Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-02-02
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year, of over $4,000. This showing " 2
prepared you i r, in our last rel or, s>ig"
lug as a reason, increased couiI q :; ~,
~uh the Cleveland & MabonIng Rail
Rold.
Oar expectations of the earnings for
1858, have been more than realized. On
account of commercial disasters, and Rail
Road competition, we were fearful of
greater falling off Of receipts, Than III.
result esiabli>he,. The last season ha-
been cry favorable flr the canal The
section through which it passes has es
capped any usual foods. although we have
had an abundant supply OF water for all
the requirements of the canal.
We have also been favored in the work
siandiny as il has, contrary 10 our fears
AID predictions express, d in our last re-
port From the Appearances one year
ago, the mo.l sang,Iine would have con-
crdtd that many of the structures would
have failed b. fore Ihi but the result
>hows that the hole line has been IN fai'
boating condition during The season of
navigation. The work is not very mate
rally more dilapidaied Ihap il was a ear
ago but The condition of many OF the
locks aud aqueducts was such, then. thai
sny material failure added to heir CON
di,ion would have been fatal TO their use
iulnfss.
During the latter part Of the season the
condition of many locks vas such, that l.
was deemed proper 10 admoGish b1a,nen
no, 10 expose themselves BY remaining or
board of their boats, for fear oiiheir col
,lap-ing while in the locks.
The seven locks east o. Ravenna Sum
mi:, are the most likely to firSi fail; they
wee constructed of qualify of sionr
that the frost and water has disiniegraled
| in some instances, the entire fee stones.
and their places ar supplied with blOck>
of wood. Locks Nos. 3 4. 5. 6, Z, 8 and
10, east OF Ravenna Summit, we're all
constructed of similar stone, as are locks
|. , and 3, bu, the first seven are in much
the worst condition. The NewiOn Falls
aqufducr is about as It was year ago,
save lis having undergone a partial
strengthening. Timber is being procured
TO farther sustain it, hoping thereby thai
il may stand I'LL the Spring business Is
over, at least, whtn n if it should fail, the
Abulmenrs could be put in al much less
expense than in cold weather, and The
work made much more permanent. The
| Uoud lock sill contracts, but If The winter
! remains open as il now bids fair 10 do,
without very severe frosis, we can most
probably make it stand plumb enough 10
pass boats the next season.
The cuivert two miles west of Warren
continues to pass the water, but cannot
possibly last but short time longer. As
YOU will recollect we stated in our last
report, il was made Of partly decayed
timber. in great haste, 10 supply fallen
| structure, and was not considered reliable
for more than two years. Col. Dodge, the
Canal Engineer, had stone delivered 10
rebuilt at a much earlier periol Than the
present. Had the materials been of the
best, il has lasted remarkably well, and
most extraordinarily long, constructed a.
it was. Much of the expense in rebuild
ing, consists in removing The high and
wide embankm,nt, he can#l being a
number of feet above botiom.) The cost
f making The same, was estimated by
Geo. RubisOu, E-q at S5UO, exclusive Of
stone on hand.
Lock Ii, west of the Mahoning al War
rem, has leaked much on the south side,
and all attempts 10 stop the wat-r by
grouting, has proved thus far, fruitless.--
The lock is The guard, or one that pass :
boats 10 and from the river; ccnscquFntly
some four feet OF ware. is continually in
The chamber of the lock, and as The leak
is below the surface Of the wafer in The
lock, a Golfer dam must be built and 9
water pumped or bailed out, in order 10
point the face stones, and 10 have the
grout ny of any avail. This we propose
doing in the spring. Itis somewhat doubt
full il we succeed in stopping the flow OF
water; il no,, that side must be rebuilt al
an early day. al an expense Of S3000.-
| Lnck "a, at the head OF The GIrard Slack
| Water, is much dilapidsied, is wooden
structure, aud will cost $1,000 TO repair;
lock wall a, Girard $500; removing bars
in Girard Slack Water, $500; and crib
TO proieci foundation of Girard dam $1,000.
Mr.. McEwen, Superintendent, Informs
us that there must be built, on his divis-
ion, four county bridges, at an expense OF
S76O; two farm bridges, in Pa, costing
$500; five se,t lock gates, amounting 10
SII25. lie SAYS also, that The canal Is
in very bad condition at the base of The
Gravel Hill. above Youngstown. and bot
toming must be done 10 the extent OF
SIUOO; also, dam is required below
Sauaw Creek culvert, that will cost S2uO.
There was made, during last year. exten.
sive repairs, costing atout $1,000, on the
Girard dam.