The Old Pike Part 43

1865. Act of March 21, repeals so much of the act of April 13th, 1864, _supra_, as requires Superintendents to apply fifty per cent. of tolls to the payment of old debts, and provides that _bona fide_ holders of certificates of indebtedness for repairs shall be allowed credit for tolls on their certificates. Pamphlet Laws, page 474.

1865. Act of November 27th, provides for the adjudication and payment of certain claims against the road. Appendix to Pamphlet Laws of 1866, page 1,226.

1867. Act of January 7th, repeals outright _in toto_ the act of April 13th, 1864, _supra_. Pamphlet Laws, page 1,543.

1868. Act of March 20th, authorizes and _requires_ the Superintendent to repair the road, and keep it in repair, where it pa.s.ses through any town or borough forming a street thereof in the county of Fayette. Pamphlet Laws, page 444. In force.

1877. Act of April 4th, authorizes the Governor to appoint a Commissioner for that portion of the road lying between the Monongahela river and the line of the State of West Virginia for a term of three years from the termination of the term of inc.u.mbent, at a salary of $3.00 per diem, not to exceed $300 per annum, to account under oath to the auditors of Was.h.i.+ngton county. Pamphlet Laws, page 53.

1893. Act of June 2d, appropriates $1,500 to repair the great stone bridge at the Big Crossings. Pamphlet Laws, page 213.

The following communications and statements show the unexpended balances in 1834 of appropriations made by Congress in preceding years, for constructing the road through the State of Indiana:

WAs.h.i.+NGTON, Jan. 20th, 1835.

_Sir_:--I have the honor to transmit herewith a report from the Chief Engineer respecting the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the c.u.mberland Road in Indiana, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 17th instant.

Very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

MAHLON d.i.c.kERSON, Acting Secretary of War.

TO HON. JOHN BELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives.

ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, Jan. 19th, 1835.

_Hon. Lewis Ca.s.s, Secretary of War_:

SIR:--In obedience to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th instant, I have the honor to hand you the enclosed statement, explaining the difference in the amount of unexpended appropriations on account of the National Road, in the State of Indiana, and furnis.h.i.+ng the information called for therein. I beg leave to remark that it is often necessary to close the annual statement of the fiscal operations of the Engineer Department before the returns, &c., from all the work are received.

The Department, therefore, can only act on the information before it. This was the case in the present instance, as well as some others included in the same statement.

I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant,

C. GRATIOT, Chief Engineer.

In the tabular statement of the fiscal operations, under the Engineer Department for the year ending the 30th of September, 1834, the unexpended balance of former appropriations is thus stated, relating to the c.u.mberland Road in Indiana:

Amount undrawn from the Treasury, 30th of September $160,882 00 Amount in the hands of agents, 30th of September 17,631 09 ----------- Total $178,513 09

Which amount was ascertained from the statement of balances from the Treasury, on the 30th of Sept $160,882 00

And an acknowledged balance in the hands of Captain Ogden, on 30th of September $1,925 79

And from the accounts of Mr. Milroy, which had been rendered only to the first quarter of 1834, inclusive, which showed a balance in his hands, after deducting $7,218 38

Paid over to Capt. Ogden, credited in his account current for the 3d quarter of 1834, of $15,705 30 ----------$17,631 09 ---------- $178,513 09

Since preparing the annual statement and its transmission to the War Department, Mr. Milroy has rendered accounts for the 2d quarter, and part of the 3d quarter of 1834, by which he shows a balance due him of $1,147 89

So that, had Mr. Milroy's accounts been received to the time of preparing the statement, the amount in the hands of agents would have been, instead of $17,631 09, only 777 90

Which added to the amount in the Treasury, on the 1st of Oct., 1834 $160,882 00 =========== Would make available for the service of the 4th quarter of 1834, and the year 1835 $161,659 90 =========== The balance in the Treasury on the 1st of October, 1834, was $160,882 00

Since which there has been drawn and remitted to the Superintendent, as follows:

October 21, 1834, to Captain Ogden $30,000 00 November 25, 1834, to Captain Ogden 17,520 00 January 10, 1835, to Captain Ogden 30,000 00 $77,320 00 ---------- Remaining in the Treasury on the 19th of January, 1835 $83,562 00

The following accounts of two of the old Commissioners are interesting as showing the amount of tolls received and disburs.e.m.e.nts made for repairs and maintenance at the dates covered, and disclosing the once familiar names of many who had contracts and were otherwise employed on the road:

ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM HOPKINS,

_Commissioner of the c.u.mberland Road in Pennsylvania, from Nov. 10th, 1840, to Nov. 10th, 1841._

EASTERN DIVISION, EMBRACED IN FAYETTE AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, VIZ:

DR.

