Scottsville and Le Roy Railroad - Estimated Construction Cost

Estimated Construction Cost

ESTIMATE FOR THE BUILDING OF THE RAILROAD

The commissioners to make estimates were Powell Carpenter, Philip Garbutt, William Garbutt, John McNaughion, and E. H. S. Mumford.

Ties 8,366 pieces...................................... $ 1,300.00 Rails 133,848 feet..................................... 1,400.00 Laying Timber-6.34 miles............................... 1,300.00 Bridge at Mumford...................................... 850.00 Grading from Hanford's to Scottsville.................. 1,044.00 Two bridges across canal............................... 100.00 Grading from Hanford's to H. C. McVean's............... 200.00 Grading and passways................................... 200.00 Grading Reed's ridge................................... 240.00 Timber and Planking bridge at P. Garbutt's store....... 40.00 McKenzie and Laidlaw's job at grading.................. 1,600.00 Grading at McNaughton's ............................... 800.00 Grading at McArthur's.................................. 400.00 Grading at Blakeslee & Wells........................... 1,450.00 Grading John A. McVean's hill.......................... 654.00 Grading from sawmill to plaster mill in Mumford........ 500.00 Mason work and culverts west of Reed's................. 300.00 Balance of engineering................................. 500.00 Amount paid by Philip Garbutt.......................... 4,132.00 $19,870.00 Monies advanced on contracts included in this estimate ...1,363.00 One and one-quarter timber laid........................... 453.00 Digging plaster........................................... 230.00 S 2,046.00 $17,814.00 Making 6.3 miles of road at $2,815.00 per mile..........$17,818.33