Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-23

NJ NJ BE r 5.
hereon del;nca'ed, Is APPROVED
Given under my nsnd this 9th day ef
August, 1885. ANDREW JAcxanS.n

August, 1888. ANDREW JACxsoN0
! Where does this leave the question b.
tween the direct and roundabout rousei(
No words are needed from US to demon
s,ra,e that j, is CLOSED, and 10 favor Of
the direct route.
The following Is the Report Of NJ.
,Canfield:
On the 10Th o: April. commenced tho
survey nj Springfield, and made 4 careful
examination Of the direct route. In ths
former location Al this line mast Of the
hills were passed at grade Of four degrees.
was instructed 10 ssrsduce tho g,a1e %
two degrees. where il could Be done With
due regard TO economy" For this put
pose It became necessary to make severol
changes in the location: a change was also
made to avoid crossing Swamp creek, and
Mll!er's Fork If Twin creek-ono roQuif.
ing bridge OF sixty ana the other e -
venty feet span: by this change the linz
passes over more favorable ground thsa
as formerly located. By all these changes
the liise is Enlightened $50 yards, aud .
now only SGT yards longer than 4 straieht
line fro.a Springfield to Richmond. i u
cleared and grubaed from Springfield lie
miles west, and also from the State line OF
Richmond-in all l5a miles. In several
places amounting in all to about miles
the ground is wet; tut, az il shown By
the profile, the whole can be easily draia-
eJ-and no part of it is marshy; nor are
there any Obstacles worthy Of notice here.
or tina. would make the slightest deyiation
to avoid.
In obedience toyour instructions, aftbr |
had completed the examinations Of the
direct route, made a survey from Rich
mont 10 Spring passing through the
towns Of Eaton and Dayton. This limo 10
favorable from Richmond 10 Eaton, aud
passes over favorable ground. From Ea-
ton the Dayton road is cut &C feet wide.
is sirnght, and on a due east course.
which course, If continued, would pass a.
bout mile south of Dayton. Except the
clearing and grubhing, the work done on
tnis road is ofno value. The line follows
il BOA miles, and then changes directiou.
and passes through Main-C ross street of
DAYTON: hence the shortest practicable
route TO Fairfield, and thence q straight
line TO the Main street of Springfield,
where it is connected with the direct route.
there ere no difficulties worthy Of NOTCH
n this rca:e.
The lice passing thro' Eaton and Day.
on is ascer.ained To be 3 miles 81 chains
onger than the direct route, aud the essi-
nate shows that the road BY way of Eaton
mi Dayton would cost ii, $50 dollars lese
ban the direct route. This didesence
rises from The greater facilities for 05taiu-
ng stone and gravel on the Dayton route;
ind the greater quantity Of excavation and
OF. the direct route.
Hence II becomes necessary to make .
between the difference Of cost
lnd the extra distance Of miles 81 chains.
r3 SS-lcO miles.
VIII suppose that the travelling on the
Dad s.isi he equal to so persons passing
|ai!. each " J, that il an average Of 100
raveling Is cents per mile: 100 pesuoo1
I 5 cents, and $3.50 miles will give 90.
nd ID cents per day, q the inees1oe =
10000 This amount, then, the Aass
ing public can affyrd N pay 70 Save this
x,ra distance. To this should be added
he value ofthe time lost in travelling Thu !.
Instance, ard also the value Of the tiunos
DIST in the ,ransmisrion Of the mail. III
nantes; TIA, the differe nee Of cnse . ~
n equivalent, for the difference Of dlstance..
|, has been urged, that, on account &
be sparse population, SIC. It would b -
xped,ent to establish a daily mail % tlb6
irect route. do not give much weighe
D this statement, believing that within o
cry few years, il viii be necessary lin Tho
art Of the county to establish soufss q
east as near as these two lines-Dsyto6
einc o miles and Ea.on miles from Do
irect route; and also that the 'psiaciPd
nails will here be carried over the shortest
Dad.
In auswer TO the many Arguments ad-
aEced by these interested in either route,
nd which seem 10 be based On To belise
hat ID the law requiring the survey eobe
Dade, the words .spublic convsnience -
,terest" efer particularly - the inseseo0
fthose residing in the vicinity ofthie pese
:he road, can oaly say, that ! attsrh
o such meaning 70 tn -, 81 e0t1oe-
uen.iy can give nd eo1sjdee1aso - r..
ate or local interesn.
When the important and pesne4oot -
IRE Of this work s considered, ths sxteoe
, which the travelling on il must snssooGes
nd, that this extra distance, sfooce adDue-
ID, can be got rid Of, osly BY cossasscsiag
n entirely new nsd il scans 70 b en- ]
ent that sshe public coovesieocs So
,seras,o will be best pso1ns1sd b ada
= the direct route - ~ located.