The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1856-04-25
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into the Hoarts of your ohildren that the I
C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA,
order. The table of the Master Machinist.
Mr., w. B. Smith, which accompanies the
report, gives full information as to the
service Of each engine, the,cost of repairs,
and other details connected with the mo-
tive power, to which would invite atten-
ton for information on this subject.
Since my last report the Found dsYshas
been completed, aud fhe results Of It's oper.
| alton have fully demonstrated. that its ;erec:
ton was good economy. The Company
will save not only the profits Oh the work
turned out but in the expedition with ,wI;eIl
repairs can be conducted, the use Of the oIdI
materials. and the safe-keeping and better
preservation of their. patterns: s;'ls'.s q. 7. e
| The passenger car contracted for previous
to and noticed in my last report has been
received, and is now in service. ofother
additions have since been made to either
passenger or freight cars. The cars gener.
ally are in good order, and many Of them
nave been almost entirely renewed since the
last report which will, in some degree, acc
cunt for the amounts charged to repairs Of
cars. -
The joint Passenger House with the
South Carolina Railroad Company at Co.
lumbia, which was under contract and in
process of erection at the last annual meet.
ing, has been completed, and answers an
admirable purpose in affording facility and
comfort to passengers, as well as convenience
and economy in the operations of the, Road.
In the maintenance of way department
much has been done TO strengthen and see
cure the Road, while the worka of a perrna-
nent character under Icontract<at the date
of the last report have been pushed forward;
many of them to completion. As these
works belong properly to construction, and
have been charged to sthat account. itsmay
not be improper for me to mention some
of them particularly. Commencing at tile
Columbia yard, about three miles Of T truck
has been laid in q substantial and perma-
nent manner. The trcstlcs at and below
Frost's Mill have been filled by contract
with Mr.. Frost and will add much to the
security Of the Road at that point. The
filling Of Caldwell's trestle,, near Newberry.
has been completed. An archeds, u,ilyest
has been built at SCOTS Creek, near the
same town. It is we'll constructed, and Of
good material. Thesflling of the trestle is
in an advanced state. Three box culver,s
have been built on the Slver-Street station,
and an arched one commenced at the
"Lowsr Beaver Dam" These works have
been done by Messrs. Hair & Singleton,
under contract, made previous to nv last
report go.
Two arched culverts on tho Abbeville
Branch have been completed. The work
at Broadaway, ION. the Anderson Branch,
which was in course Of construction, under
the contract with Keys & Benson, at the
time Of the last report, has been, completed,
except a portion Of the filling which can
be done by and at the convenience Of the
Company. This is work of great magni.
tude and has been executed In a manner
that reflects credit upon the contractors, and
| adds much to tie security and permanency
Of the Road at that point. These embrace
all the works belonging strictly to the con-
struction account, which have been compile
ted since my last report.
| Z In the maintenance of way proper, the
decsying Of timber and the wearing of. iron
have been closely observed, and replaced
with.ncw; and the strictest attention paid
to Q; a;thorough system of. draining BY which
our road bed has been much Improved ana
rendered more secure generally, and We
think compares fayorabjy with other roads.
| twill be necessary, in order to preserve