The New York herald., 1869-01-12


above feet inheight are as foIlows:-netweua ana
9 feet, 81 nnles; between AMI ieet, s.t& miles;
between and ~ feet 345 niles; between, IL and Is
tween NJ Is ana u icsi, os % mse; bessee - md =
feet, 0.25 mne; between a and 27 feet Al mllA
W .car tr ~, sus UsvssHss'
Tas es ase Fl Tns naSs s
f,lnr II should be, but will probab a average about
ssoo per mis small sdaiqon s =, sde 2 Che nun; ;
'''''''-' TRACK LAYING Ann saIIAsr.iagsa III -
coyernr Of ballast TO rece se IL The fsstenIngs are
the sG style wSagSs s cas M amSss e, sa an
c4 q ia psus
pears to have been well laid but from want OF bal
lasting mater q ltS surface has not been wei main.
w ss Ss esfi g : ms 40
terial constituting the roa1bed full ballast will 30
required On the whole line and the material for It Is
ported, considerable distance. This viii make y
expensive TO ballast this line, more 80 tnan ROADS -
! ~ .gs* CULvERrs AND BRIDGES. nsagss' Ill
+ The total number Of cuyerts and bridges On tne
line which are considered permanent s @A OF
aasreaaie length Of 2oi2 feet, and three strainlng
beam trisses, whose total length is lsa feet: The
ds s noMs ss0a s Rs @ a
winch the suspension rods are Of inadequate slxe
rendering them liable when loaded to 2 strain OF
Which is TOO great or these 70 brd ses 10 stand on
permanent stone abutments ar6 piers and four on
wooden restles OF the latter Is the bridge over the
Kaw river, at the caste a end OF the road stone
work will be required TO replace tn, wooden sup >
fent strucinres are stone cuvers or open cllyerls
with stone abutments and short timber girder5
Some OF these are not wei constructed aud must be
a. 1919 y, n,r aStnota M famnnrsrv str,nfI,res
= aae 70 ,o oll % y .z ,, IN ipay ls nv
cmverts sma, arcnes or ahntrnenfs Win short c,ri
ers. or the remaining SoS there are iO5 trestle
snnn,,ei win permanent sfnne arches ar an,tments
ami r,sses 10 sut fne yarions onsni1ss ana the en-
bankments extended TOT 70 the sA aoutnents. %
.no, roor. vlna hon.ss &C. ana other .ccor
modations p for the care pantenance ana repair Of
~ aos nresen s well as r wants thai ar
e. no on. sa cen. ior 3 ana con-
DOL. ~ an, ar.aan yeiiea Int rha tarrs arc ali roo
small ana sopnetmes nsi,rerentIy eonstrmcfei AZ
tt ineata ~ ~, ri,.,s ,asv .an tha sr,o
MI aa ror ov VA n a. t. ~
,, anu na.lnc ~ ,h mcs ",s tsot a ~
81 @ M
mo saar an tris ridge NAV snne ycs,ght n mt
my te 81 ocason s ay o ~
are ep,oyed 70 pump tas wa.ef mo .he 'anhs y
hs a. east 1ouhad or eraSeS and osher 1,nmrvva
ments made. sr.r,ox .r,, ,,r,sos m ete Il
Tna ro.a - noe snmc;eDt, -, c.Iiad With station
hnIidin@S. some ~ Ihnn1 arc ~ ~ q verv M cre1ahe
mt rtters ara IN ar,or and At son,e ~inrs
tnav are apfrav wantn0 AddiftnnaI onfIav ftr fh,s
nnrpose viii be rsoulred. -- o'''s - -.
RATrq tta
Tne ras,s are of American rnannsactnre ana the
pattern "a r0od and snIilciently heavy - i
- FENCES
No snow fences have been built and no cattle
fences OF consequences Outlay will be required for
both these objects. $1,000 M
The following Is an estimate of the probable ex-
penditure which win be required 20 render the 4O5
class Class raiircad:nM s'a- -1"' soA'S'''1 A''
- N - rsr1MArr 4t .s.s-
For fncreas,np width ~ cuts 10 sxteen feet ~
and embankment to ionrteen feet at a
mInimum throughout tina entire line com 00o
For chance in location to reduce curyature
and imprOye afunrnent .. Q40 600
For reducina heavy Rrades between state
Fall Leaf, Sarcoxie bluns and other points $1,000
For reducing undulatlOns In grades and re-
uevln0 Grades west az Sauna .. 170 On0
For 4O OOn Additional croestea 70 snnnv
ieficiencv inclIrdinr removal Of old Tea
ana placing new in track ........,... 90 1000
For eiaht abutments and two pter founda.
tions for Howe truss bridses alreaay =