Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-02-16
From the Dayton Journal.
Dayton and Western Railroad.

meeting of the board of directors of
this Road was held in DAYTON. on the 18th
INST. The report of SAM FoRRER. Esq.
under whose direction the surveys were
made. with proiles and maps ofthree
different routes. estimates of the cost of
each route. together with the grades and
length Teach from Dayton to Richmond.
IN Indiana, were laid before the board
Mr. forrer's report we append. a mum
Der of the citizens of Indiana. from Rich
mond and lis neighborhood. were present
at the meeting. manifestng BY their a,ten-
dance the interest felt by them in said
road.
The board did not deem ii cNpedient TO
adopt either ofthe three routes al this time.
bu: ordered subscription books 20 be open
ed on each route. and when one hundred
thousand dollars Of drdtiobte Stock Shall
be taken. the President of the board is to
call the directors together, for their further
action.
To the PreSidrm nm Directors If the
Dayton and Western Rail Road COM
p0ay.
By the accompanying statements you
viii have detailed estimate Of the proba-
bic cost OF a Rail Road between Dayton
and the " cstern line of the State: fogeih-
er with an estimate for that portion of the
road, if continued TO Richmond, which
lies within the State Of Indiana.
The map and proGles will show the
routes and elevation Of three different
lines. surveyed within the State OF Ohio
and two in Indiana. The point Of depar-
ture for the three lines. commencing near
DAYTON, is on the west bank Of the Miami
River, few rods below the ..Old Bridge
No estimate is made oithc cost OF a bridge
across the Miami River.
The plan of the road upon which the
estimates are predcated. is as follows
The road bed 10 be 90 feet wide, includ-
ing side bitches III all excavations. and
II feet wide on cnbankments. with slopes
to the banks Of foot perpendicular. The
whole to be covered with gravel in guam
titles equal to $3.50 cubic yards to each
mile. The bridge abutments and culverts,
10 consist Of plain hammer dressed stone
masonry of the most substantial charac-
ter; dispensing with wooden bridges in all
cases where the grade is necessarily high
enough 10 admit of stone arches. The
plan Of the wooden supcrstruciures. con-
templates the use of the heavy L rail
and will consist Of two parallel lines Of
white oak plank. II inches wide and 2
inches thick. throughout the whole length
Of the road. to be sunk into the gravel
Upon the lines Of plank will be laid
res Of cross ties. of white oak timber, at
distances OF p feet from centre to centre.
These ties will be u feet long. 10 inches
wide and inches thick. The quantity
of timber required for one mile Of super
structure will. when reduced to inch meas
ure. be equal to ll4,O48 superficial feet.
The weight OF the L rial is estimated at 90
lbs per yard.
The length of the y orthern route - - ,2-io
miles & estimated cost OF ROAD alone So,.' ~ >"
Middle route b. miles cost o59'o1s ~
Southern route 34.1o 80 ''s'J~' W
To the estimated cost of the road. must
be added the cost Of depo,s. locomotives
and cars. and the cost Of engineering
damaoes and other incidental expenses.
which will increase the sum already stated
IN the estimate of each route the further
sum of S95 900.
II is seen that there is but little differ
ence IN the estimated cost of the several
routes reported. Tine Indiana nortion Of
the line to Richmond. Shows a difference
in favor Of the northern route OF more than
$4,000. II then the construction Of the