Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-12-19


of the government work III extending the
piers at the mouth of the Hargor, uhder tne
recent appropriation, was brought to favor
able and complete close just in adyace OF the
setting in of winter Good fortune; or good
Judgment, and energy, it is evident, had sonfs-
Thing to do with this result, and the thorough
ness and care with which the remaining
material, machinery and implements have been
disposed of for the season. The magnitude of
the work accomplished, may be estimated, per-
haps, from few superficial facts gathered
while taking a cursory survey of it a few days
since. The east pier runs from near the light
house, a distance of some four hundred and
fifty feet, ninety1of which was the work of last
season. The old pier was only fourteen feet
wide while the new has been made eighteen
feet, giving it greater commodiousness, whlie
its permanance and strength have been ma
terially increased. The west pier has been
made out to the same distance, embracing two
hundred and forty feet of new work, while the
old foundation was used for a superstructure
and though in a zig gag line. the work is not
the less substantial from the fact of using the
old foundation The height of the surface of
the pier from the present stage of water-which
by the way is unusually lows eight feet
While the west pier followed the line of the
old work. so far us it extended, the east forms
Il straight line with the old light house pier
The amount of stone used for the cribbing, as
gathered from Mr.. MKenzie, is one thousand
five hundred cords, and the demand was such,
as 10 furnish work and good pay for many OF
the farmers and teamsters of the neighborhood.
The depth of water reached by the last crib,
was twelve feet The whole expenditure upon
the work has varied but little from fifty thou
sand. Such then, are some of the figures con-
nected with this outlay. That the work has
been well and iudiciously done, no one that
has watched its progress and been familiar
with the character OF the work, will hesitate to
give it a hearty endorsements While the best
of material has been used, the workmanship to
the exteGt shown, speaks for itself, in the ac-
curacy of line and joint, AL its general
appearance of beauty and strength In these
respects Mr.. MKenzie has shown himself mas
ter of his business. Nothing has been omitted
on the part of the contractor to make the job
perfect one, and the contract has been ful-
filled with scrupulous regard to honor and
fidelity. Vessel owners and masters view the
work with pleasure, and beStow no sparing
encomiums upon the contractor for the
foresight that provided such work for their
convenience and safety, not forgetting an abun-
dant supply of good snubbing posts, the want
of which has been heretofore so sensibly felt.
Their testimony is given, too, that no where
upon the lake do they find so complete pier
accommodations. If other testimony was need
ed, it may be found in the hearty approval of
Maj M'Farland, Who has the charge and su-
perntendency of these harbor expenditures in
this division. II affords us great pleasure to
give this merited notice Of this work, and
the thoroughness with which every obligation
connected with it has been discharged. Some
thing more than fifty men have been engaged
| upon it during the season, and not dollar re-
mains unpaid, or man Gnsatisfied
The opinion is entertained that the govern
ment appropriations have been well and
economically expended, and-the Improvement
| to the Harbor such as calls for gratitude, but
that further extension of pier, of some one
hundred and fifty feet, in order to make an
eighteen feet depth of water, is still needed.
Another appropriation, therefore, to carry this
into effect is looked and hoped for, and with
such a beginning, such an expectation is not
without good ground.
Mr.. NJ KenZie, has a wcrk upon the Con-
neaut,p piers in suspended progress, and hopes
in the opening Of spring to pursue that work
to similar consumation to that to which the
above work has been brought, at this place.
Before that is completed, may we not hope
that further appropriation upon this harbor,
will have been made, and that we shall again
see our fellow citizen engaged in finishing vi;
a work that has been so auspiciously begun?
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