Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-07-04
THE HYDRAULIC CANAL.
Report OF Committee Appointed by
the Council-ProposiIIO Of Allen
Brown, EsQ.-ActiOn Of the Citlze ns'
Meeting.


Meeting.
TO he To,on Council of u. Incorporated Village
of Perrysbmg, Wood %. Ohio
Your Committee heretofore appointed by your
Honorable Body and designated az the Commit
tee on Hydraulic Canal and Water Works,
would respectfully report:
That proposition has been made by the
present Lessee or Controller OF the Hydraulic
Canal, To- supply water to the town Of Perrvs-
burg at the site Of the old Foundry, IN quantity
not to exceed four run Of millstones and for
prolonged ierihfof years. That sone system
must be adopted for supplying the town with
water for fire, manufacturing and other purpO-
SEES is too clear for argument.
The only question is whether movement
shall be inaugurated now or deferred 10 a later
date. Your Committee are Of the opinion that
the present is the mnst auspcinus time for
many reasons, especially because we can now,
by moderate expenditure Of none y, provide
ourselves with water upon fair terms and facil-
tatethe early completion Of the Hydraulic Canal.
The following is the proposition made by Mr.
Brown above referred To-. which yOur commit
tee has carefully considered and weuld reccom-
mend that the same or some similar arrange
meni should be made.
A. X. CHANPNEY, A. Roach, Io
j. q. TlOFPMANN, JoHS EBRRLY. O""'
PROPOSITION oP ALbEN BROWN
To he Common comea of As Incorporated w.
toge Of Perrysbarg, Ohio:
The undersigned hereby proposes In the
Incorporated Village Of Perrysburg. Wood
county Ohio, that, in consideration If the bonds
Of said village in the sum of FIVE thousand dol
lars, payable in sums of We hundred dollars
each, the first 10 become PAYABLE on the first
day Of March, 1875. and the sec ond IN the first
day of September. 1875. anil one series 10 he
payable every six months thereafter, with in
terest at eight per cent, per aunum from date NJ
issue, payable semi.annuallv. on the first days
Of March and September Of each wear, with in
teresi eunpons therefor alta ,hcd-hc will agree
~ construct the Hydraulic Canal; now partly
completed, from the dam below waierville,
dawn to a point not higher up the river than the
Hunt foundry property, in said village, and he
will furnish to said village or its assignees for
such use or uses as il or they may see fii to use
1t for. out Of siil Hydraulic, at anv point or
points II NAV select between the Keller farm
and the Averill grst mill, n vnlnme of water
sufficient to propel four runs Of mill stonrs.
Such water tn be furnished in such quantities,
and at anv time when demanded, after said ca
nal shall he com 'lrted. or constructed to- or
near said foundry propertv which shall not he
later than the first day ~ January. ] 874, unless
hnderrd bv legal proceedings or continued bad
weather: and the amount nj water IN be so fur
nshed shall not exceed in the aggregate an
amount sufficient tn prnpel one run rf stone for
twenty wears. The said village or the assignees
of said water right IN he at the expense Of the
necessary structures, fixtures and apparatus for
drawing ont and using said water.
The said canal is tn be constructed twenty
five feet nm the bottom. with properly slnped
hanks. and to carIv depth oF not less than
four feet nf water, providing the river shall fur
nish so much.