The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-05-01
The Plhlie Works.

At a meeting of the Board of Canal
Commissioners, held in the city of Phila-
delphia last week., a number of resolutions
were adopted, from which we extract the
following:
Resolved, That each inspector of car
goes on the Canals and Railroads of the
Commonwealth be, and is hereby directed
to make weekly report to the Board, un-
der oath. of the number of each car, or the
name of each boat inspected by him du-
ring the week, together with the name oi
the owner of the car or boat inspected
and general description of such car or
boat; and in case fine is imposed, the
amount of the fine, and the character OF
the fraud. A failure TO comply with this
resolution will be considered sufficient
cause for removal.
Resolved, That ihe Superintendent oil
Motive power and Supervisor of Repairs
on the Philadelphia and Columbia, and
the Allegheny Portage Railroads, be and
they are hereby directed TO dispense with
any agent, mechanic, or laborer, under
their appointment, whose services are not
actually necessary 10 conduct the opera
tions of their roads, keeping in view a
strict regard to economy in expenditure,
and despatch in transportation.
Resolved, That the Superintendents OF
Motive Power and Supervisors of Repairs,
on the Philadelphia and Columbia and the
Allegheny Portage Railroads, be and they
are hereby directed to remove any agent,
mechanic, or laborer, under their appoint
ment, who is not fully qualified to dis
charge the duties assigned HIM, and to ap-
point in his stead person duly competent;
so that the number of persons employ ed
on said roads shall not be augmented, in
consequence of the incompetency or ne>
glect of duty of any of the incumbents.
Resolved, That the Superintendents of
Motive Power and Supervisors of Repairs
on the Philadelphia and Columbia and
the Allegheny Portage Railroads. be and
they are hereby directed to examine into
the manner in which the officers on said
roads appointed by the Board discharge
their duties, and report all cases of incom-
potency or neglect of duty. as well as
such officers whose services are not actu-
ally necessary, so that the number of said
appointments may be reduced, if now
larger than is required for prompt and
efficient discharge of the public business.
Resolved, That the Supervisors on the
several lines of Canal be and they are
hereby directed to reduce their force to
the lowest number compatible with the
security of the public works under their
charge. and prompt dispatch of the busi-
ness on their line.
Resolved, That the Superintendents of
Motive Power and the Supervisors of Re-
pairs on the Railroads and Canals in the
Commonwealth be, and they are hereby
directed to make monthly report TO the
Board. exhibiting the name, duty, location
and compensation of each and every per-
son employed by them on their respective
lines, together with clear and detailed
statement of the cost of motive power or
repairs for the month, whether paid or
unpaid.
Resolved, That Robert FAIRIES be and
he is hereby appointed Engineer for the
avoidance OF the Planes on the Allegheny
Portage Railroad, and for the construction
of The Western Reservoir.
Resolved, That the engineer for the
construction of the Western Reservoir be
and he is hereby instructed to make plan
and an estimate of the cost of the COM
pletion of>said work in conformity to the
act of 18th April. 1851, and submit the
same to the Board.
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