Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-16
RAIL ROAD MATTERS.

CONTRACTOR RUSSELL, whose indispOsltlOn,
just at the starting Of hrs work on the A. Y.
q p. line, was noticed last week, Is, we are
glad to see, on the street again, and gathering
his energies for pushing on his work, which
he will not, we are inclined to think, suffer to
Gag, whether present or absent.
The work at the gull is progressing bravely
and the gra,ifed feelings Of the crowds who
daily witness II, find frequent expression. or
the 80 odd feet OF Gil 10 be made, 20 or more
have been overcome, and the space between
the banks has been considerably lesscned by
the activity Of the gangs Of men upon the
other side On that side the filling is done by
dumping from the brink, while upon this, the
material is taken to the bottom and there de-
posted, making a firmly settled bed as the
work proceeds. The excavations at the car
riage road crossing have been carried to such
a depth as to reach the springs oozing from
Cemetery Hill. This is a temporary obstacle,
but Boss WILKINSON Is equal to the emcrgen-
cy, and is sinking a drain north along the
Cemetery bank, where fall enough can be hal
to carry 1t off as fast as it shall run In. We
were assured by both Messrs. ROBINSON and
the end Of three weeks they would take us
across the gap in their buggy the pledge Of
these gentlemen admits of no incredulity.
The activity along the whole line warrants
the conclusion, that as soon as the gulf shall
have been filled, the whole line will be in uni.
form readiness for ties and iron.
We made allusion some time since TO the
contiouo noursa nf tho Eric on1 Da 81
the crossing near jamestown, in ripping up
the rails that had been put down by the L. S.
company. That trouble, we learn, was speed
lily got along with, and the rippers, at the first
opportunity, avaled themselves Of the over
ture TO replace the iron as they found it.
The payment Of the hands on the James
town Branch, began on Thursday, and our
vigiant Mayor and the police force were on
hand for the maintenance of order. There
was but case or two of commitment during
the evening.
The Painesville Adoert,ser says II is expected
that two hundred tons of railroad iron for the
track of the Paincsville and Youngstown rail.
rad will be ready to lay by the 18th of this
month, and IN ore will arrive as fast as the
track-laying proceeds.
The Warren Constitution says "Already
the Painesville road is pressing us for connec-
tions at Warren and Vienna and Sharon Our
Painesyille friends will receive warm recep-
tion by the people of Warren, and will be
literally furnished with material to enable
them to reach the Shenango Valley through
Warren"
The Painesville construction engine stands
hpSi1p /, al hn pfth that
line and we were favored the other day with
passing sight. Ii is rather diminutive af-
air, and as to its probable power and strength,
we wouldn't hesitate a moment TO pit pail of
butter we bought at one of our stores the 9TH
er day, against it, in fair trial
COUNCIL PRoCEEDINGs.-The Conncil act
on Mouday evening with a full Board and his
Honor, Mayor Seymour in the chair. But lit
tie business of importance was transacted ; an
ordinance providing police force was con.
sidered. 1t provides for the appointment OF
one policeman and one night watchman-
term of office one year, and to be paid not to
exceed $50 per month Provision is also made
Tor reserve watch of ten, to be called to du-
ty as may be needed, on emergencies, and TO
receive payment at the rate of 50 day or
night, and to hold office at the pleasure of the
council. The ordinance to take effect 10 days
after publication. A committee to confer with
John Booth upon alleged injury done 10 his
premises by the sinking of a sewer well in
front of his grounds. Councilman Dickinson,
on the ground of economy, moved the repeal
of a resolution heretofore submitted by him
we believe, directing the publication of cor
poration ordinances in both papers, which was
carried Councilman Knapp then moved that
the Clerk be directed to publish hereafter in
the Jefersonidn. Here Mr.. Clerk Hall sug-
gested thought for carrying economy
still further, by submitting the publication to
bid. The suggestion was treated with omi-
nous silence, and the direction towards the
Je1erSOnsdn was sustained, we believe, by the
Board-Mr. Crosby only excepted. When we
consider that this Council was elected upon
union-non. political-bass, on the one hand,
and is somewhat exercised ON the subject of
economy on the other, their course in this re-
spect, is not without its lesson. Perhaps it is
emnently fitting, in this connection, to allude
to motion by Mr.. Smith, to extend the limi-
itation for the closing of saloons, from until
10 o'clock, which was improved upon by a
motion from MIR. Knapp, 10 repeal the ordi-
nance inn osing restriction as to the time of
closing. Against this motion Mr.. Strong took
decided ground and came boldly to the res
cue. The result was that the mover did not
press his motion, and the matter dropped
Bills were reported by the street committee
for labor on the streets. TO the amount of 500
"a, ordered paid.
MARINE CAsUALTIEs-QuIte a severe storm
ragged on Lake Erie, Saturday night and Sun
day morning last.
The schooner Mary B. Hale, left Cleveland
for Buffalo, loaded with coal, Saturday after
noon. A gale struck her and about one
O'Clock Sunday morning she was driven on
bar few rods from shore, near the mouth
of Euclid creek. The mate and two men
reached shore in the small boat, and the mate
proceeded to Cleveland for Il tug. On arrival
of the tug at the scene Of disaster they found
the vessel sunk i'm about twelve feet of water