Tinrt)er is oak» elm, beech, whitewodd, tamarack ami hickory ;
soil, sandy loam, clay loam and muck. It will require
d»157 cubic yards Krf* excavation, at 13 cts per yd.' #738 84
116.179 " embankment, at 17 cts. ** 19,580 43
One lock of 8 feet lift, at 91,170 per foot HA, 9,360 00
One Cuhert of 8 feet span^ 692 perches, at #4 60 per
perch, 2,664 00
One lock-house, 460 00
Grubbing and deatii^, 078 00
$33,471 27
Section lOd*
Contains 81 chains, and coioitinues in the SWamp & distance of forty
chains, which lies from one and a half to three feet below the
level ; crosses a small stream which will require a culvert of four
feet span of arch ; it then enters upon the ridge divid'ng the
swamp from Grand river, and terminates in thirteen feet cutting.
Timber as on last section ; soil is muck, sandy loam and gravel;
and will require
61,066 cubic yards of excavation, at 16 <^nts per yard^ 97,668 26
69 888 *' embankment, at 16 cts. *" 9,674 08
One cuhrert of 4 feet chord, 126 perches^ at 94 60, 662 60
Grubbing and clearing, 760 00
918^44 8S
SectioH 107,
Contains 81 chains; passes over the sdrtirhit of a ridge which
rises forty feet, and terminates on the western slope of the ridge
in seven feet Cutting. This deep cut cad be avoided by a more
southerly route andintersedting Grand river near the junction of
the Cedar. It will increase distance, but I should recommend it,
for, should this route be adopted, the embankment on the last two
sections might be obviated Dy dropping another lock. The tim-
ber is beech, maple, oak, elm and bass wood ; soil is sandy loam
and gravel. It will require
393,168 cubic yards of excavation, at 23 cts per yd. 990,426 34
Ghibbing and clearing, 768 00
991,194 34
. &e<Uum 108,
Cofitains 86 chains, and terminates on Grand river at the mouth
of a small creek on section nine, town four north, of range two
108
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
^8« HOVSB DOOUMBNTS.
.west, Tbif would be a favomble poirit oT ioteneotittg with tht
river, should this route be adopted. Qa this section it wottldr^
quire three loclis* The timber and soil are similar to the bust
section. It would require
20,036 cubic yards <}f excavation* at 14 cts. per yd« #2,805 04
7,202 '< embankment, at 10 cts. * 720 20
Three locks of 8, 10 and 12 feet lift, at #1,170 per foot
lift, 85^100 0%
One lock-house, 450 00
Grubbing and clearing* 306 00
•39,381 24
PORTLAND BRANCH ROUTE.
10 THB MOUTH OF TBM LeOKINOUJBS BtVmU
Section 131,
Commences at sectioii 130, on the main line, which is the divery-
ing point to the mouth of the Lookinglass* of which 4he foUowiDg
are the estimates :
This section contains 81 chains* and takes the main roote iv
ihe first fifteen chains^ on which distance it is proposed to drop a
lock after crossing the poini of a ridge ; it then passes over bw
Sound a distance of nine chains, from one and a half to four feel
low, at which point another lock is proposed ; then, after cross-
ki|[ |i narrow ridge from three to six feet cutting, it crosses low
ground a distance of twenty-one chains, from one to eleven feet
below, through which a brook winds its way, and would require
a culvert of six feet span of arch. After crossing the creek and
reaching the rising ground on tbe west bank* afKHher lock is pro-
posed ; the next nine chains pass over rising ground from one to
two feet cutting ; then through a swaipp fifteen chains, which lies
from one to two feet below, where bjut one bank will be required ;
then across a narrow ridge of seven feet cultiju& and temiioatea
o^ sloping ground ixkclining to the southwest. Tlxis section passoa
noostly through heavy timnered land. Timber is beech, maple,
oak, elm and basswood ; soil is sandy Ioam» gratel and muck.