To cash received from the National Road Stage Co $2,378 12 " " " " Holt & Maltby, supposed 113 94 " " " at Gate No. 1, Wm. Condon, collector 1,758 87 " " " " Gate No. 2, Hiram Seaton, " 1,948 24 " " " " Gate No. 3, Wm. D. Beggs, " 769 27 " " " " Gate No. 3, Jas. Reynold, " 1,125 29 " " " a fine collected by Wm. Bradley 5 00 " " " " " " John Tunsell 5 00

Total amount received from Nov. 10, 1840, to Nov. 10, 1841 -------$8,103 73

BY DISBURs.e.m.e.nTS, VIZ. CR.

Cash paid Thompson McKean, late Superintendent $50 00 " " Henry Woolery in full for work 15 62-1/2 " " Thompson McKean, late Superintendent 40 00 " " Jackson Brown in full for work 20 75 " " George Hensell ditto 8 22 " " Jesse Sachett ditto 90 00 " " John Smalley, hauling stone 34 20 " " Peter Leonard, quarry leave 8 62-1/2 " " Elijah Crabb, work 197 95 " " Samuel Dean 15 00 " " George Colley, quarry leave 100 00 " " J. & W. W. Woolery, work 242 40 " " Hugh Wilson, " 2 50 " " William Jeffries, " 83 37 " " Isaac Brownfield, " 59 85 " " Thos. McKean, " 300 00 " " John Brownfield, " 41 25 " " John Risler, " 3 90 " " John Dean, " 106 88 " " James Spears, " 23 25 " " Isaac Nixon, " 125 22 " " Elias Gilmore, " 168 20 " " Ephraim Conway, " 20 00 " " A. McDowell, " 94 63-1/2 " " McClean & Emberson, " 28 92 " " C. Rush, " 4 89 " " John Deford, quarry leave 9 04 " " Rich'd Beeson, costs, Com. vs. Stockton 11 83 " " S. D. Skeen, in full for work 4 60 " " Thomas Prentice, " 6 00 " " James Amos, " 135 31 " " Jno. Hatzman, " 52 84 " " William Reynolds, " 982 66 " " Michael S. Miller, " 38 37-1/2 " " James Watkins, " 2 20 " " Jos. M. Sterling, " 60 00 " " Samuel Rush, " 881 89 " " Hiram Hanse, " 8 00 " " Thomas Brown, " 324 60 " " Upton Shaw, " 314 37 " " John Bennington, " 130 00 " " William C. Stevens, " 5 18-3/4 " " Hugh Graham, work $300 00 " " " " toll house 200 00 500 00 " " James Snyder, on account for work 235 41-1/2 " " same in full 28 06 " " Charles Kemp, jr., " 32 00 " " I. & R. Hill, " 39 64 " " Wm. H. Graham, " 395 67-1/2 " " George Colley, " 80 80 " " James Marlow, " 651 70 " " John Bradfield, " 1,508 64 " " John M. Claybaugh, " 107 63 " " Henry G. Brown, " 24 69 " " Joseph Dillon, " 49 64 " " Charles Rush, " 23 85 " " Sam'l McReynolds, " 29 33 " " M. H. Jones, " 23 32 " " Hiram Hayney, " 50 00 " " Morris Mauler, " 69 47-1/2 " " Huston Todd, hauling stone 20 00 ---------$8,722 41

The foregoing items of expenditures were contracts made by Thompson McKean, Esq., late Commissioner, and paid on his certificate.

