The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-29
THE SOUTHERN ROAD.


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of 81, ,000,0 600 more.
A meeting was held Saturday afternoon
in Reids Hotel in opposition to the levying
Of the bonds. Mr.. Hassaurek opened the
meeting.
Among some of those opposed to the levy,
or who think the bill will be defeated Fri
day, are: ]. w. Fitzgerald, Joseph Emery,
E. It. Carson, ]. L. Keck, A II. Hinkle, E.
V. Brookfeld, w. NJ. Meyers j. Hughes A.
e. Jones, P F. Maley, F.'Stich, Chas Hilb,
Pat. McKeown, Joseph Redmond, ]. d.
Wells, Uncle John Robinson, Max. We'll,
Theo. Krumberg, III. Dusterberg, A. Kohl
brand, J. Stubenrauch, VIM. Stuerre, B.
Verkamp, Joseph Huth, Val. Fischer, J.
Theurling c., Sanders, Mr.. Riemeier, E.
Berghausen, DR.. Keck, A. Wolf, S. Cart
ner, Geo. Thill & Bros, G. Ruhl, L. Gut
hardt, G. Nofer, W. Newman, H. +. Cohrs,
and Charles Behlen.
Among those in favor of the vote are:
Charles Jacob, Jr, J. w. Hartwell, 0. J.
Mullaney, G. NJ Holloway, J. II. Rhodes,
W..N. Hobart, j. NJ. Clark, Aaron Gano,
Col. w. L. Robinson, A. E. Burkhardt w.
is. Munson, Mayor Moore, Jacob Gessert,
Henry Lewis, David Baker, Il. s. Throop,
S. P. Post, George w. Bishop, w. Walker,
e. P. Ransom, A. q. Jones' R. Harlan, G.
T. Dumont, VIM. Dunn, Judge NJ. W. Oil
yer, r. S. Royse, b. Dannenhold, G. Helmig,
f. Benninger, j. D. Caldwell, Colonel A. D.
Bullock, A. Schmidt, Aims G. Doepke, J.
H. Gohs, H. A. Langhorst, G. w. Glaescher,
L. Wielert, D. B. Sterrett, H. H. Nieman,
Ellers & Woodson, f. OFT, J. Zeltner, Jos.
Daller, M. Wolf, Charles Winkler, L. Heis-
ter, and Others
Many of our citizens have not yet made
up their minds as to how they will vote Fri
day. Among these mostly are they who
wanted the books of the Trustees investi-
gated, and there are still others who indif-
ferent to the result, will not vote at all.
The committee appointed by the recent
Southern Railroad meeting to solicit from
several engineers their estimates of the cost
of completing the road have received the
following:
From G. BOuscaren.
CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILWAY, OFFICE OF
| CONSULTING AND PRINCIPAL ENGINEER
CINCINNATI, April q, 1878.
John Carlisle, Esq, Chairman of Committee ap-
| pointed by Citizens of Cincinnati:
! DEAR S1R-In answer to your communi-
CdllOll Ol the LOu lllSl L nave tjlc HOuOI W
submit the accompanying, showing the esti-
mated cost of material and work necessary
Ito complete the Cincinnati Southern Rail
way in such manner as will enable freight
and passenger trains to be run with safety
from Somerset to Boyces Station" In pre-
pairing this estimate, superstructures Of
wood have been assumed for thirty-eight
out of the forty-six bridges and vaducts yet
to be built A due regard to safety and
true economy requiring in my opinion, the
adoption of iron for viaducts over one hun
dred feet in height, for ribbon trusses and
for spans two hundred feet in length.
have also reduced the ballasting to six
inches in thickness under the ties, believing
this to be sufficient for the first year follow
ing the opening of the road
Supposing that your object is to arrive at
the knowledge of the most efficient distribu-
ton of the money to be spent, voluntarily
add to this exhibit two Others Nos and 3 !,
showing respectively the cost of completing
the road from Boyce's Station to Chattanooga
with an Independent right of way and track,
and the amount which should be devoted to
the completion of the road between Somer-
set and Cincinnati in a manner that it may
be operated safely and with due regard to
economy.
The completion of the road from Boyce's
Station to Chattanooga on an independent
track appears to be dictated by true econ
omy, in view
| First-Of the limited capacity of single
track for the traffic in both directions of
two important roads.
| Second-Of the increased chances for ac-
cidents resulting therefrom
Third-Of the greater cost Of completing
this five miles of road at any future time on
account of the probable increase in value of
the necessary right of way.
Fourth-Of the $100 900 subscribed by the
city OF Chattanooga with the condition that
the road should enter the city with an indie
pendent track.
road will. not be equal in all respects to the
standard projected, but can be safely opened
to through traffic, and a surplus of $4,000
remains available for the provision Of ter.
minal grounds at Cincinnati and Chatta-
nooga.
Very respectfully, G. BoUscAREN,
Consulting and Principal Eng'rC. s, R.W,
EXHIBIT NO. l.
I Approximate estimate of cost of material
and work necessary to complete the Cincin-
natl Southern Railway in such manner as
will enable freight and passenger trains to
to be run with safety from Somerset to
Boyce's Station.
Grading and mGsonry-repairs OF road
bed .................$57,1 ,125 OC
Grading and masonry-sidings. 20 400 0C
Grading and masonry-connection at
Boyces Station with the Western and
Atlantic Railroad 5000 OC
Bridges and viaducts Is OF iron, IS of
WOOD 493, 25l VI
Seventy eightmiles of steel rails at Sii 81 2S 306 q
60 miles at S12
Rail joints 1lO15 miles at IS .... =. 60,61 70
1876 miles at 7O)
Spikes at 25O7s 0j
-tes-20G, ,y94, at 40c...""....... 81, 797 60
Ballast &c inches under the ties)-247,7 ,736
cubic yards at ,So2 OC
| Bridges and trestles deducted,
Track -laying-lS577 II miles, at $5OO... o., ,S85 0C
Maintenance of track and road -bed...... 100000 OF
Frogs and switches. Is 900 0C
Depots and platforms, 1900 OF
Stock pens 1000 90
Twelve water Stations A,00O 0U
Three fuel stations $500 00
| Enginehouses and turntables at Hunni-
| cutt and at ttanOoga.....".""...1 Il, 400 90
Repair shops at Somerset Hunnicutts
and Chattanooga 1000 90
Fifteen section and tool-houses at 81 900 $4,000 Oh
Thirty hand-Cars and thirty push cars... $500 90
Other tools for maintenance OF track "... 5000 0l
Track scales 1000 %
Fencing-seventy miles, at $5l2......... $3.50 00
Road crossings. 5000 90
Cattleguards. 5000 90
Telegraph .......... 1900 90
Engineering and SUPERVISION ~, 900 90