U will reqwe
13,978 cub. yds. of excavation, at 13 cts. per yard, #1,817 14
65,562 '' embankment, at 14 cts. per yard, 9,178 68
Three kxjka of 8 feet lift each, at #1,1 70 per toot lift, 28,080 00
One culvert, 6 feet span, 230 perches, at 94 50, 1,035 00
One drain, 62 00
Carried forward,
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
HOUSB DOOUMBNTa MS
Bf QOght forwanl, •
Two loek-hous^ at #450 each, MO 00
GrubbiDg and clearing, 810 00
•41,882 83
, Section 132,
Contains 81 chains. Af^er crossing a rid^e which will require a
eat from seven to fifteen feet a distance ot twelve chains, it has a
good location, with suitable cutting, through timbered land, over a
surface gradually inclining to tl^ south. The timber and soil
the same as on the last section. On this section it is proposed to
drop a lock of 8 feet It will require
48,066 cub. yds. of eicavation, at 11 cts. per yard, t^Td? 26
9.008 ** embankment, at 12 ets., 1,188 96
One lock of eight feet lift, at 91,170 per foot lift, 9,860 00
One lock-house, 450 00
Grubbing and dearing, 648 00
•16,884 22
Sectum 133,
Cc)ntains 81 chains. This section has mostly a side-ly ins; surface
near the brow of the bank bordering on the low flats of the Look-
Inglass, with bold ridges and high biufTs rising upon tlie right, and
terminates against the first high bluff bank, at which point I would
propose to build a bank in the river, and cut a channel across a
narrow neck of low ground on I he opposite side for the river.
On this section it is proposed to drop two locks of eight feet
each. The timber is principally white and yellow oak ; soil, is
sandy loam and gravel. It will require
20,870 cub. yds of excavation, at 12 cts. per yard,
80,100 *' embankment, at 13 cts.,
Two locks of 8 feet lift each, at 91,170 per foot lift.
One culvert of 3 feet chord, 110 perches, at #4 50,
Two lock-houses.
For turning channel of the river.
Grubbing and clearing*
' S^tofi 134,
Contains 75 chains. The bluff banks continue along the first
nine chains, and rise from twenty to thirty feet above the level ;
the section then passes over a gradually sloping surface a dis«
tance of fifteen cnain^ where it meets again with the l^gh bluff
banks, which rise from thirty to fifty feet. I would here propose
92,504 40
3,913 00
18,720 00
495 00
900 00
850 00
600 00
•27,982 40
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
M4 HOUSE DOCUMENTS.
to set th6 oanal partly into the blo^ buUdipg 6oe bonk in the ri-
ver, and widening the present channel by ditching on the oppoiite
«de. There would be but little danger of banks washing away,
from their being in a mill pond where the water has but little <;iir-
rent. The bottom of the river is from three to six feet below the
level which the slope of the towing path will occupy, along the
bluff, a distance of twenty-one chains. After leaving the high
blufis, the line crosses a narrow ridge on the river bank, leaving
it to the right, and intersects Mr. Newman^s mill race a few rods
north of the dam and bridge across the Lookinglass, near its
junction with Grand river at the villa^ of Portland. After cross-
ing the mill race, the line makes a handsome curve across the
0ats between the race and Grand river, and intersects the latter,
near the junction of the mill race, where a good landing, deep
water, and a fine, safe, natoral harbor can be had. In the last
high bluff on the Lookinglass, were indications of a ledge, the
pudding stone making its appearance on the face of die bluC
The soil, on this section, is mostly sandy loam and gravel Ob
this section it is proposed to drop two locks of 10 feet each. It
will require
23,160 cub. yds. of excavation, at II cts. per yard, #2,547 60
21,743 ** embankment, at 18 cts., S326 59
Two locks of 10 feet lift each, at #1,170 per foot lift, 29>400 00
7wo lock-houses, at #450 each, 900 00
One road bridge, 700 00
Grubbing and cleariog, 318 00
For widening chann^^qf th^ nyeh If250 00
•31,942 19
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
Excavation
El
1
1
JS
^
'S
S
ct
4>
o
o
«M
(*-
»-«
-a
o
O
00
a
oo
m
a
o
?
