The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1871-09-16
Report of the Engineer of the
GallipOlis, Macarthur 81 Col

Report of the Engineer of the
GallipOlis, Macarthur 81 Col
umbus IL. Il.
To the President and Directors of tie
G., McA. 6 C. e, r. Co.
Gentlemen: In making the prelimi-
nary survey for your road, care was
taken to connect the new lines traced
with the lines of survey made by Shaw
and Graves, thus making them avail>
able as far as practicable for present
purposes. Below you will find a table
Of comparative distances from Gallipo
lis to point on the Old readbed of the
Scioto aud Hooking Valley Railroad;
No Route. Niles
|. Via. Evergreen, Cole Section
RobinsOn's Run, Wilkesville
Pierce Run and VintOn Furnace
Holl0W.........."..... .."..... ~ 43
2. Evergreen, Dyer's Summit,
Glenn's Run, Vinton, Pierce
Run and Vinton Furnace HOl-
l0w...""...... ......... .......3S.07
3. Phillips Summit, Dyers, Vn>
ton, Pierce Run and VintOn
Furnace Hollow................3S.44 Al
4. Evergreen, Wilkesville, Tarr
Summit of Pierce Run and Nc
Arthur Station ......-.....-..SS.57
.. Phillips, CampbelFs, Mouth Of
Trace, Big Raccoon, Pierce Run
and Viuton Furnace Hollow. $3.50
8. Phillips, Barren Creek, Deer
Greek, Little Raccoou, Mulgay
and Macarthur Station..... ....39. Is
]. Evergreen, Trace Run, Big
RaccOon, Pierce Run, Vinton
Furnace Hollow .......".-....39.S9
s. Shaw's Summit, Barren Creek
Big Raccoon, Vinton, &c ........4055
Q. Waddelrs Spring, Barren Cr'k
Big RaccOon, Vinton, &c.........4l.23
On these routes, estimates of quanti-
ties and cost Of graduation, masonry,
and bridging, in the usual form, have
been made If Nos. 5 and 7 only, as it
was apparent that the Others had not
an equal merit of chedpness of cost
The Exhibit which accompanies this
report shows that the aggregate cost of
No 5 will be $395,043 OS, or $l0,1S
10 per mile; and the cost No. 7 will be
$34S,694 55, or SS,74l 40 per mile
The difference in the distance between
these lines can be considerably reduced
on final location without materially in.
creasing the cost Of No. I or if the
present line (of No. y is retained, a re-
duction in quantities and cost can be
made on the 9th, 9TH, and llth sections.
Prior to final location, further instru,
mental examination should be made
between the 26th and Both miles from
the lands of Mckenzie to Pierce Run.
A change from the present line would
involve the cost of two bridges over the
RaccOon, but doubtless it will be res
lieved of some very abrupt curvature
and expensive tunneling.
Further examinations should be
made for a less expensive passage from
Wolf Run to the old roadbed An ex-
hibit of the quantities and cost of grad
uation, masonry and bridging on sec.
tiOns 40 to SO inclusive, is herewith
presented These sections embrace
the residue Of gour line a revision has
slightly changed the quantities and
cost of the work to be done on them.
You will note in this exhibit the item
Of $3.50 for tlestlc work, and also
$3.50 for iron; these items are to cover
all expense as applying to temporary
superstructure over streams which will
eventually require truss bridge super>
structure, the cost Of which will be for
6O7 lineal feet, valued at Sl2, l40.
Should this expense (Sl2, ,l40,) be in
Cured at the start, then 81 ,429 of the
above items should be deducted from
the $l2, ,l40, leaving 81 ,69l to be added
to the estimates as returned, aggregat
ing $95, ,ll0.68. The number and cost
of sidings and depot grounds are not
considered in the estimates. The table
of grades returned with this report
show very favorably, considering the
character of the country.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT MAcLEoD, G. E.
Gallipolis, Sept. |, 1871.