Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-03
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This roed with neonsderabe exeeptions va. i'm good
.i,'e and eosson when examined IL in the early and
latter psrss q August Since PERIOD
N lbe amount u expsced improvement the placed
spoa hby the lessee being insufficient for the object; and
Ia condition stsery hes eorresponded wishes
end inestons of the board OF directors.
The ferry has been well sept and well attended through.
ca, The pest year When the system 81 leasing the road
and Terry was adopted by the board the
temptation ii the directory continue beyond year
two especially II should be discovered trial to be
favourable 10 the IT the road The
experiment which made convinced the board
that viii be good policy fcr the future place hsss works
agsin under The suPerinendenee and management Of
ssen AN me immediate employment and service OF the
empsny and scecrd,Oxb the present system OF leasing
VII Be abandoned q, the end OF the Presentyea
- S.-kASAwHA TuksnEr.
Upon the line OF turnpike therc been. the
course ct the last hsea several oses o exsord
aaUeapeeduTe properly appertainns the class OF
diaasy repair The chci object this description the
change the turnpike road bend OF How ards creek
which has been executed agreeaby the
act OF the Legislature giving authority icr the purpose
conformity resolution Of the board OF d,reci.rs re9G
log the work TO be done.
%, the LIST November lsi3 contract tor the new road
made. allowing the Sll95 for the Job; and
found have been satisfactorily executed by the
10Th Of September, which time the road Inspected
by myself and by Mr. Lancaster ci the board Vi directors.
by whom accompanied my examination 10
the company's western Improvements.
The road Is 2I7 rods in length, and follows the
Of the creek along southeast side at grade in
exceeding and half degrees, and erya.
mon sufficient to protect II from damage by high
About So rods of the location along cliff OF rock from,
,weny TO forty feet in height OF which tine road
cavated.
This change designed 0 avoid some heavy grade
upon Hill the opposite side OF nc creek
old road was maze and. likewise, 10 dispense with
considerable bridges thrown across the stream the line
oT the old location. which liable frequent injuries
the time OF high floods. With the easy grade Obtained
although the expense some increase OF distance the
In The
public, aud will rebound umateyto the pccunary bene
tit Of the company.
Another object OF extraordinary expenditure upon the
line OF the road Gteenbrer bridge. The
contract for this job made in January and execution
was completed in July IL took about 100000 shingles
yellow poplar for which and for putting on, con.
tractor allowed the of SI25
Under this head may also be mentioned n expenditure
OF about Sl5O. incurred. no, the last mentioned
der the contract system; but by OF portion of
comPanys annual force upon the road in the OF
an improvement, involving considerable amount of rm
bankment, dry masonry and nprap, deep ravine IN
quicksand upon the line of the turnpike near town OF
Guysndoe; the details OF which improvement however,
Hre not OF sufficient interest to be stated the report
The ordinary repairs upon the kanawha turnpike are
always less influenced by the the pre-
ceciug winter The last winter consequence Of its be-
ing open and wet, peculiarly unavourabe roai
80 that upon the return OF spring much mp
much depressed upon Its surface. The spring, however
was unusually favourable and justified calling the hands
At an early period
In the tirst week in April five companies consisting OF
IRON six to ten hands EACH with the usual supply OF draft
cae were placed upon the road; which, with u
this object. was arranged into five sub divisions
To the most eastern company allotted forty mics OF
the road, commencing At COvington Jackson's
whilst to the two mountain companies assigned sixty.
Hour miles, extending from ClntJnsvls Greenbrier
county; to the falls OF kanawha and the residue of
road OF iO4 miles IN extent about equally divided
tween the companies.
The month OF April proved be unusually favorable in
point OF weather. and devoted passing rapidly over
The road, paving mud holes repairing drains and culverts
and otherwise putting the line in good cling condition,
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IN order 10 raise and round the road, entered upon
Inc favorable weather which characterized the month
OF April and part Of March, continued until near the
close OF May, and the work progressed rapidly fully
TO Justify the agents estimate that the forces the
would be able TO complete the repairs in the space of four
months from the time they commenced.
