The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-04-12
Chief Engineer superintendent
Report.

Chief Engineer superintendent
Report.
Engineer's O6fce offs. d l. r. e. Co.
STEuBENvrLLE, March l2; 1854.
To the President and Directors
Of the Steubenville and Indiana +. r. Go.
GENrLEMEN:-The following report on the
condition and progress of the Steubenville
and Indiana Railroad, Is respectfully sub
mitted:
From the reports of my predecessor, J.
BLrcKENsDERrER, Jr., Esq, you are ac-
quainted with the typographical featutes of
the conntry through which the road passes
an account Of the same by me is therefore
unnecessary. For convenience of reference
the line is divided into FIVE parts.
lst. From Section 0. at SteubenviIle, to
Section 90, in the Conotten valley, to which
is added the Cadiz arm, seven and half
miles long.
end. From Section 90 to Section 40 at
Urichsville.
3rd. From Section SO to Section 80, u
rchsviile to Coshocton.
4th. From Section 8 to Section / S, Cos
hocton to Newark.
5th. From Newark to Columbus, about
80 miles.
OF THE GRADING.
Upon the first division the grading is COM
uleted with the exception oftwo Sections on
the Cadlz arm. part of the side wall in the
tunnel on Section 25. and Sections 26 and
27 1t is con conf lentiy expected this di-
vision will be finished during the present
month, the work to be done consisting prin-
cipally of ditching and surfacing the road-bed
for the reception of the rail. Since my re.
port to you of November II, 1853, the ar
ching of the tunnel on Sections 10, 20 and
"a have been completed; a large amount of
work done on the Cadiz arm; the excava-
ton, arching, and greater part OF the Sioe
walls of the tunnel on Section 25, finished,
and the heavy embankments over the Con
often valley on Sections 26 and 20, nearly
closed.
The amount necessary to finish the grad
ing, &c, of this division, will exceed my
previous estimate by about $4,000. This
arises from two causes: First, in consequence
of building heavy abutments under thebridge
over Cross Creek on Sec. 90. The bridge was
ia sed upon timber bents, and it was intend
ed to leave it SO, but the foundations proved
insecure, and / thought best to build the
abutments without delay. Secondly, in the
tunne. on Section q, it was intended to
build the side wall only on the south side,
permitting the material to waste away by
the action of the air, until there was space
| e. Jo,,Il, trnnly. tho nctIma
was therefore made for but one wall The
material however decomposed SO rapidly,
and fell in such large masses, that thought
it unsafe to delay any longer building the
sustaining wall on the north side.
Upon parts of the Cd Division, Section 29
to Urichsvie, the work has not proceeded
SO rapidly as hoped it would. This wa
princ paliy caused by strike for wages by
the hands employed between the 10th ant
5sd Sections, no work being there done 70
nearly month, and partly by the delay &C
casoned by high water in the valley Of tn
little Saltwater Creek. From Section 29 t.
Al inclusive, the grading will be FINISHED
during this month or early in April. Th
tunnel on Section AZ, is worked day AM
night from both ends. Mr.. Kelley, tn
contractor, expects to have the shalt sun
in few DAYS, when third force will b
kept constantly at work. From present ap
pearances, | have no doubt this tunnel WI
be finished by the end of June or early IL
July.
Atthe western end, the sand stone roo
for the distance of 100 feet, is insecure
arching for that distance will, theretorc, b.
required.
The eastern end will require side walls
the sand stone forming the roof at this end
being underlaid by strata OF rock, that de
compOses by exposure to the air; the exac
amount is uncertain, but probably 100
feet of side wall at an average height OF
feet, will be required. The remainder G
this division including the arch bridge owe
the Little Saltwater, at Urichsville, ca
without doubt, be completed by the end
May, or earlyin June.
The Sd Division from Urichsville to Cos
hocton, has generally progressed well, wit
the exception of the SD Section, where tn
delay is in part owing to the turnout of til
hands referred to before. To insure til
completion of this Section by the end {
June, propose that the contractor be pei
mitted to waste and borrow material, inStea
Of making the embankments entirely fror
: : the cuts; this will make the Section COT
more than it would by the present plan, br
: the additional outlay will be well expende
!, by securing the opening of the road mont
: earlier thanit otherwise would be.
i, Since my last report, comparatvel
1 large amount Of work has been done 0
Q this division, and several final estimates II
i turned.
i The abutments and piers of the two bridt
9 es over the Tuscarawas are completed an
the foundations of the bridges over Il
+ Sdllwate so far advanced as to be out
e danger from floods. An amount Of materi
d has been delivered, that will secure the CO
: pletion of these bridges early in the Sprin
i With the exception Of the SD Section, th
division will be ready by the end Of Apr
N or early in May.
Y Upon the 4th Division, from Coshoctt
I. to Newark, the light work, in accordan
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