Wood trunk Aqueduct, one stretch. Foundation, including excavation of pit,..... 443 cubic yards of masonry, laid in hydraulic cement, $540 00 at $2.75.... 30 feet, lineal, of trunk, at $7, Foundation 7 feet below bottom of canal,. 1,218 25 210 00 $1,968 25 Feet. Estimate for Aqueduct across the Genesee River, at Portageville. 36 stick of timber,481 Inches. 7 by 16 for string pieces, 716 stringers & plates,.. do. 6 " 8 hand rail,.. 9" 9 fenders,. No. of feet. 18,013.33 33,973.33 4,914.00 1,592.50 4 66 22 12" 12 do 594.00 1,056.00 955.50 769.50 ... 600.00. 12" 18 braces,.. 8 "" 14 in trunk,. .... 16" 16 corner posts,. 40,824.00 7,056.00 504 00 448.00 8" 12 do. 4,176.00 Total amount of timber, board measure,...... 148,069.91 Iron. 24 truss bolts, 6 ft. long 1 in. square, 24 bolts at toes of braces, 23 ft. long, in square,.. 48 washers or plates for truss rods, 5 in. square in thick, 96 washers or plates for bolts, 4 in. square in. thick, 20 bolts, 1 ft. long 1 in. square, for ice breakers,... 654 lbs. 258 " 144 " 96" 120 " 1,272 lbs. Masonry. In 2 abutments, wings, counterforts, &c. ...1,987.00 c. yds. In 5 piers and ice breakers,. 1,779.57 Total number of c. yds. of masonry,.. 3,766.57 RECAPITULATION. 148,069.91 feet, board measure, of timber, including workmanship, at $14 per M.,.. 3,766.57 cubic yds. of masonry, at $3,.... 1,272 lbs. of iron work, at 10 c.,... Total cost of aqueduct,... Total length of aqueduct, 284 feet. $2,072 96 11,299 71 127 20 $13,499 89 Cost of one opening. 42 ft. wide between abutment and pier in trunk. Wood work, 26,808.51 ft. at $14,..... $375 32 Iron work, 192 lbs. at 10 c.,...... 19 20 Masonry in the abutment, 993.50 c. yds. at 83, . 2,980 50 $3,375 02 MOUNT MORRIS AQUEDUCT. $321 03 19 20 $340 23 Number of feet in aqueduct at Portage,.. 148,069.91 Deduct one opening,.... 23.476.72 Feet of timber in trunk, at $15,..... 124,593.19 $1,868 90 Foundation. 2,502 ft. of timber, 12 by 12 in b. m. for capping piles,. ... 6,188 ft. b. m. of 2 in. plank,... 31,104 Ft. of timber in foundation, at $15,. 37,292 $559 38 876 piles, at $1.50,..... 1,056 lbs. iron, at 10 c.,........ 1,314 00 1,873 38 105 60 On account of some lifts being less than 10 feet, the average cost of hammered stone locks on the main line, per foot, will be $540. On the Dansville side cut, per foot lift, $571. Estimated deduction on combination of locks. 215 cubic yards of masonry, at $3,. ... ... 202 cubic yards of excavation in lock pits, at 15c.,.... 404 embankment, at 13§c.,.... .. 4.300 feet (board measure,) of timber, at $7 per M... Reduction in cost of sluices, Saving in cost of 2 locks, $645 00 60 80 60 50 30 30 54 54 30 10 11 26 $892 50 Making a reduction in cost by combining 2 locks, of $44.061 per foot lift, and by combining 3 locks, of $59.50 per foot lift. Cost of 2 combined locks of 10 ft. lift, at $471.77 per ft. $9,495 46 10 ft. lift, at $459.89 per ft. 13,796 94 3 66 ( I. ) Ischua creek reservoir, at Farewell's dam, containing 180 acres. Value of land flowed, with the expense of clearing and grubbing, 150 acres, at $19, .... Embankment at head of reservoir, 3,751 cubic yards, at 15c....... Puddle in centre of bank, 780 c. yds. at 25 c.,........... Gates and fixtures for drawing off and passing surplus water,.... $2,850 00 562 65 195 00 Altering road 20 chains, at $8 per chain, .. .... Lower Oil creek reservoir, containing 120 acres. 1,800 00 160 00 1,200 00 $6,767 65 Value of land flowed, with the expense of clearing 80 acres, at $16,............. $1,280 00 Embankment at head of reservoir, 17,600 c. yards, at 15 C,..... 2,640 00 Puddle in centre of bank, 1,180 c. yds. at 25 c.,..... 295 00 water,... Allowance for Cady's dam and fixtures,........ 66 for Baldwin's saw-mill,.... 2,500 00 1,500 00 1,000 00 $9,215 00 Upper Oil creek reservoir, containing 260 acres. $3,640 00 Intersects the main line on the farm of E. Wood; is 2 miles 52 chains in length, and with the exception of 57 chains high embankment, passes along the face of an easy slope. Distance from main line of Farewell's dam, the head of the proposed Ischua creek reservoir, is 3 miles 8 chains. Begins on the farm of E. Wood; ends on that of John Snyder; located on an easy slope; Excavation, clay and gravel. 24,537 c. yards of excavation, at 9 c.,...... of lining, at 18 C.,....... 32 chains of grubbing, at $4,... 1 road bridge, 1 waste-weir, $2,208 33 270 00 128 00 600 57 237 13 $3,444 03 Section 2-78 chains. Begins on the land of John Snyder and ends on Ira Chamberlain's. The easy slope on which section 1 is located, terminates at the beginning of this section. The hill here rises abruptly from the flats for 57 chains. The embankment extends along its base, and 16 chains of docking will be necessary to protect it from the creek. The bridge over the Ischua, must be removed to a more convenient point for passing the road leading to it over the feeder. The hill is clay. Rock shows itself at several points. 17,240 cubic yards of excavation, at 8 cts., 71,250 embankment, at 10 cts.,... 60 chains of grubbing, at $6,... 8,448 cubic ft. of docking, 8 feet high, at 6 cts.,. 1 road bridge, 12 feet wide,.. For moving bridge over the Ischua, including the ex pense of making the necessary road,.... $1,379 20 7,125 00 360 00 506 88 381 26 150 00 $9,902 34 Section 3-53, chains. Begins on Ira Chamberlain's land; ends on that of Davis. Line located on ground ascending gently in a transverse direction, excavation gravel. 17,649 cubic yards of excavation, at 8 cts.,......... $1,411 92 47 chains of grubbing, at $6,.. Bulk-head and fixtures at head of feeder,...... 282 00 240 00 762 52 $2,696 44 |