Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-08-30
The MahOning Navigation Company.

Ano HAanoning NavlgatlOn company.
Below will be found the report and
names Of the officers of this corpora.
ton for 1871. AS quite a number OF
our citizens are interested in the prop.
or management of the company, we
lay tho annual report before our
readers:
There shall be charged by the col.
lcctors Of the Mahoning Navigation
Company, upon all RATS Of boards or
timber, run upon natural water from
above the head Of Round Bottom, to
the mouth of Big Mahoning creek,
each s4.00.
All RATS Of boards, timber, spars,
&C., run from above tho mouth OF Lit.
tie Mahoning creek, and from below
the head of Round Bottom, to the
mouth of Big Mahobing, each $500.
All RATS Of boards, timber, spars,
&c, run from below the mouth of
Little Mahoning creek, to the mouth
of Big Mahoning creek, each $500.
All fiat bottomed boats, and all RATS
OF boards, timber, &c, run from any
point above Putney's dam, on Big
Mahoning creek, to the mouth of said
creek, each $500.
From Putney's dam TO the mouth OF
Big Mahoning creek, each 81 so.
Upon all saw logs run upon the Ma.
honing creek and tributaries, for
every 100 logs run five miles 15c.
Collectors are required to govern
themselves according to theabove rates
of toll, except upon RATS run out upon
bracket freshcts hereinafter provided
for, which shall be charged an addi.
tional toll of $500.
The Supervisors of the several di.
visions and tributaries are requested
to bear in mind, that hereafter, work
upon the several divisions must be
submitted to the Board Of Managers
before contracting for the same, and
the taking out of trees and roots will
be paid only on bills certified by the
proper Supervisor.
1t is hereby ordered by the Presi.
dent and Managers of the Mahoning
Navigation Company, that in order to
have effective brackets upon the Ma.
honing creek and tributaries, the fol.
lowing rules have been adopted:
lst. Brackets will be made at all
times by the Supervisors of the seve.
raj divisions Of the Navigation, by
order and under the supervision Of th,
Bracket Manager.
I'd. The Company will not be re.
sponsiblc for any bracket fresbe,
made by order of any of said Supervi
sors, except when a general bracket il
made by order Of the proper officer
and when so made, the Company will
pay for said brackets and expenses
aud add the expense thereof to the
toll on each raft run out on said brark
cts, the sum of five dollars.
Sd. Brackets made for parties on
tributaries Of tho Mahoning, or on any
one division Of said Navigation, for th,
purpose Of getting lumber into proper
position for running the same, or foi
the purpose Of running logs to mills
for saving, will be made by the prop
er Supervisor of said tributary or divi
sion, at all times when called on by
parties desiring the same Immediately
upon notice Provided, the party OF
parties asking for said brackets will
pay the expense thereof to the proper
Supervisor, whose duty will be to sec
that the channel of that part under
his control is cleared and kept open
SO as to enable said party or parties
TO run their lumber.
4th. All RATS shall be marked by
the owners thereof in large letters
with the owners name.
The following additional rule was
adopted by the Board, July 26th, 1871
All toll to be collected at the mouth
Of Mahoning creek.
The President and Managers make
the following report OF their doing'
for the last year, ending July 10, 1871
DR.-To amount received on ,sl3 81
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