-5
8
1
es
««
Q
1
â– M
.§
1
.9
»i
9
*s
9
Q
O
o
PM
-<
o
73
390
22942
12
♦2753 04
43136
74
225
30623
12
3674 76
160
75
540
40128
14
5617 92
76
387
27231
13
3540 03
12071
77
420
20761
11
2283 71
4652
78
432
27841
11
3062 51
79
255
35939
12
4312 68
5368
80
414
29789
11
3276 79
10830
81
458
17691
12
2122 92
27682
82
670
30783
n
3693 96
28563
83
498
22242
12
2669 04
50800
84
654
36807
12
4416 84
6295
85
711
29802
12
3576 24
1005
86
936
38617
13
5020 21
1454
87
912
110678
14
15^94 92
5010
68
681
70242
13
9131 46
89
723
38943
13
5062 59
51446
90
889
47505
13
6175 65
8826
10095
678564
•85885 27
XT_ B.e\ t
256298
[Sig. 108— No. 60.]
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
h'-
Digitize! by Google [
[•09 'OM— eoi -S'S
88 9t.9fe$
81
^60d99
WW
09 80»e
08008
i.88
801
9fr 80«l
91
88981
Z.OI
01^ IS^8
91
911^18
901
^
»8 88Z.9
91
6^198
901
W) Leof
81
8Hf'8
91^
toi
99 9893
81
88199^
/.89
801
«8 /.»8»
81
91^f88
80Z.
801
81 Z.96I
11
888Z.I
08^
lOI
08 ^SOl
81
98A8
09i,
001
08 68^6
91
89899
899
66
f^l 88^98
81
8889^1
098
86
Z9 6t88
81
96688
88C
Z.6
26 888t
81
16I0»
0t8
96
08 9818
81
9IUI
08jC
96
Of HIS
81
0898f^
889
f6
^8 81 19
81
8I0Z.^
199
86
98 80i.8
81
98988
09Z.
86
80 80»8«
81
91898
8t9
16
- ^
!â–º
5
P
O
y
e
2:
s
4
•*
"5
s:
§
•a
S'
o
•-»
cr
1
i"
.
1'
3
at
4— ■"
ooiiVAVOxg
di
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
TH
Excavatioa ulve
if
1
bO
OB
c
C
t
^
4>
m
o
U
«>
.£
.B
15
unt
per percl
s
li
s
O
S
Amoi
Price
too
684
41581
13
t5405 5:
110
702
27882
12
3345 8<
111
630
18585
12
2230 24
112
684
5777
11
635 4' I
113
774
83720
13
4363 61
114
390
86772
12
4412 6^ 50
115
192
25900
12
3108 04 \
116
636
42637
13
5542 8]
117
588
35051
12
4206 IS
118
606
34428
11
3787 Of
lie
698
19766
11
2174 2(
120
810
84789
11
3826 7J
121
810
27866
12
3343 9S
122
840
84368
13
4467 84
123
810
S9541
13
5140 3i
24
810
57700
13
7501 0(
25
810
17252 ,
11
1897 75
26
810
78213
13
10167 6t
)
12284
611801
f 75576 8<
[£
;ig. 110
—No. 50.]
Digitized by
Google
l.Goog,e :
Excavation
El
g»
O
a
CO
3
t:
C9
O
15
s
fS:
c
9
O
E
s
o
9
o
127
810
81629
138
782
S8521
130
810
42471
130
810
110312
131
810
664ft
132
810
28560
133
810
86083
J34
810
304371
135
810
205192
136
765
26276
137
^ 561
28541
138
648
40144
139
570
20100
140
64'S
100432
141
624
32470
143
435
223031
143
171
73490
144
331
13670
11965
15
13
13
17
10
13
14
20
17
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
13
11
912244 35
3707 73
5521 23
20283 04
664 00
3712 80
12051 62
60874 20
34882 64
3153 12
3424 0-2
4817 28
2412 00
12051 84
3896 40
22303 10
9553 70
J 492 70
1460833
$217046 67
111— No. 50.]
