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Les diegrammes sulvants iliustrent la methods. 1 2 3 1 6 I -5''' 'h' w & » OD O > » 3 5 cr r c^ < •^sw I— J a i/*'- '-^ft; .. a 9 V-i ijk TO THE HONORABLE THE COMMONS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. The Select Conm.iuee to whom was referred the Report of ,he Commis.mnf.r, of the St. Lrmrei.cc Navigation, have .aken the same into conMdcrniion a^d Tn"T. submit the tollowing Report for the inforn.ation of your Honorable IW ° ^,K w''fvT*'**!.n'*''*'/^°''*''°,^''°^'"'''''' Legislature (3d Wm. IV chan is &. 4 h Wm. IV, chap. 40, authorizing tho construction oftiie St. Lawrence' CanSiw^m: Committee have ascertained that the entire amount appropriated I v Parlia2n/ fn^ the construction of this great public undertaking wig J4200OO of wS 4:?56.579 has been expended, leaving a balance of°£G3,42l not ye''apprJpr"id"'"' It is stated in tho report of the engineer, that the sum of £61,500 will vet bo required to complete the works at the Long Sau!t, and a furthc smn nf ^'^'?iM^ u *°r^^"''''"'''^S^^?^^'('«'•^^'•'^''"«*'^^°■^■i"teros m^^^^ bee^ is sued by the board) making together the sum of £o6,7i5 15 sj. , /^^ *^'^t'" ?^T/^ ^/ ^^"^ Legislature during its last session, entitled » An Act toafford further facility to negotiate debentures for the completion of certain work'" r"^ni'^ bill has since been assented to by Her Majesty's Government, the sum ^of XSO.flOO IS authorized to be issued for the cypress purpose of completing that oart of the work already commenced, and your Committee recommend that means be provided to effect this desirable object, particularly as the Engineer as well as tho President of the board entertain nodoubt that the tolls will pay the interest on this additional outlay, as soon as tfiis part of the work sliall be open for public use. The Committee have read with attention the report of the resident Encineer Vhich, together with the mmutes of the proceedinrs of the Board of Commis » on' ers, and the account of expenditure; is annexed to the report referred to your Com-' mittee. Entertaining a high opinion of the magnitude, utility and importance of this great public undertaking, your Committoe not only recommend that the necessary funds be supplied, lor the completion of the works already commenced but they en- tertain a sanguine hope that the continuance of this navigation, without interruption to the City of Montreal, will be one of the first objects to attract the attention and «iccure the support of the ensuing Legislature. All which is respectfully submitted. WiM. HAMILTON MERRI IT, Chairman. Ceimmitlee ^o&m, Hotisn ef Assembly, 904h January, 1830. To His Excellency the. Right Honournhlr Charles Poiilctl Thomson, Governor Gen- eral of British .Yorth America, Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the Provinces of U/iper Ca.iada, Lower Canada, J\ova Scotia, JK'cw Bruns- wick, and the Mand of Prince Edwo.rd, and Vice Mmiral of the same, Sfc. Sfc. May it please yolii ExrKixE.vcY : The Commissioners for improving tlio navigation of the River St. Lawrence — Respectfully report j Tliat ill consequence of the continued absence of pecuniary means, for carrying to completion tiic works on the St. Lawrence Canal, the progress during the past season lias been very immaterial, anil with much regret they are coriipelled to ob- serve, that the effect of tiic «-i)ntinuod suspension of the works is apparent in the injury to which they arc u.vpo;cd in tiieir unlinislied state, although to a much less extent than was apprehended, A desire on the part of some of the contractors, to bring their portions of the Canal to as near a state of completion as practicable, induced a willingness to re- cievc, in lieu of the amounts of their respective estimates, the acknowledgments of the Commissioners, bearing interest until redeemed •, but as no definite period could be named when funds might be available;, it was found that this species of security atTorded little or no assistance in forwarding the desired object, and consequently was resorted to in a limited degnr. h-'everal applications for iictual and supposed claims on the part of the contrac- tors, having been submitted to the Boar,!, and it being desirable, under existing cir- cumstances, that in every ca^o the accounts of the several claimants should be brought to a close, the Board directed their most minute attention to the investiga- tion of them, and altho »i,'h, in many instances, they proved either totally unfounded, or exorbitant, they have all been (inally adjusted, and the acknowledgments of the Com- missioners, bearing interest at G per cent per annum, were passed to the claimants. Some few claims for damages to property, tliouirh in the aggregate of small amount, were important to tlie claimants, iind being investigated, with the strictest regard to economy, they were settled. 'I'hcir total amount is £435 17 8. The accompanying minutes of tiie proceedings of the Board, will be found to detail particularly the mode in which t!ie several claims have been adjusted. In the statement submitted at the close of the last year, it ap|)ears that ,£1917, 6s. of the debentures, whicii hud been passed to the Contractors, lor work perform- ed, were outstanding. Of that amount ili 119 .'js have .since been retired, which leave yet unpaid of the issue of last year £798 0. The amount of debentures issued this year, to the Contractors, &:c. is X4417, 15, 81 making altogether the sum of iJiVila los. 8.1 of tlie Conimi.s.ing voucliers Nos. I to 6 Amount pai.l Salary In Fcnrolnry ns n,r accompiinyirig vouclioib .\o9, 1 i„ 3 Amount paiJ to Contrnctors, fur >vork j pcrlormcl on Inc Canal, us por ac. ' couipanying voucliers. Nos 1 (o li) Balanct in llie Commercial Bank . . ' f; 7U50 19 8,^ Errors Excepted, Cornwall, mth JVovembcr, 1839. (Signed) £ 1119 29 1079 435 225 4969 19 "•"sl'stCll'sT'.""."'".""'.".-"^"-'' Amount from Uocoiror General . . Amount received for m.iterials supplie.! for Iho use o( the Ciovornmonl Block llou«u --..... Amount of Debenluros issued to Con. tractors, Sec. . . . JAMES HUME, Secretary. t At a meeting of the Commissionors held at Cornwall, on Tuef^ajr the 29tl> May, 1839. , I PRESENT. HONORABLE JOHN RI'DONALD, President. HONOUABLE PHILIP VANKGUGHNET, GEORGE LONGLEY, PETKR SHAVER. JAMES MORRIS. Enquires. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read. Colonel Philpotts, Resident Engineer, submitted a letter addressed to him by A. D. Taylor (who was dismissed from the works on the Canal, in consequence of habitual drunkenness) ciniminff ill'i 1 0, with interest, since October 1830, as duo to him, and threatening legal proceedings should the demand not be complied with. Resolved, That the Board considering Col. Philpotts their agent in the employ- ment, and dismissal for drunkenness of A. D.Taylor, should proceedings, as threat ened in the letter now submitted, bo resorted to, they will hold Col. Philpotts frqo from any pecuniary loss thereby. Messrs. D. &- J. I,. Wilkinson, contractors for the construction of the lock gates, of the St. Luwi once (anal, appeared before the board on the subject of their claim for detention, and in consequence of the advance on the price of iron •, and in reference to the further prosecution of their contract, proposed that if paid on account of the amount now due to them, for work perl'ormcd on the look gp.tes. £579 7 11 J, rhey will continue their work, and await the payment of their further progress in the same, until the Commissioners can ascertain if funds to complete the work can be obtained, upon the application made to the Home Government, and for the amount that may then be due (should funds be not available) they will wait (upon receiving the acknowledgment of the Commissioners for the amount due to them) until funds can be procured. Messrs. Reid &i Shepherd submitted a detailed .statement of their claim, (for damage in consequence of the rejection of cement, &,c.) amounting to £270G 19 10, which was referred to the resident Engineer, for his report thereon. Messrs. Reid &: Shepherd and R. &• P. McKay submitted a renewed claim for loss sustained by them in consequence of the alteration of the wing walls of the locks, and requesting a reconsideration of their original claim. Ordered, That the Secretary advertize in the Cornwall Observer, and Rrock- ville Recorder and Statesman, that the funds applicable to the St Lawrence im- provements having been e.xpcndrd, the Commissioners will hold a final incctiii!]; at Cornwall, on Tuesday, the 2<1 July, for the consideration ar.d adjustment of tlio claims of the contractors, and tliat said claims be sent in detail to the office of the resident Engineer, on or before the 10th day of June. That the claims for damage to property on the line of canal, cannot be enter- tained at the approaching meeting. Resolved, That all the ofllcers in the employment of the Commi.