The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29


Sfading... ........,...........& 6 60 500
Bridging and Trestlework. ............ 1855
nAuSOuT 41.<JO
58 mites @ $500
per Hite.............. .............. 3l7.858
fGuipihent: .......................... 40, 200
contingencies ...."." ".".......-....,..... 6,OO0
Total..:........ ss52i ,47s
= Supplement- 3d. f4g
Memoranda of distances ON air lines an;,
lines as surveyed from Anderson TO va.
no;, T,ons points on the Savannah Valley
Main Tor westerly line depot as
Lowndeayiile Will be from the
center otsthe town Gbout. .s......2 GO feet
Double Bridge line depot-...... 500 feet
Both sites can ba approached from
Lowndesvilie by good spa,ls.
Air line from Anderson 70 Z.
Lowndesvilie...,..,... ....... q. 80 miles
surveyed line Cby yof Double 81
nriuye3 ~. % % miles
n loss OF ia per cetitt.. 800 miles
s@ E
Air line from Anderson to AL. q
lens Cross !Road ds. .2isSl miles
Surveyed line. a.. iIiSiss
loss OF II 2-l0 per cent ga miles
The alternate line. by way of the CassSse
Institute and crossing. Rocky. River east of
Wilson's Greek, would be laid along ridge
equally as winding and undulating. This
crossing 3f Rocky River would bs si.hifap.
This stream cannot be approached or leA
by direct line on account of TIE great fail
IN the ridges leading &c it; but ali iines
mnse DO run obliquely. crossing ridges and
valleys, which causes the passage oftllis
S.ream TO 6e expensive. Tkelksiver, east of
wilson's Greek is no exception to this, and
it Is highly probable that as large o per
centage (17 2-10) must be added to the air
line rs, Is obtained by the Double Bridge
route. An inspection Of tie .::ap OF tho
proposed ronte strengthens the position
here assumed. N
Air line to Trickem, (passing
I'll miles from the @. II. at 5 ysgs.I Il
II Abbesiiie,) from Anderson. ...4i.3S niiley,
ssurveyee nne. miles
a loss OF Big per cent...............12.e5 .e5 miles
Dnduct IL 2-iO per cent OF air
line. .,..,...-............. I'll miles
Probable distance that might be
saved by direct survey over
= the route now suveyed....... 5.s4 miles
Air line from Anderson to Ken-
nedy's, q. q A. r. R.,........ 43 .1G miles
surveyed So GO miles
loss Q! gig per cent.....,..i....,. 1873 iailes
I Deduct IL 2-10 per cent of uir q
Z Z, yline...s... 7.62milcs
Probable distance thai dAights be & a
saved by direct survey. &. II miles
Air line to Tabor from Ander-
san T. ...,......,......... <. A, 80 enilSB
surveyor nne, miles
4 LOSE OF SO 1-I0 per cent IS S3 miles
Deduct ~ 2-1o per, cent. of air
nne .--............................ 7.G2 miles
Probable distance that might be
saved byga direct ,snryey....... 5.9l miles
By diyerging from the Tabor line at aalems
Church and passing down the valley of
Sawney.s NIeeks and on to Kennedy's, q
favorable line can be had from Anderson @.
n: by way OF Double Bridge TO Kennedy's,
oSs miles long Making the same coinpari..
son us ehose, it will be found that the
length of this line would not exceed that Of
any direct line to Kennedy,ss moro than
three miles. r., ''s~ s-f,t '-isFE ~
At the conclusion Off the Engineer's re.
port the advocates of the different routes
were requested TO cypress Themselves.
Capt. w. D. Mars advocated the central
or Kennedy line, on the ground that It
would be most conyenient. and chat 4.
would be the shortest and most economical.
.tEDr. o. r. Horton contended that the
route through the corporate .linits Of
Lowndesville should be adopted as required
by the charter, and ae il is cheaper 10 grade.
Three.quarters of the people OF the town
ship are In favor OF this route.
DR.. Gilbert favored the Tahof route 10 op,
position 70 the Kennedy. line, Ho said It
wes @reemiles fusiheg 10 tho Junction ws.h
the Greenwood 6 Augusta Railroad, but Is
the shorter line 70 Augusta and Charleston.
- ssiEs through good country. and is
near enough 70 the Savannah River to pre-
vent inc construction of new road on the
Georgia side of the river. Taking a large
view Of tho bpiietit 0s thescountry and its
future development this is the line unon
which the Road should be located. The
road-bed on this ronte is best, and, In tho
long run, viii bp 5cheapest. We have d
conditional subscription for this route,
which viii nearly, ig not quite. grade the
additional distance. It goes nearer the
center of the township than the Kennedy
s, .:; s:;; olS:i. tioTqfoEe; t post serve the
interests and development OF the immediate
Mr.. John Bradley said We are under
obligations Tor the Rble and full reports
submitted by hIaj. Lee. onr accomplished
end thorough Engineer. The understand
ing IN our township before lae vote was
taken was to adopt the shortest and best
and cheapest route. We are willing, how
ever, To submit the decision OF tic IolaiIon
20 the Directors. We want no dissension,
end are willing to pay the taxes IL the Road
runs on the banks of the Savannah River
or within o stones throw of Abbeyille O.
H.. but we believe the best interests OF the
Road End the people demand theadoption
of the Kennedy line.
Capt. Mars said II conditional subscrip-
tons =" to be made. the location ought 10
be postponed. / nm willing 70 postpone 30
as 20 secure the additional subscriptions.
If the location Is to be based on such sub.
scriptions, It should be uogtuonei nn,il ,be