The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-10

THE COMPLETION OF THE ROAD
By the first of January. The progress
already made In the grading and the
purchase and shipment of the iron, by
MIR. Thomson, renders it quite /
certain that trains will be run through |
to Nashville the first of January. !
The remainder of the grading is light, /
leaving the main work to be done, the |
laying down of the iron.
When the construction and equip
ment IS completed as required by the
terms Of the contract, a full settle
ment VIII be made, and the balance
which may be found due on bonds
and stock, will be paid and delivered
to the contractors IN fulfillment of the
contract of the 9Th October, 1869
All of which is submitted in behalf of
the Board of Directors.
j. L. BOYLE President.
On motion of Hon. Z. L. Startling,
Mayor of the City of Henderson, the
report was received and approved. and
ordered to be filed in the Office of the
Company.
The report of j. NJ Byers, Chief
Engineer, was read, as follows, and
ordered to be filed:
CHIEF ENGINEERS REPORT.
HoPKINsvILLE, Oct. l, 1870.
Gen. J. T. Boyle, President E., H.& n. R.R !:
DEAR SIR:-The 1st of last May
fourteen miles Of your road, between
HopkinsviIle and jacksonville, was
under contract; after revising the
location, the balance Of the unfinished
work was placed under contract, at
such time as to insure its completion
by the LIST Of January, 1870.
Up to date nineteen miles have
been graded, and four miles of track
laid from Madisonville to the coal
fields. Fifteen miles are ready for
the track, and arrangements have
| been made TO commence track laying
at Hopkinsville to- day. 800 tons of
iron being on hand.
Great care has been taken to use
the best material in the construction
of the bridges aud trestles, aud the
work has been done In the most sub
stantial manner.
By the middle of November the
road bed, from Hopkinsville to Madi-
sonville, will be ready for the track,
and by the 1su of January, 1871. the
whole of your road, from the State
line to Henderson, will be In running
order.
The statement below will show the
the American Contract Company:
AND THREE-FoURTHs MILES, JUNE PATH
lS69-W. B. JOHNSON, ENGINEER
20 lilo miles clearing.
429, $40 cubic yards earth excavation.
54,790 cubic yards rock excavation.
$50 cubic yards bridge masonry.
1905 cubic yards box culvert masonry.
225 lineal feet truss bridge.
S55,0iO feet b. m. timber, for trestles
drains, etc.
81 ,740 cross ties.
EsTIMATz OF WORK D9NE TO ocr. !, 1870.
20 lilo miles clearing.
1856, $40 cubic yards earth.
As, 80 cubic yards rock.
$50 cubic yards brick masonry.
1885 cubic yards box culVert.
225 lineal feet truss bridge.
655. $40 feet b. m. timber.
| 81 ,740 cross ties.
ESTIMATE OF WORK TO DO OCT. ], 1870.
81 ,Oo0 cubic yards earth.
$500 cubic yards rock.
3e0 cubic yards box culveTt
100000 feet b. m. timber.
The above statement shows eighty
nine per cent. of the total amount o
) work done, and eleven per cent. to do
During the past FIVE months grea
difficulty has been experienced IN get
ting laborers. Continuous wet weathe
has also been a great drawback.
A branch road has been built &
the coal mines three miles south o
Madisonville.
The st. Bernard Coal Company ar
shipping coal daily to Henderson am
other points on the line between tn
mines and the Ohio River.
Extensive arrangements are beinl
made at Henderson. on the Obi
River. for shipping large quantitie
Of coal by barges and supplying steam
boats.
Pockets will be constructed parable
with the Ohio River, and so arranged
that barges carrying three or fou
hundred tons of coalcan be loaded il
a few hours.
Steamboats, can be furnished Will
80 or 40 bushels Of coal in as man,
minutes.
Henderson city is about 800 mile!
nearer a Southern market than Pitts
burg, with this advantage, and fur
nishing coal fully equal to the bes
Pittsbur coal, and In many case:
entirely free from sulphur, must be-
come great shipping point for coal
supplying all the cities and towns or
the Ohio and Mississippi, between
Henderson and New Orleans, at g
cheaper rate than 1t can be furnished
elsewhere.
The aggregate thickness of the coal
within reach of your road, is said by
Dr.D. ID. Owen in his" General Report
of Geological Survey of Kentucky" to
be at least twenty-five feet. This
thickness of coal will produce 400.
600, 900 tons, and would require 135
years to exhaust the mines, supposlnG
the railroad to carry 100000 tons
per year, which is more than q single
track road can do.
Your road connecting with the
Evansville, Terre Haute and Chicago
Railway at Evansville, gives the
shortest practicable route tC
Chicago, also giving direct con
nections east and west with
other roads. The Southern system o.
railroads centering at Nashville. Ten
nessee, will make this new route o.
the greatest importance, insuriDg 8
heavy freight tariff both North anc
South.
There can be no doubt as to the flu
ture business OF the road, considering
the richness of the mineral and agri
cultural districts through which The
road passes.
Very respectfully yours,
j. M. BYERs,
Chief Engineer.
On motion the Stockholders pro
ceeded to the election of Directors.
The American Contract Company
nominated under the contract, the
following five Stockholders to be
elected Directors under the contract
namely: J. T. Boyle, Jno Ii. Bar
ret. VIM. Bradley. e. q. Sebree, anc