Cash paid Adam Speer, for work on road $ 5 00 " " William D. Beggs, do 1 50 " " same do 1 00 " " same salary for keeping Gate No. 3 83 30 " " James Reynolds, work on road 1 50 " " E. Crable, do 2 00 " " Rush & McCollough, do 25 00 " " E. H. Showalter, on account of work on road 100 00 " " N. Bradley, " " " 2 50 " " William Milligan, " " " 14 00 " " A. L. Pentland, Esq., costs, Com. v. Stockton 5 00 " " Wilson McCandless, Esq., Prof. services 20 00 " " same " " 30 00 " " R. P. Flenniken, Esq., " " 56 62-1/2 " " John Irons, for advertising 4 00 " " Upton Shaw, work on road 30 62-1/2 " " Samuel McReynolds, work on road 1 25 " " Samuel Lazure, " " 25 " " Robert McDowell 20 00 " " John Bradfield 67 50 " " William Reynolds 273 00 " " John L. Dawson, Esq. 33 62-1/2 " " Nicholas Bradley 58 75 " " William Condon, Gate No. 1, salary 200 00 " " George Farney, for work on road 2 62-1/2 " " John Nelson, " " " 1 50 " " Jas. Reynolds, Gate No. 3, salary 116 66 " " Hiram Seaton, Gate No. 2, salary 200 00 " " McCollough & Rush, for work on road 169 55-3/4 " " Robert S. Brown, " " 169 90-1/2 " " Anthony Yarnell, " " 150 00 " " Sam'l Dean, " " 50 00 " " Henry Showalter, " " 137 50 " " Jackson Brown, " " 65 00 " " John H. Deford, Prof. services 20 00 " " John Risler, for stone 6 40

Total amount of expenditures on Eastern division -----$10,847 98-1/4

WESTERN DIVISION, LYING IN WAs.h.i.+NGTON COUNTY.

To cash received from Good Intent Stage Co. $4,246 25 " " " Moore & Henderson 512 16 " " " Wm. R. Cope 70 00 " at Gate No. 4, Stephen Phelps, col. 1,694 23 " " " No. 5, Wm. Hill 1,773 36 " " " No. 6, David Guinea 1,569 44 " " " No. 5, in Oct, 1840, under R. Quail 150 41 " " " No. 6, Sept. and Oct., 1840, R. Quail 304 67 " a fine collected by John Freeman, Esq. 5 00

Total amount received -----$10,325 52

BY DISBURs.e.m.e.nTS ON WESTERN DIVISION, VIZ:

Cash paid Egan & d.i.c.key, in full for work on road $1,387 00 " " John McDonough, " " " 249 22-1/2 " " John d.i.c.key, " " " 50 62-1/2 " " Henry Murry, " " " 889 04 " " same, alleged error in settlement 150 00 " " Morris Pursell, in full for work on road 215 87 " " Bradley & Morgan, " " " 234 27 " " Daniel Ward, " " " 746 66 " " Brown & Valentine, " " " 287 00 " " David Guinea, Gate No. 6, salary 133 18 " " Wm. Hill, Gate No. 5 66 72 -----$ 4 409 49

The above items of expenditure were on contracts made by R. Quail, late Commissioner, and paid on his certificate.

Cash paid T. H. Baird, Esq., Prof. services $ 5 00 " " I. P. Morgan, digging well 32 50 " " Joel Lamborn, building chimney 11 00 " " William Craven, smith work 15 80 " " J. T. Rogen, powder 5 60 " " Amos Griffith, pump 40 50 " " A. J. Harry, stove pipe 2 96 " " Robert Bradley, in full work at well 60 12-1/2 " " Griffith Taylor, wheelbarrow 1 75 " " John McMath, in full work on road 8 59 " " John Bausman, printing 4 00 " " Grayson & Kaine, " 10 25 " " H. Winten, in full for work on road 27 00 " " Samuel Adams, " " 4 50 " " James P. Morgan, " " 35 31 " " J. Worrell, on account 7 30 " " same, in full 2 75 " " J. McGuire, on account 57 70 " " Jacob Shaffer, stove pipe 1 37 " " Robert Sprowl, on account work on road 253 00 " " Thomas Egan, in full 253 68 " " Henry Murray, stone 36 86 " " Jacob Stillwagon, on acct. stone 227 00 " " Anthony Rentz, " " 59 84 " " David Andrews, work 128 00 " " Joseph Miller, in full, stone 62 50 " " John Huston, work 42 00 " " Joseph T. Rogers, powder 5 50 " " Isaac Leet, Prof. services 10 00 " " William Watkins, acct. stone 15 00 " " Stephen Phelps, Gate No. 4, salary 200 00 " " Robert Bradley, work in full 122 96 " " same on account 81 16 204 12 " " William Hill, Gate No. 5, salary 200 00 " " David Guinea, Gate No. 6, " 200 00 " " on acct. book for Superintendent 3 00 " " counterfeit money received 11 00 " " Superintendent, for his services, per account filed, 309 days at $3.00 per day 927 00 " " Auditors, for settling and stating this account, viz: H. Langley $2 00 J. K. Wilson 5 00 S. Cunningham 5 00 12 00 Total expenditures on Western division -----$7,594 09-1/2