Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-08-20

IN any case the original estimate, u n fair
to infer that this will still hold good upon
the unfinished portions OF the road, the
more especially as the heaviest and mast
uncertain work, to wit. the rock work
aud most Of the bridges. is already done.
The bridge supertructure and trSslle.
work was all built by ourselves. probably
at larger cost than if let by csntraci,
but insuring TO US safe aud substantial
work.
Tie original estimate Ter
clearing and grubbibg,
earth and rock work, ,cul.
vert and bridge masonry
uroH Div. 8 was $50. .25S 43
Do. do. upon Div. was l27,947 05
Do. do. upon Div. 3 (Osly
to Hyde Part) was 2l6,575 81
Estimated cost of bridges,
trcstles, engineering aud
contingencies upon Div. 5
was 4,s72 20
De. do. upon Div. 4 was S,400 90
Do. do upon Div. 3 (only
to hyde Park was 6l,7O4 60
Total, grading, bridges, tres
ties, engineering &c. to
Hyde Park 495,757 80
Per contra-Final estimate
for grading Div. 5 was 29,O22 l2
Do. do. do. 4 was 0S, 526 20
Do do Div. to II. Park
was l6O, ,sOS 20
Add actual cost Of bridges,
trestles, engineering &C.,
uPsn these 3 Divisions l02, ,S46 20
And VIC have for result, 39l, 1877 81
But Div. 3 was finished in the winter
and some Of the banks we're left low and
narrow. At the time | estimated that il
would require $4,000, to finish this in
good shape and probably $4,000 more for
Div, 4. Nothing like this has been ex.
pended bat we will add this and also ST.
500,-paid King Fuller and Co. for extra
work-in all s27 500, to the above, and
the actual cost is to be 4l8.697 81
Against an estimate Of 495,757 80
A saving on 81 miles of SIT O59 SO
or more than $4,000 per mile.
The original estimate for track, SUPER
structure, including iron, cross ties, track
laying, ballastiDg, sidings, depots, fences,
land damages. &C., upon this 81 miles,
amounts to S4O5,0 ,063 c5.
The cost of track-laying and ballasting
was much increased by our being obliged
to work till mid-winter in two successive
years; and the last iron purchased, cost
about $40 per ton more than the first.
Still the actual cost of all the items men.
toned above, when all the fences and dc.
pots shall have been finished, and the land
paid for, including also SIS, 900 for con-
tingencics, is only s39S,77S,l5 or ST.
274,90 less than the estimate.
Like results we're shown upon the
Montpelier and St. Johnsbury, as we'll a.
the Essex Go. road. Indeed number of
estimates have been made in the progress
Of this and the connecting roads, whenever
it becomes desirable to know how much re-
NAMED to be done in order to reach certain
localities, in every one of which the actual
cost of the work when done proved less
than the estimated cost. So you will be-
better prepared to believe the truth Of the
estimate which will now be presented of
the work remaining to be done upon the
Lamoille valley r. R.
First | give you the original estimate
by Divisions, Of the grubbing and clearing,
grading and masonry. bridges, trestles,
engineering, &C., to prepare the road for
tho track.
Upon Div. l, Swaaton 10
Sheldon, it was $1S2,O72 "a
Upon Div. 2, Sheldon to
Cambridge it was, 159,695 4a
Upon Div. 8, that part of it
from Cambridge to Hyde
Park, 160, ,456 81
Or in all, $500, ,124 "a
But there has been done up
on Div. l, work amount.
ing to $l34,314 66
Do. do. Div. 2, 67,1S8 Al
Do. do. Div. 8, balance
Of ip 44,679 Al
Or in all, $246, 1872 4S
Leaving to be done as orig
inally estimated, 255,94l 76
But our present estimate of the amount
required to finish the road is again by di.
visions, as follows:
To finish Div. ], will require 80, ,Sll 90
" /" I" 2 75. Ia 75
I" Z" +" 3, lO3. 1856 90
To finish the balance of tho
road in readiness for
track, 5000, ,S3l,75
This is $46, ITO less than the original
estimate, and if the one now presented is
not reduced it will be the first instance on
the whole line in which this has not been
the case.
1t will be recollected in the estimate
for track, superstrcture, including depots,
fences and land, that there was u saving
of S7,274.S0 on that part Of the road
which is in operation and this too notwith-
standing the inclement and untavorablo
season in which the work was done. That
there will larger proportionate saving in
this particular on the part to be done is to
be expected, indeed good margin in that
direction is already secured, as 4 miles
and more of track is already laid, and
ties enough for 20 miles Of road pur-