Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-10-03

THE GULF.-The Commissioners have be-
gun a good work in bridge building at the
gulf-oyer Hubbard Run. The southern
lnbutment is being laid, under contract
with Robt: Stewart, a short distance above
the old bridge, with block sand stone from
Mr.. Stewards Windsor quarry, while the
filling, or inside walls are laid with frag-
,ments, from the he'd, Of Ashtabuls creek,
enear tie Fem place.itf 9PIgniouth. The
Elocatioh- Of this. abutment, and the course
of perpendicular line with its face, will.
with fayorable5 grade run out upon the
Eola road at the Sharp curve about half
way up the ascent, and so connect sas
to make nearly or quite a straight hne
to. the top Of thee hill, at the cemetery
gate. This new. hns, beside the advantage
of being nearly straight, is avery economic
kand intelligent one in other respects. 1t
Eeuts into the brow of the high southern
bank Of the present road, ehich win fptn-
kish-with a short hah-alI the matetial
knecessary for othe fill between the bridge
ands the point named. 4Thep sssipali
samOunt Of Cutting down of, tie hitlS Just
sbelow the eenetery gate, -aJvery convenient
sand comfortable grade will 9be obtained.
This of course eontemplates high abut-
ments to the bridge. THIS auestienof the
sReigfit Of tbe abatments was q matterof
arrangement WITH the commissioners, the
trustees 6fthe township and the corpora
stion. A committee from the Council
sMessrs, Seymour and Haskell--Nr. Church,
ttriiStee, and the three. commissioners met
al fhe piaeetoa Monday afternoon, dtswhjch
ealso tie towuship Of Plymouth was repre-
ssnted by several citizens Of that township.
hubbard Run-lst 1T Be understood SIS
theline bstwecnl he townships Of. lAshta-
sbula and PlYlusoth and is also the copper
kation hue Alter & very fun Interchange
sof the sentmentS q TIE parties represept-
king these several interests, the commission
ers consented to build the bridge of twen-
sty feet length, ndthirty-seven span, prop
Eerly protected With wings, fifteen feet high,
ifthe partiesi p.interest. .wouia do the fll-
ling in a proper manner. r Elf twas sSde-
siTed,- they would make the walls twenty
'fees, SaRd sappropriats s498 -towards Athe
filling on the north side, aud $50 for The
same object on the south side,.z This
seemed to be quite satisfactory all round,
IInaud 1the meeting was adjourned for the
committee OF the Council 70 report at a
meeting on Wednesday evening, FOR Che,
action of the Council. If the twenty feet
should then he decided upon the contractor,
was to be advised thereof. and the addi-
tional five feet was to be added.
The effect of the change Of the location
of the road isto straighten the whole line
from the tpp of one bank to the other.
The inhabitants Of Plymouth, Sheffield,
AIonroe, and indeed al. those Of the terri
tory lying adjacent 70 the Pennsylvania
line, are an Interested in this measure, and
anxious for the improvement Of this bit of
road, and a feasible and safe line of transit
for reaching Ashtabdla village. They'are
thefefOfe ready to encourage the improve
meat Of the south and deagt Hill, in a Tman-
ner to.corTesponded with this side. The
prospect. therefore, is That this long suf-
fer ed nuisance of the gulf hills, with all
their danger and dread is soon to belre-
moved and the intercourse between Ashta-
bula and her neighhors win be made easy,
safe and dnobjectionable. The grades
will be made at least as good as either'the
mill hill or the Harmon hill, on the east
village road, .. ..-s.,..
The commissioners are enti itled to some
credit for their Intelligent and business
like. views in putting this work through,
and their ready corporation in afdrding
it every needed encouragement for its early
consummation, This might, perhaps, be
expected from a survey and more intimate
acquaintance with the hardships that have
bsen' so long endured by the large section
of eountywhieh has looked to Ashtabula
as its market town. 1870 FFttF
.TFor the action of the Council in reference
to the height of the bridge. and the conse-
quent grade Of approachoss see Council pro-
ceeding elsewhere.lI ---'
Mr.. W. W. Mann informs us that the
first efforts toward a crossing Of Hubbard
Run at Chs point were made some 80 years
ago by John Blakeslee. the elder brother
of Garwood. He csme into the country in
1915, and afterwards. occupied the Old
widow Ross place in Plymouth, near the
line of the A. J. s. r. road. His first step
was with a covered brush heap. This how
ever gave place to the more reliable and
substantial corduroy, or log road. The
logs for this purpose our informant says,
were cut by his own hand from sugar loaf
hill, and were rolled down its PERCEPTIONS
sides. When the first bridge was built,