Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-07-21

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Railroad, and say ness saAgasne aaksHi.
paaioms weka more thaa realized in tha I
anding % feasible and diraet Inns.
Ths mOss Important eoass asn n /
assagmining the Eoals, was saalaes smaA
ia oaa j. would b the ahogsa - esa
faaaIhle, with paEtiealar saaEaaaes "
ahaaining llna that shoaaa - alaan
groana lsass sabisss 10 svssaew fFsfa sasse
Mascara River.
The lins selected will sompaFa aaFaE'
abiy, ia rsgasa 70 Aiignaiaaas aradi-
saas, Light work and good massslal ses
road bed, with any Of the Kafirssda II |
Iowa, Missouri o. Illinois, = wil he
sssn BY reference to the Aaps, proaisas
ReaimAtea, Be-, herewith sabmisssd
= =
The whole distance Of khsllna aaryey-
ID. is Al e4-I00 milas, o. 80 feet less
than As miles which, upon final loaa-
sion, can be IS psr cent. utraighas and tbs
balance with no curve Of less radius
shan Ts0fsss~whiohs for praesical par"
poses, il equal to . stsaighA lis.
The Gradients, whieh are about ons-
half level, and u tho baianss, nons viii
exceed thEss feet per mlkas are unsur-
passed in any Ceunsry-aAs total fall
| from Uonnoil Bluffs 10 the State line be-
ing isss than rs fset.
/ Thsgs will be no sut upon the line,
/ and No alp 20 exceed fest. The road
Ebed FOR most Of the line win be made
from the sides, Of material very suitable
iog sueh purpose, and mneh better than
/ expected 20 6na in chs "Missoari bot
toms p in fact, il is equal II net Sups-
rior to upland prairie FOR holding the
superstrusturs and TO avoid washing.
There will be a short distance, nsaF
the State line, where the material Is
more sandy, and win need to he cover
ed, either with soil OF gravel, 10 prevent
washing. Gravel Of q superior quality
III may judge from what Ia open, and
n unlimited quantities, can be had in
, Mills County, near tbs line Of the road.
The grade has been 90 arranged that
the track viii be from 3 TO feet a.
bore the surface Of she ground, and from
to 6 feet above extreme high wa&sF
: mark, al such places Is tbs line passes
through overlooked lsnds.
One Of the largest items in the con
struotion of the Road, viii be 70 secure
waterway enough At such points as the
line will cross overaowed lands, go that
the Road shall not act as an immense
dam, or the track be submerged, at such
times as the Missouri River shall over
how her banks.
To guard against this, the grade haa
bean established, as before mentioned,
: from 5 to 6 feet above extreme high
, water mark, and the estimates made &C
;, oordingly.
To provide sufficient waterway il
will be necessary 10 build about two
miles of Trestls-w work and Piling. These
will in no case be over 10 feet high and
= in but two instance over 6 fest--maklng
work both easy of construction and du-
= yrable in it's character. The above dis
lance Of two miles viii be. distributed
over the whole line, and includes cross
= ing Musquitoe and Keg Greeks, and tn,
. outlet of Holloway'S Lake, in Fremont
" County. The longest distance, at any
J one place, is 1000 feet, in the vicinity oil
Willow Slough, between Council Blahi
and Mosquitoe Greek.
= The following estimates are based up,
On what / deem fair prices to oontrae,
tors, cost Of materials delivered, and Al
4 such as the Road can be built:
|, Ewfh Work, Bridging amd Ties.
4 596y $50 cubic yards Earth,
at &ac .sss,sss s..,,.o, ,sts SAY, 7Uf d
= III, 100 iineal feet Of Piling
r and TTestle~BEidgihg for
Waterway at IA aver
age Of $40 per lfna2l Eoot, zoe. III 200 On
!. Tles-2Ii2 per mile, ats,
= 1884, IS miles, ,..,., .... T6, 033 *
Ada for continuation Of line
" at Council Bluffs, 10
II point on the River opp0-
- site Omaha t@o miles
Grading and A1esy '''sss ts.r.. IL, 900 d
d fetal for grading, Bridging
i. and Ties, 30 niIsss 49,. S352 ,8O9 &
EsfiasGteS Cosf Of / AflIs Of S4psrtrrlc
tGrsy sxegsSsvs Of 7Ssa.
hoAs % IDS PSF gaFG-65
a toHs, at SIS .....,.s ....,, 81, 600
Il Chairs, wTought-iroB. 600
at 40G s.ss.s ss~a ..ss ..s.ss ssss.. 24(
q Spikes, $500 lbs at 7e.,s.s, .ss.... 2IG
l. Distributing Materials, ..,s.. s..., 5O(
"a Fitting and laying Balls, .'rsss ..,. b0t
g Total, s... ss.s.s ...'.-....,ss S8,I5s
, Es4Smatsa Cost Of EgWlpmaest.
, 4 Locomotives. at SO, O00s.... .. $40. 00t
}. s lst Glass Passenger cars, at S2s00, I2,b0C
-. 1924 &ad Baggage, at 81 200, 3,60F
= IS covered Pr,ght esFs. at $500 sash. d, 00S
= IS Plaifara ears At $500 each. .-..., is yO0C
= Hand and Iron ears, at 500 each, l,00(
% Gravel cars, st $500, ...... $3.50. q, 400
!, Total cost Of Equipment, SOS, i0C
q From which We have the following
vi suzz4RY or EsTIMAgEs:
Esarth WorE. Sf49, TO7 81
: piIing and TresEis Work, .-... III, goo OF
Ties, deliver ed sssf.r s.ssrss. 10 ,039 on
/, Extension at Coansl Bluffs, ... 10000 0G
!. superstfuctura, 80 miles, at
S. per mfIe, -. A07 $50 OF
O TaTn-oaes, Side Tracks and
, Fixtures, 2 niisa, .,.s 49, .,, u, 900 0d
q Stations, Rngfne Houses,
Turn Tables, Machine
. shops and Water Stations, -. &c 900 on
3 Read and Farm crossings, ...". I, 800 o.
Bailasslng Road bed, ...ss. rs 600 OG
! Grading Depvt Grounds, s.ss., q. 5000 On
3 lneidsntais sa& Engineering, %, 900 Ok
81 Making . total a 9s7s, 9sg &C
4 II Sea a a