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Copy of a Report of a Committee of the Honorable the Executive Council, dated 18th October, 1854, approved by His Excellency the Governor General, in Council, on the same day. |
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Instructions for J. B. Jarvis, Esquire, Civil Engineer, on the subject of a Canal between the River St. Lawrence and Lake Champlain. |
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STATEMENT shewing the Cost of a Survey for a Canal to connect the
River St. Lawrence with Lake Champlain. |
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Report of Edward H. Tracy, Esquire, Civil Engineer. |
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| ESTIMATE of Cost of the proposed St. Lawrence and Champlain Canal. |
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Report of John B. Jarvis, Esquire, Civil Engineer. |
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Report of Messrs. Maillefert and Raaslof, Civil Engineers, upon the Examination and Survey of the River St. Lawrence, from Prescott to the head of the Lachine Canal, and certain experimental blasting operations made during the summer of 1854. |
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Table A. |
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ESTIMATE of Cost of the proposed St. Lawrence and Champlain Canal.
First,-By enlarging Chambly Canal, and improving the navigation of the River Sorel.
| Dredging bars in River between Rouse's Point and St. Johns |
140,000 |
cubic yards |
@ 25c. |
$35,000 |
| New Pier at St. Johns. |
50,000 |
| Excavation of |
earth |
1,786,000 |
" |
@ 30c. |
535,800 |
| " |
" |
470,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
94,000 |
| " |
rock |
107,000 |
" |
@ $1.25c. |
133,750 |
| " |
" |
112,000 |
" |
@ 75c. |
84,000 |
| River Wall, |
32,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
32,000 |
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25,600 |
" |
@ $1.50c. |
38,400 |
| Stone filling |
14,600 |
" |
@ 75c. |
10,950 |
| Crib Work |
1,105,000 |
cubic feet |
@ 4c. |
44,200 |
| Clearing out River Reach and building new Tow Path |
13,600 |
lineal feet |
@ $1.00c. |
13,600 |
| New Road |
2 |
miles |
@ $1,000 |
2,000 |
| Two Stone Culverts |
12,100 |
| One Waste Weir |
5,000 |
| Seven Draw Bridges |
7 |
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@ $3,000 |
21,000 |
| Lockage |
73 |
feet |
@ $5,000 |
365,000 |
| One Guard Lock |
40,000 |
| Pier at Chambly |
5,000 |
| Stone Protection Wall inside of Canal |
11.8 |
miles |
@ $20,000 |
236,000 |
| Raising St. Ours Dam 4 feet and lengthening Lock |
75,000 |
| $1,832,800 |
| Add for Contingencies and Engineering, ten per cent |
183,280 |
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Total Cost |
$2,016,080 |
Second,-By enlarging part of the Chambly Canal, and building new Canal for the remainder of the distance to Lorgueuil.
| Dredging bars in River between Rouses Point and St. Johns |
140,000 |
cubic yards, |
@ 25c. |
$35,000 |
| New Pier at St. Johns |
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50,000 |
| Excavation of |
earth |
1,484,000 |
" |
@ 30c. |
445,200 |
| " |
" |
106,000 |
" |
@ 25c. |
26,500 |
| " |
" |
3,650,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
730,000 |
| " |
rock |
107,000 |
" |
@ $1.25c. |
133,750 |
| " |
" |
276,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
276,000 |
| " |
" |
112,000 |
" |
@ 75c. |
84,000 |
| River Wall |
32,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
32,000 |
| " |
25,600 |
" |
@ $1.50c. |
38,400 |
| " |
2,700 |
" |
@ $2.00c. |
5,400 |
| Stone filling |
14,600 |
" |
@ 75c. |
10,950 |
| Crib Work |
1,105,000 |
cubic feet, |
@ 4c. |
44,000 |
| Clearing out River Reach and building new Tow Path |
13,600 |
lineal feet |
@ $1.00c. |
13,600 |
| New Road |
2 |
miles |
@ $1,000 |
2,000 |
| One Waste Weir |
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5,000 |
| Eight Culverts |
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44,200 |
| One Guard Lock |
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40,000 |
| Lockage |
72 |
feet |
@ $5,000 |
360,000 |
| Six Sluices |
6 |
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@ $5,000 |
30,000 |
| Montreal River Aqueduct |
39,000 |
| One Railroad Draw Bridge |
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5,000 |
| Fourteen Road Bridges |
14 |
" |
@ $3,000 |
42,000 |
| Pier at Longueuil |
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100,000 |
| Stone Protection Wall inside of Canal |
28.28 |
miles |
@ $20,000 |
565,600 |
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$3,157,660 |
| Add for Contingencies and Engineering, ten per cent |
315,760 |
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Total Cost |
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$3,473,360 |
Third.-By enlarging part of the Chambly Canal, and building new Canal for the remainder of the distance to Caughnawaga.
