, 1877-07-09
,ynhon enl,ert tn carry Ii. w.. Of 1stve. IL rerze

,ynhon enlrtr tn carry ths water Of River HI Pierre
thfnnKh TIN canal
this scctiot, hAA hcen don., and In other respects
tho ntoareFa msde snd general arrangements are In
For tic fsefnv On the banks for the whole o, .bts
reach elaaa Of wAi! haA BEEN adopted winch nd
NIT Or forming wstFs when reoaIrcd M beth sides
!lstIo that no versei iylnR sons.de eonli be mors
than 6vc tee. frou, tbs water line, and inany would
nos b more than half that distance. scet!ona Nos.
xad Upwards ! ti,ianc. " ot M shont 10, 80
IL ,o.41rntn e anS % sen,,a .ssh
q tha lower end Of the section to mean width Of
2oo feot, md AZ .be PAT stove Col4 81 l,aul Lock
and feet below the mirs .sills of ths pres.
cnt guasd.1cck II L<chiBe: forming an inverted
as{rhon enlvsrt under .la canal; hnjane picra and
Pauli
CONSTRUCTING 4 rEw Ltr1.LocK
on nc nolthweta sIds Of Tho present one ~ TINT
r!aet taking down thirteen feel more Of the walls
Of The old lock. and using fnce stone throughout
when seonildtny 4; building protection s'do.walls
The WIZ On soih Sc.. sections /. In rapid
ssetIon No. s I. .bont }. GOO fee. In length. Il
1lD fcel and lowering tho bottnm to I depth Of
iallJ tour feet An! oacseventh hclow the top Of
thsn, t,s n.'fs.. Of tns p;esspt q T.:
building w.ls a. certain PLACES and st Others fac
ing the banks With pitched stone Or np.rap wall.
parts of sha ro,k on @ ths section ars psostcssng
section No. o extends t,ownw 0. ooo feet from
point situated about !, UUO feet below the lower
wtngA vi tic present gusrd. luck. II embraces
nearly a1l Tia. part Of sha liue known - the
IN increasing tbs channel 10 a mean dept! Of four
feet bclow tho top at tho lower mtrc.ssil Of tho
gnatd.iock, Turning now towing path and hermc-
bank, and bnttdInK walls Whcte necessary 70 Sup-
p3F8 The banks.
ACTIVE OPERATIONS
are he:nR carried OH In III. ecctiun, and tho con.
tractors sceut desifous Of doing all thcy Can to
Section 10. = i ]. goo il leaytl and !. situated
vi. At seSae liz .ofS
ed with the formation Of new ehannel; tho con-
atkne.lon Of new gnara.sioek. %,th l., IT, .G nGpsr
bridge for public traiac: building projection walls
whefs required otl the seelio,,. ~. The q channel
sboSs ii. new lock i vii, b n;sie 70 depth Of iii
feet below .he lop Of tho q ths present
guard lock, and the lower reach VII bc made to
larry snloant Of material. Tho greater part Of the
y, h.. ssnsea .s
luck mnsonsy commenced.
bscTioN NO. II
embraces all The work 10 ha done fof tho formation
VI new channel and baa3n the enpt1IrAntcrts
river eIde Of ths present entrance TO thr canal Ut
Lachine. They are to b. formed b.. a continuous
VI ptES HUEk 4uVAb <NW 1Ckk III
ride Of which ehanncl ECO feet in wlats IL to be
sunk uniformly to : depth Of sig feet bclow thu
II Fhs work on this section IL % Of very d,fncult
character. Except for short liatnnca Al it4 uweE
end the whols area occupied b. the work upon 1t
II In the river, which has rucky bottom, and ut
SONG places stroug cufrents aro encountered. up-
crntiona are proKrcssing a. rapidly AZ the nature
bears but arnal proportion TO the extent Of wtat
ru9ultes IN b. done. The contract for this scction
was enteFpd Into tn the carly part Of Apsl, 187u.
Cost or THE WHOLE WORK.
The following figures show tho estimated cost
Of Tho whole work:
Estimated cost III deepening Bt- Lawrence
Canals and lAsef tU paAs teasela lrAxttf
fourteen feet Of water. to, GO aF7
Add 70 this tho estimated casl Of alapttny
tho WnAnd Canhl and entrance 10 detah
Of fourteen feet gu Liz lock stlla, 7fo Coz
Total .$1t. Oh. A47
EbRKb rNpkK c0xT1IAcT.
Weand Csas1 tesalAted cost l......."...$ ,fn no
EornH III G1HAl. hFaJ, ON
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