New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-18
We have before us sundry documents relating TO
the Michigan aud Illinois Canal:

! We have before us sundry documents reiatlnS 10
the Michigan aud Illinois Canal
l. Report of the Trustees of the inois aud Michigan
Canal 10 the Governor OF Illinois
9 Report OF the Treasurer, containing an account OF
oil receipts and expenditures from the organization oil
The Board OF Trustees the Both Nov. ls45 inclusive
g. Report OF the Resident Trustee, with an abstract
from the Of the agents OF the canal ahos anu
town lots. :, -. r
Report of tho Secretary Of the Board, with list Of
ali persons employed by the Trustees compensation PAID
TO EACH list prices Al which the Work
was contracted for, &c
s Report OF the Chief Engineer.
The report OF the Trustees, after mentioning the or
ganizston of the Board b. the appointment OF VIM IL
Swift President David Leavitt Treasurer. and Robert
Smart of Detroit Secretary that 10 the President
was assigned general correspondence reports Of the
board sc to the Treasurer the custody oil the luhds
of the the details o! the financial matters gen
eraly and TO the State Resident Trustee the general
sup.rvison of the work while in progress the care oil
the canal lands and the town lots
On the 18th OF July las, the bosrd appointed w w.
Gondinp Chief Engineer and on the 23d OF the same
month the entire organization OF the Engineer depart
men, was completed by the appointment OF Edward b.
Tacot as principal assistant John preston ana w H.
p White esident engineers six assistant engineers
one draitsnan and clerk uniied) and the requisite num-
Der Of and assistant roden TWO agents 10 tRe
rare of the timber lands lots &c and two clerks
one for the reeden trustees department. and one for
the Secretary OF the Board ,
From the reasurers Report it appears that the whole
amount of money received 10 Nov 80 on account oi sub
scrip,iuns 10 the loan of 81 100000 TO complete the III
nois and Michigan Canal "es.- S5USu3i ~
The whole amount paid out for preliminary
aud contingent expenses, and moneys Tor
,yarded 10 Robert stuart Secretary, Tor dis
bursements for work on the Canal, was. 2e,o2f 81
Leaving balance on hand of ---.---- 500 OIL
At that time the first instament had been paid by all
rho subscribers in New ork considerable proportion
nm account of European subscribers had been drawn for
and the balance subject draft would be drawn for rs
fast as the drafts could be negotiated The only deficiency
in the payment of the first ustanent was from suoscro
s;rI pndi WA
deficiency would he made good ere long 49, -
The Engineer Department organized on the 23d OF
July and by the th all the officers in the corps we're ac
lively engaged the performance OF the respective Gu
lies assigned to them.
The work upon the main line divided as equally
as practicable between w. p white and John B. Pres
ton resident Engineers ar. Whitte having charge of
the lin. Chicago to Dresden and Mr. Preston from
! Dresden 10 La Sale.
,hat nearly all the old stakes gone and the bench
marks injured destroyed that the whole field work
excep, The location The canal had TO be done over
again upon the unfinished portions OF IL
Although the sections aud structures to which the Tor
,ner contractors entitled by the law of lS43 were
allotted tbs 2d Juiy operations the line OF ca
nal were not actually cor raenccd until the month of
september the intervening period having been CON
sumed Nv The contractors in making preparations &c.
A h.pinpipp he'd scarcely been made however, before
sckness made its appearance i'll the valley of the Illinois
The sickness continued prevail unit some time alter
measurements were made for the estimate hich was
commenced on the lOth Of Oct This fully accounts for
the estimate USue ~ tilat time WEco
without any reduction for retained percentage, amount
ed in the aggregate only si1,3!2 3D. But since the
health the country has become good there has been
rapid in employed upon the canal and
never perhaps has equal force upon this improve
rnent done better execution
The work which WAS offered for letting OF the 18th OF
August last was contracted FOR ut very low rates.
The searegsie estimate Of the amount OF work offered
was 500 i6l IL and YVES awarded TO contractors he
aggregate of whose proposals $50 90 or for 49,
$50 81 less than the estimates.
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Nov e7) tina, the section work would ALL nearly all
be completed within year from thar time. large
proportion the mechanical! work would also be com
pletcd within yesr, but not all
Should the winter prove favorable it was anticipated
that the steamboat channel and basin al La Sale would
be completed and ready for before navigation open
I'd IN the spring
The Engineer not able 10 make any estimate OF the
assrecss cost OF completing the canal which would be
cioser approximation the truth than the estimates
heretofore made Before smother annual report made
the whole only of the main line OF canal but the
feeders may be given with much certainty as all The
work will by thar Iiue be- under contract and The quaa
titles Rscertsined with precision. Jour OF Com