The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-03-09
ENGINEERS REPORT.
ENGINEERS OFFICE WILMINGTON g. MANCHESTER r. R}
! JANUARY {

GENERAL. w. W. HAsLIEE " 80
President Wilmington & aluncAse, Rail Road com1auv
S1R:I have the honor to submit for the information of the Board
'S 1Ss' aSo @ % @ price, Of cotton
and the Of 50 works o Internal this
ring The 6ying t
ss s" ss the the Jo cn v The and n
Branch and ynsh Creek the Graduation finished ready the
@ Tracts remain uneomleed and they arc i'll such state of rwacss
A last, responsible Contractor
ss ou nI aSnn To ] for that m together with the
linz This work has to my entire satisfaction and will be finish
The refusal of the Court Of Brunswick County, grant
the Company permission to construct their Road adjacent
o" 0 Ts is0 c i"'d vrss SsSfsa u%
the end Of the Eagles Company and
down BY Messls Nut and Fer "d 4
yokshops And this remark that consider this
the best and most advantageous location have any knowledge
oa avoids tho s5y s'e c encss seon i and 'S
Closely 5 o 'a' & s veI for on upnp, S 1 y 5 % " ]
ira sr to to and nd from ron ship the cars With cost n
more than mile of 'front.' owned by the Company susceptible the
sarf vicinity Wilmington The location feis the ses~U t"oi
Station opposite the centre Of the greatest con-
cost transportation from to the Wilmington SN ac ah c pa "o nan an
that ." % 1e e % s Cape s % F 1cs point
opposite % % eS en s1'i"ea us at ] @ S cost m @ | ut
the town TOR the delivery freight and lis directly
(which however, Work. an" requires the cadua w'ioo Of th c
same distance from Brunswick River junction old line TO
n tsoI IT, ne aed se pns ne ou d cs x them he and hands 81 hired ed
and necessary machinery 10 % tine the traa a Of the "
Between the State line River many of the Con
have temporarily suspended commenced operations 10
time as crcsts the S1pc a H.9 ss e us w5s uma % p
aeandon them have forwarded each copy oa,1
Contracts have been made for the cross ties, between
4 and Mars lars Bluff Turn and doubt
The construction he bridges between sum.crvic
sPyeea" @ss the an % sa ] sn%gse tito as as am # the o that
time to claim the M July c the subscription the
om Brunswick River Fair Bluff made for most
the nrdge5 and rest work. and of Carpenters
Bridging Eagles Island Big Creek and M the We Mas the
have M, ordered from the essmcn Of Nessrs h Co., Utica
1st n Ss sneeS the a wand and Esufo @ the cost Of This work. This
-, An a. arrSng~nt ran has been made by Major Gwy pvncz
the Pee Dee lor according the Patent fncmas .s oc ]
Pot M for Put in foundations and will be
The application ofs principle which has bee" prociscd successfully
the enno5 most @ ant 1 and economics? method Of obtaining per
subjected } eat to as a strong current Of water
1 1917 ns te construction o & an E"s'ns Of lot less an Is
M rassGnse Coach one Baso Car six freight Cars and Gravel
u ssor snss a" a a s" Ge"s Snmo s the loo1 the 2o
has oda9a 3 my 1SSRee,ao The Passenger Coach and Cars
The Road opened Savanna Road, distance Of
nine miles the 18th November, and smnervc distance Of Is
IL miles the junction,
was delayed by the construction Of the csc work Savanna
and Green Swamp, Of 21O0 And I hero
remark that the bridges and cstc work have progressed the
Graduation because contracts could be timber or their
construction except for payments cash, Board did not
think 1t to the interest of the Company make III the
past Summers and that time have as will
future prevent delay from this and unto
annexed Is an abstract OF the receipts from ran oraon 12,
November to the lst January and the 10Th
passengers during the month Of December receipts
S5O3 ~; and this within fraction Of the
the revenue submitted last Annual Report gives assurances that
Will increase as the Road extended, ard exhibits Importance Of
fostering and this species Road was nm