15547
53303
34328
49175
154151
33837
10720
13639
5353
20031
25582
7197
18758
65807
39711
547139
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
Digitized by'
(bOOgI
e !
EzcavatioD
r
c
9
15
16
17
18
19
408
648
648
648
438
1
m
I
9
o
21d26
48642
25198
30433
23684
I
10
13
11
11
12
•2132 60
6323 46
2771 78
3347 63
2842 08
2790 149288 $17417 55
fSig. 119— No. 50.}
1
t
8982
6899
11849
118*3
32054
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
Digitized by VjOOSI^
HOUBfi DOCUMBNTS. 928
(No. 51.)
Report of the Committee appointed in pursuance of
an act entitled ^^An act to authorize a settlement
with the Michigan State Bank.''
Hon, El. S. Bingham,
Speaker of the House of Representatives :
Dear Sir — The undersigned, in pursuance of an act entitled
** An act to authorize % settlement with the Michigan state bank,"
apptoved on the 10th instant, beg leare to report that they have
waited upon the officers of that bank, and hare received fnm
them a statement of their account with the state, which agrees
with that of (he State Treasurer, and the baianoe due the sere'
rat fondfi this day, is as follows, viz:
Funds for buildings, #449 75
Internal improvement fund, 364,332 17
Henry Howard, Treasurer, 6,183 43
Primary school fund, 4,730 88
Sinking fund, 75,816 27
Marshall and Allegan raih*oad compa-
ny, 60,000 00
Contingent fund> 1,197 02
Bank fund, 1,891 73
« •514,540 26
To which the bank claim that they have
in part equitable offsets, as follows :
Advances to James B. Hunt, commis*
sioner, 928,003 71
D. C. McKinstry, 1,912 80
John D. Pierce, superin-
tendent, 9,187 73
Porter & Gibson^ coramis*
aioaers state prison, 23,358 37
H. Alden, acting commis-
sioner, 912 30
Levi S. Humphrey, com-
missioner, 2,115 35
Safety fimd notes on hand, 28,753 62
Pay advanced by fiscal agent to ooem-
Carried forward,
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
996 HOUSE DOCUMENTS.
Brought forward, $ •
bers of the present legislature, about 9,500 00
Money advanced to J. S. Bagg, State
Printer, authorized by law, and to
come out of his appropriation, 11,500 00
Thev also propose a transfer of a part
of the ainount standing to the credit
of Marshall and Allegan railroad com-
pany, already paid to the Calhoun co.
bank, by their giving security to the
state, 50,000 00
$165,243 88
X^eaving a balance due, 9349,296 37
The undersigned found that this mode of settlement involved
questions which were not legitimately under the act» in their opin-
ion, within the scope of their powers and duties, as the act con-
templates a aettienient with do one but the bank, aiui the allow-
ance of the several items to tlie bank would virtually \>e an aJ-
lowance of them by the state to the several individuals against
whom they stand charged on the books of the bank*
The bank alleges that they have a just and equitable claim
against the state for the foregoing enumerated items of advances
made to different state officers.
The undersigned, upon inquiry of the officers of the bank and
Mr. Hunt, ascertained that the advance to him as commissiooer,
occurred in the following manner. Under a law, the former
Board of Conrunissioners of Internal Improvement allowed the
Acting Commissioners to have in their hands any amount of mo-
ney not exceeding 940,000 at any one time, to be expended upon
the public works, and whenever the board audited their accounts,
they had the amount passed to the credit of such Acting -Com-
missioner upon the books of the bank in general account, and he
was permitted to draw until that was drawn out, and if necessary
to carry on the public works, the bank did not refuse to pay the
drafts of such Commissioner aft^ the fund so credited had been
exhausted.
