New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-10
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ture The extraordinary storms and floods of Oc-
tober and November last (Which only occur at
long intervals of about fifteen years. have shown
the necessity Of raising the level of the road for
distance of ten miles along the valley of the Tan,
gipahoa about two feet, and the same height along
the Pearl river, below jackson, for distance of
two miles. The crib work along the lake shore
must also be filed in, and the level of the road
raised two and half feet from Bayou La Branche
| to Pass ManchaC.
| This work can be done in the next two years,
by additional laborers being added to those ne
cessary to make the general repairs, without inter-
| fering with the general traffic CT the road. The
cost of the whole of the above will be about fifty
thousand dollars. This will secure the road COM
pleey against all possible Interruptions in future
| from similar causes.
| II was mistaken policy of the engineers who
had charge Of the construction of the road, who,
to save small amount the first cost of construc
ton fixed the levels on these portions of the road
below high-water mark, from which the road has
suffered in loss of business, reputation, and extra
ordinary repairs not less than one million OF dol
| lars since its construction.
From careful estimate, based upon the work.
ngs during the last nine months, there can be no
uo''0' 'n'' WIG Sos' e"iis' vi 'o i"Au' 'ioii "l'
sources lor the current year. VIII De sloVV'oOo'
anu ."e .olai expense u ope'n'.hS 'i.e roao anu
Neep!ib no'h '"e io"u 'an ,nn'n'AeiJ III ooAlplee
repair will not exceed 100000.
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soi mill 5 # road With the bridges deno buildirgs
atidnT r nGfsg sa iron F; wG0d a T a
and materials of all kinds @ 3 5,0 90 g g
Expended graduation north Of Canton, SLY 1882 Is
G ar0 0 [ nn the o@ x H2 t 4 9f2 bpT werbn
3'S'1 TONS sufficient to lay 50 miles cost saw 26lS 81
lie Graduatlon OF 70 miles lhinlediately horth OF
Canton Miss, IS complete ana now ready 1or the
rails; ID miles more are uhder contract and beng
rapidly completed, the payment fof Whlch, by the
terms OF the contract are made by the subscrip-
tlons obtained along the line from the property
holders
An additional section, nine miles in length, ex-
tending from the city of Aberdeen to the inter-
section of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, is being
graded, and the contract for laying the iron has
been made upon the same conditions.
There can, therefore, be no doubt that the road
will he extended to Kosciusko within twelve months
from this date, and Aberdeen connected by rail by
the way of the Mobile and Ohio and the Southern
Roads, with New Orleans, on or before January
next, 1862.
We have built for the protection of the depot
buildings and machine shops, at cost of $4,000, an
iron tank or reservoir of capacity to hold 375 900
gallons OF water, by which, with the connecting
pipes and hose the freight sheds and machine shops
can at any time be flooded with water in case of
danger from tire With view to extend our cot
ton yards, we made two lines OF embankment
through cur property below Claiborne street and
la4 the erosS-tles and iron. 1t was absolutely
necessary to the trade OF the road, and will have
10 De extended. Inc machine shops must be re-
moved DIS soon as pracucapie from their present
sltuauon' 10 lhe company properly beyond Cial-
oorne street, ana shoulo ne permanently built OF
III plooi iiiHtelials' by 'n's nieahs tne present
oo''on anu He'BH' y"ioS VIII We Suihclehtiy en-
'"seu 10 amply ACCOMMODATE 'o increasing ousl-
hoss vi 'i'0 io"u
We nave D00" ooi"Pe'ieu ~ leSuiFcy 'ilc "nole
'n' Vi 'o"u 'io1 inc 7'a'e i''0 ~ c"n'on Ill oruer
~ dooeili 'no llno9 Vi Ihe S"tlouS properties
III ousn winch we pass 'he rlsEI Vi way having
oeeh puI p"ftahy ootahed' ana suits Tor hcaVy
damages peniS constantly Drought against the
company Tor TeSpasS' these snryeyes have been
completed, the necessary maps and plans made
out ana our attorneys are now ready to commence
the necessary legal proceedings to obtain the titles
to the land over which the road passes.
The necessary preliminary surveys have been
uhdef Inc immediate chafgc OF the Assistant Engi-
neer' ME- Milef between hoSclasNo and Aber-
deem 10 ascertain 1he pest pracueahIe route, and
Inv Ne0esS"'y maps anu p'oii'eS 0Fc oelAS now
haue OUT
~ CohlIeUI that pot'ioh VI inc ROAD between
hosclusNo ana the Aberdeen DIVISION, at the cross
ing OF Inc MoOhe ana ONO haiiroad distance OF
seVenty-1hree miles, with the necessary sdngs and
tnFh-outs' Will cost ABOUT one million live hundred
thousand DOLLARS 10 meet this we shall have to
rely upon Inc SUBSCRIPTIONS OBTAINED along the line
OF the ROAD ana Its vicinity, from the planters and
resident property-holders, and by the counties
through which 1t passes, which are daily increas
ing also the proceeds of the second series Of
bonds, already alluded to as now ready for nego-
tiaton Should these resources be insufficient,
1t Will be necessary TO devote the net earnings of
the road, after paying the floating debt Of the
pany, to this purpose. Should the earnings of the
ROAD DC thus applied to the construction of the
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