| Annual Report of the Mississippi &
Tennessee RR |
| as of October 1, 1861, |
| Chief Engineer's Report |
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| Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad Co. |
| Memphis, Tenn., October 1st, 1861 |
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| {Several pages are
missing in the National Archives copy. The report available starts with
page 19} |
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| Labor, etc., on Bridges, sections 4 to 88 |
$476.57 |
| "
" Frogs, Switch
Irons, etc |
480.71 |
| "
" Water Stations,
Pumps, Tanks, eic |
86.88 |
| "
" Track Cays, etc |
80.00 |
| "
" Paint for Masonry,
etc |
40.00 |
| " and Materials in putting in
stone pipe, section 1 to 55 |
1,780.00 |
| " and cost of Repairs
heretofore given, sections 4 to 27 |
19,552.77 |
| Total |
$21,456.67 |
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| The above amount has been
credited as follows, viz: |
| To Maintenance of Way |
$20,292.77 |
| "
"
Motive Power |
908.68 |
| "
"
Cars |
260.22 |
| Total |
$21,456.67 |
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This amount has gone into the building of road, $20,261
in the shape of repairs on old road, as heretofore stated, and the
remainder $885.12 into new road. |
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You are referred to the following condensed statement as
allowing the number, aggregate length, etc., of al bridges, culverts
and trestle work: |
| 18 |
Hows' Truss Bridges, equal to |
2844 feet |
| 2 |
Beam "
"
" |
84 " |
| 2 |
Pleons " work
" |
775 " |
| 0 |
Iron "
Bridges " |
140 " |
| 20 |
|
4143 " |
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There are at present, 11,800 feet of Trestle Work in the
road, equal to two miles 340 feet. |
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19 Brick arch culverts -- 8 to 16 feet spans |
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2 Stone arch culverts -- 6 feet spans |
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3 Stone open drains -- 4 to 6 feet spans |
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46 Single fine lines drain pipe -- 18 to 22
{inch?} in diameter |
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150 Wooden Culverts and Drains -- 3 to 10 feet spans |
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All the How's Truss bridges, with the exception of the
Yalobusha river, have been substantially covered, the older ones now
requiring more or less of repairs. The covering in of the Yalobusha
should not be deferred one day longer than the means of the company
will allow. It is too costly a structure to be left in its present
exposed condition. |
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For the amount of work done by Messrs. Charles Strong and
B. H. Pope, in their late contract south of the Yokena, together
with other work not embraced in their general contract for grading,
etc., you are referred to the accompanying tabular statements Nos. 1
and 2. |
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No. 1 shows the gross value of work done by Mr. Pope,
from the 10th January, 1850, up to 10th May, 1861, on all accounts,
including interest to amount to $119,211.30. No. 2 shows the gross
amount done by Mr. Strong to be $67,373.37, and in the aggregate by
both of them to be $186,584.67. Estimates have been returned to the
Treasurer for work done by other parties (between Oakland and
Grenada) upon work released by Messrs. Strong and Pope since the
date of their contract, amounting to $135,705.24, as follows: |
| A. |
| Mathews & Mills |
trestle work, etc |
sec. 79 to 85 |
$2,606.26 |
| J. O. Donnell |
grading |
sec. 79, 80, 95, and 96 |
16,187.83 |
| Jno. J. Butler |
" |
sec. 82 |
5,108.00 |
| Pat. Connell |
" |
sec. 83 and 84 |
2,420.00 |
| James Sullivan |
" |
sec. 84 |
220.00 |
| Gulick & Voohers |
" |
sec. 84 |
1,175.01 |
| Owen Nally |
" |
sec. 85 |
2,400.00 |
| Gulick & Vorhers |
" |
sec. 88 |
9,082.60 |
| James Kendall |
" |
sec. 92 |
685.00 |
| Salter & Scalus |
" |
sec. 02 and 03 |
9,577.90 |
| Murphy & Connelly |
" |
sec. 02 and 04 |
9,488.50 |
| Conner & Connell |
" |
sec. 05 |
2,740.00 |
| Si?? & Turner |
" |
sec. 97 to 100 |
8,925.90 |
| Jno. Fulson |
trestle work |
sec. 97 to 100 |
8,925.90 |
| Joseph Morgan |
cattle guards, etc. |
sec. 92 to 100 |
800.00 |
| J. O. Donnell |
track laying |
sec. 79 to 84 |
1,944.00 |
| Miss. & Tenn. R. R. Co. |
track laying |
sec. 84 |
425.00 |
| F. S. Richards |
" |
sec. 88 to 100 |