The officers of the bank say, that upon this subject they fine-
quently applied to the board for instructions what to do, and inva-
riably received for answer, to continue to pay their checks, and it
would be all right whenever the board met, which was, at that
time, seldom.
On the 6th April ISS"^, Mr. Hunt had overdrawn his account
forty-nine thousand dollars, upon which day the board audited his
account and gave him a warrant for thirty thousaad dollars, and
on the 7th April, one for twenty thousand dollars more ; he still
continuing to draw as usual.
Digitized by VjOOSI^
HOUSE DOGUMBNTa 027
Id Febniary, 1888, Mr. Howard, the Treaiorer of the state, in
accordance with a resolution of the legislature, gave the board
notice, that he had placed in the bank, in special deposit, to the
credit of the internal improvement fund, some safety fund money
amounting to 97,224 84 dollars. The board, by resolution, au-
thorized it to be loaned, and gave Mr. Hunt a warrant for five
thousand of it, charging his account upon the books of the board
with that amount, which he loaned to G. W. Williams, for the
Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Pontiac. At a subsequent
time, Mr. Whittemore of Pontiac, for the Bank of Oakland, bor-
rowed five hundred dollars, and Mr. Williams two hundred and
thirty-four dollars. Afterwards, Williams again took five thou-
sand dollars, and again one thousand. Mr. Whittemore again
applied to Mr. Hunt for more, and he gave him a check for five
thousand, but he could select only twenty-five hundred that would
answer his purpose. On the 21st March, F. H. Steevens borrow-
ed of Mr. Hunt two thousand dollars cf Clinton Canal money,
and gave his note, payable in one year from its date in good
funds, with interest. 6. W. Williams took one thousand dollars
on the same day of the same kind of paper, upon like terms. So
that, upon recapitulation, it will be tound that Mr. Hunt loaned
to G. W. Williams, for the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of
Pontiac, 911,234
Mr. Whittemore, for the Bank of Oakland, 8,000
F. ii. Steevens, in Clinton Canal money, 2,000
G. W. Williams, on his private account, 1,000
Whole amount of money loaned, 917,284
for five thousand dollars of which he had the order and warrant
bfthe board, and the balance of twelve thousand two hundred
and thirty-four dollars was loaned without such warrant, and was
not carried into his general account till some time during the
summer. Mr. Hunt says, he was told by Mr. Howard, treasurer
of state, that he had received this last amount, or more, under a
resolution of the legislature, and that it was deposited in the bank
as special, and could only be made available by loaning, payable
in current funds. In addition to the money loaned, Mr. Hunt
says he has vouchers which are allowed by the board, but which
the Auditor General refuses to audit, for $8,757 85
And also has a claim against G. D. Wil-
liams, which however, he acknowledges him-
self bound to pay, for 800 00
9,557 86
And the amount of money loaned as foregoing, 17,234 00
Carried forward, 926,791 85
Digitized by VjOOQ IC
026 HOUSE DOCUMENTS.
firought forward, 120,79] 85
Which deducted from the amount advanced him
by the Michigan State Bank, 38,003 71
Leaves a balance against him of 91,211 86
He further says he has a balance due him on the books of tbe
internal improvement board, of over two thousand dollars, and
deducting from the items charged to his account the first aroouoC
of five thousand dollars, which he had the order and warrant cf
the board to loan, it will leave a balance due him of over seven
thousand dollars, actually due to him from the board.
