New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-11

loL. rrsrd Iock sTuedarts 10 waste weirs - roAi
brdces 10 farm bridges, 10 tow path bridges CALI -
Se iocL. On hi. Canal were originally eorstruetei
Of WOOD and rebuilt Of the material ~ I-tl Aha
ls42 They are generally IN very dscaye1 snd IhN1
curdifion TIE rebuilding Of the worst oi mem sno~
ne Cornssiopers respectfully report their recon-
r,erdstion Of last year thai the Le-isiA1u's Ps
aufhorsir the Construction OF TIE lnpro' "a
lock Of wood and stone, - take me pisee % &C o
loeks A. fast n becomes necessary % rebuild them
CHENANGO CANAL.
This Canal extends from Utica 10 SusqIehanna rlVeT,
a, Bpghamp,su, and Is 81 Gnes IN iengtn, exclusive
feeders
The structures upon this Canal sre Ia composite
Eft locks stone III locks, guard lock- - Aqueiucis,
80 culverts q u dams 22 farm and ROAD
bridge including hOse ieeders. The supply OF wafer
on tie summit levels Of hi. canal Obtained from SIX
reservoir the eapacy Of which has been heretofore
given as feeders thts Canal, VIZ Lesnas pond Nsdl-
son brock Eaton brook Woodnsn lake, Bradley brook
and Ha;ch's lake, al in the south part OF Madison
'O'"''' CAYUGA AND SENECA CANAL
OLrER :. LATHAM, Superintendent.
This Canal Il % miles in length and extends rom the
Erie Csrsl AZ Montezuma 10 the CAyugs Lake AZ EAsi
| Cayuga. and 70 the Seneca Lake At Geneva
re structures on ihs Canal are II locks, waste
vers, l3 road bridges, = tow path bridges, farm
"'1s'' CROOKED LAKE CANAL.
This csnai connects the Seneca Lake AZ Dresden with
the Crooked Lake at Penn Yam, and : miles IN Length
Tbe-s are upon this canal the following structures q
hit locks guard lock, NAste welrs euiVeFs' ~
WINS oswEGo CANAL
This canal connect the Ere Canal AZ Syracuse with
Lake Ontario the CRY Of oswego and "a B miles in
kpeth Of which 10 miles consist OF slsekwatsr nsvisa
| ion on the Oswego and Seneca Rivers
Connected with tbs canal are the following WORKS;
The Oneida River improvement extending from
Three River Point on the oswego River TO Fort Brew
| .rton on the Oneida Lakes distance Of 10 miles.
The seIecs River towing path, extending from locs
81 flzxr-a N he
| ville-Sl. miles.
The Seneca River improvement. embracing !. OF
mile Of canal at Badwnsvlle, with dam, one lin and
on guard lock, which viii, when repaired so As TO be
used extend the navigation of the Seneca River from
the head OF the towing path to Jacks Reefs IL miles
above Bsdwinsviile.
The structures on these works are a. follows:
| OswrGo CANALS locks, guard locks, waste
eulyerts farm bridge, II road bridges IL tow
] path bridge, dams.
/ ONEIDA RIVER lMPkoyEMEYT-2 steamboat locks,
one OF and OF JIG feet ill., 40 feet long and 20
| feet wide; dam draws in bridges At Oak Orchard
! and Brevertnn.
sErrcA RIyKR TOWING PArH-2 asaiins tow path
sErycA RIVER InraovruENr-l lit lock, guard
lock, dam, road bridges, oulvert
MIDDLE DIVISION
ENLARGEMENr OF THE ERIE CANAL.
That portion Of the Ere Canal included In the middle
division has length Of ~ $500 mice Of ioh236ll0O
miles extend ng from point FIVE miles east Of Syracuse,
TO the west line OF the Village Of Jordan, are wholly
completed and IN use 300 miles between Chit
tenango and the Orvile feeder, nearly completed,
| and also In
! The work Let previous 10 Dec 1851 AMI now under
this division Of the Erie Canal 10 as follows
| 10 p 100 miles Of section work. double locks,
aoueducts 10 bridges cvert and valve gates for two
| locks.