=sioners, with the exception of the resident Engineer and the Secretary, be discharged on the 1st day of June and paid to thatdatc. Resolved, That the premises now in use as the Commissioner.s' and Secretary's Office be henceforth dispensed with, and that the books, papers, &c. be removed to premises heretofore occupied by the Engineer department. 1 and^^hiu^lS. "' ^''^^<— — l.clcl utConnvull, oa the ^ 3d. HI.. PRESENT. ) HONORABLE JOHN M'DON ALD, Phbs.i.kni-. ilONORABLE PHILIP VANKOUGHNET, GEORGE LONGLEY, PETER SHAVER, JAMES MORRIS, Esquircti. The minutes oftlio proceeding mooting were read. (on;if s jsi^s^onS;;^ s.;?!mjir)t;':^:iS" vr- Timber used in that work, which was read as follows '^ ° "' ^'"^ Sm, St. Lawrence Canal Office, Cornwal/, 24th Jimc, 18.3f>. Cornwall, nKlU'"t£wVl-ir l^T?^ f ^P^*^!'""" ^'^ "^^"^ '-^t tractor witli M- f'"' "7'"^.^'' 'M^orl, that Mr. Kobert Johnston, who s a joint Con- m"ha;r;re;.trtrdr^^^^^ si.?ci(ieation, who , he r tender In. i ''''"^ ' ''"''' "''^ '^^">' "^'^^cd in the c;>portun.ty of n.lilrmmg thenllSvennr^ul'ec?:""" '" ^^''^" ^'"^ '"' ^^^"^ who e.^cuSTt 'oltt'tKh'. '• ■■"^ ^"' ^''If ^"''"^ "•''^ '°^^' '-^"'J '^^ 'J"^ to Mr. Lane. tl.at her;a;ilat'Sno y ; u'^K son-V tl":! ''/-^''r ' ^'"""^ '' ^''"^^^''^ rommeud H.c liuurd to n.uke^good hi« l^ ^ "'^^' '' " "°' '" '"^ P<^^'^'' ^^ >•«- ' have the honor to be Sir, Your most obedient servant, Hotiorfihlv John McDotKi/if, Prfsidcnt, (^v. GEO. PHILLPOTTS Lt. Col. R. E. »SV. Lnwrencc ('nnul 0(/icn, Cornwall, 2\. St Jtim, IHW). S(R, With reference to Mr. Bucll's clniin forcxirn work &c. nt the cliflTcrcnt Cul- verts, J Imvc the honor to report ns follows : Jit Moulinctle Culvert. 1st. He clninis for W feet of cut stone nt is. per foot, on wliich I huvc to remark, thnt the qimntity for wliich lie Ims been paid in the cstimnic is fully equal to the quantify ilelivcird, uliicli was fit for ilii: wtirk ; about bi) feet which were altogether unfit fornhy thing but blocking, were given to Mr. Uoss, and used by him for that purpose, ns a remuneration for trimming 199 j(»iuts worth Gd. each, it having been found necessary to cut tlhit nnnd)er of the cndsof the stone over again, to make them equal to the size required by the specification. 2ud. Of the backing stone delivered by Mr. Bucli, n large quantity was quiie unfit for the work, and therefore not used in the walls ; in conseciiieiice of which we were put to some additional expense, in order to remove them out of the way. The quantity allowed in the estimate is all that was lit for use. .'Jrd. The drain here alluded to, was made nltogether for the convenience of the Contractor; it has been included in the measurement of the excavation, which is more than he is strictly entitled to, 4th. No cliarge has been made fur these joints in the estimate finally paid to Mr. IJucll. .Oth. For this stone 18s. 2d. a;ul ten per cent, has been paid, which is. equal lo what he has demanded or nearly so. fidi. Mr. Bucll never applied to have any ijlrsied stone measured, nor docs it appear from any document in this office, that there was any. 7th. The cut stone was reduced to the quantity allowed in the estimate, by dressing the end joints, wliicli was necessary to make them fit fur the work, according to the specification. 8th. There was no extra work on the Arch stones prepared by Mr. lUiell, tliey were merely neatly dressed and wrought to close joints as required by the specilicn- lion. 9th. The claim for extra quarrying of Arch Stones, is (juile unreasoiiablo and inadmissible. I .It Millr Jtoc.hrs Culvert. Ist. Not more tlian (i yards can have been built be low this foundation to whiiii he is entitled. 2nd. The excavating o( this drain was not more expensive than that of the foundation, and tlicrefoic 1 sec no reason lor any extra eliarge on it, and it was ne- cessary for him, to enable him to drain his work, and consc(|Ucntly a great advantage being paid for it. 3rd. I'or blasted rock Is. a yard extra will be a fair allow iuicc. Uli. live s-liillings a i\\y ns allowed in the estimate, !\as the usual price paid to masons at the ti, alluded to. 5th. (is. Gd., as allowed in tiic estimate, was the usual price paid to masons at the time alluded to. fitli. (Js. *)U. a (lay w ill iil.so be sufficient for this work, and ilierclure an addi- tion of (id. a day for W'/ days will bo a fair allowance. 7tli. 3s. a tiny for Si) days nioy lie nllowcd for this, as ilcniniHktl ■ till. nc- Hagc to Is at l(i>'i- I 1 i mil. Is. a yard has bccii paid for this, whicii is ciinivniciu to 19s. a cor J, bciiij; the value of the stone used. Dth. The claim of a labourer for .'» days at 33. l>d. may be allowed, Ihs. 'Jd. 10 &L 11. These claims for extra prices upon the Arch Stones, ore unadmissible for the same reasons as have been given on items H and 9 of the claim at Moulinclie Culvert. 12th. There is no extra work here, beyond what is shewn in the plan. 13th. This stone was not fit for the purpose, and therefore it was taken up, li'U the Contractor can have no claim in consctiuencc. 14th. This coping was not laid originally according to the specification, and therefore Mr. Uuell cnn have no claim for it, the Contractor being bound to rcmovi' it at his own expense. lyth. This stone was not of the proper size for the coping ; according to the •specification, and therefore Mr. Uucll can have no claim for it. IG & 17. These items depend on the claim for delay, on account of the itjcc tion of cement in 1835. lOlh. This stone was dressed during the preceding year, and split by exposure to frost in the winter, and therefore rejected as not fit for the work. 19th. All the excavation of the Archway should have been done by the Con tractor at 7d. lie neglected 327 yards, for which he had to pay Is. ,V,d. per yard extra, = £17 lis. Gd. which amount must be charged to Mr. Buell, who has been fully paid for all the excavation which he took out between the wings. 20th. All the loose stones that were piled for measurement from the excavation were duly measured and returned in the estimate. 2 1 St. This .stone was rejected because it was injured by Frost, and therefore unfit for the work, consetiuenily nothing can be allowed for it. 22nd. Tills may be allowed £3 5s. 23rd. This may be allowed 15s. 7i 'Jltli. This claim for covering the Arch with cement, has been already ifjcctod by Mr. Mills, who drew up the specification, and therefore it will remain with the iioard to decide u|)0!i it. 25tli. None of tlio stones here alludod to, were used on the Canal, they were quite unfit for it, and Mr. lUiell was accordingly desired to remove theni. lie neglecting to do so, obliged ns to pay Mr. Tait. the Contractor for the adjoining section, the sum of Xl'J 13s. 6d, which must be charged against Mr. IJuell. .It Jinhin son's Creek Culvert 1st. Mr. liuell received 30 per cent on the back- ing in addition to the sum of IGs. making altogether about 20s. 9j — the full value of it. 2nd. Tiie exti i height of this work was done by Mr. Truax, the sub-confrncloj-, and the amount |>aid to him. 3rd. The prict of this ditch was settled by Mr. Mills, with iub-iontruclors, wlin did the work; and t.iis roudwav was not more difliculi 8 k'u. The price of Id. extra, as allowed in the estimate, was settled by Mr. wiih the sub-contractors who did the work, and therefore Mr. Bucll can have no claim on this head. 5th. This has already bten paid to Mr. Truax who did the work. Gth. The stones cut by Mr. IJucIl for the club screws were bad and rejected, and consequently new ones were procured from Mr. Truu.x. 7»h. This may bo allowed £3 15s. 8th. This may be allowed £3 Is. 6d. 9th. This can only be for 1156 feet in the ends above the springing course, and if any thing were due for it Mr. Trua\ would l)c entitled to it as hi. did the work. )0, 11, 12. These arc uiiadmissible for the reasons given on the same items of the Mille llochcs Culvert. 