The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-05

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On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed said committee.
5s"s G'.slrs d: ';ss.ss,' cssnrs1, } Committee.
BEN. M SAMUELs,
THE REPORT OF THE. COMMISSIONER
AND REGISTER OFTHE DES MONIES
RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
This repor, has been on our table for ths past
two days, but our engagements have been such
as 10 prevent our perusal Of it, even to partial
axtent 1t is very voluminous, and so Gat as
we have been able TO Judge from the cursory
glance which we have bestowed upon it, con-
tains great amount Of varied and deeply inter
'esting information relative TO the great Improve
ment of which it treats 1t covers 63 pages of
quarto paper, and presents complete exhibit OF
the whole history of the improvement, in all its
various departments and details, with copi-
business and accuracy, that reflect the hIghast
credit upon the asslduous care and superinen-
dence of both Register and Commissioner.
"We have now the satisfaction (says the Re-
por,) of announcing the re-opening of the river
for navigation after its obstruction, by dams
and other obstacles, during several years past
Thus, two points of great Importance to the
work under our charge, as well as to tha public
interests generally, have been attained. The
Congressional Grant-lmited to the 32l 300
ares lying below the Raccoon Fork, when the
undersigned took charge Of the work as Com
missioner and Register, March, lS5l-has been
made to embrace more than quadruple that a
mount; while the River--then and fer several
years previously, wholly useless for all purposes
of navigation, in consequence of the Improve
ment, and the unfinished condition of those un-
dertaken to be erected by the st tte--is again
open for the passage Of boats, from its mouth to
the Raccoon Fork
The results accomplished by the attainment
of the two points mentioned are; first: chan
mel is opened through which market may be
reached during portion of each year, for th'
surplus products of the entire valley, and arti
ces of merchandise supplied to its inhabitants
at cost reduced many fold below the rate o
transportation by ordinary land carriage; and
secondly: the magnificent acquisition of mil
lion of acres of land secures the certain hins:
through which the entire work be complet-
ed, if the people of the State, through their owr
action, and that of their Representatives in th'
l. agislature, will that il be done
Following tie above announcement, is th'
history Of the contract with Bangs Brothers &
Co, their subsequent failure to make good il
conditions, and the consequent embarrassment
Of the Commissioner and Register, in the hope
and designs which they had entertained for
speedy and efficient prosecution of the work
under their direction and control.
It will no doubi be a matter Of interest to ou
readers to know the Indebtedness of the work
for which reason we here insert il as set forth il
the Report
! The present ascertaned Indebtedness of thu
work, in charge Of the undersigned, exclusv
of interest, will not vary far from $lO6,O0 EN-
braclng the following items, to wit -
Amount due on Certificates is
suedT July lst, 1851, for work
done below Bonaparte, prior
TO that date, sla,s5s 8
Amount due on Certificates is
sued Dec 9Th, 1851 for dam
ages to Cortractors,i in accor-
dance with the decision of the
Board Of Arbitrators, of that
date, 23,I9o .
A mounts due on Drafts for
So, 900, drawn by the Reg
ister, Dec 90, 1851, on Bangs
Brothers & Co, which were
sold by the Commissioner
and protested for non-pay-
ment, 1884 q
Amount due to VIM. Meek &
:, Sons, Contractors at Bona
parte, for labor and materials
on work at that point, H,l95 2
Amount due to Brown & San.
ford, Contractors on job at
Bcn,onsport, 5,7o5 3
Amount due to j. G.. Walker
& Co, Contractors on Job at
j., Croton, 14,ll6
Amount due to ). G. Walker
s. Brothers, Contractors on
job at Belfast, 1856
,
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advanced under contract, 5000
Amount ou. o'' e''''n.'.es
sued to Bonney and WHIT
tlesey, for labor and materials
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