Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-12-16
For The ENQUIRER
TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

| TO The BOARD UF pUBLlC HURkS.
Whilst writer in the Enquirer The signature OF
breakers Ahead" is addressing yol in behalf Of Green
ber trust may be padoned for asking your attention
o moment, 10 o the advantages that may be cited
| in favor of The Monroe route.
3D. 1t will require lees tunneliug Tho whole amount OF
,unncinc on Monroe route will exceed 6OOO lee;
more than, probably not mile That In Grcenbrier, will
certainly not less than tro and half miles in lengm-
probably much three This alone is sn immense
advantage in favor vi the Monroe route.
3d. 1t has only less tunneng By mile and hdD or
!ro miles but the kind Of tunne ing IN Monroe is muc!.
cheape and more accessible, and conveniently and
expedtioUsy carried than that 10 Greenber This arises
from the fact that nearly one half OF oil The tunneng In
Monroe consists of various sho detached tunnels OF differ
eut lengths which always much cheaper and easy
Of execution than single continuous tunnel oil the same
| length
Big Stony would be only about 1000 feet In length lii
upwa.ds would require but shaft and that not ex-
other tunnel the which would require ehah at ell
or where If any required il could se obtained very
readily depth Of about IS feet On the Greenbrtr
upon the contrary besides several smaller tunnels OF
various lengths thcrs two long tunnels, between
Crows and the White Sulphur, the summit OF the
Allegheny which cannot be less !hgn mile and h0F in
ength other the Great Bend OF Greenber river.
be reduced told t~h all the pinch
ng aud pairing enginces) 10 less than sshhs o!
mile. Moreover these tunnels, OF the eree
length we'll depth below the surface would either have
drag very slowly aud ct great Disadvantage fer mo
want shafts, fr qlen and costly shafts would DO
led almost Formidable and expensive The cons;luc-
on good sized tunnel The depth Of ,cse shafts Coz
OF theGn ulornCo, Wouid &C considerably
wards OF 300 eet.
Apart from tho question of then. w;cn Is r1s,ly r.
favor Monroe several years longer would be required 10
complete the Greenbrier the Monroe
ilh The only point II is believed in which any adya1.
age can claimed for Gretn5ricr is in respec. u grade
In cos-in curvatue-n u,l distance-in equality and
extent of accommodation tae general interests OF Tho
COUNTY, and the watering places in paricula-in the
length Of lime necessary 10 complete Tin every other re-
spect il Ia inferior 10 the Monroe route On the Monroe
route the grade, h The trade will certainly
exceed 60 feet and mny 1t said be reduced 10 55j whilst
the like axmum against the trade will certainly not e.
ceed so feet aud may, possibly tic reduced 10 a. on me
reenbrier route according the report Of Mr. Eiet) tho
maximum grade ri the trade would be much Is feet
and that against IT, only 40 We understand however that
the surveys in Greenbre have probably reduced the
latter grade IS feet and the former 10 ID feet or pehaps
as low as G5 This has yet been denvely se'eoi out
The probability IT, that the sircc c TIE hegha
nv the grade will be from 10 l5 o. ieast from 10 ~
ice favor Of MenIoe whilst the western slope OF Inc
same will be from TO- aud probably 10 eet IN d"@i
Of the Greenbrer. All they claM we believe IS 10 iec
and whatever s Il should be looGed TO- ant doubtless will
be looked ~ II oushri but at he same ne Is respect
fully submitted that cost, distance, curvature lime, !soo
everything else ought 10 be sacrhced 70 mere oei
OF Is feet In grade, more especiay ~e, e ueos
i. more Than 20 feet within the limits OF any necessary es
sstant motive power Besides &c lair set'oh 70 hese 10
et IN favor of Gree3bre one side ol the Aieghang,
Monroe has not only 10 feet In her favor on the
n,he, s;d Ind the tad: both ways will be pretty cqual
hu she claim the barsaG, II t:ds ~ or II Ts
made which ought form very impoItan: con,!
d.a,on 10 equation Of grades and distance But eaoush
70! the present. -
hory or precisely and entirely accurate or 10 know
If auy which Is not which Nigh! not De known 20
any one who would take the same trouble 10 make enquiry
Tub he will wager moderate bumper with Breakers Ahead
TO the Of Monroe route that In tho substance, o.
least of all his statements there s little erorin
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