13th. The Board must decide this point for the reasons given on item No. 2 1' of the Mille Roches claim. ./?/ Wood's Creek Culvert. 1st. The proper quantity of mason's work re- quired for this Culvert, has been allowed in the estimate. It appears that in consequence of the Contractor sinking the cxcavaiiou below the proper level, some extra work was required, Out as this was caused by his own ne- glect he can have no claim for payment on account of it ; the workmen were told so at the time when the levels were given to ilicni. 2. This may be allowed .jV of a yard, = 8s. 4d. :V No excavation has been omitted. 4. The excavation of the drain was easier tiian tiiat of the culvert pit, and tliercforc notliinif extra can be allowed for tlii.s, piirticularly as the subcontractor who performed the work agreed to do it at the contract price. .'» The loose stones were measured as they were piled, and none were omitted. (>. Gs., with the addition ol 'W per cent, was a sullicient remuneration for tins work. 7. 'J his work was done liy Messrs. C. Kerr wV Co.. who were paid for it, and therefore Mr. Buell can have no claim whatever on this account. 8. The cement was furnislie! in 18:{r>, ut which time the price allowed in the estimate was a fair one, in addition to which 10 per cent, was paid on it. !). This may be allowed £17 8 1). 10 Price too high, allow 8s. Id. which is the highest price that has been paid. 11. This may be allowed £,'> 7 (J. 12. The Roard must decide this point, for the roaso .• gi"cn in item No. 24 of JVlilie llochcs Culvert. • // Cornwall (Uilvcrt. 1. The price paid for this stone was (piitc suflicicnt, particularly as it was not fit for the work, and it would have been of no use, if it iiad not been burned into lime. iinil tlio aid, of 9 2. This drain was made for tlie convenience of tlie contractor, it lias bouii paid for at tiie contract price for excavation, wliicii is all that he can be entitled to, particularly as it was not more ditKcult than the culvert pit. 3. There is no extra work on these arch stones, they are merely neatly dres- sed, and wrought to close joints, as required by the specitication. 4. This claim fur extra quarrying is quite unreasonable and inadmissible. 5. These springers were not properly dressed when delivered. The presunl contractor has allowed nothing extra for them, and therefore nothing extra can by allowed to Mr. Buell for tlicm. G. This sand was rejected by the resident Engineer, as unlit for the work- The present contractor subsequently procured sand of a much better description from St. Regis. ' 7. This lime was put into a shed, and left there ; some persons afterwards took boards oif this shed, in consequence of which the lime slacked, and burst the shed, and subsequently the boards of the shed were taken away altogether, and tl lime was spoiled in consociuencc. j le 8. These arch stones were originally put down in the .vay of the bank on sec- tion No. 26, from which it was necessary to remove them, to enable the contractor for that section to go on with his work, and therefore I cannot see that Mr. Buell has any right to make a claim on this account. With reference to his claim. No. 2, on the iMillo Roches Culvert, I have to re- mark that his extra charge for stone is inadinissable, because no extra stone was required beyond what is called for by the spccilication. If Mr. Buell chose to go to Sheik's Island for stone, 1 can see no reason why he should be paid for doing so. The sand as well as the rest of the materials were, by the contract, required to be delivered to the satisfaction of the resident Engineer. The sand here alluded to did not satisfy me, and therefore I rejected it, which it was my duty to de, accord- ing to the terms of the contract ; but this work having been performed in 183G, he received 30 per cent additional, instead of 10 per cent, which he would have receiv- ed had it been done in 1835. With regard to his claim. No. 2, on the iMoulinettc Culvert, for damages on account of my unreasonably anulling the culvert contract, the board will see, by referring to my report of Utli July 1830, that this coiitrart was declared null and void by me in con.sequonce of tlio contractor's ncL'lf , the year before I canje i 'he Canal, and it 10 is therefore impossible for me, at this distant period to draw up a full report on tliein. llavinr', however, made all the inquiry I could respecting it, the result of which is here submitted. 1 must leave the board to decide upon it. Mr. Ross, the subcontractor for the JMille Roches Culvert, claims £204 Os. Gd. on the following grounds vijz. .€103 'Gs. Gd. for damages su.staincd I)y him in having 1 2 masons, and 11 la- borers kept idle on his hands, between the 27tli August, and 23d October, 1835, in consequence of the rejection of the cement by Mr. Mills. He states that he actu- ally paid this amount lo his men, and indeed more, thatdnring npnrt. of thn time ho employed them on other work, wlicrcby be thus reduced his loss one half. He also clolms £72 being as he slates 4 months wages for himself at 7s. Gd. a day, for half the time he was kept idle, and also iI29 for a man and a pair of Horses, which he says were kept idle for the same reason, making in all i'204 Gs. Gd. He says his actual loss was much greater than this sum. Mr. Scott, the subcontractor for the Cornwall Culvert, under Mr. Buell, claims jE35 19s Gd for wages paid to his men when kept idle in 183G, waiting for the Board to decide whether this Culvert should go on or not. Ho also claims £52 8s 4d for labour performed to the excavation and drain. All that is due for labour performed to the excavation and drain, has I believe been returned in the estimate at the contract price. Tlic merits of the claims for losses by detention, can only l)e decided by the Hoard, and I would merely remark respecting tlicm, lliatiftlio labourers here represented to have been kept idle, had applied for work on the other parts of the canal, tlioy would have found no difficulty in obtaining it, and this would in my opinion deprive them of all grounds of claim even if they had aright to it in other respects, which however, I am not prepared to admit. On the whole I feel it my duty to remark, that Mr. Eueil has no claim to any Xavorablc consideration of his demands, bocau.si! he has given uuicli trouble, and by neglecting to perform his contract properly, he hasobliifcd tlic board to employ other persons to complete his work ; and no\v when this work which he has contracted to perform, has been done by others, he comes forward after an absence of two years with these numerous claims. I have endeavoured however, to report upon the whole impartially, and to the best of my ability at this distance of time, for the informa- tion of the Board, and I trust that they will be enabled to come to a satisfactory decision respecting them. I have the honor to be ^ir, your mo.st ob't. scrv't. GEO. PniLLl'OlTS, Li Col. K. E. Honorable John McDonald, President Sfc. Ordered, that the foregoing report be handed to Mr. Buell, to enable him to prepare his reply for the present session of the Board. The resident Engineer sub- mitted his report upon the claim of Messrs Rcid and Shephard for damages, on ac- count of detention in the execution of their work on lock No. 2, in the summer of 1S35, which was read as follows: I Sir, (SV. Lawrence Canal Of/ice, Cnrnua/l, 2G/A Jtinc, 1839. In reporting upon the claim of Messrs. Reid and Shephard, for da- niagc- amounting to the sum of JC1G72 on account of their having been retarded r siib- U in tlic execution of tiieir work at Lock No. 2, in the summer of 1835, in conse quence of tlic rejection of their Cement by Mr. Mills. I beg leave to refer to my report of 25tli April 1837, on a siniilai claim made by Messrs- Hardy Si, Co. in which I have entered fully into the subject of cement &c. and as the particular circumstances alluded to by Messrs. Heid and Sliephard, on which their claim is founded, occurred before 1 came to the Canal, and as some of the members of the Board, arc already better acquainted with the facts than 1 can possibly be, they will best be able to decide on this point, as well as on their claim for £1000, in con- sequence of the resident Engineer, Mr. Mills, having refused to accept the Hull Cement, and obliged them to purchase it