Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-06

located in the lower deep portion of a
pool just above the dam than to have
it located in the upper shallow portion
of pool just below the dam. A To-
cation at this place will allow of the
lock being placed on either side o. the
river, the selection to be determined
by the local features of banks, subsoil,
value of land, etc. If Dam 1S be built
in it's present location, Dam 10. .4e
next below, will have to be probably
built in a similar location (marked 19-A
on the blue print )below Parkersburg
at the head of Blennerhassett Island,
with similar necessity for special
dredging both at the site of the dam
and along the island below, with sim
liar inconvenience to navigation dur
ing the progress of the construction of
the dam, and with similar unnecessary
Dam No. IS can be moved to the now
proposed new site five miles further
down stream, then Dam No. 10 can be
located at a similar site (marked lob
on the blue PRINT below Blennerhas.
sett Island; from there down stream
the other dams down to below the
River, can be located with great ad-
vantage to construction, and to navi-
CATION during construction, and to op-
Grafton thereafter. In short change
in the site of Dam Is at the present
time will probably save over $4,000 in
special dredging at the site of Dam IS
will probably save over $4,000 later in
dredging and rock cutting in the shall
low channel along the island below
Dam Is and probably over 100000 in
the same way below Dam 19, will give
at least five miles more harbor below
Marietta and also below Parkersburg,
will place Dam No. Is in site equally
as good for construction as it has az
present, and will place Dam 10 in a
far better location for both construc-
tion and subsequent operation than 1t
will have if the present site of Dam IS
is left unchanged. Moreover, should
it be desirable at some future day to
lower the down stream sills of the var
ious locks along this river three feet
and to dredge out the upper portions of
each pool accordingly, so as to allow
of nine feet draft through the locks.
the now proposed location of Dam Is
will facilitate such further change
while the present location will not al
low of such change except at enorm-
Gus expense at both Dam 1S and Dam
19. The contingency is worth consid-
ering. 1t was impossible to foresee all
these conditions at the time of the 10
cation of Dam IS, because Dam is was
then the lowest dam of the series, and
because the survey, as then author
lied, did not go far enough down
stream to allow of the discovery OF
these new conditions. But now the
olIuiIlOi IL RulLC CNl'lSlll'
The only loss which will occur from
this change of site will be the
loss of the cost of the acquisi-
ton of the present site, and the loss
of time taken for such acquisition
The present site has been acquired al
a total cost of $4,000, of which fully
half can probably be recovered in case
of a subsequent sale of the property
| The loss of time is not to be consid-
cred as of special Importance because
it is exceedingly probable that the new
site will, by reason of it's better posi-.
tion and more favorable surroundings
avoid the necessity of special dredging
and perhaps, by that reason alone
save one year in time of construction
On the other hand. the change in To-
cation. as above explained, will prob.
ably save considerably more thar
100000 to dams IS and 19 together
during original construction. and ia,
cilitate a good location of other dam!
below.
Work at this dam is now in condi
tion for the advertisement of the loci
contract; no actual constructions
work having yet been actually com
menced The change of site can there
fore be made easily at present. Late