The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-01


and The construction Of cespoo each cuyen on tho
north SIDE thence ~ Seventeenth street weAt Thirdly
in height to sustain The ebankment; aud lie grading Of
The embankment IFS face and top and the cutting Of
dch on each side parallel TO IT. where carry
on the surface water SO as TO protect it from washngs
Fourthly' The construction Of proper Alone abutmeIs
street bridges, as 10 form continuous path on the
south side, and the grading and graveng Of iow.palh
Fourteenth TO street together with grading six feet wide
on the north SIDE IN deep cuts ana at other points
necessary Filthy The changing Of the junction Of each
section on each side from angles Of sufficient curve
and he hns IN Of The recesaes on te east and south side
between Sixth and Seventh west and also filling
IN o. h dock opposite the Centre Market and ue OPP
poste E.venih street west These places wiz form con
venen dep0storieg for the debris nom The excavations,
and Viii render the line Continuous both Sides and in
crease he wharf room where Is desirable Sxthiy:
Tie continuance lie winedam ID seventeenth street
SOUTH 10 The line oil the north channel aud the coniinna
ion Of le wall on the fonih side the line leaving
passage between The wo sufficient eean.boas and
square rugged vessels 10 enter The basin walls
inmate with pieI-heads oeavy stone MASONRY laid in CO.
meni, Of sufficient height aud strength snsan guard
gates aud thereby protect the canal against eshes
entity Tile construction Of Two locks sre a SOUTH
and the nthei At Fourteenth weat be- In dimen
s"ns not lefs Than those of the Chesapeake Ohio
MAJ anu 10 be bull 81 stone III permanent manner The
CONSTRUCTION Of these locks and The piereads guard
gate az he entrance 10 the BASIN would only render
a' 81 goaiS rom The terminus OF the Chesapeake and
ONO canal al Seventeenth street west TO the Esstera
complete az any Stage Of the idle, and protect The
TX aohe ihe me nom nundalons, bul would place the
Volume o water between The proposed loci per.
r pg @ % nsed q sSaln sags the sbb IN open
SIN AZ seventeenth street 10 the Long Bridge producing
| 10 Eastern Branch ii
effectively hey are properly constructed and thus
where There 10 bat nom 10 feet water sufficient
beneIsIo be derived from the lie entire volume al
an average OF three feet three inches Ordinary tides and
The Importance OF increasing rather than dimnishng It.
would not recommend any alteration the width Of The
canal from SIKH 10 Seyepeenlh street weat
Will be proper Tor me here remark, that my recon-
incubation Of The construction Of dam where HE Tber
discharges Itself Is in view Of lis prerent IL
II 70 another direction the Capiolnlo lie East.
ern Branch whehi practicable and wond be productive
al m ~.
only water thai would discharge itself canal thar
point would he that from The cuyen in the of
conslfnron which VIII pass under Indiana avenue. l
would also take occasion state The cutting ditch
twenty iret wide and six lre deep from Virginia avenue
Branch, would lie productive oil many benefits particularly
The purpose Of waste The canal diaoharglng,
where al present Is necessary part Of the volume
4 ei and lie velocity d he current With the ebb, par.cn
'fy ~ apr'n2 de very strong i has Produced from the
ino'wlo,it lhs structure, II Is be regretted that The
an 81 ms bridge was moi WIDER for there - sufficient
economy 10 take IL down and rebuild that
way could be increased
Win regard 10 The facilities necessary for the reception.
al shipment Of coal the city should repair the wharves
each side Of The canal 10 HE channel al the teimi-
nus where vessels Of large tonnage could lie without diff
cnliy and individual enterprise wonld DO HE remainder
Al The western end there sJoom sufficient every sde
Of Tie winr.dam, where The rai can be reclaimed and
made available This embraces all thar is essentially
cessary, and The following the estimates the i'm
pfovsment recommended
Estimates.
CleanGe on and repairing Ire wallins s2e42,
| Cespoo5 45su
| Dam al Iiber Greek 261a
| s29esa
| Locks, pier heads, tow paths Gllngsin docks con
sIrueilns tily'was, and grading embankmenis 37,44T
|
sO7 900
Plans will be furnished, and with Them detailed esil.
| mates II required.
With THIS eloaes The performance Of the duty required
by he resolution OF The corporation under your direction
y
acknowledgements To ior confidence. and to Mr.
lgnalns Mudi, who procured Ion maps OF the river
and canal, and gave much useful information and
hkewife 10 lie canal commissioners Messrs Tail and
| Cross ior their attention aud conriegy.
have The honor 10 be, very repectnlly ynr oheden
servant, G., Il. CLUSKEY,
Architect and Engineer
| Hon, W. w. SgAToN, Mayor oi Washington.