at a liigher rate at Massina. I may however reinark, that the contract requires that the Cement shall bo of the first quality of water lime, and therefore Mr. Mills was fully justified in obliging the con- tractors to procure cement of that quality, and they can have no ground of claim, if that which they furnished was not of that description. With regard to their claim, for an additional allowance of 3733 yards of em- bankment at Lock No. 2. I have the honor to state, that I have been assured by Mr. George Keefer, who had charge of this work, that the quantity which has been al- lowed in thtir estimate is the whole quantity actuiilly filled up by them, which he as- certained by actual measurement at the time the work was performed. It is quite true that the quantity of earth excavated for the Lock pit was greater than the quantity we liave allowed them for filling in, but as a large proportlofi of this excavation formed a part of the embankment here alluded to, and consequently was never .noved again, the Contractors can have no grounds for claim on account of it. In my report of 25lh May 1838,1 have entered fully into, their claim (or damages, in consequence of the removal of the site of Lock No. 3, and given extracts from two letters from Mr. Mills, from which it appears that the Contractors sustained no injury, whatever by the removal of this lock, and I see no rcnson to aller the opinion 1 then gave on the subject, which was unfavorable to their claim. With regard to their claim for an additionfcl pric3 of I2i. Gd per yard, for building 160 yards in the sunken breast of Lock No. 3, with dear cement, 1 think it is most un- reasonable. The stone employed on this p:ut of their work was not better than that scribed in the sprcitication for the backing of the whole of the looks, which is required to be " large vvell-sliapcd flat stones," and therefore no additional labor was pecessary ill procuring this material, but rn extra quantity of Cement was certainly used, about 40 barrels in IGO yards, which at 8s. Id. per barrel will atnountto£16 3s, 4d, and this sum may he fairly allowed them. The sura o{ £i3 12!^. lid. paid to Mr. Bouron, has been already credited to them in their accounts, and under the circumstances of the case, I am disposed to recommend that the sum of CO fOs. which tiiey paid to some labourers at Lock No. 3, by my ver- bal order, may also be allowed, but 1 can see no reason whatever for allowing their claim of £r) 15s. alleged to have been paid by them to Mr. Fleming, for measuring Lock No. 2, the employment of whom by the contractors was quite unnecessary, in- asmuch as it made no dificrcnce in the final measurement and calculation of this Lock, which was made to the satisfaction of the Contractors, without any reference whatever to any thing that has been done by Mr. Fleming, or any other person than those cm- ployed in this ofiice I have the honor to be Sir, Honorahle John McDcnald, Your most obedient servant, GEO. PHILLPOTTS, Lt. Col. R. E, I President Sfc, 12 Mr. Hector Maiisonsiibmitleil a claim for the payment of stone tiikcii from his quar- ry for the use of the canal, and for the cost of clearing his land of the broken stone left thereoa. Ordered, That '2s. a cord for 50.i cord ot stone taken for the use of the locks be 'paid to the claimant, the claim for cleaiiuf; the land of broken stone, haviMg- been already settLd, is now inadmissib'e. Mr. Tunis Vancamp liiavins appeand before tlielioard, on the siil)ject of aclaiin submitted by him, as executor 10 tlie estate of the late Kvaii Uoyce, and on behalf of the infant heir to said estate, for land taken and damage done to the properly, it was mutually agreed that in full paymoni and satisfaction of the said claim, the sum of Three Hundred and Twenty-Five Pounds l)c paid lo the claimant ; the commissioners reserving the right of approprialinj;' such further land from tlio prcinlMes albresaid as may be required for the erection thereon of a block House with a road, in addition to the laud set forth in said claim- Mr. Charles Hollister submitted a claim for fences destroyed, and for the use of land on which shanties were erected by the contractors, for Section No. I. Resolved, That the claim for fences destroyed cannot be entertained, and that one pound five shillings be paid for the use of the lands on which shanties were erected. George Crawford, Esq., contractor for Locks Nos. 5 and G, came before the Board, on the subject of the detention by the engineers of a portion of the estimate for work performed on that contract, and to cover any loss iliat niigiu hereafter be sustained in completing the work, should it require to be re-let. Ordered, That the works on Locks Nos. 5 and 6 having been suspended by or- der of the Connnissioners, in consequence of the want of funds f"! ihcir further pro- secution, the full amount of the work performed be paid lo the contractor. The resident Engineer submitted his report upon ihc claim of Mr. Nathaniel Tait, for short measurement of excavation on Section No. 9, wliich was as follows : Sir, "SV. Lawrence Canal OJficc, Cornwall, 21 st June, 1839. With reference to Mr. Tail's claim of £276 .5 9J, which he states to be duo to him on Section 9, 1 have the honor to report, that the statement which he has submit- ted in support of it is quite erroneous, the mucking and loose stone being incor- rectly taken into account as if they formed so many yards of embankment, and the shrinkage being taken at 12j per cent, instead of 10 per cent. The following is the detailed statement of the quantities from which his csiimale for Nov«mber last has been calculated, the amount ol which is £3,020 1 9, 'instead of £2,943 10 9 J , as he has stated : w- /•■' The Bank measures - - - . North Bank at the Culvert - Mucking &,c. replaced by embankment GC9'20 )ardi 50()2 m) Deduct required to fill road-way at Mille Roches Total 728,52 200 Total embankment performed From which deduct for Excavation as fallouts : Excavation ------- 29,512 Loose Stones •"«?,•» = 2427 Stones blasted 4:{G 2,803 72G32 yards Excavation actually |)ut in Bank 20,049 13 Excavation actually put in hank Deduct shrinkage, H) per cent Leaving for einhanknicnt prone.- Excavation - - . . . I>o Cutting out birm - Mucking - . . . Extra excavation taking up bridce Stones blasted . . . Loose stones - . . _ Kmbanknient from oxcavation 26,G4y 2,005 •^9,5 12 100 23,981 48,048 yards. 29,078 1 030 003 430 3,031 - 3,100 ».ovrL;'iTS::/r,E;l;L''jr;;n;^^^^ "- — po„. »,> I have the Jionor to be Sir, Your most obedient servant, Honorable John McDonald, ^'^''' **"^LP*«''"i'S Lt. Coi.. K E. President, Sfc. j Tait>r;:;nSo?trk''rS!o;lt7r'^ ^' ^'r. Natlnune, ved no remuneration. " '^"' ''' ^""^ ^"'"'■'' ^'« ^"«&«« that he has recei- St. Lawrence Catial Office, Cornwall, 29th Juno, 1839. • I"". ™ SBClioi, No° .i.a, ,he „„,„„„ „r y„,,;,..,.:,;.;,':3 L',t,: rr , "* : ' '™* %?r'' '""■ I'o. removing slipped banks preparatory to puddling, Making in nil for these t«'o de.scnp: ions of work, 3900 4455 }i355 yards. I his antount is loss than thai iini)trv iVT.. t.* r , in consequence of ,ha, es.i.n^'ig included unlr 1^1.' '';'''''"'? °''^"i;'' '«^«> ""^^ «!o>'"".i"at...l "excava.ionof puddle ditch." " port.on of the xvork Hy referring to (he rstin)a(c for April hisi «c «h-»ll fm.! fl.„, .i. • . put in drains, - . .' '''"' "^ ""»"'""' "'«"'»« «|uantiiy of stones Together with the quantity of lJn,shvvoo, \\ illidiawii 15 7 1 I 17 I « 4 ' 1 I'J ! 18 10 , 7 2 2 4 I 11 i 9 2 3 82 G 5 15 17 9 A' IG G IG G 6 5 7.1 G , G i' 5i I 1 > f 5 I 7 G s. II 19 6 3 144 II 5i 15 78 Amount brouglit Ibrward - - (>, Work done by Tniux, und paid tor. 7, Cutting round belt course, allowud, 8, 41 I'cct square course, (not used) - - - 9, Work done bv Truax, 10, II, 12, Sec 8 a- " 9 Mou/hicUe. 13, 20j yards cement coat with per centagc, Wood's Creek Culvert. 1, Inadmissible, 2, Allow J^ yards urcli stone laid, - - - - 3, The lull (juantity of excavation has been paid lor. 4, Withdrawn. ,'), Allow 25 yards loose stoue, 0, 38^ days teaming extra per day, - at 7, 33j " ox team at 8, Extra on 17 barrels cement - - ut 9, 4f)5 bushels lime used iu rebuilding, - 10, 13 barrels cement i 1 , 380 bushels sand 12, 40J yds. cement coat, with per contage, at 45s. Cornwall Culucrt. 1, Claim lor extra price of stone deferred for fu- ture consideration. 