Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1842-02-08
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS.
(COnclWded.)
MUSKINGUM IMPROVEMENT
(Honf;na,pd \
lCOntinued.l

Dam No. g, is located at TaylOrsville;
40 miles below ZqnesvilIe; it is $40 feet
long and constructed similar TO the one
at Zanesville, with rock foundaton.-
The side cut is 81 chains long, at the
head of which is lock or gate to guard
against the influx of floods. At the ter
mination OF this cut, is a lock Of l3 feet
inch lift. The foundation is rock with
about forty feet length Of timber and
plank under and about the lower mllre
sill, affording greater security to this Por-
tion of the foundation.
Dam No. 4, is located at Rokeby, 10
miles below Taylorsville; it is 500 feet
long, and similar in construction to the
GAINESVILLE dam, excepting that it is sltu-
ate on gravel, and has tree foundation.
The west abutment is constructed of cut
stone, and there being no side cut at this
place, the wall Of the lock forms the 9TH
or. The lock is on gravel with tim
ber and plank foundation. 1t has lift
offs feet 10 inches.
Dam No. 5, is located at McConnells-
vile, 7 miles below Rokeby, The dam
is s476 feet long, and of similar construc-
tion of the one above. The west abut-
ment, which is of cnt stone, and all the
dam except about 30 feet of the east end,
have rock foundation. The remainder
of the dam, and the east abutment, which
is crib filed with stone, have a tree
foundation. The side cut, at this place,
is % chains long, with guard gate at
the head. and lock at the termination,
with lift of 8 feet 8 inches. The guard
gate has timber foundation resting on
gravel. The lock has rock foundation.
Dam No. 6, is located at Windsor, 10
miles from McConnelsvlle. The dam is
462 feet long, constructed similar to the
others, and resting on rock foundation
The west abutment is cut stone, and the
east is formed by the lock wall. There
is no side cut at this place. The lock
has rock foundation, and lift of II
feet.
Dam No. 7, is located atLuke's Chute
81 miles below Windsor. The dam !!
369 feet long with tree foundation
resting on gravel and rock, conforming
in construction, to the dams above. The
east abutmen: is formed from the loci
wall: the west is crib Of timber filleC
with stone. The cut stone abutmen
having been undermined and throw
down during its construction. There i
no side cut at this point. The lock ha
a lift of IL feet 10 inches, and rocl
foundation.
Dam No. 8, is located at Beverly, 8
miles below Luke's Chute This dam
459 feet long 60 feet Of which, and tn
east abutment, are on rock the remande
of the dam and the west abutment, are o
gravel, with tree foundation. Thi
dam, as well as the one at Luke's Chute
was very much damaged by the floods
last winter. The foundation having bee
so much disturbed by the high water
was thought best, in repairing it, TO il
troduce a crib filled with stone at the to
of the dam, as further security again
its being undermined, and to form pc
manent apron, which has been accon
pIished. The side cut, at this point,
80 chains long. The lock at the low
end, has lift of 10 feet II inches; it
constructed on gravel with timber al
plank foundation.
Dam No. 9, is located at Lowell
miles below Beverly; it is s3S feet lon
constructed like the others, with ro
foundation for the dam, and cut sto
abutments. The side cut is so chai
long. The lock, at the termination,
on gravel, with timber and plank fol
dations, and lift of IL feet inch.
Dam No. 10, is located at DevO's
miles below Lowell; 1t is 433 feet 10
correspohd ding in plan with the otl
dams. The west abutment and the 10
which forms the east .abutment, and
dam, are all on rock foundation. TIL
is no side cut at this point. The X
has lift Of 10 feet inches.
Dam No. II, is located at Marietta
nnilaN below navnl,a 4his dam Is