Estimates of Henry Stanley Dexter. TO FREDERICK C. MILLS, Esq. Chief Engineer. Sir-The following are the estimates for the different sections of a canal, located in compliance with your directions, from the village of Dansville, in the town of Sparta, to Mount Morris, near the Genesee river. Respectfully submitted, HENRY STANLEY DEXTER, Section 1-79.92 chains. Begins at Dr. Faulkner's dam on Mill creek, ends on McWhorter's land. Located along the foot of a low hill on which the village of Dansville is built. Excavation, clay and gravel. 14,975 yards of excavation, at 8 c.,....... $1,198 00 embankment, at 10 c.,.... 2,697 60 26,976 do 3,400 do 612 00 $4,507 60 639 rods of fence, at 70 c., 417 30 5 locks, 2 of 8 ft. lift, and 3 of 8 ft.,...... 23,893 00 Begins on McWhorter's land, ends on that of Hugh McArtney. Located on Canascraga Flats. Excavation principally gravel. 20,504 yards of excavation, at 8 c......... $1,640 32 Begins on Hugh McArtney's land, ends on that of Judge McNair. Located on flats. Excavation alluvion and river gravel. 443 10 633 rods fencing, at 70 cts.... 3 locks, 1 of 8 ft. lift 1 of 8 and 1 of 9 feet, 14,541 00 1 aqueduct over Canascraga, .... 1 dam and bulkhead for feeder,. 2 farm bridges,. ... 1 culvert, of 4 feet span, .... 2,421 40 750 00 762 52 344 27 19,262 29 $22,899 57 Section 4-81.92 chains. Begins on James McNair's land; ends on that of John McNair. Located on flats. Excavation, alluvion. 21,000 yards of excavation, at 8 cts....... $1,680 00 of embankment, at 10 cts.. 1,627 20 16,272 Begins on John McNair's land; ends on that of Roswell WilCOX. Located on the flats. Excavation, alluvion and clay. Begins on Roswell Wilcox's land; ends on the Bell tract. Located along the base of the hills. Excavation, clay and gravel. 52,969 yards of excavation, at 8 cts...... $4,237 52 270 00 64 00 $4,571 52 Beginning on the Bell tract, passes along the slope of the range of hills that border the valley, to a point on the land of E. McMasters. The location of the Dansville and Mount Morris road, will be changed for a quarter of a mile. Excavation, clay. 31.240 yards of excavation, at & cts...... $2,499 20 10 chains of grubbing, at $8,... 80 00 $2,579 20 223 30 235 00 381 26 120 00 959 56 $3,538 76 Section 8-79.15 chains. Begins on Ebenezer McMaster's land; ends on that of Squire Keyser. Excavation, clay and loam. Located along the face of the range of hills. Excavation, clay Begins on Francis More's land; ends on that of Samuel Fitzhugh; lies mostly on a very gentle declivity. Excavation, loam and alluvion. 31,000 yards of excavation, at 8 c........ $2,480 00 15 chains of stump grubbing, $4,.... 440 rods of fence, at 70 c... . 2 farm bridges, 1 waste-weir, 60 00 2,540 00 308 00 762 52 235 00 1,305 52 $3,845 52 Section 11-80.89 chains. Begins on Samuel Fitzhugh's land, ends on that of McNair; lo cated on the flats. Excavation, alluvion. Begins on McNair's land, ends on that of Dr. Fitzhugh; line on flats. Excavation, alluvion and creek gravel. Begins on Dr. Fitzhugh's land; ends on that of J. H. McNair; located on the flats. Excavation, gravel and loam. 50,000 yards of excavation, at 8 c..... $4,000 00 306 00 120 00 $4,426 00 $448 00 381 26 398 00 1,227 26 $5,653 26 Section 14-79.5 chains. Begins on J. H. McNair's land; ends on that of Alfred Hubbard; located on flats. Excavation, loam and gravel. 26,307 yards of excavation, at 8 c...... 2,000" lining, at 18 c.... $2,104 56 360 00 48 chains of grubbing, at 83,. 144 00 $2,608 56 Begins on the land of Alfred Hubbard; terminates at the main line near the village of Mount-Morris; located on the flats. Excavation, loam and gravel. 35,178 yards of excavation, at 8 c........ $2,814 24 Lock-houses will be required on sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 12; six in all, at $250,..... $1,500 00 Should the side cut commence at McWhorter's mill, one lockhouse will be saved. |