2, Do do. 3, Ho do. 4, Do do. 5, Allow on springers for arch, 84 I'eet, ui Is' 9d I 23 (i, Claim for sund, iuadnii.ssililo. !j 7, Allow for 400 bushels lime !• si by dctontiun, 9d.;j 15 Allow amount short paid on former estimates . !l 1 1 JC s 15 1 17 18 16 18 8 10 7 19 15 {» 13 d. il £ a 10 6 G 3 9 G 6 85 — 158 1.^ 5 I 2 -! 50 8 Hod Tiic poilion of Mr. IjuoII's claim which is based iipun the temporary suspension ui ilic work, in conscijucncc of the rejection of cement by the resident Engineer, be de- furied for consideration at a fuller meeting of the Boaid. The report of the residcni iMigiiiccr, on the claims of Messrs. lleifl &, Shepherd, hiuiiisi; been read to Mr Heid, and he having been heard in support of the several ilcnis Resolved. Tlint tlie Hon. P. V'nnkoiiglinet be re(|U(;sfed to investigate with liic Secretary, and Assistant liug'necr, such portion of said claims in presence of i\lr. lic'd, as have reference to the calcniiiiionx in the cslitnalcs as to the |)aymcnts iuaeoti lo finish. lU his own siaienient ii appears t'lat he Miilv finishi'd iU'J leei, and iherefore it is evident he has no claim on this hea'd. I!* This niii\ lie allowed il It <■ 17 20. & 22. Require further consideration. 21. This is for carrying 1622 yards of excavation an extra distance not exceed n.fitJsuSn;."^^"'^" '''■ ''' '^^" ""--'^ - ^'^ EstiSenvSl "'•^t::^:^^:^zr^^^^ ^- ^een ^d 24. This is f'Jrcemen, furnished to Mr. Scott for building the Arch. He has been charged 49 barrels in .he estimate, and he alleges that he onk u ed JO. Mr. Bathgate the foreman, ivhohad charge of the work at the time has been questioned particularly as to this poinf, and he still asserts the above mentioned quantity was given to Mr. Scott. ' 25. Requires further consideration. | 26. Allowed, subject to measurement. " 27, 28, &. 29. Inadmissible. " 30. 'lhL< paving of this Culvert was so badly doiic^ that Mr. Scott was ordered to take It up again, which he refused to do, and therefore I have refused to nav lor it . I J " 31. Contract price sufficient, subject to measurement. " 32, 33, 34, & 35. Price allowed, subject to measurement. " 36. Inadmissible. I have the honor to be Sir, your most ob'l. serv't. „ „ r . u n ,; ^^"^ ^'HILLPOTTS, Lt. Col. R. E. Honornole John McUonald, President S^c. The lorcgoing irport having been read to iMr. Scolt, and his explanation of the sundry iloms ol his clniui being heard, — Resolved. No. 1. 564 bushels lime, 74 allowed subject to revision.; 2. -- ■ ...-...' 72 yards sewer wall 13s. Cd. allowed 195 feet dressed stone not laid, 6d. 44 " Coping, Is. 6(1. 246 " in Bridge Wall. 6d. 22 lineal feet allowed. Allow 3s. 9d. per yard extra on & 9, inadmissitile. 6 yards at 9 ,\,d. subject to revision. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. », 10 11, & 12. 068 yards 2s. do. 13. 7 yards masonry Contract price, and 3s. 9d. 14. 4436 feet stone, dressed for seiver, 4s. 2d. 15. & 16. Inadmissible. 17 & 18. do. 19. Arch stone delivered by Buell, allowed £35. 20. Reserved. 21. Inadmissible. 22. Rei-ervtd. 2.S. 8 days mason pointing, 8s. 24 and 25. Reserved. 26. 10s. per cord, subject to measurement. 27. Detention of scow— referred to Engineer. 28. Reloading do do do do I do do yards N. W. Pier. i 18 29, & 30. Fnndmissiblc. M. 127 yards masonry, allow contrnci prirc, and 3s. Od. por yard. 32. Masonry of Culvert, Scwcr and Ccss-1'ool, subject to measurement. 33. Masonry of Arcli. do 31. Excavation of Culvei^t pit and Sewer Arc. allow contract price. 35. 21 1 cords of stone delivered— allowed, subject to measurement. 3G. Inadmissible. The following claims for damage to properly on the lino of the Cunnljiaving been submitted it Mas Resolved, That the Honorable P. Vaiikonginiet and I'ctcr Shaver, Cscjuire, be requested to inspect the |)ren)i!jes &c. on which tlie sundry claims have originated, and endeavour to arrange with ihe'claimnnts. Claim of Samuel Moss .Jacob IJrown, Wni. Stuart. W. Stonebiimer, liobcrt Taylor, Amount SIVM 11 11 IGl 8 !) 185 I J 2V.) i;'. 3 " 13 y\t a mcctinp of the; Commissioners held at Cornwall, on the I7th, 18th and lUth July, 18:3!): i'RKSENT. IIONOKAIJLE .lOllN Al'DON-VLU, I'liKsiDnN-r. ll(.).N()liABI,E JtJllN HAMILTON, liO.NOUAlJLE IMIiUl* VAMvOUCllNET, GEOHCK LONULEY, > PETER SilAVi:i{, [ JAMES SAMPSON, ) Etjijuiics. The minutes of tlio prcctdinif meotini^ were reuii. 'I'liu Cuumiittec appointed at the luyt meeting to investigate sundry claims for damage to property, reported : On the claim of Mr. Samuel Moss, they have allowed nMit ol o acres of liind, occupied for the use of the Canal, from June, 183-1, to June, 1810, () years, at2.)s. -M 10 t) Kent of 2 acres from December, 1837, to .Tune. 1840, U y'r. at 2r>s. :{ !.'> ir 1 1 o The remaining item of claim the Committee did not feel autlioriscd to act upon. On the claim of Mr. Jacob Brown, they have allowed — removing fence across farm twice --.--.. .'"> !0 Apple Trce.s, at OOs. :i0 Rent of land occupied witli stone, - - r - . 3 15 On the claim of William Stoueburnor they have allowed— I'or !) Apple trees - - . . . ' . . . ^j ^.^^^ ^,^ ,^ uemoving garden icnce '"no £ 3-i The remaining part of the cluun the coaunittec did not fool authonsed to act upon, j The resident Engineer submitted u letter uddrcsstid to him by Mr. Simon l'"ra- ser.in reference to the measurement of loose and blasted stone on Section No (> with Ins report thereon, which was read as follows ; ' St. Lawrence Canal Of/ice, ^ Cornwall, Hlh July, 1839. , W'th reference to Mr. Fraser's claim, I have the honor to re])ort as follows ■ Mr. !• raser irn^ been p.iul lor 70(; yards of loose .stone, and 100 yards of blasted >\ liereas 111 the statenientwliicli accompanies bis claim lie usks only G21 * viu-ds of Ooso .stone, and 70 yards of bla.sted stone. lli.s bro.her, who is the original r'oa tractor placetl Iroiii 500 to 000 yards of stone iniiiroperly, contrary to the direc tK)n.s ol iMr.^. Iveefer, who desired him to remove them, which he refused to do Hi coiiscciueiice ol winch tiie payment of 10i» yards has been retainod, and these stones have never to this day been moved, a.s".stated in Mr. S. Frn^cr'.s memorial andllierotore i\Ir. lveelcr.state,s thathe now could hiue told Mr. Fraser that thev were placed to hj.s salisfactioii. • ^ A copy of his eslinuite lias been .suul to him. lie ha.', been fully naid for ovcrv thing on .'-'cction Ko. U. .^ i j 1 iia\e the hoiiui lu be | •Sir, Vour most obedient servant. GEO. PIIILLl'OTTS, Lr. Col. U. i: HonorabU John McDonald, i'residcnt i^'c. Resolved, That the claim of Mr.Simon Fraser is inadmissible. The resident Engineer submitted his rci.ort npon the clai.n of My. t'cer An derton, contractor or Section No. 11, in reference to the work on that e ■, o" which was read, as follows : ^ : iij \i ■ 20 St. Lawrence Canal Office, Cornwall, ^Ih July, 1830. hilB, In reply to ll»c menioriul of IMr. Aiulorton, contractor for Section No. 11,1 have the honor to report thut lie liiis alrcndy been paid 7ld. per yard for the whole of his work, with per ccntago, uccordinj; to llic resolution of the Board, and timt in conse»iuciu:c of .^lr. Mills' report of 27th May, i^'Mi, ho has been miid Id. u yiirii, lor Hi.tKJO, yards, being tiirec-fifths of the whole quantity opposite the wall, IIS recommended by Mr. Mills ; that the excavation of the f) feet birm has not been omitted in the incusurenicnt, as he has stated ; and that •K)0 yards of rejected earth, which lay u|»on the puddle, have been paid for at ad, w ith :iO per cent., instead of Id, which he now asks, and therefore it appears that he has no claim whatever for any thinfe further on this section. ' I have the honor to bn ' Sir, I Your most obedient servant, GEO. PHILLPOTTS Lt. Coi,. K E. Honornhk John AIcDonuld, I'ltsidcnl, iff. Mr. Anderson having been heard in support of this claim. Resolved, That the claim for furtiier paymcut for work on Section No. 1 1, can not bo entertained. Tlic resident Engineer, submitted a report upon the joint cluini of iieid & Shepherd, and U. &- V. McKay, Lock contractors, for additional payment for the work performed, in the extension of the wing walls of the Locks, which was road as follows . Sin. iSV. Lawicncc Ciinnl ()//icr, Cornwall, 2nd July, 1 839. Willi relereiice to the claim of Messrs. !{eid&. Slicplierd, Contractors for locks Nos. 2 & 3, and Messrs. K. «&i 1'. McKay contiaetors for Lock No. 4, asking for nn additional piico ol l.s. twl. and 2.