regulations of the lst OF June, r
$50. C. 4. O. .
MICHIGAN. Il
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