| Dredging bars in River between Rouse's Point and St. Johns |
140,000 |
cubic yards |
@ 25c. |
$35,000 |
| New Pier at St. Johns |
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50,000 |
| Excavation of |
earth |
1,484,000 |
" |
@ 30c. |
445,200 |
| " |
" |
1,534,000 |
" |
@ 25c. |
383,500 |
| " |
" |
3,263,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
652,600 |
| " |
rock |
107,000 |
" |
@ $1.25c. |
133,750 |
| " |
" |
222,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
222,000 |
| " |
" |
112,000 |
" |
@ 75c. |
84,000 |
| River Wall |
32,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
32,000 |
| " |
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10,000 |
" |
@ $1.00c. |
10,000 |
| " |
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25,600 |
" |
@ $1.50c. |
38,400 |
| " |
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2,700 |
" |
@ $2.00c. |
5,400 |
| Stone filling |
14,600 |
" |
@ 75c. |
10,950 |
| Crib Work |
1,105,000 |
cubic feet |
@ 4c. |
44,200 |
| Clearing out River Reach and building New Tow Path |
13,600 |
lineal feet |
@ $1.00c. |
13,600 |
| New Road |
2 |
miles |
@ $1,000 |
2,000 |
| Waste Weir |
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5,000 |
| Two Sluices round Locks |
2 |
feet |
@ $5,000 |
10,000 |
| Nine Culverts |
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62,500 |
| Montreal River |
Aqueduct |
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39,000 |
| St. Phillippe |
" |
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21,000 |
| La Tortue |
" |
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36,000 |
| St. Pierre |
" |
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21,000 |
| Guard Lock |
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40,000 |
| Lockage |
25 |
feet |
@ $5,000 |
125,000 |
| Two Sluices |
2 |
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@ $5,000 |
10,000 |
| Two Railroad Bridges |
2 |
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@ $5,000 |
10,000 |
| Twenty-one Road Bridges |
21 |
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@ $3,000 |
63,000 |
| Pier at Caughnawaga |
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50,000 |
| Altering Railroad |
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25,000 |
| Stone Protection Wall inside of Canal |
34.46 |
miles |
@ $20,000 |
689,200 |
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$3,369,300 |
| Add for Contingencies and Engineering, ten per cent |
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336,930 |
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Total Cost |
$3,706,230 |
Fourth.--By building a Canal from St. John to Caughnawaga, on a direct line, with a Navigable Feeder from the Beauharnois Canal.
| Dredging bars in River between Rouse's Point and St. Johns |
140,000 |
cubic yards |
a 25c. |
$35,000 |
| New Pier at St Johns |
20,000 |
| Excavation of |
earth |
1,700,000 |
" |
@ 25c. |
425,000 |
| " |
" |
3,950,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
790,000 |
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rock |
50,000 |
" |
@ $1,00c. |
50,000 |
| Montreal River |
Aqueduct |
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39,000 |
| St. Phillippe |
" |
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21,000 |
| La Tortue |
" |
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36,000 |
| St. Pierre |
" |
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21,000 |
| Ten Culverts |
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85,000 |
| Lockage, |
100 |
feet |
@ $5,000 |
500,000 |
| Sluices, |
8 |
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@ $5,000 |
40,000 |
| Two Railroad Bridges |
2 |
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@ $5,000 |
10,000 |
| Twenty-five Road Bridges |
25 |
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@ $3,000 |
75,000 |
| Protection Wall inside of Canal |
25.57 |
miles |
@ $20,000 |
511,400 |
| Pier at Caughnawaga. |
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50,000 |
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$2,768,400 |
| Add for Contingencies and Engineering, ten per cent |
270,840 |
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Total Cost without Feeder, |
$2,979,240 |
| NAVIGABLE FEEDER. |
| FROM BEAUHARNOIS CANAL. |
| Excavation of |
earth |
790,000 |
cubic yards |
@ 25c. |
$197,500 |
| " |
1,951,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
390,200 |
| Chateauguay |
Aqueduct |
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125,000 |
| St. Louis |
" |
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60,000 |
| Ten Culverts |
10 |
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45,000 |
| Ten Road Bridges |
10 |
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@ $3,000 |
30,000 |
| Stone Protection Wall inside of Canal |
16.19 |
miles |
@ $20,000 |
323,800 |
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$1,171,500 |
| Add for Contingencies and Engineering, ten per cent |
117,150 |
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$1,288,650 |
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Cost of Line without Feeder, |
2,979,240 |
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Total Cost, |
$4,267,890 |
Fifth.--By building a Canal from St. Johns to Caughnawaga on a direct line, with a Feeder from the Beauharnois Canal, that is not navigable.
| As above |
$2,979,240 |
| Feeder from Beauharnois Canal, not navigable. |
| Excavation of earth |
790,000 |
cubic yards |
@ 25c. |
$197,500 |
| " |
1,951,000 |
" |
@ 20c. |
390,200 |
| Chateauguay |
Aqueduct |
125,000 |
| St. Louis |
" |
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60,000 |
| Ten Culverts |
10 |
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45,000 |
| Ten Road Bridges |
10 |
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30,000 |
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Total as in last account, |
$847,700 |
| Say for Feeder, not navigable, cost one-third of the above, or |
280,000 |
| Add ten per cent as before |
28,000 |
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$308,000 |
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Total Cost, |
$3,287,240 |
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