The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-28

OF the shipments made at Buffalo, a large portion
derived from the Western States and also portion
Of the shipments made at Oswego 1t will be perceived
that than third Of the total amount Of tolls
collected in 1896 derived from the OF
wheat aud fsur
The report of the Trustees Of the Illinois and Miohi-
Canal relative to the position and progress Of that
work. has been made and there many interested
in the public improvements of Illinois, we give the an
nexed extracts from the report and the accompanying
papers
lLLiSoIs AND MICHIGAN CANAL
Total expenditure upon the work. includ-
ing interest. by the State, up TO the
time it was made in trust to the
ponuhoiuers ........... $4,000 1877 81
Amount required for Its completion. I9l1lo0 81
Total cost of the work when finished s7saoa4s %
VI this amount there Was realized on the
sale of bonds. ............. ss,7saooo 90
AMOUNT VI domestic Indebtedness In scrip,
cnecks nc e07 079 81
The balance of course Is made up Of accepted orders
Interest. &C. &c
The amount of bonds registered Is 81, 74oa5s o.
Since the rc-conDiencement of the work there have
been completed ortytwo sections, the aggregate length
Of which twenty aud half miles two dame waste
weir three wood cuivcrs I've subsructures and three
sUperstructuros of bridges The actual cost Of the
finished work was slI7olo "a ana tns estimated cost
inclusive Of the cenage to cover contingencies was
s79l4 10 This adduced as evidence To prove that
in toleraby large amount of work, the estimates have
not fallen below the actual cost.
According to the report of Mr.. Gooding,
the aggregate amount of work done and
to be done upon the canal the feeders,
and the hydraulic works, &c. $3.50. sli4o,lso SO
superintcndence and contingencies. IiI.O2O %
Total ........ Sl,3ll,l60 81
Work done including above items. -. 6Od973 II
Work remaining to be done. ........ S706,ls7 "a
For portion Of the year II Ia well known that the
Calumet the Des Plains and the Du Page rivers will af
ford suciency Of water for the supply of the summit
level and all the inferior levels of the canal as far
down the Joliet level For the remaining portion Of
the year (varyng in length according the season "a
wet dry) II IL known also that the quantity afforded
by the streams enumerated is sufficient hence other
sources of supply must be resoried for the decen.
cy.n
1--WE know by the re,uts Of the surveys made for ths
purpose that past Of tho water OF Fox river can oe
conducted to the summit level by feeder thirtv-two
miles In length which feeder, II made of sufficient sze
for navigation rs II should be- would cost for con.ruo
ton above S30913l 45; land damages contingencies
and some other items which need not be spechrd might
swell the amount TO S300o0 aud tho quantity Of water
which 1t Is supposed might be diverted from the stream
without injury TO OF mill privileges below would
to the canal 100 cubic water per minute at
this summit
81 For a maximum trade upon the canal It would he
necessary in case Fox should be brought in upon
the summit level to Introduce the Kankakes upon tho
Joliet level instead Of the Dresden level the estimated
cost OF the first disposition (Kakakee upon the Joliet
level Is $l59 600 and Of the second upon the Dresden
level $4,000 the difference Sl 600 would be chargea-
bic 70 the mode OF supplying the canal by fedora
There Is no doubt that Fox river feeder II construct
ed would contribute materially to the revenues Of the