LIST of Engineers and other Staff employed on Sections of the Intercolonial Railway, in force at the 1st April, 1872.-Continued. LIST of Engineers and other Staff employed on Sections of the Intercolonial Railway, as per Pay Rolls for January, 1871.-Continued. Add--Amount of Supplies to the Staff on nine sections of the line, up to the 31st May, 1871..... Aggregate amount of Salaries of Members of the Engineer's Staff whose services were dispensed with on 31st December, 1870.. $ cts. $ cts. 111,570 00 4,800 00 1,800 00 1,100 00 800 00 8,500 00 $120,070 00 6.370 00 38,000 00 $164,440 00 NOTE.--The above Comparative Statements, based on the Annual Expenditure for Staff and Supplies for the year ending 31st December, 1870, and for Staff for the year commencing 1st April, 1872, shows an annual reduction of $63,740. The forward state of the works will enable the Commissioners to make additional reductions before the 1st April, 1873; and the annual estimated outlay of $100,700 will be very considerably reduced. : LIST of Engineers and other Staff employed on Sections of the Intercolonial Railway, in force at the 1st April, 1872.—Continued. RETURN To an Address of the HOUSE OF COMMONS of the 18th instant; for Copies of all Correspondence, between the Government and all other parties, such as Engineers and Contractors, respecting the Intercolonial Railway Bridge to be constructed across the Miramichi River. Respectfully submitted, DEPARTMENT OF SECRETARY OF STATE, OTTAWA, April 30th, 1872. J. C. AIKINS, Secretary of State. MIRAMICHI BRIDGE. The Commissioners for the construction of the Intercolonial Railway beg to report to the Governor in Council upon the subject of the bridge across the Miramichi River, at Newcastle. A report is appended from the Chief Engineer, explaining that the original soundings have been discovered to be erroneous, and that a satisfactory foundation cannot be obtained at the depth originally contemplated. The Chief Engineer proposes an altered plan for the caissons, which will increase the cost of the work beyond the present contract price, it also involves an extra span of iron of 200 feet, which will cost about $19,000. A letter is also appended from the Contractors, offering to perform the extra work shown on the plans for the sum of $81,322, but not binding themselves to complete the work for that sum. The Commissioners, in a work of such magnitude and difficulty, and in which such serious errors have already been made by the Engineers, cannot take the responsibility of recommending that the plan now proposed by the Engineer should be adopted. Looking to the varying thickness of the vein of hard pan upon which the foundations of the piers must rest, and the great depth and quality of the material which lies between the hard pan and the rock, the Commissioners are of opinion that before proceeding with the works, it is desirable to have the professional opinion of eminent Engineers, whose judgment would be universally looked upon as sound, upon a matter of such great importance. They, therefore, recommend that at least two Engineers of eminence be consulted as to the whole question of these foundations, and the best course to be pursued. Ottawa, January 13th, 1872. A. WALSH. |