Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-02-14

~ the report OF the commissioners OF inter-
nal Improvement, the cost of construction of the
southern railroad, upon the route from Cen,rs.
vills through Lockpert, Cassopolis, and Niles,
without taking into consid sritioa the amount
which should be added 70 increased grades, and
diminished curvaturss, which would b, immense.
would exceed that of tn. route located, one hun.
bred and seventeen thousand. seren hundred
and foe dollars.
Tao diff renee in the cost Of construction Of
the two routes west of Constantine, is es,imated
at sepenty.three thousand, seren hundred and
eight dollars in favor of the line loc .tei, without
I king into consid ration thu Amount to b, added
for tn, diffarsnc, in grades, which woald b, very
consid rAble.
b siI-s the cost Of construction Of a railro ID
through tha hills Of C IS county, il would DO
mkt to an iinpossibilty to he p it in Z pair; it
would b. Impossible TO max, a perm N mt en-.
bankm mt, such as would lave to be male, viii
the soil of the country evJry shower or freshet
would throw the -oad out of rep ir, and woAll,
contequ My. subj set the sta e to an imm ,nss OK.
pcnsc TO keep it in tr yelling condition.
Notwithstanding al III sc, and v -rious r ,asons
the commissioners hlv' giysn in their report. for
adopting the routo tn y have. III y ar, charged
with corruption, and tn ir conduct is now under.
going IN inv ,stig tito I, by a committee Of tie lc.
gisl ,tur }, the exp ms, Of Which will not be less
than IF. en- tiousl md dollars.
Ia, only ia 1t vs. hayJ TO find with The r..
port Of tn i,ra, is, tn t In Y h lvc no.
Icap o,f ~ Il ,,Iy 4. ...c I T., .to,.-., IL .... -
of the points upon tho routs a. ~lo;IteI. No IN N.
tion IL m sde Of tn VT r powar 1T Colst .ntin ,
which is prob bly, The best in tn western p TT of
the state. w, ave b en- firuish d, by Mr.. Fo.
rsy, wi h q 81 atm ,nt Of the improved W ter pow.
er of this pl &C., which WIS made ut the requc /
of Carl $ F. Smith, Eq Civil z lgine r, who
had chsrge Of the survey of the st. jos ph river
(corY.)
CoSsrASriNe. february 8, 1888.
CHAs. F. SMITH. Esq,
Civil L ,gine-r, &c. &C., Monroe.
R spect,d Sir:
We NJ. Grou,, ,oIe of tn, engineers en-.
ploysd in tn survey Of the river st. Jos phi } p SIS
ei through h,r1, I promised him that l woal
; forward to You All estimate Of the lily lr .ulic pow.
or at This place.
Owing TO my neglect I have delayed fulhllin,
my pronise until III, present tim and rgre
that ! have def rred /, until loo lItJ to b. cmboI
led In your r,pori.
now tax the lib'r.y to sind you a d,ssrip.
tion Of ths sid water power. which you may dis
posc Of as you my DEN prop r..
The Hydraulic pow,r at this place is derive,
from F4wn riv.r which cmpties into tn, 81. Jo
seph, within a short distance Of this town. l
affords two sup rior mill STATS olo Of which i
within half a mile Of thj rivJr 81. Joseph, Il
which point C IN b, Lal ten fct fall, and the wlol
stream convey in a C anal OIL the summit of
high bluff along tn, bank Of sid F.wn rivJ r
which after b,ing used for mill purposes, will cap
ty into its natural sir,Iin, th,n by m ans Of anc
ther short canal tn, whol1 amount of water ell
be again used on tn, b.nk Of the river ST
Joseph with eight and a h.lf fec. fl.
The amount of water that flows in said FIwl
river at III, present timo, is thr,o hundred an
twenty four 1921 cubic feet pr s,cond, which
Calculating one hundred and w.lve cubochs
power to propel one run of stones a ! fest dian
eter, and tho virtual descent OF the water to be
the formsr mill SCAT eleven f,et, and at tho latte
nine feet,) affords sufficient power to propcl fiji,
eight runs of stones.
1t must b. observed that during the great'
part Of the year 1887, the water in said riv'
Fawn has ben at a higher stag than at the pr
sent time.
I am, very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
JOHN G.. FOREY.