Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-29

Minimum radius of curvature: s5s feet.
Total degrees :" 32i deg. 80 min.
From Columbus to Nelsonville, the CEN
ter of the coal field, no curvature as high
as 4degrees is used except in one instance,
the principal curvature adopted being be-
tween and degrees, as appears in the
above exhibit.
During the survey of the line the work
of procuring the right of way was pushed
forward with diligence, and by the lst of
May nearly all the right of way between
Columbus and Lancaster that could be
procured without appropriation, were Sc
cured, and an appropriation of the lands in
Franklin county which could not be pro-
cured upon satisfactory terms was made
and settled. I'll
At meeting of the Board of Directors
on the "a day of May (the entire line hav-
ing been resurveyed), it was decided to adj
vertise for proposals until the 22d day of
Nav, for the building OF the road, which
as you are aware was done, and ON the 22d
of May the Board me t and opened the bids
Quite large number of bids were made Oh
tue various sections and divisions. and
some five bids for the entire road, two OF
the five Offering to furnish the iron and
complete the entire work. s7sr
After carefully considering all the bids,
the Board were unanimous in deciding
that it was for the interest of your COM
pany to accept the bid of Messrs. Dodge,
Case g. Co., for che entire road, and accord
ingly a contract was entered into to that
effect, they agreeing to do all the grading
masonry and bridging, furnishing the ties,
iron rails (56 lbs. to the yard), frogs,
switches, chairs, turntables, water stations.
cattle guards, road crossings. &C., for 751I
miles ofmain line and eight (S) miles of side
3 track. making in all S314 miles of rail for
$S00000 in cash, and $780, 900 in bonds OF
the Company at par.
commenced III
has been pushed forward with energy, the
- entire grading from Columbus to Lancaster
being nearly completed at this time. The
work in and about this city has been de-
layed on account of the extreme low water
in the canal, the contractors getting the
stone for the masonry tor the Scioto river
bridge and canal bridge at a point eight
miles below Lancaster. -. - d. 5-s I
They have now succeeded in getting
stone enough to complete the bridges across
the canal and SciotO river, and will be by
6 spring enabled to complete the work. so as
to connect with the track of the l.. NJ. & c.
& x. Il. r., from which they can receive
- the iron to commence laying the track as
soon as the ground is settled in the spring.
On the first of December the work on the
: 1st Division being SO well advanced, a part
OF the engineer corps was taken Oft and
sent to Logan, to lay out the work between
Lancaster and Nelsonville. so that the rock
with the view of having the work so ad-
vanced by spring that the grading on the
I'd Division Lancaster to Nelsonville)
could be done in advance of the track reach
ing Lancaster, and thereby continue laying
the track without delay until We reach Nell
sonville-the centre of the coal field
which point it is necessary we should
reach, if possible, by the first of next Octo.
Der, in order to be prepared to do coal
business the coming fall.
The work on the Sd Division (from Mel
sonville to Athens) can be commenced
during the summer and completed in ad
vance of the track reaching Nelsonville 81
as to continue laying track directly through
| to Athens. The work of procuring tn
right of way from Lancaster to Athens ha
| been carried forward during the entire
| season; and it is with pleasure that 1 an
| able to report the adjustment of the entire
| right of way through Fairfield county
without an appropriation by law, and th
entire right of way through Hockin!
county adjusted, except one case. and tina
only for want of some one legally author
| lied to settle it. The same can also be sai(
of Athens county, except some three cases
which will probably be adjusted withou
appropriation by law.
The right OF way has been procured b.
the assistance and cooperation of earnes
| friends of the road in Franklin, Fairfield
Hooking and Athens counties, and tina
almost entirely without compensation oi
the part of those rendering the assistance
The citizens of Groveport and vicinity fur
i nishing the right of way from Walnu
creek to Winchester at cost to themselve
i of $500, and the citizens of Lancaste
furnishing the necessary grounds for track
and depots in their city at cost to them @
$4,000.
4 The entire right-of-way from the depo
of the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Cen
tral road AT Columbus to Athens will COS
your Company about $4,000 in cash an
$4,000 in stock. Embraced in the cost c
i right-of-way, there is Included at this tim
contracts with the parties of furnishin
the righ5-of-way to build and maintain tn
fences for at least twenty-five miles of th
road, the value of fenceing being prope
deduction to be made from the cost
right-of-way and charged to the expens
of fencing.
1t the subscriptions to the stock of you
Company are met promptly, the road ca
be opened to the coal field by the comm
fall, and completed through to Athens th
present year, and it is hoped that tn
subscribers will respond so as to enable tf
Company to accomplish the object that a
SO much desire.
M. NJ. GREENE, Vice Pres't.
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