Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-01-12

right bank at Dam No. 4, above Fair
field, and continued down that side
of the river to Brookville.
This is the route according to the
original survey, but it must have been
relocated, for Mr.. George Templeton
| informs us that the line crossed over
to tie left (west) bank at the south
west corner of his farm, near where
the school house stands on Fairfield
pike, and that there was to have been
a feeder dam at that place. This
would correspond with the locks To-
Gated on the John Logan, Abner Me
Carly and Amos Butler lands. be-
sides avoiding some extensive bluff
excavations, and is far mora prac-
| ticable route than to have continued
down the east side Of the river from
the dam above Fairfield to Brook
vile. This would locate Dam ) about
80 miles instead of - miles from
| Richmond, and about 312 miles above
! Brookville. The route as surveyed
in Brookville, passed down East Mar
| ket street to the intersection of
James, now Fourth street, where 1t
veered to the west and terminated in
the pool of the Whitewater canal
formed by the dam across the Eaast
Fork. The estimated cost of the
canal was $15,277, and for the 1914
miles, $4s3, IT'S, including contingent
cies of $24,1SS; the entire cost of the
canal was estimated to be $507, 966.
Colonel Torbet says in his report
of the proposed improvement: "With
the exception of the bluffs and the
lockage the valley of the East Fork
is of the most favorable character for
the construction of a canal. There
would be many advantages growing
out of its construction, the benefit of
which can scarcely be anticipated. 1t
would be the channel through which
all the trade of one of the most pop
ulous. fertile and wealthy regions of
the western country would pass,
Richmond, situated at the head Of
navigation, with its vast water pow
err, extensive capital and enterprising
inhabitants, might become the Pitts
burg Of Indiana
A fatality seems to have followed
the engineers of the Whitewater and
Richmond and Brookvile canals
Colonel Schreiver died while he was
engaged in surveying the former,
while Colonel Torbet, completing the
survey of the latter, made his final
report January 5, 1888, and died the
23d of the following March at John
Godley's, near Harrison, 0.
In January of 1888 meeting was
held in Brookville in the interest of
the canal. A draft Of a charter for
the organization Of a company was
approved. and two committees were
appointed, one to correspond with our
representatives in the legislature. re-
questing their influence in behalf of
the charter, and the other to commu-
nicate with towns along the line of
the proposed canal. In the same
month meeting was also held at
Fairfield, of which James Osborn was
chairman, and Messrs. James l.. An
drews, James McManus, George w
Thompson and Nathaniel Bassett
were appointed commissioners, as re-
qltired in the charter. Tn February
of 1899, Warner. NJ. Leeds, secretary
Of the company, published the fol
lowing notice:
"Richmond and BroolvilIe Canal
Stock Subscription. Books for sub
} scription of stock in the Richmond
: and Brookville canal will be opened
: by the commissioners on the first day
t of April, 1899, and kept open twenty
| one days, agreeable to the charter, al
the following places, viz: Richmond
/ Abingdon, Brownsville. Dunlapsville
Fairfield and Brookville. The fol
, lowing commissioners were authoriz
ed to have special charge of sale
, books, one of whom will attend tt
each of the following places for tn,
purpose of receiving subscriptions -
Robert Morrison. Richmond; Col
: Smith Hunt, Abignton; John Rider
Brownsville; James Osborn an,
James Andrews, Fairfield, and Sam
5 uel Goodwin, Brookville.'
+; The Richmond Palladium >of Apri
5 81, 1889, states that Franklin, Uniol
A.; and Wayne counties had taken 1918.
: 600 worth of stock, of which s50.00
: was taken by Richmond. the follow
!; ing citizens Of that place takin'
! stock: William Dewey. Warner NJ
II Leeds. Benjamin Fulgum. Jane
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