-), (id. in all (is. 10'd per yard, for the extension of the wing walls of the Lock.s, I have the honour to report that I can sec no reason whatever for either of these claims. The first charge of 4.s. 4J is made on the presumption that in allowing 17s. (Jd. per yard for the dilTerence between 5000 yards and the qi,iiitity contained in the original \Ann, the extra allowance thus paid has amounted to that !»um lor each yard ofmasunr} in the b dy of tlie Lock, which however i.s erroneous, as it will not in any case exceed '.is. O^tl. ]hit whatever may have been the amount thu.s paid to the eontractor.s in coiLsequeiioe of the alteration of the plan of the locks, I am of opinion that the coiitiiict price which has been paid to them for ihc wing walls is amply suf- ficient, and t' erefore I do not think t!iat any portion of 17s. fid. should be allowed oil this iiuit of the Lock, and still less the sum of 2s. fid. additional per yard, which they a.-^k in consc(iueiicc of the alleged extra expense incurred in procuring stone, because ihcy would have had to return to the quarry for more stone whether the wings had been extended or not. To tlii.i iiiuiiioriiil Messrs. Held & Siiepheid, have added a postscript, stating that the dcHluction of 12s. per yard is too much for cut stone, in reply to which I have ciiily to obsjcivc, that 4 feet per cubit yard is the proportion of cut stone required to 81 make the oxtoiwion of the wing wuIIh equivalent U, tl u foot lias ong boon Bottlod with tho contniotors ... n fair price for rest of tho Lock, ..ul that Js price for cut stone. I hnvc (he honor lo he Sir, Vonr most oljcdient lervant, tiEO. PfllLLFOTTS, Lr Coi.. H. K. Honorable John McDonald, President Sfc. Tho coutractorH for Locks Nos. 2 A: 3, and for Lock No 4 hnvinn, ».«^. » i with their counsel Mr. Malloch. in explanation anilpt^ ^''''^ Resolved, Thot the Board see no reason wlmtevet, to alter tho docision arrived nt as exprcssod .n tho resolution passe.l at tho mootini of the 12th and 3^^ torn borI838,andthat the agrocmont with tho contractorafor tho work 1 tic SssTs having been made when the pncos of labor and provisions had . advanced no cS for per centage thereon can bo allowed. »u'uiii.i,u, no ciaim In reference to the portion of tho claim of Messrs. Roid &, Shephard for loss l.v detention in consequence of the rejection of Cement by the resi^nt EnSer the question was put, whether the principle of a claim for detention bo adndsslllle Ykab. Messrs. IMcDoimld, Vankoughnot, Longlcy, Shaver. Nays. Hamilton, Sampson. .. VT 'o^'^'S'^^*^ *''.*'"', '"*"■ ^''^^''^'O'' '>cin« udmilled, tho claim of XI250 sub- mitted by Rcid & Shoj)httrd, «'as considered. *i-ou suo Moved, That tho sum of £V^7 bo allowed in full thereof, which was'/o^l""""' ^^'' ^""'*°"fe'''"«' P'-°P°««'» that tho sum of £200 be allowed, Yeas. Alessrs. Vankoughnot, Longley. The orif,'iiial motion being put was carried. Yeas. Messrs. McDonald, Hfunilton, •• Shaver, Sampson, ' i ; ' I • if ; - u i j = I . Ni((ys. Messrs. McDonald, Hamilton, Shaver, San> I. Nay.s, Messrs. Vankoughnot, Longley. The claim of XlOOO in consequence of the refusal of the resident Engineer to accept Hull cement being considered. r^oiuLni r^ngmcer, Resolved unanimously, That the claim is inadmissible. The claim for alteration of the site of Lock No. 3, inadmissible. '■'I 22 The claim lor a portion of the work being built with clear cement, having boon considered. Resolved, That 8s. 8d. per barrel on 71 barrels bo allowed, that the claim for £(y 10s. paid to labourers by verbal order of the E' icer be admitted, but that the claim for amount paid to Mr, Fleming for measurement of the Locks, cannot be en- tertained. The claim of Mr. Thomas Scott submitted, and reported upon at tiio last inoct- ing of the Board, and then partially adjusted, being reconsidered, the following itcin.s not decided upon at that time were adjusted as follow s : Items. 11, & 12. Allow, 8G8 yards at 2s. per yard. 20, &- 25, " 17G days at 4s. per day. 22. Allow, difference jf labor 72^ days at (Js. 3d. per day. 24, Allow, for 19 barrels cement. 26, Allow, 40 Co-ds, 27, & 28. Inadmissible. 33. Allow, 15M yjirds 36, Inadmissible Ordered, That the estimate of the Engineer, for the work performed by M r. Scott, tic made out in conformity with the above, and the t'ormcr adjustincut of his claims, and that the amount due bo paid to him upon his giving a discharge in the full of all claims. The claim of A. N. Buell for detention, ia consequence of the rejection of ce- ment by the resident Engineer was reconsidered, and Mr. Hoss the subcontractor (having a power of an Attorney from Mr, Buell, to act on his behulf) being heard in explanation and support of the claim. Resolved, That the sum of Eighty Seven Pounds Ten Shillings be allowed in full thereof. Resolved, That in consequence of the tfu.-iitiision of the works, it is expedient to reduce the establishment connected with tiio !Sl. Lawrence Improvements, and as it is desirable to retain the valuable services ol Col. I'liillpoUs, that he he ro(|uestcd to continue in his present situation at the reduced salary or.t;r>00 per annum till the end of the nc.\t Session of the Legislature of the I'rovince. Resolved, That as it is considered expedient to continue the olRcc of Secretary, during the suspension of the works at a reduced iite, Mr, Hume shall he ollerod the option of remaining in his present situation on a s^alary of ^-'200 per annum until, the end of the nc.\t Session of the Legislature. The above resolutions having been read to the resident Kngineer, and Secreta- ry, they severally declared their accordance with the terms thereof E N G I N E E U'S U E " O U T St. Lawrence Cancl OJIce, Cornwall, 1st December, 183l>, It IS mud: to lie regretted that during the past season, little or nothing has been done towards the completion of this canal, and that the Banks have in some places sustained much injury in conscqucHcc 23 I am happy liowcver, to have it in my power to report, that although tlic expense of fini&Iiing the work will thus he in some mcjisiirc increased, yet tlie damage thul has hitherto been sustained, has not been so great as I expected, and if the work be now pushed forward without furtlior deliiy, it will not be of much consequence, but every year that it is allowed to remain in its present state, will add very materially to the injury which an unfinished work of this kind must necessarily, receive from its being so exposed to the effects of the trying climate of this country. 1 have during the past season brought the water of the river St. Lawrence, down through the whole line ot the Canal, from the head of the Long Sault to the Lower Locks, this was nocessary in order to prevent tiie bad effects whicii were apprehended with much reason, from having large quantities of stagnant water in some parts of the canal, and which had been much complained of during the former season, by the inhabitants living in the neighbourhood, it has aKso afforded the means of preserving the wooden floors iii <.io foundation of the Locks by cover- ing them with water, and it has enabled me to try the blinks in some of the sections, the result of which has been more satisfactory particuiajriy in sections No. 12, 17 &. 18, where you are aware that the embankment in souuj parts is very high and quite close to the river. In the two latter sections water has been nearly 8 feet deep for some time past, and still continues at that depth. It is much to be regretted that the other parts of the canaKcainiot be fdledin the same way, in consequence of the small openings that were left as drains, while the work was in progress, these openings might all of them be filled up for a small sum not exceeding £5,000 to 7,000, and the expenditure of the amount alone next year would be the greatest service to the work, but if it were increased to £11,000 the three town locks might be completed and opened for use which would be very advan- Uigeous to the work in many ways. Some exi)onse has ncce ssarly been incurred, also in making small dams balow tach of the locks, in order to retain the water which comes in from the Sault to a proper level on the foundations, and in keeping some of the surface drains open, the neglecting of which would be most injurious. 