Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-04-21


locks therefore, the tids being permitted
to rise and fall the canal which has such depth as to
canal boats Of the usual size water O the loca
ton little need be said as 1t already defined upon map
of the city. i't
some dfculty was with tracing the lines from the
stones upon the field II became finally 10 survey
the swamp Independently OF such lines The water IN the
swamp varying nom two e nys set n depth i was nssss
Of the being afterwards liked from graphic deliuea
tion Of the notes thus made, .a..,,,...., -.
Sation frequent crosssecons were aken OF the valley OF
the creek
have based my calculations upon canal havng
section of the following dimensions Base of the section Is
iorythree feet with Perpendicular walls on each SIDE and
depth Of eleven feet below the surface OF the towing path
Forrs feet Is requisite for the easy passage OF three
boats abreast theeve Of the towing path is the same rs
feet vide at base The additional width OF the walls will
make the section Of excavation fyfve feet wide at the
bottom have given inside slope Of half foot hori-
zontal foot perpendicular Towing paths on each
side are twelve feet vide drained y SIDE dtehes one eot
above high tide Tho outside slopes one and half base
The total length to be excavated Is a7s feet Fifteen
hundred feet Of this is not submerged OF the remaining
1000 feet lies in the Eastern Branch The greater portion
aluvia earth exeayated prices varying
from twelve to cents per cubic yard Inc a metoa
the pSsfa soimas II fos s series q prinaois I ''
BY this formula there l64 cubic yards OF common
earth excavation which have estimated at the average
prize Of sixteen cents per cubic yard. III. ,....
lilloi cubic yards, At ls cents yard; s1 7s4ot
The basin Of the canal begins abont 200 feet below
street. and extends 1000 into the Eastorn Branch
This portion Is located advantage the wall
ns arsenal X which means 1000 feet Of very
The section upon which my calculations based has
to one perpendielar This portion q the line il covered by
water averaging six feet In depth at high tide and about
thought the least expensive method Of excavation II can
be done at forty cents per cubic yard
basin Of the abovementioned dimensions containing
! ingThe sides of the canal will have to be protected
each a dy s g hsyaF
top The height Of the wall should be the same as that OF
the towing tow path, viz: eleven feet :
dimensions on both sides Accordingly there will be 232l
cubic yards wang at yard sei'lI Should i be
lots at tho mouth Of e creek, the earth they deposited
should beproteeted crib b-work. II sa,ni-M
for bridge the canal this street The cast and
wrought iron bridge Of MI Rider much used about TINS
purpose bridge feet long by thirty feet wide
sSs = per IN
this size there will be superficial feet ut 4o per foot
1t m be necessary for the abutments OF this bridge to be
twelve feet above the surface Of tho water or twentyhree
ot above the bottom Of the canal with wngwals twelve
feet long wall of forarcd masonry nine feet high should
be four and half feet thick Over this height the top
manning the Its base must be increased be-
hind nine foot of increase of height Accord
ing to this rule wall twentyhree feet high and fftyfye
feet long, including wing wallis VIII have average thick
of and half feet and will contain 35l cubic
yards, at 81 per yard
Two abutments will cost. sos %
Total cost of bridge s5,o34 90
Should be deemed necessary to place bridge on street.
tho above estimate should be doubled.
RgcAPIrULsTIoa
Ill ,la cubic yards earth excavation, at ID cents
!
1aeo5 cubic yards dredging at 40 cents per yd 5o42 90
1884 cubic yards drywaliing, at s25 per yd i4l oo
! AqQreuste sse,ee7 e4
very respectfully your 0"F's; s THATER iaiS ALBERT
| Capt CAMpBEL GRAHAM,
| U, Corps Typographical Engineers
communication was received from A. Roth
WELL late Collector of Taxes, in relation to the
I recent report of the joint committee appointed to
examine his accounts which was read and or
dered TO be published with the proceedings Of the
Board TSee Aldermens proceedings above
! On motion of Mr.. WASSALL, the Committee on
| Police were directed to make inquiry into an
! error in the publication Of the " Act for the re-
! lief of Wm. Hicks" and An act to pave the
gutter OH the south front of square 402."
| Mr. BRYAN from the Committee on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill authorizing
| the curbstone to be set and footway paved on the
east front Of squares $40, BAL, and 342, reported
| the same without amendment.
Mr. BRYAN, from the COMMITTEES on Improve
ments, to which was referred the bill from the
Board of Aldermen authorizing the Mayor to
have the gutter on g street between 18th and
18th streets to be taken up and relaid reported
the same without amendment.
On motion, the bill for the relief Of Francis B.
Lord, jr., was taken up, read the third time,
and passed.
Mr. Ennis, on leave, introduced joint reso-
luton with regard to the extension Of T street
north which was read three times and passed
On the third reading of the resolution, the yeas
and nays were as follows:
YRAs-Nessrs Douglass, Csllan, Downer, Ennis wanna
! HutchingsOn Mulloy, Morgan
Johnson " heelsr, and Hill--ls.
NArs-Messrs. Kelly, Bryan, and Miller--S
Mr.. MoHus, on leave, introduced bill entitled
i" An act for grading and gravelling Of n portion
of L street north !" which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Improvements.
Mr.. BRENT submitted the following resolution,
which was read and adopted:
Resor.d That the Mayor be and he hereby requested
to report 70 this Board whether not the Sth section o the
SS ga he Surveyors Office therein
approved August To- 1925 Ia complied with or not and II
not 10 order and direct tho record and copies divisions
referred in said act to be henceforward
deposited and kept In tho surveyors oce and on no ac
| count TO be hereafter taken or removed tberefrom
| Mr.. KELLY, on leave, introduced bill entitled
"An act for grading and gravelling Goth street
west, from K street to Pennsylvania avenue )"
which was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on improvements
| Mr.. PEPPER submitted the following resolu-
ton; which was read and adopted:
Rs,olred That the Committee improvements he and
they hereby Instructed to inquire into the expectancy Of
having the curbstone and pavement laid the side
! of Fourth street west, from TO q streets north
Mr.. DOUGLASS presented the petition of b. II.
Clements for setting the curbstone and paving
the footway on the west side of squares 126 and
| 1853; which was read and referred to the Commit
tee on Improvements.
! Mr.. DOUGLASS presented the petition Of j. G..
Roemely and others for setting the curbstone
l n hn nm tha
| squares 106 and 126 which was read and referred
! to the Committee ON Improvements