There has already been expended on the above work
the sum Of s55l035 9s and TO complete the same will
| require iur her sum OF s9sO, 100 ~.
ENLARGEMENT OF THE ERIE CANAL.
| Tbs division extends from the east line Of Wayne
county to Buffalo, and Is by the line o. the canal es now
! navigsted l5J miles in length. Aud by the line
adopted for location In 1851 l42 30 100 miles length
Its present condition Is as follows
Enlarged and IN use, .................. @lOOmies.
| Partially enlarge and in use, but not
| Portion upon which the enlargement
has not been commenced per locs-
| cation Of le5l except ssmAll amount
| OF work done the same under
contracts, IN pursuance Of law Of
that year. as shown IN subsequent
statement, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS III ~ lUOmller
Mechanical work remaining be done per plans and
location OF 1851 not including that under contract pre-
yious TO the law OF that year three lift locks the in
dependent line between Macedon and Rochester, in
place Of the upper Ascedon Ptsiord and Brighton
Genesee river feeder with the canal In the city Of
Rochester, and In the phce Of the present guard
| lock at Black Rock two aqueducSs, one Mud
Creek Palmyra the other at railroad crossing
Independent line at Brighton lis culverts IS waste
wes, lio bridge aoutments and 100 bridge superstruc
GENEsEE VALLEY CANAL.
This canal extends from the City of Rochester 10 the
Aegsny River at Ocan, end including the branch from
| length.
That portion between Rochester and the Genesee
River feeder IT Canesdea 76 miles ard the Dsnsvle
branch, - miles, nskng together - mics, are COM
pleted and IN The remaining portion between the
Geuesee Ryeret Caneedea and Oean 30 miles is most
y under contract and in progress OF construction and
upon which large amount OF work has been done dur.
| ing theprecedtng year
GENERAL REMARKS
BY the resolution Of the Canal Board of August 25th,
1882 before referred TO, all the old locks baween Monte
yuma and Rochester Will be rebuilt onthe enlarged size
and brought into spring and on the rst day of
June there will be enlarges locks through the whole line
| from Buffalo 30 Albany
AT many points on the middle and eastern diysions.
and to far greater extent the western division.
many Of the bends in the canal too short and the
canal too narrow 10 pass boats OF much greater length
and width than those now in use
The Canal Commissioners have not the authority 10
make the Improvements necessary TO afford the en-.
srged boats ready passage such to be brought
into use next season, these improvements must be au.
horized BY the Legislature or Canal Board
The old Erie canal 40 feet wide az the top water
line and Y feet AZ bottom very considerable portion
Of the line, where there has been 40 ENLARGEMENT Ia no
wider new than orr inslly constructed
large portion Of the boats now In use are Ia feet
inches wioe, IRON outside TO outside at the head CT
the floor noers the extreme width OF boa, that can
Pass the enlarged locks loaded t. at the point tho
head OF her floor tnbers l5feet inches Many OF this
class are now building. plain TO be seen that unless
greater width given 10 the bottom Of the old Canal the
navigation must be greatly obstructed by the wedng Q.
boats IN the narrower portions Of theiine
The trade dui ing the pest has been serious '
embsrrasted for the vert Of breadth in the Canal AZ
many points 10 allow the srscss Of the old class Of
topsss each other loaded ami without the
OF the odd Canal the enlarged boats are brought into
use II certain that these endorsements will Be muI
upled.
Every boat when she requires it. when conforming 10
the canal resutonss 10 drst Of water has rabi 30
htf Of the canal in psssing ether boats If difficulty
occurs ~ boats passing each other account of wdt
N the channel the ooat requiring than half of the
csns must, IN justice, be excluded from the canal
It's therefore Of the Utmost importance in orer ths,
the enlarged boats may be brought into use that the
Commissioners should be authorised 10 rnsks ,ha ~.