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

On June 9Th. 1853, the party frnm whom Mr.
Briwa-the nreSelt 1Stsn>iDis NV Ter ut the Ca
nal derives his title Of ownership made clear
and definite proposition to the Town Council
Of Perrysburg a. purchase the interest of the
Village in the said Canal, agreeing 10 complete Il
in 0eery resp-ci 50 tOcolIrm tp the original bn
sis.
few davs after this proposition had been
made. the C,uncil. acting In behalf of the pen
pie of this Village authorized the trausfer ni
their right and title in the Canal TO the
parties from whom that proposition emanated.
Said parties forthwith tnok possession of and by
themselves or by their assigns have exercised
the rightnf ownership over the Canal frhm that
date to the present time.
The purchaser or purchasers Of the interests
of this Village in the said Hydraulic Canal have
assumed un Ter the ch trter nf its Incorporation
all, and several nf the duties AMI responsibilities
which rested nn the projectors. aud prnprietors;
such obligations consisting in :he construction
Of Canal If definite proportions, within
:" reasonable perioI Of time )" and to provide
proper supply nf water trr the purpose aud Oo-
iect nf promnng manufacturing enterprise in
this Village 'T a lcent to it.
The manner in which this has been done, will
be apprehended from the following statement
Of the condition If the Canal AZ seen by your
Committee on tile 1th inst:
To The M,yor and Council of lie UMags Of Per-
rysbarg.
| Appointed by you as Committee To inspect
AMI report, on the condition Of the Perrysburg
Hydraulic Canal, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing statement:
On proceeding 10 the I'm we found it had
been newly pldnked through The chief partOf its
length the plankS were six feet long. the shot
| ness Of which caused considerable space tn
! intervene between the lower 81 'pe and the bed
of the river. 81 that the water passe freely un-
der the dam thr 'ugh its whole length Tine oh
| ject seems to be ti stop such leakage by means
| of straw. fax, or other lonse materials, and n
cover il with tAn-bark or gravel. This, at the
best, can only be viewed as aiempprary eXpedi-
| ent, which in case uf necessity may be war
rinted, until work Of Il more permanent charar-
ter can be executed II Is the 0piniun of ynnr
| Committee that the plank of the dam should it
| least have b5en ten feet long. ani their lowest
euds should have been securely fixed on the bed
of the river, thus freely admitting of the pas
| sage over the lam uf logs. trees ice or anv
ponderous blhie~, that may be brought down BY
! the river cnTrent.
The length Of the dam, and the wood work at
the entrance OF the canal was fund 10 measure
806 feet. and the elevation ui the dam abnve the
bed nf the river exhibited an average OF two fee,
| eleven inches. There was found tn b. steady
| flow nf water under the dam covering space 0t
sir hundred feet in width. and presenting a
mean average depth nf not less than live inches
!
in excess of thai required to make the Perrys-
burg Canal. that which its charter contempla
ted.
From the dam 90 the head gate Of the Canal
a distance of about 45 rods we found the bank
next tn the river had been washed away nearly
on Il level with the bed of the river the bot
tom presenting verv irregular appearance
not conducive to Free and ready flow Of water
over Il. Below the head gate, aud within
the distance of Ill rods OF the dam there wer,
four other breaks in the blnk. watch here and
also ablve. was exposed To the action Of fresh
cts from the river. The remsdy for such FIRE
quent recurring damage is simply that of rip
! Tapp wall, for which, there is an abundance q
stone right on the spot Below this point VIZ
found pond Of stagnant water; the banks an'
sides Of the Canal being covered with dens
growth Of brush, and of rank vegetation deptl
of bottom below high water mark feet, inches
width, IS feet At 200 rods found pond q
stagnant water over 90 rods in length, bnttau
irregular banks aud sides covered by dens
growth of brush and weeds, so as to render tn
Q passage through il very difficult
a At $50 rods distance found break in th
bank IL feet wide width of Canal 20 feet
depth of bottom 2 feet, inches banks an
channel covered with dense growth of brus
, and weeds
At 200 rods from the dam, aud for a consdera
BILE space beyond it. the level of the canal bed
such as To cause the water when in the Canal I
wards the river very narrow and low. bush an
rank weeds covering the whole surface an
its banks. Below this there Is nalu"a
bayou, at least half mile long, with widt
Of from 90 10 200 feet 1t Is the opinion OF you
Committee that this bayou by proper mtnagC
ment and with but small comparative cost ma
= bS made available as an aqueduct TO furnish
= supply of water for a short period in case {
emergency. At present the whole space pre-
sents 10 the eve a scene, Of wild disorder and a
/, amnunt Of rubbish utterly Inconsistent with III
existence OF canal for prnmOtng mlnufaC
lures drift wood. piles Of dirt and Of decayin
I vegetation, and Irregularities Of surface charaC
lerized the whole scene. Al the end of this bay
on we found break about so feet wide an
10 deep. Below this we found large quar
tity OF logs, trees. and drift wood crnssin
and covering the bottom of the Canal, whilst
5 was covered on the banks by dense growth ,
! brush aud weeds At the commencement
\ Mr.. Barnes farm we found a stagnant pom
ABOUT POO feet in length, The banks ngSt th