'I'lic road Culverts at Mille Roches and iMoulinetto, also require trequcMit attention during the winter, to prevent the ice from accumulating and rendering them im[)assable. , Ftom the statement of payments made by the i^ccrctary, it will appear that £ t.OtiO 7 3i| hiivc been expended during the past year, the greatest portion of which sum has bien for arrears due the contractors, who have been paid off and settled with, sona; of tlK!.se claims not iiaving been previously brought forward, the total amount has e.\ceeded my expectations In order to meet these demands as well as the other expenses incurred, it became necessary for the commissioners to issue notes bearing interest to the amount of £215 15 81 whicii sum nuist tluTcforc be provided for in addition to the amount ([uired for completing the work, which may now be estimated at £51,600 halifax Cur- rency. In my letter to you of 1 Ith May last, to which 1 here beg leave to refer, 1 allii(K' to some rcmiirks which had been nnido in the discussions that had taken place n;- ipecting this canal, from which ! Iiavc reason to infer that doubts were entertaineil respecting the practicability for making it navigable fok the amount I have stated. I therefore deem it proper again to assure yon, tiiat f have no doubt wiiaiever on the subject unless some unforrscon accident happens, which I see no reason to antici- pate, and I feel quite certain that the amount of tolls which would be collected on this canal if it were iuniicdiately openf^d, would very tar exceed the interest of the money now required to finish the work, and therefore as the large sum which has been ex- pended on it wouhl bo quite useless, and indeed lost to the province until it is finished, and every year's delay wil! add to the c-vpcnsc of doing this, while the province will !■> \m 34 cuntiiiuc tu lose the Tulls which wouid becollccteil uii it. I cannot allow myself to doiibi limt when the subject is properly brought forward, some mode will be adopted for providing the tneans now required without further delay. in my report to you of the 3lst December last, I have cnlercd fully into the statu of every part of the work, and in the concluding paragraph, I have stated the amount required to make it navigable. I have also stated that to give it a fmishcd appearance, a further outlay will be desirable at a future period, but this may be deJn^cd until ilie cnnni is in full ujicrution, as it is not essential to its utility, al- ihougli it cannot be said that the work w ill be ))ermanciitly completed w ithout it. The amount of this latter outlay will be abou' £10,000 or ii 12,000 Halifax Currency, whicli I believe that the Tolls w ill soon realize after it 's in full operation. Besides the injury which this woik must annually suflcr until it is completed, and the loss which the province levied upon it, if it were in < will sustain by not receiving the Tolls which might be pcration, it is mo:>t important that it should be finished as soon as possible, in order iliat an opportunity may be attbrdcd of fully trying every |)nrt of it, and ol ascertaining by expeiicnce whether any improvement can be suggest cd in the mode of constructing the other canals, which arc required to make the route by the St. Lawrence, between Lake Erie and the sea completely available. This is the more desirable as it is probable that ere long ihe t)ilier ponions of raiial her ; nllnded to, will be commenced, for it is not to be supposed that these fer- tile provinces, having from their geographical position the power of drawing nearly the whole of the trade of the Western States by this channel, will much longer delay adopting some efficient means to secure it. In ilir whole route iVom Quebec to Chlcagr), at the head of Lake Michigan, com- ))rising a distance of nearly 1600 miles. The d.flerent portions of Canal required to ))ass Ireinht Steamers of a laijic size, capable of contiiining upwards ofSOOlonsof (Joods, will not altogether exceetUJO miles, as the imvigiuiou from the head of the VVelland Canal on Lake Erie t(r Ciiicago, a distance of 1000 mile« is naturally good iuid fit lor this purpose, in the remaining distance the Uellaud Canal which it is to be hoped will scon he nnlaigcd eoniprisis 28 mili s, llif Lachine 6'««u/ (which also re- quires to be enlarged) nine, this part of the >•{ Lawiccce f amd whicli has be- *i made to pass the I^ong ^ault llj miles, thus leaving only 12 miles to be made at inejinter- vpiiing rapids of the St. Lawrence, from Prcscoti downwurd-i. The portions of this long line of mcsi important inland navigation, which reciuire canals being altogether so very short in comparison with tlie length of the whole route, it is (jiiile evident that large steamers will be iniicli more advamageous under stieh cii- ciunstances than sailiiiit vessels, and (\ccordingiy we (iiul that on Lake Erie, and the Upper Lakes, the number of the former is increasing much faster than that ofthe lat- ter, and as there can be no tnwing on these Upper l^akes, l arge freight steamers simi- lar to those now in use on the Mississippi, and its branclie|^flTl ha\ea most decided advantage over the othei mode of conveyance, tiiisis iii^ffiie measure proved by tie fact, that at this moment the merchants of the Uppci-Jjrecs, are in the habit of order- ing their goods, which are -nt from New York, U^Tne Erie Canal to BufTalo, to be forwarded upwa'-ds in steamers, in preference to smiing vessels, and therefore it fol- lows that if we can bring ihnst! large freight steamers from the Upper Lakes, down to the seaports of Quebec and INluntreal, all the delay and expense of transhipment will be avoided, as well as the long and tedious navigation of the Erie Canal, and conse- quently one of the great advantages which may be most confidently expected to iTsiilt iVom the opening of this communication on the large scale already mostjudi- (■-^nsly adopted by the Legislature of this province, in order to pass the rapids ofthe Long Sault, will be the inducing of (he greatest part ofthe Trade from those states situated to the Westward of Bulllalo.to pass by this ro.ite to the Atlantic, audit is be- lieved tiiat this will b(: effectually secured by uHbrding a continuous iminterrnpted steam navi^'aiioii wiiiioni any iraii!> lipinent in th.^ wholedistance of nearly IGOO miles, lia> if (lie bi/.e ul tlie short intermediate Canals on this route, be reduced to the small Ii 25 MIC ItC, •il- llic laJ- ni- ik'd tic er- be bl- to ill se- to cii- hc tcs c- 0(1 CS, all scale required for schooner navigalion, (ranshipment will be necessary, and thus one of the greatest advantages which the river St. Lawrence naturally enjoys, will be thrown away, and this route will in a great measure cease to have such a decided superiority as it may be made to possess over the Erie Canal, us well us that which intersects it at Syracuse, from Oswego on Lnke Ontario. It will be nuito evident to any one who looks at this part of the map of North America, that surplus produced of all that portion of this continent, which is situated to the Westward of the Falls of INiagara, including the States of Ohio^ Kentucky, Tcnessec, Indiana, INlichigan, Illinois, a part of Missouri, Mississippi and Alabama, together with the Territories of Wisconsin, Missouri and Iowa, must find its way to the ports of the Atlantic, by one of the following routes, viz. 1st. By the Mississippi to New Orleans. 2nd. By the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal to Baltimore. 3rd. By the Ohio and Pennsylvania Canal to Philadelphia 4th. By the Ohio Kanawha and James' River to Richmond, Virginia. 5th. By the Krie Canal from Buffalo, and by the WcllandCanal and Lake ('ntario via. Oswego to New York, fith. I3y the Welland Canal and River St. Lawrence to Montreal and Quebec. 