Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-08-30

liable to de washed away by the first ireshet that
may arise the waste weir Is also dilapidated
and requires replacing with new one. A rip
rap-wall some 400 feet In length is required al
this point the material for which can be readily
obtained in proximity with IT, Width Of Canal at
R"rncs' bridge 20 feat; depth below hgl
water mark 20 inches. Found the aqueduot
on Mr.. Perriu's farm wholly useless, a
new one 90 feet long must be built.
In front Of the Smaller farm, the Canal for a
distance OF 600 feet is nearly 100 feet wide, with
probable depth Of ieet below hgh-water BY
strengthening the North bank. u little, the Canal
At this point mag be made Of the largest capao-
iy.
The avrcage width Of the Canh through the
hrms belonging 70 Mr.. Conch T. r. Miller u
20. aud the heirs Of the late Eber Wilson Is
only IL feet, and the level Of the bottom
wllnot average more than thirty inches from
the top OF tn bank. This very large depnsit of
sand ani dirt has bsen intrpducrd m ,nly by the
innux OF waters from county ditch, which the
owners OF the Canal admitted for a valuable con-
siderltinn paid tn 1m BY the County Cmnmis SION
ers' Ihis deposit causes the water tn run from
the pint at which the ditch enters the Canal to-
wards the head gates instead Of rauning in the
down channel.
That part of the Canal which passes through
The property Of Mr.. Kceler and that of Messrs
Hayes. WAS found in good condition. a little
cleaning out, will make 1t effective
The upper part Of the bayou ne n Mr. HayeA'
residences was found to be in a b I'd IN liDn, the
noxious exh ,lations arising from ii oocasiOns a
nuisance which ought to be promptly abited.
The bod nf tbs Canal from the bay n T. Crooks
Cabinet Factory, Is in the same condtin and
demands thu attention of Our sanitary off iers.
The blnks ofths CanIl from IN, Atshu 10
Hlrth's Thnnerv h I'VE be N greatly iimt0.i Nv
the cutting away Ut nearly Oue hdlflueir thick
ness. The land IL very low on the outside re-
CURING, II possible. an aliti II h. the thickness
oi the bank rather than dininuiihn Ut II Tue
damage resulting FIR IN thiS ill.ldvisei aud
unskilrul act. will b. fnunl 1, bc very cnnsi isr-
able The level Of the Ctnll ext'n it frin
the bayou at II ,yes t0 the Avsrill Pllurlng Mills
presents an irregularity 1T .u't,os 10, "a g. int
with the idea OF engineering skill. The level
at Clthn Y Cun 'bsrs Pipsr Mtil Il
more than tw1 feet luwer than III. ontlsi
at Aver's Mil. There is NJ doub; but
that many Of the breaklgst ~ the btnt. ,al cx
psnS' OF their rep ,ite risen from the atten ,t
u make water ran ~ hil tis water a4tdrttiy
preierring to run over ia banks when the cnance
was given il.
It vii thu, b, seen that the c,niitinn Of the
Canal at this time inic ties state nf aban ion
IN mt and u1elsssnesS anl we further call atten.
tim to the other evidences ol abandon ment,
81 far as the utility Of SAID Il ,driuic as WI
ter-pOw0r is cpucerne L.
First, the valuable paper minuf,ct1ry OF
Clatt1in Il Co. has been abandoned.
Witzler d Cn., hts he N abt liuod.
The old saw mill h Is been allowed t. gn to de-.
cay.
Mess~s Hrh have been obliged /, put in a
steam engine in order tn d. the orllnAry work of
their t1nnery.
The fnundry has besn aban iined.
The planning mill of d. Lalily is abAn.
doned.
The Rail Rad Co., now use an e1 rin, for
their pUrp Ise, and the frInsr claim ,nts %: sall
ditch, themselves have been obliged to depend
On steam power in order to run their girls. mill ;
aud this last, when all the other water ghts IN
said canal ani subject IN the water-right OF said
mill.
There is not one Of all the shops and factnrics
located IN said ditch, for tn express purpose Of
being run Og ths wIier pnw,ru' sail Ctnh,
which now uses sail wLter-p wer or can uss it.
Most Of them are abandoned, and those now
running are worked bv steam power, AMI this
has been the for IN re Il an three years last
past. We rcgarl the Canal as virtually ablu-
dnned BY the claimants
Whilst stating ~ you the results of our
observations on the Canal aud exhibiting
the disgraceful ant scanialouS conli,i,n 10
which 1t is, we are alsp. warra.:ol from the con
dilon of facts, in affirming tn It the prrseM os.
tensble n@.>: Of tn, Canal. Nc Brown. an his
H-sOcates ara alone responsible for tn Sc results.
On assuming the crntrni of this CinIl som,
four years since, 1t was in fair condition and the
manufactures upon it were operating, giving
employment to our working men anl expcnl-
ing tn jusands OF dollars per annnm. iu wages
and in ptymtnt t,r 10 hIx, straw, lim,, &l.
such expenditures dl lag their wv int the
stores tor merchan ise and to the mechanic. shop
for Labor The rec ipts atthe rIIlrolt freight Of
fee, received frnm only one nf those esta blish.
ments amounting IN over Si 900 per annun
TGiS source Of prIirctiv, wsiit1 his he ~ :tsc-
tnAlly driven from PerrrSburg bv the actinn oI
Mr.. Brown anil his ASSOCIATES, who som. three
years since deliberately ani sutinnafty ist IN.
water oil the Canal ami have MT since admitted
it. 1}y this priciss thsv have efic'uIliy de-
stroyed all the IN lnu acturing enterprise that de
| pended on the Canal for its IN tive phwer, thu 5
| defeating the verv OBJ tcts for which the people
taxed themselves 70 build it Their past
action in reference t. the Canal has been
| characterized bv scdnd ,l1us neglect and the pp
I stnn occupied by than ut pres Mt in regard L
! it seems to be merely that nf speculation. ThsJ
are wailing for something In turn up. Such be
| ing the views. Of your G ,mmjttpe in regard t.
| tho present este lsible owner. AMI of his op
| eratilns we consider that tn, tim, has arrived
when further tri6ing with this imp irtAnt
public work SHOULD cease. II Mr.. Brown will
| give satisfactory assurances OF abltlng th'
nuisance ha has aided IN creating on the Perrys
| burg Hydraulic Canal AMI t1it he will positive
| ly and speedily imprnve it in conformity will
| the spirit and intent Of its charter theu we suE
! gest the propriety of giving him all the hssiS
lance we may be able to render. In case tai
| is not done by him, We suggest the prnprietv q
acting iu concert with the property hdtrs u
the line nf the C,nll and bv process Of law d.
| mand its abandonment.
| Inismuch ~ We crnsid 'r tn rights anl inter
e>ts Of the taxpayers "i this vril 'ge. ~ ihi
| Hydraulic Canal ~ being b >cd IN Justice an,
Equity, we, therefore. recommend that nur aSS0
ciate Of this Cnu ell. tha I'n Asher Ciik
together with J. r TYLER. E a., ,nd the In. J
| MURRAY be instructed Ia act IN brhilf of tn' pc
pe of this viii, ,gt nni tnli ~u II ,rtirn in Gh
p emises be prom tlv t,k@n all f r'uc W. ,c
y ctfuly submit
A. Roach y ;,, -.
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