The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
all the water pipe required by the
plans at an early date.


plans at an early date.
THE DAM.
Work on the dam was interrupted
q number of times during the year by
bad weather AID nigh water, there
having been no less than eight differ
ent rises of sufficient depth to cause
suspension OF the work, sometimes for
as long period as three weeks. The
last large rise came suddenly on De-
tober 22nd and raised the water above
the dam forty three and one-half feet
above low water mark.
The work was further delayed on
account of the difficulties met with in
turning the current OF the water
through the large gap that had been
left in the masonry $50 feet from the
east end OF the dam. The contractor
built Golfer dam OF rock and earth
connecting with the west bank of the
river, but it was damaged or par
TALLY washed away by rises in the
river no less than four different times
While rebuilding it the last
time smaller Golfer dam
was placed in the bed vi
the river near the west bank and the
masonry at that point was com
menced. Masonry connection with
the rock bluff on the west side was
made in the latter part of May.
During the month OF September
three 36-inch cast iron sluice pipes
with heavy gsared valves were in
serted in the dam near the west end
at an elevation ofsixteen and one-halt
feet above low water. The board de-
cided to have these sluice pipes laid
in the dam in order to avoid any diff
cultIes which might arise from the
stoppage at any time of the entire
flow OF the river, and also to enable
the contractor to more easily control
the water when closing the gap in the
dam, the contractor agreeing to pay
one.third of the cost of the same. The
cost of said sluice pipes and valves in
place was S2287 81.
A small gap, fifteen feet wide and
thirteen and one-half feet above low
water, was left in the masonry fifty
five feet from the west end Ofthe dam,
and on November % wooden Golfer
dam was placed in front of
the large gap and the
water was raised so as to
pass through the small gap and the
sluce pipes ear the west cad of the
dam.
The amount of work done on the
dam during the year was as follows:
Earth excavation ,....,...". 2,7$ 7 cubic yards.
Rock excavation. .... ........ 500 "
Granite masOnary lad ....... 10 Sjl "
Limestone rubble masonry
laid Observation-Disclosures. 40,3l2 "
Concrete masonry laid ....... 1876 "
Making the total amount of work
done by Mr.. Corrigau to and including
November so, 1892, to be as follows:
Earth excavation ......... 1O5 els cubic yards.
Rock excavation ........... 3O,7i9
dranite masonry laid H. $40
Limestone rubble masonry
laid ............. ............ 59,5l3
Concrete masonry laid ...... 34}
The elevations of the dam above
the low water mark of the river at
the close of the'year were as follows:
For distance OF 375 feet from the east
end of the liam fifty-four and one-hali
feet, for further distance Of $50 feet
to the large gap thirty eight feet, from
the large gap to the small gap, a dis
lance of 1926 feet the average height
was torty.eight feet, and from
the small gap to the west end
of the dam, "a distance of fifty-tive feet,
the height was forty feet.
The amount paid to Mr.. Corrigan
during the year for work done and
materials furnished was $246, $50, 92
and the total amount paid him der
his contract to Nov. 80, 1892 was 1896,
657.25.
The last estimate made by Engineer
Frizell of the total cost of the dam
wnen completed was 1915, $4,000. This
increase in the estimated cost of the
dam over the original estimate was
caused by the increased depth of the
excavation at the east end of the dam
and the consequent increase in the
amount of masonry required, also by
the decision to have the entire dam
laid with Portland cement which,
under the contract, cost fifty cents per
cubic yard extra.
HEAD GATE MAsoNRIEs AND EXCAVA'
TIONS.
Mr.. James Waterston executed his
contract for the Head Gate manson
ries anu excavations for the power
house foundations and wheel pits on
Sept. 2, aud on the goth of the same
month commenced the work of eXca-
He was at first delayed in his
work on account of difficulty in secur-
ing men and teams, also by bad
weather and high water. AT the close
of the year he had eXcavated as fol-
lows:
Earth excavation ................. 1855 cub yds
RocS excavation ........... 2,620 cub yds
The amount paid to Mr.. Waterston
under his contract to Nov. SO, 1892
was 81, 1880
THE RAILROAD.
The amount paid out during the
year on account of the railroad to the
dam was $5070.34, divided as follows:
For work done and materials furnished
by the Houston aud Texas Central
nection with said road -. 3iS So
For telegrams ................ 2 So
For masonry ana iron bridge at the
crossing { { the International and
Great Northern railroad ............. 1925 80
When the railroad was being built
the board of public works agreed with
the international and Great Northern
Railroad company to have said COM
pany build permanent iron bridge
over the gap where the city's railroad
passed under the International and
Great Northern railroad, in place of
the temporary wooden structure at