The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-14
The Canals.
TIC OUNhIs.
PROBABLE COST OF THE FyL ARG EMEyT.

PRoBABLE COST OF THE ENLARGEMENT.
STATE ENGINEER AND SURVEYORS OFFICE,
ALBANY, April g. 1854.
To Ios. SANFORD E. CHURCH PkEsDrsr or THE SENATE
Sir-In compliance with ME resolutions Of the Senate
Of January 10, in the following words
Resolved, That the State Engineer in consultation with
the Canal Bos. be requested TO inform the Senate as early
Erie canal to s esmpesiOn and the probable
Se Gt s % s Of M of
the work upon which expenditures to bc incurred In
Gsi will is ss A 70 M Ss ss
hs h sf 1a for sf aa s S
enhlassment Of the locks the cinnpain canal Ard
ann%a tse sroas sa' S sf as
provided in the amendment g the constitution be sui
The State Engineer respectfully reports that the delay
in responding to the call of the Senate was occasioncd
partly by the delay in submitting the annual report from
this Office and in part by the nsuiciency of that re-
port to furnish all the information called for by the
solution.
The annual report Of my predecessor, which was sub
mited to the Legislature the 10th Of February last
TO which must be had in arriving the cost OF
public works provided for in the of the CON
stituton does not furnish estimates covering the of
all uch works.
] have obtained from the Division Engineers hastily
prepared estimatessf such work omitted in the
estimates referred TO- and submit the same in addition
to the estimate Of the late State Engineer and Surveyor
In the annual report referred to- Mr.. McAlpna fur.
nishes the following abstract of the cost Of each division
of the canals
I-EyrARcMEsr TEE ERIE CANAL.
Eastern nivision. n....s.........S 81 ,250, S47 is
Middle 90. ,........ OPS, 1876 IL
Western do. .............. 6,l12,46l is
-ss, ,521 e33 As
Add for work under contract and remaining
10 be Gone on the LIST January, 1854
Eastern Division ...,..........sl935 500 81
Mlouie 90 .........,....; 302 5S4 90
Western do. ............. 80 085 90
- $685., ,23S e.
Total estimated cost OF performing the work
for the enlargement Of the Erie canal
which Is exclusive of engineering land
damages removal Of buildings and mis-
celaneous expenses. 80 o5e s72 OF
U-BrACK
Estimated cost of completing canal to river s57 sl5 3s
" river improvement. $500 90
Total. sl413l5 3s
m.-oswEGo CANAL
Estimated cost of the enlargement OF the
locks, the adjoining section work, and
other necessary structures now under
contract ......................... s341 23s SO
iy.-GENEsEE VALLEY CANAL.
Work not under contract and which Is re-
qured tocomplete the canal .s240, 900 90
Amount remaining TO be done on
work under contract. ....,.... 50, ,T66 90
1928 1o6 90
SUMMARY.
Enlargement Of the Eric canal ..... so o56 S72 OF
Black River canal l..,................. 14l 3l5 SO
Locks, the adjoining section work, and other
necessary structures, (now under con
tract.) on the Oswego canal .. 34l, $50 SO
Genesee Valley canal. 1923 166 90
roai VI eetimhte ..esj ooz,osI 70
The above estimate of so S6 5o2 9S does not include
the cost of enagng the Oswego canal except the neces
sary section work required to bring the enlarged locks
into use Nor does include the cost of enlargng the
locks on the Champain canal neither does 1t embrace
the expenditures required for the enlargement Of the
Cayuga and Seneca canal the important items Of en-
gneer'ng, land damages removal Of buildings and mis-