1st. With regard to New Orleans, the climate is an insuperable obstacle to any regular commercial intercourse, being one which no art of man can overcome, the consecjuence of which is, that the Erie Canal from Buffalo already drawn off a great portion of the transport from the Mi.ssissippi, and it is .said that a vcry.large portion of the merchandize intonded for Tenessee, and even for Florence in the State of Alabama, now passes by this route from New York. '2, 3 & 4. With regard to Riiltiniorc, Philadelphia and Richmond, it is true that a quantity of jjroducc and mcrciiandize will generally bo enabled to pass through the Canals and Rail Iioads to and iVomthe.se ports, before the Erie Canal is free ^^ from ice, and tliereforc during two or three weeks in the foriucr and latter part of the seasons, these routes may possibly be sometimes preferred, but as they arc all o: them much longer, and on account of the numerous transhipments far less commodi- ous than the Eric (anal, the latter must at all times have the preference. .')th. It is probiil)lo that New York, will always offer a more steady and certaiu market than either Baliiiuoro, Philadelphia, or Richmond, ' after the navigation was once fairly opened for the season, the Eric Canal will be a far more commodi- ous and cheap comiiiinYieatioii tiian cither of the Ohio Canals, as it is mucli shorter and very much le ss imncdod i)y Lockage, Gth. T he communication between the upper lakes and Montreal and Quebec, is however niucii shorter and more commodious than either of these routes, it is also much le.<.s impeded by Lockage, and far less by Canal navigation, as it enjoys the great advantage of having the River St. Lawrence through nearly the whole extent. It has been oltjected to Montreal and Quebec, that thej' do not afford so good a market for prodiiei; as Now York, and that tiicy are easily overstocked that there i^ban be no doubt, that when once the Inland navigation of these Provinces has been I ^Wo far improved as to render it possi!)lc to bring the Trade of the Western country by this route, mcrcantilo c^taljli.shments of suHicient extent will soon spring up to receive tin; produce of that fertile region, and forward it to the West Indies or Cireat Britain, as may be retjuired, and thus ensure to the Western merchant and Farmer, as good a market at Montreal and Quebec, as he would obtain at New York or else- where. It has also been objected to this route, that the Ports of Montreal and Quebec, arc usually blocked up by ice , during .scleral months of the year, while New York is open all the year round, but when we take into consideration the fact that the Erie 2(J canal is also rendered impa^ssablo by the same cause for a longer period, this objection ceases to be of" any importance, and as tins route will when completed according to the plan here proposed, be a much mote convenient and cheap route to the Atlantic than any other, and by some alteration in the Trade act, such decided advantage may easily bo given to the ports of the St. Lawrence, as will render these mark ^ts far preferable to New York, or any others on this Conlinail, there can be no doubt that a very large proportion of the vast Trade above referred to as well as the whole of that from Upper Canada will pass this way, and that Montreal and Quebec will become two of the greatest empt)riuins in Aorth America. An American writer, J. W. Scott, E.sq. of Maumee city, State of Ohio, in a vrry able and interesting article on the inland Trade of the United States, which is contained in several numbers of a very respectable periodical work published at Columbus, in the State of Ohio, entitled the " Hespenale," draws the following com- parison between the different, routes above alluded to j in pages 349 &, 300, vol. 2, lie says : " Now let us sec what moans arc in a course of preparation for making easy ' and cheap intercourse between the Lakes and Eastern States, First in importance '• comes up the enlarged ICric Canal, This work is now in rapid progression and will '■ be finished in a few j cars. Next in importance when finished, will be the Chesa- " poake and Ohio Canal, with its continuation from Pittsbingh and Cleveland, this " will be a continuous line of Canal about five hundred and twenty miles in length '• connecting the tide water at Baltimore, and George Town, with Lake Erie at " ('Icvcland. The Pennsylvania line of Canal and rail road, will join the last inen- •• tionod route at I'ittsburgli, and from tide water at Philadelphia to Cleveland,will not " be less than five hundred and .seventy miles in length. The same line to the Allegany " river, and thence up to Erie on the Lake, will be about five hundred and ten miles " in length. These are the rival Canal routes in the states lor the trade of the lakes. " Let them stand close together that we may see how they compare. « I. Erie " 2. Chesapeake, Ohio and Cleveland - " Pcnsylvania, 3 to Cleveland - - - Pizo in Length feet. Lockage, rise and full, ill t'oLt. Numljcr of Tiui.-5l;i|ii:ients. Miles. r2 0) 303 70 7 698 none. 520 50 5 4500 about none. 570 40 4 5700 about three. 510 40 •; 5200 about three. '' It is a contrast rather than a comparison. If however the routes were lo af- '• ford equal facilities that to New York would have a decided prclciencc, because it " leads to that established and controlling mart. " But the Eric Canal is to have a formidable foreign rival, canals are being con- *' structed around the rapids of the St. Lawrence, of a size and with locks large ciiougli " to udmit large steam 13oats, and it is in contemplation to enlarge the WellanU ^anal " between lakes Erie and Ontario, lo about the same dimensions. " These would give entrance at once to the iron ships of England, io our Upper " Lake ports. That portion of the business done by steamers, would probably occa- •' sion a transhipment at Montreal, from the two thousand ton ships of the ocean, to " the five hundred Ion boats of the lakes. A comparison of the New York and Ca- " nada routes would stand thus. 27 " From Utiffah lo JSl'ew York, by the Erie Canal and Hudson Rioer. Whulc Jistaiicu in miles. Size of Cniiul and Locks. Length of Canal. Lake and Rivor. Lockage, feet. No. of Transiiipincr.ts. U(J8 70 by 7= lao bya4 3U3 145 tJ98 one. From entrance of Wetland Canal, on Lake Erie, lo Montreal. Whole distance in miles. 400 Size of Canal and Locks. 110 by 10 = 200 by oO Length of Canal. GO Lake and Uiver. 340 L'^'ikago, ■jet. 5(JS No. of Transhipments. nunc. From the above coiiip.iiison it is evident from tiic nilvanfngcs possessed by the Wellund Canal and Uiver Jit. Lawience route, to Montreal and Quebec, over the Erie Canal and Hudson river to New Vorii, from Lake Erie, arc most decidedly in favour of the former in every way, the distance is 108 miles shorter, the size ol the Canal and locks is very much larger, the length of the Canal navigation is 303 miles shorter, there ore 130 feet less of lockage, and there is7to transhipment. So that a merchant at Chicago, at the head of lake Michigan, or at.Mawrice Bay, at the head of hke Erie, will be able to load a large freight steamer capable of carrying 300 tons of produce, and without breaking bulk in any way, he will be able to pro- ceed direct to Montreal or Quebec, and ship the whole of his cargo on board a vessel for Europe or the West Indies, without even landing any part of it. This steamer may then go along side a vessel from the Atlantic and receive a full cargo of European goods or West Indian produce, which will in like manner be conveyed at once to any of the distant parts of the upper \nkes, without ever being landed, until they reach their destination, and the time of making this my interesting voyage, may be calcu- lated with great exactness, now these very important advantages cannot be obtained by the adoption of any other route, nor can freight of any kind be carried with so much punctuality and so little risk. The large tract of countrv ubove alluded to, bordering on the upper lakes, which will be aiTected by this extensive and important line of inland navigation, (a great portion of which is the finest wheat country in the world) is capable of supporting a population of 50 millions of iiihabii.ints, it contains at present 6 millions, and in less than !J0 years it will doubtless contain upwards of 10 millions, who will naturally look to one or otherof the above mentioned outlets for disposing of their surplus produce, and they will of course make use of that route which they find most advantageous. Fiom the above mentioi»ed statement, there can be doubt that this vast and im- portant trade may bo secured to the ports of these provinces, and that the whole line of the St. Lawrence, and coasts of the upper lakes, may thus be rendered seaports, if pro- per means be devised without further delay, for carrying tlj necessary works into immediate operation on the scale already adopted on this can d. I have the honor to be Sir, (Signed,) Your most obedient humble servant, GEO. PHILLPOTTS, Lt. Col; R. E.