Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-04-12

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The raiiIoad company contemplated con
stracling their abutment in the bed Of th,
canal. The engineef-who had that par,
of ,be canal ia charge lei The water into
The level. This prevented their operating.
TLeJ applied for writ Of injunctioi,,
to eni in The Board for so doing, and in the
affidavit on which the writ was granted il
is aitested, "fhat the abutmenl il OF was
to be built within 10 feet OF the towing
path" aud thus the water way is reduced
TO 4U feel by their own evidence, hui in
reality ss is shown By o letter from the en-.
gineer, 10 about SO feet.
& Now, il seems that The railroad bridges,
in lheir construction ncross the canals, in
every instance, have been SO constructed as
10 interfere with The right Of way on the
canal, and many instances 10 materially
lessen the usesof the same. 40 s{ss 2
When raiiroads claim the right 10 con-
ssruct their abutmenis for bridges in the bed
Of The canal, and attempt TO compel the
Board 10 draw the water off the canal in
order that they may proceed, il is time 10
do something TO settle The rights of the
State and these companies.
z The Cef,.rala Ohio Railroad Company
has been guilty Of constant aggressions on
the rights Of the Ohio Canal IRON its APP
proach to the canal at the Black Hand
dam, (on Llcking,) the pool of which dam
is used as slackwater navigation by the
canal. /, permitted its contractors 10 fall
numerous trees in said pool, contrary 10 the
canal laws, and when complaint was made
10 its officers, by the canal officers, no al
tention whatever was paid TO them. Many
Of these Trees still remain in the pool, which
is tho canal, and will doubtless have to be
removed By the canal officers Il invaded
the towing and bank Of the canal about
three miles east Of Newark, and actually
made portion Of its road grade by the
earth taken from the towing path, and has
left the canal bank in this condition.
Il next violated oil its agreements, and
The conditions upon which i, was permitted
10 connect its road grade with the towing
path bank, al a point short distance east'
Of Newark.
Ii Then undertook TO excayate an ubut-
ment for lis road Bridge, at Lockpoft, in
Licking county, in the actual bed Of the
canal, in violation of positive orders not to
do so, although it had never submi,ted to
any officer Of the canal plan or diagram
Of said bridge, as the law requires, for all
bridges, and because of objections being
made by officers in charge Of the canal, il
is now occupying the time it has obtained
h,, o..,,anta,;on ,,f tha n. 90 sxkicb an.
are advised is not true in fact, bu. upon
which an injunction has been allowed, te
fll up the canal with Golfer dam, in such
o way as to seriously obssruct navigation;
and has also commenced suit against the en-
gineer and acting commissioner 10 charge
Of that portion Of the Ohio Canal because
they endeavored to execute the laws of the
State for the protection Of the canals.
The order Of the Board Of Public Works
in relation to railroad bridges, as your COM
mitiee believe, was made for the purpose
Of compelling the roads to como to tho Leg.
islature and unite with the Board 10 nbtaiE-
ing from the Legislature an uct defining,
with the necessary precision, the mode and
manner in which railrond bridges, and the
necessary connection between the roads
and canals should be mede. This was
deemed necessary, and so, many railroad
officers were advised, before the order was
made. as your COMMITTEES are credibly in
formed. sssss= a-z,s
The roads TINT had yet 10 cross the ca
mails clained rights 10 relation TO the mode
and manner Of crossing, which the Board
deemed inadmisable. THESE roads replied
that other roads thai had crosses, had priv.
iIeges such as they asked, and they had the
same rights TO such privileges. -
Your committee believe that the Board
were decidedly Of the opinion that every
railroad bridge in the State now erected
over any canal Of the State was an obstuc-
ton 10 navigation, and being pressed for
similar privileges by others. determined 10
make the order, as well that the ronds that
had bridges as those that had not, should
come 10 the General Assembly and get
such legislation as was necessary TO define
the rights Of the roads, and the duties Of the
Board.
Your committee therefore recommend
the adoption Of the following resolutions:
Resolrcd, That the report and resolution
be referred TO such standing committee as
the Senate may direct, with instructions to
draft the necessary general law on the SUBJ
jec.!
Your committee would further recon-
mend that there be appointed a committee
to investigate the cause of the difficulty ex-
isting between the Board and the various
railroad companies of the State.
arrival Of the PremetheuS.
New YORK, April 3.-The Promeiheus
arrived here al 81 o'clock from San Juan.
in eigh, days and twelve hours. She brings
osa m sseneers. and So OOO. 600 in gold on