The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1840-12-18
Total,
$354,7sl 50 0

The Hooking valley canal aud Muskngum
improvement have been in operation buta few
months. The Warren county canal has not
paid costs ofcolleclion and contingencies The
increase of tolls received from our public works
this. over last year, is 1921 1863.
Our public works have progressed during this
year, with rapidity and success fully equal 10
our expectations. The embarrdssments which
wete anticipated in the spring as likely to result
from the difficulty in obtaining money to meet
our engagements on the public works, have not
been experienced, except to limited extent.
Since the opening of the Ohio canal for navi
CATION in the spring. very little interruption has
Geen experienced. Notwithstanding the very
great deficiency in the imports, which ought
not to be matter Of regret, the exports have so
much increased that the revenue derived from
tolls has far exceeded the most sanguine expec-
tatiOns.
The limited appropriation oflast winter pre-,
vented the completion oflhe Welhonding canal
this season; but should a small appropriation he
made during the prerent session, this work can
be completed early next summer
The Hooking valley canal is so far compie-
led as to permit the opening of navigation 10
NelsonvilIe, about fifteen miles above the town
OF Athens, the point determination. Boats La
den with coal. salt and other products ofthe val.
ley have passed lhrough this CanaI to different
parts on the Ohio canal. the remaining fif>
teen miles of this line, one fourth Of the work IL
done.
The Muskingum Improvement is so fer COM
ptcteted that flat boats are enabled to pass from
the foot of the dam above McConnelsville to
the Ohio river, and from TayLorsvlle to the
Ohio canal at Dresden. Should future pay
ment be promptly made to the contractors this
improvement can be completed early the ensu>
ing summer.
One hafof the whole length or,he Wabash
and Erie canal. in detached portions, has been
completcdi and III is confidently expected tina
the whole line ofthis improvement will be fin
ished by the first of November 1S4l- During
the month of September last, the water was lei
into an eighteen mile level, between the head
ofthe rapids and Maumee city, on which por-
tion ofthe canal boats are now running.
Fifteen miles ofthe Western Reserve and
Maumee road west ofthe Portage river gre con
pLeted, and seven inch course of metal has
been put on ten miles the road cast of Por'
rage river, leaving but FIVE milee between Low
er SandusIy and Perrysburg not covered witt
stone.
! The report The Board Of public works viii
give you more detailed and satisfactory state
ment ofthe condition of our public works. thar
the limits ofthis communication allow m,
to do.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
! There are about seventy five pupils III tht
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at this time, being
small increase oyer last year. The institution
is moving forward steadily and successfully ii
accomplishing the high object for which it wa
es,abl,shed-that of bestowing moral and intel
lec,ual culture on that portion of our communi
ty who by the mysterious dlspensationS OF Pro,
idence, are deprived Of the advantages whicI