The undersigned are unwilling to take upon themselves tbe
responsibility of determining whether all, any, or how much of
this shall be allowed, conceiving that they have no such authority
under the act, as before stated. If the money so advanced to him
was done in good faith on the part of the bank, and with assur-
ances from the board of internal improvement, that all should be
made right, and had been expended for the works of the state,
then there could be no doubt of the iustice and equity o/ the c\aim
against the state. And again, if those safety fund notes, which
were loaned, were placed in the bank as special deposits, and it
was deemed a matter of prudence and caution to loan them In
order to prevent their perishing in the treasury of the state, then
the bank are in equity entitled to have the claim allowed, al-
though perhaps, strictly speaking, they have no legal right to de-
mand it. The amount of Mr. Hunt's unaudited vouchers, if correct,
and fully and fairly expended, should probably be allowed, al-
though the undersigned do not consider it to be their province to
inquire into that expenditure. They only take the order of the
board, in Mr. Hunt's favor, as their guide.
The item to D. C. McKinstry is a balance of a large advance
made to him, and which has been reduced from about twenty
thousand dollars to the present amount. It was, a great portion
of it, Mr. Norton says, paid by him atone lime, while in Albany,
to save the slate iron from seizure by the transportation company,
for charges. The undersigned think, if allowed, it should be de-
ducted from the estimates of McKinstry upon his contract upon
the central railroad.
The money advanced to John D. Pierce, superintendent of pub-
lic instruction, is not, in the opinion of the undersigned, a matter
of dispute. Mr. Pierce should settle and adjust his own account
with the bank, and pay them this advance if right ; although the
bank) in their anxiety to reduce its debt to the state, as much as
possible, would be glad to avail itself of this amount
The advance to Porter & Gibson, Commissioners of stale prison.
Digitized by VjOOSI^
ilOV^ DOCUMENTS. ^9
some of the srtate officers, when the works at the prison would have
stopped but for such advance. If the funds so advanced, have
been judiciously expended, the undersized see no objection to the
allowance of this item, to be deducted from the first appropriation
which may be made for the progress of this work.
The board of interna! improvement last summer, supposing
that claims for damages upon the central railroad could be more
advantageously settled by the acting Commissioner, if he was al-
lowed to have money on hand to do it, whenever he saw fit, is-
sued an order to H. Alden, acting Commissioner at that time, au-
thoriz'ng him to negotiate with the Michigan state bank for ten
thousand dollars. The order was presented to the Auditor Gene-
ral, who, considering such a procedure not sanctioned by law,
refused to draw a warrant upon the Treasurer for it. Never-
theless, Mr. Alden made the arrangement with the bank, and ex-
pended nine hundred and twelve dollars and thirty cents, which
should probably, in equity be allowed, although the legality of the
act of the board may be questioned. The amount to Levi S.
Hnmphrey, is for the survey of the railroad from Lockport to
Nilefs, which the legislature have had some action upon at this
session, directing it to be charged to the appropriations already
made for the southern fiifroad, if the undersigned rightly recol-
lect, which, when done, will get this matter out of the way.
The last item, viz : safety fund notes on hand, the undersigned
can only present the facts as alleged by the bank, and the legisla-
ture must be the judges of its equity : Mr. Steevens, the presi-
dent of the bank, says that ten or twelve thousand dollars of the
money was placed in the vault of the bank by the treasurer of
Wayne county, in a trunk, and remained there for weeks without
being touched. It was finally passed to the credit of the Trea-
surer of the state as a special deposite, being the only manner in
which the bank would credit it. About two thousand dollars was
received of Mr. Pierce, Superintendent of public instruction, and
the balance from the Treasurer of the state and the railroad. The
bank and Treasurer consider that these moneys were received by
the Treasurer, and by him deposited, under an act of the legisla-
ture, requiring him to receive all safety fund notes paid into the
treasury on or before a certain day therein named, if the collec-
tors who paid them, would make oath that they were the identical
moneys received for taxes by them.
They were all entered as special deposites, and were laid away
in the vault with the labels and wrappers about them, and|marked
" H. Howard, Treasurer,** or •* Railroad,** as the case might be,
which original wrappers and labels were around the notes when
the committee of investigation from the House of Representa-