About the first Of June however. heavy rains began 10
fall almost daily and continued with but little
Tor the space OF ten weeks For the first weeks these
rains extended the whole length the road DELAY
ing operations upon part alike. After this, however
the line from Coyngon the Falls, was extent
exemPi and lue later, the line Falls 10 the
month OF Big Sandy River. Upon the middle sections, ex
tending through the kanawha valley and the Gauey
and Suel mountains, showers continued faal-
most daily, which, tor period OF than months,
greatly retarded the of the repairs, by inter
ruptng the work and washing off the materials insonuch
that four oil the companies found necessary work pOr
causes have added considerably the expenditures of
lions o their sections many three different times These
year. Notwithstanding the difficulties of the season In.
road kept in good travelling Order and at the time OF
dsbanding the forces was, IN point shape
asd drainage, in excellent condition. The repairs execu
ed OF durable and substantial character and with
nn ordinarily favourable winter reasonably he expect
ed 10 DIMINISH 10 considerable expenses the
ensuing year.
IL be proper add, that after the accounts for the
fiscal year upon the were closed an
extraordinary fell in Sue valley and upon the adjacent
mountains, IN consequence OF which Big and Idle Sue
and Meadow rlver rose higher probably than before
Known The bridge Little Sue which ne yer he
fore disturbed by carried off, several of the
euiverts upon the road uncapped materials OF
the bridge recovered replaced and the dam
not stopped more than days. Much Credits due TO
William Hickman collector Of tolls, and all the citizens
living IN the bordering county, for their activity in
repairing and rectying tine damages and losses sustained
by the company upon this occasion.
The ordinary repairs of the kanawha turnpike for the
fiscal yenr ending the 3lsi Of October last amounted
10 the sum OF S4o5O "a, OF 1913 40 per mile.
IL is To be regretted that the change made i'm the
fiscal year. since the period Of closing the accounts of the
previous year, should have prevented the agent from
making, with the and Of any data his possession coz
rect comparison between the receipts OF the last years
During nine months commencing the 18th Of Novem-
Der, lei2, aud ending on the l4h Of August lsI3 the
abstracts from the whole road show aggregate
at S5O9s "a During the same number Of months CON.
mencing on the 18th Oi October, 1913 and terminating ON
the li Of July, 1874, the aggregate collections amounted
to SGOI6 u; showing Of s9i1 IL in favour OF
the present year Although this comparison is exactly
accurate the months not being the same yet shows that
there has been some improvement Of the travel.
g. kASAwHA RIVER.
The kanawha river during the summer and autumn
for The INST hmo IN tour years was low enough and
ued low enough 10 be operated upon advantage About
the 10Th Of August, the river regarded ordinary
low waier and at that time there depth of three f. ct
where the channels. From time to the last If
September, the river continued gradually fall until in
OF the channels the reduced to &c inches
Al this stage salt boats loaded 90 inches only and thus
loaded descended the kanawha safely but able TO
navigate the Ohio river, which upon several bars afforded
about Is inches only. THIS Of things continued ul
the last days Of September when from to three
feet occurred In both the
On the 10th ot July efficient force Organized for
operations; and the water being then sufficiently low for
the purpose the c"npuny Of hands assisted by an eSpor
encod seesman proceeded to the mouth the ryer and
replaced all the buOys found wanting, amounting 20 about
nnefy IN number With few exceptions, are the
first buOys which have been in the Kunawha since the
summer Of 1912, owing To- continued fnsh Of water
which makes hazardous place them IN the rye for n
mo-; placed with perfect accuracy, they add greatly To the
dangers VI the navigation. During the Time the ring
bolts seyeGly examined aud repaired when
Upon the shoals, the following work done during the
last