Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-05-15

izd od This road s considered one OF the best con-
structed McAdamized roads in the Stale Oh virginia, e.s
ing about So 900 per mile The annual iePS.S tiSn
portions thrown open for travel has amounted 70 slo
mile We had 10 commence repairing the road as soon as
the travel was thrown upon it. have ascertalnSu iS'
authentic sources that the cost Of repairing ne VIC
Adamized road running from Staunton 10 W. -
distance of 90 miles, from the time II was coPe'eu .p
October lS48 period of about eight years, mas
to the sum Of $95275 7 Thus the repairing Oh a so'u
has cost per mile in about eight years the sum 81
portion of that road at this time in very BAD eonoo'
1See COL Crozes Outline of the Internal Improvements "
Virginia. ,.e .epup;o wo,ls
r the vear I94S il will be found that the tolls upon that
norton of the Cumberland McAdamzed road, running om
the eity of Wheeling 10 the Pennsylvania lne' gsaaco
of about 5 miles, amounted during tine year eno's 1'
Nov le4S to he sum OF &c. ,034 69 ana 'na' 'ne
ses of repair during the same year. amou.eu oS
435 S4 The whole expense OF the roao ia o.
GERS salaries Sc. during that year. amounted
The expenses of the road being greater than Inc
notwithstanding that the tolls amounted 10 aoou' vac u.
of 400 per mile. During The year lo4I Inc
pairs, &c., about equal to the amount Oh 'Ols OF
Annual Report Of the President ahd DIec"'S Vi '"'
lev Turnpike Company, for 1915
In New York the people, although they nave sohe cvn'
venen never think Of constructing McAoauiIe.Up ~ i'
both on account of first cost and cost OF repairs ,h o
nua repairs on the Utica and Rome plank ioau 'o' ei0
wears it has been in operation, has amounted " oiU M
mile One hand with hoe and shovel cah keep h'een
miles of plank road in order All that he has 70 oo' 10
pass and epass the road and keep tne eain
TO the ends of The plank The earth track is SO e useu
by travel that in the OF year or TWO T -
ded over except when the travel is very great Io keep
McAdamzed road in good repair it requires ~ nanus
20 miles with horses CARTS blasting TOOLS &c, aha ah
verseer to superntend the division IhIs Psh ,aS yee
adopted by Mr. Shaw, chief Engineer on Inc oCu'n 80
ern McAiamzed road. The difference IN cost OF repairs VI
McAdamized and plank road am confident would re-
,ho lafter in
difference should be added the interest on te sum
the first cost of a plank over McAdam road VOW sug o
pose YOU should save $500 per mile on your roao oI ~
miles, which would be $4,000 for the whole ne ana ss
interest on that sum- $500 per annum when of egn'
wears would amount to $4,000, sum that would renew
the plank on IA miles Of road urged IN aVor OF quo
Me Adam roads that they improve with age ana need esS
repairing as they become older. The experience on .ne
VaIey Turnpike and Cumberland road Woud seem ~ shv"
the reverse TO be true probable that one halt OF inc
VALLEY urnpke will require as much repairing during ms
year. as during any year since it was constructed Du"s
he wears lS47 and 4S the of repairing the Oumoe!
land road or at least the part Of lying in
ed to about the sum Of $3.50 per mile per annIm; sun
which in about three or four years would have been amply
sufficient to have repanked the road was also dlrecsed
bv YOU in connection with the examination OF plank foaos
to make some enquiries in reference to Pages for'aoIo
Steam Saw Mills here insert letter from Wm bfowH'
agent for Geo Page. This letter contains all the 'hiofa
ton as to cost, weight, &c., that Will be neeoeo'
BALTIMORE, Feb 90, 1850.
E. G. JVaH, Esq-In compliance with your request,
make the following answer the several queries proPoun-
ded to me- in the order in which they are put.
o r;e of first class porabe steam engine and boiler
u * horse mower, 81 500 90
improved imp pa'ena ot ss@ fss, 1 wars '" 500 90
pair of long rollers, with revolving wedge, w
| pair Of cant hooks, S.; files, dozen, 80; 80 ~
wrench and punch, So, ~ 10 10 w w
Boiling, cot, IL inch. wide, best tquay,e7, OK U
Cover for fly wheel, bolts packing, &C.,, :, % w
Packing ing n DGXl'g shipping &C. 0 '"s'"'' '' 800