6,803.90 |
| F. S. Richards |
grading |
sec. 90 |
483.60 |
| Total |
|
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$135,705.24 |
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Statement showing amount of work done between Memphis and
Grenada, for the fiscal year ending October 1, 1861. |
| To Graduation |
$145,738.65 |
| " Masonry |
58,298.00 |
| " Bridging |
83,424.03 |
| " Cross Ties |
27,891.07 |
| " Buildings |
18,070.40 |
| " Right of Way |
28,618.95 |
| " Track Laying |
18,881.40 |
| " Turn Tables (Garner and Grenada) |
627.31 |
| " Water Stations (at Moore's, Hardy's and
Grenada) |
2,881.89 |
| " Cars (built at the Company's shops) |
11,780.00 |
| " Iron, fastenings, frogs, etc |
65,855.23 |
| " Equipments, as Iron Safes, Chairs, Desk,
Tables, etc |
413.10 |
| " Engineer's Salaries |
4,687.50 |
| " Contingent Engineering |
926.55 |
| " Locomotives incidental |
71.25 |
| Amounting to |
$409,061.58 |
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Statement "B" shows the total amount expended upon
construction account up to date, from Memphis to Grenada, as per
estimates rendered Treasurer: |
| B. |
| General Construction Account |
| Graduation |
$672,626.33 |
|
| Masonry |
155,914.21 |
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| Bridging |
156,216.46 |
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| Total Graduation, Masonry and Bridging |
|
$984,757.00 |
| Cross Ties |
|
98,874.84 |
| Iron Nails {Rails?}, Chairs,
Frogs, Spikes and Switch Irons |
|
655,982.26 |
| Laying Track, including transportation of Ties, loading and
unloading of Iron, etc |
|
59,658.58 |
| Depot Buildings, Shops and Division Houses |
|
11,703.95 |
| Cars |
|
102,576.86 |
| Locomotives |
|
71,477.48 |
| Equipment Machinery in Shop, etc |
|
5,930.97 |
| Turn Tables |
|
4,595.37 |
| Engineer's Salaries to 1st October, 1861 |
|
52,144.39 |
| Contingent Engineering, Instruments, Stationary, Camping
Equipage, Negro hire, etc |
|
9,300.92 |
| Right of Way, Cattle Guards, Road Crossings |
|
48,499.33 |
| General Expenses, Salaries, Office Rents, etc |
|
86,364.11 |
| Grand Total |
|
$2,255,101.88 |
| Of this sum there are payable in stock of Road |
|
$104,792.81 |
| In Bonds and Notes of the Road |
|
67,768.11 |
| And in Cash |
|
2,052,540.46 |
| |
|
$2,255,101.38 |
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Table No. 3 is revised statement, showing all
distances from Memphis to other stations, both flag and
depot, also distances from stations each way to stations. |
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The item of equipment in statement B, as shown in general
construction account, is rendered less than is shown in your last
report, by the sale of a small stationary engine from our shops, to
Mr. T. W. Pugh, at Pope's station, and the item of Telegraph line
has been merged into general and contingent account. |
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At Grenada, there is yet a small amount of work to be
done, such as plank walks about depot ground, enclosing of cistern
and tank frame, and deepening of well, items which could not be
embraced in this report. Assuming their cost to be not more than
five hundred dollars, which, added to the grand total of
construction account, makes present cost of road and equipments
equal to $2,255,601.37, or about $22,772.73 per mile of road,
including all side tracks. It is idle to venture upon any
speculative remarks as to the future prospects and business of your
road, so long as the present embarrassments of the country continue;
ordinarily it would be entitled to much more success, in a business
point point of view, than usually falls to corporations of a similar
character. Let us them cherish the hope that brighter days are in
store for the road. |
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I cannot close this report without extending to the
Company and yourself, as president, my sincere thanks, for the
uniform courtesy and kindness shown me in a connection embracing
eight years of constant and active service. To the Superintendent's
department I am indebted for much valuable assistance in forwarding
the work of the past year. My thanks are also due to my assistants,
Mr. William Lambert, Owen Meriwether and T. B. Trezevant, whom I
have always found ready and cheerful in the discharge of their
duties. |
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Respectfully, |
|
Niles Meriwether, Chief Engineer |
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