The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-02-20

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10 his ENcelcuCy, IuoNAs FoHb
GoroHor 4 Illinois,
In accordance with the provisions
of the l4th section Of the act of the
2lSt February, 1913, the undersign-
ed, trustees Of the Illinois and Mich
igan canal, submit the following re-
port of their acts and doingS
At meeting Of the subscribers to
the loan for completing the Illinois
and Michigan Canal, authorized by
the law of the DIST February, 1913,
and the act of March /. 1915, sup
Elementary thereto, held in the city
OF New York on the 9th May, 1915,
by virtue of the proclamation of your
Excellency of the 27th March, lSl5,
for the purpose of clecting two trus-
tees on the part of said subscribers
to the loan, David Lcavitt of New
York, and William II. Swift ofWash-
ington, were duly elected trustees,
and at the same time William II.
Swift was elected President, as APP
pears by the certificate of George
Griswold, Esq. dated May 9th,
1915, and now on file in the office
of the Secretary of State of Illinois
The trustees chosen on the part
Of the subscribers to the loan reach
ed Chicago on 18th of June, 1915,
and on the following day were in
formed by your Exccllcncy that you
had appointed Genl. Jacob Fry of
Lockport, Illinois, trustee on the
part of the State.
The oath, or affirmation, to dis
charge faithfully the duties of the
trust, was taken by each trustee,
and each executed the bond which
the law requires.
The Board Of Trustees being fully
constituted in the manner set forth
IN the law Feb. Il, lS45, proceeded
at once to enter upon the discharge
OF the duties of their office. David
Leavitt, one of their number was
chosen Treasurer of the Board, and
at a subsequent meeting, Robert
Stuart of Detroit was chosen Secre-
tary.
Early after the organization was
completed, the trustees agreed upon
a division of duties among them
selves; to the President was assign
ed the general correspondence, re-
ports of the board, &C.; to the Trea-
surer the custody Of the funds of the
trust, and the details of the financial
matters, generally; and to the State
or resident Trustee, the general su .
pcrvision of the work while in pro-
grcss, the care Of the canal lands and
the town lots.
One of the first steps taken by the
trustees, was to procure such inlor-
nation in reference to the estimated
cost of completing the several sec
TORS and structures upon the line
OF canal, as would guide them in
Judging of the prices at which the
, work ought to be constructed for,
and for this purpose, they called to
their aid Charles B. Fisk, Esq. the
chief engineer of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, gentleman of cs-
tabllshcd reputation as an engineer,
and they associated with him Will
liam Gooding, Esq, the former Chief
Engineer of the Illinois and NIichi-
gan Canal, a gentleman also well
known and descrvcdly considered
skilfal and judicious in his profess
sion.
Mcssrs. Fisk and Gooding spent
several days on the line of the canal
they examined every part of the
work carefully, made their estimates
OF the cost of executing each section
and each structure, separately, but
Limited, in joint and highly salts
factory report to the Board, the con-
illusions at which they had arrived
This report was received on the 1911
July.
On the same day the Board an.
pointed William Gooding, Chief En-.
gineer, and on the 23d of the sam,
month the entire organization of tn,
Engineer departmcntwas completed
by the appointment of Edward B
Talcott, as principal assistant, JOIN
Il. Preston and William p. White
resident engineers 6 assistant en-
gineers; one craftsman and clerl
unlted,) and the requisite numbe,
of rodmen and assistant rodmen
two agents to take care of the tim
Der lands, town lots, &C., and tw,
clerks, one for the resident trustee
department, and one for the Secre
tary Of the Board, were also appoin
ted.
On the % July, after the Boar,
had received report from the Chic
Engineer, containing his estimate O
the cost of completing the section
and structures, which, by the lit
section of the law of 1913, the for
mer contractors had the privilege c
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