Middletown transcript., 1873-12-25
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| Waking pilc-drser.
4. Driving los pilisg. averaging 70 feet in
lenght and IL inches In diameter, to make foun-
dslion for walls Of 81. Annc's cuirert.
3. Gaping feei foundation. or front rows Of
pliny with Gxl2 inch white oak, rs n. long. Al
80. csrpinR exi3 inch white oak, 20 ft long and
n. wide, a. foundation for four wing walls.
9. Building front walls, s n. wide,7 n. high
and - n. long, rise or base for arch.
I, Bnildine = wing-walls, q. vide Is f. high
.. Making wooden centre and turning brick
arch over span of IL Il. IS inches IN thickness.
Q. los n. coping, 8 inches thick by H. WIDE,
from Mcssrs. NcCenahan, Port Deposit, Md.
10 $50 tons Chester quarry stone, from Mes
srs- Deshons at 70 per ton and freight Of 81 per
ton on same.
u. 800 barrels Rossndale cement, at - 10
y. Labor Of bridge-bnildsrs, carpenters sud
conmcn workmen In laying foundation.
10. Labor OF masons aud tenders laying the
above mentioned walls and turning arch.
~. Filling 10 earih-work Of canscwny, l?5 n.
long, and is II. deep, and cost Of earth.
Amount expenaed-S3, 500. 70 for st. AIMS
cnnscway and culvert To date.
For culvert No. 2, at sam Lambs" In bnild-
ing 10 fl. culvert with csnies, aud stone four 10
". wing-wa''s OF above material, aad ping foun-
da'ion, at s seq. Respectfully Submitted,
W. y. WILSON, l.. c. c.
Middlctown, Dec. 2sd, 1873.
The above report 10 published that the people
may see what the cos, has been for rebuilding
the culvrris ard canswsys over St. Aune's and
Lambs runs washed on, by the August food
The expense has fallen short Of the amount tha,
il was generally thought II would lie, and 10 but
$1,000 more than the rough estimate made a. the
probable cost OF repairs last summer. Mr. Will
son has vouchers for all the different items Of
exucnsc and assures us that the above 10 correct.
There are u few more small bills yc, to be
brought in hut they are very light and will no,
materially alter the sum total.
Mr.. Wilson deserves credit and the apprevaI
Of the public for the close attention which he
paid 10 this work. lie superintended II in person
and could amos, always he found at his post,
The culveris are pu, up in n much better and
more substantial manner than they were before,
and nrs capable OF carrying of q large body Of
water snd Of wi,hsianding an immense nmoun,
of pressure.
Whea We consider the large amour, Of county
taxes paid by ST. Georges and Appoquinimink
Ids. the sum spent upon these bridge, to be
paid by the entire comfy is comparatively ,rin-
ing. for Instance: ST, Georges pays no, less than
$4,000 annually and Appoquinimink So coo,
and We are assured br those who have had the
management, Of these affairs that il has been a
lors while since either Of these Hundreds drew
more Than $500 before, for public improvements
from the County funds.
Another switch Misplaced.
Nisplacing switches on the Delaware Railroad
Is becoming little too common Last week we
published an account Of an Ruoap, Of this kind
made by negso at Armstrong; crossing, and
now we have another. On Saturday night las,
the engine and three cars OF the south bound
train were thrown from the track by misplaced
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Harrington. The train at tho time Of ths disas.
ter, Was running at the rate Of 20 TO ?5 miles PEI
I hour. The engine was considerably battered up
The cab beins torn completely oil, two of tho car,
were thrown over a slight embankmcnt asd
somewhat though not badly, damaged III,
third car ran of the track, but did not upset and
consequently was no, hurt. The passengers be
I ;., j. ,h. s,r. not ipt,r.a Tb.
nccr and fireman stayed At their posts and wcr,
bu, little hurt. One or two Of the brakemer
were a little bruised but nobody much hurt, Tn,
! lock OF the switch was found some thirty Yard
OF where ii had been thrown by the r.scHi whS
did the mischief.
/ Whether these things are done ou, Of spite Il
the r. r. Co., or from whatever cause a brish
lookou, will have to lie KEEP, for the perpetrators
I and II caugh, they would be apt 10 be rouyhi,
handled. Throwing train of the track Is dan
/ gerous play Ito the people on the cars.
M,.sr Topics.
Jno. v. Craven, Esq, formerly Of this count,
and now engaged in business 10 S.lem. n. J. wa
recently elected Vice Prcsiden, Of the Board o
/ Trade in thai City.
Rev. J. II. Caldwell will deliver lecture II
Cnion ". r. Church, near Biaekbird nsrt Tnes
day evening fDec. 3o,h, for the benefit Of tina
church. Tickets Of admission IS cts. lis shoul.
have a geod house.
The Camm,reiai thinks the girls in our publ
schools ought TO I've taught how 10 sew. That
pretty good noton. We second IT.
Our Mias,rels give a Coprert At Chesapeake
City tonight. We wish them full house, an,
grand success.
Benz. c. Pcarce has rcnscd the Harc's Corns
Hotel, so says II. n. c., 10 fhe CSmm,reiai.
%. AnMe's r. Y. Chureh.
Divine Service, with Holy Communion will b
celebrated Ia this Chsrch this (Chris,mas) morn
ing as iol o'clock. Tomorrow, friday even
ing meeting Of the teachers and children af ,h
Sunday School will be held In the church. A.