Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1912 — RYAN DITCH REPORT FILED [ARTICLE]

RYAN DITCH REPORT FILED

Estimated Cost About $300,000; Benells $350,000. TO DRAIN LARGE TERRITORY In East Section of Jasper County and Also Furnish Outlet for Drainage In East Portion of Pulaski.

The report of the John P. Ryan ditch was filed Saturday. This ditch is perhaps the greatest drainage scheme, so far as benefits and cost is concerned ever begun in Jasper county. The estimated benefits are approximately $350,000 and the estimated Cost about $300,000. The ditch begins in the southwest part of Starke county and comes on down into Walker tp., where it connects with the old Pinkamink ditch, which is to be widened and deepened, and which empties into the Iroquois river ditch east of town, near the Monon railroad bridge. The proposed ditch will give drainage to thousands of acres of lands in Starke, Pula ki, White and Jasper counties.

The estimates on the main and lateral ditches and arms follow: Estimated cubic yards dirt, 513,977; dirt above rock 124,967 yards; rock 182,522; estimate of dirt excavation 8 cents per cubic yard; rock $1 per yard. Estimated cost of main ditch, $233,637.50, and benefits $289,906.51. Kays Lateral No. 1. Esti mated cost $1,506.60; benefits $1,674;* No. cubic yards of dirt to be excavated 20,199, at 7.45 per yard. Scraper work. Luken Lateral, No. 2. Estimated cost $2,127.60; benefits $2,364; cubic yards of dirt 22,214 at 9.57 cents. Dredge work. Zick La teral. No. 4. Estimated cost $5,008.40; benefits $6,260; cubic' yards dirt 51,640 at D.eo cents. Dredge work. Clear Lake Lateral, No. 3. Estimated cost $2,245.50; benefits $2,495; cubic yards 25,245, at 8.86. Dredge work. Spurs and Arms to Zick Lateral, No. 4. Burger Spur—Estimate $250; benefits $300; 8 inch tile. Ketchmark Spur—Estimated cost $709.85; benefits $888.75; scraper work, 8,578 cubic yards at 8.27. Ketchmark Arm—Estimated cost $238.56; benefits $289.17; scraper work, 2,831 cubic yards, at 8:4 cents. Joseph SaJrin Spur—Estimated cost $1,408; benefits $1,760; scraper work, 17,375 cubic yards, at 10.12 cents.

Toyne Lateral, No. s—Estimated5 —Estimated cost $2,258; benefits $2,705.50; tile and open work, tale S7BO, open work $1,478, at 9 cents. Rouse Lateral, No. 6—Estimated cost $310; benefits $372; tile. Bouke Laterals No. 7 —Estimated cost $1,592.25; benefits $1,769.15; | scraper and dredge work, at 7.4 cents; 21,517 cubic yards. Stalbaum Spur to Bouke Lateral, No. 7—Estimated cart $1,623.51; benefits, $1,803.90; scraper work,: 18,770 yards, at 8.6 cents. Frank .M. Hershman Ann to Stalbaum Spur—Estimate $457.60; I benefits $572; scraper work, 5,787 i cubic yards, at cents per yard. Guild Lateral No. B—Estimate $1,716.29; benefits $1,911.41; 16,001 cubic yards at 10.7 cents. Alt dredge work. Vanatta Lateral No. 9—Estimate $4,587.52; benefits $5,065.44; part tile, part dredge, tile estimate $3,041.15; dredge estimate $1,546.37. !

Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $4,708.30; benefits $6,026.64; part tile part dredge; tile estimate $227.50, dredge estimate $4,480.80; 49,330 cubic yards at 9 cents. No. 1, Long Arm to Record Lateral —Estimate $1,160; benefits ■s!,276. All tile. A —Phillips Spur to Long Arm—r Estimate $580.18; benefits $638.20. All tile. No. 2, Rayburn Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $1,023; benefits $1,136.75; scraper work, 7,890 yards at 12.9 cents. B—Maddox Spur to Rayburn Arm —Estimate $245; benefits $269.51. All tile.

C—Parker Spur to Rayburn Arm! —Estimate $95.20; benefits $104.72. All tile. No. 3, Prevo Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $420.71; benefits $525.89; 3,863 cubic yards dvedge work at 10.9 cents per yard. No. 4, Faris Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $1,094.25; benefits $1,266.60; 6,100 yards at 13.184. All scraper work.

Reed Lateral No. 11—Estimate $2,056.30; benefits $2,573; 22.725 cubic yards dredge work at 9.05 cents. Baker Lateral, No. 12—Estimate $6,278.90; benefits $6,976.55. Dredge work, cubic yards at - cents. Barkley Lateral, No. 13—Estimate $1,462; benefits $1,63'9.34; part tile, part scraper work; tile estimate $642; scraper estimate $820; 9,315 cubic yards scraper work at 8.9 cents. Yeoman Lateral, No. 14—Estimate $3,611.58; benefits $4,012.75; part tile, part scraper work. Estimated coat of tile $1,945.98, and scraper work $1,549,35. ■ William Hershman Lateral, No. 15 —Estimate $280; benefits $350; 2,210 yards at 12.6 cents. All dredge work. Lateral No. 77. (This being the number of the ditch in the circuit court when first constructed and is being deepened and its outlet changed by this proceeding)—Estimate $10,310.58; benefits $13,574.80; 73,792 yards at 13.9 cents. All dredge work. Joel F. Spriggs Spur to Lateral, No. 72—Estimate $984.96; benefits $1,231.20; all dredge wogk, ’B,112 cubic yards at 12.14 cents. The report orders that in the construction of the main line or laterals, etc.', any private tile or public tile drains affected the contractors shall preserve the tile removed and place same on banks for use of owner of same, owner to protect the tile at their own expense. In case any contractor should encounter rock not reported within the plans and specificationa on the main line or Yeoman lateral, such additional rock shall be excavated at contract price stipulated for rock, and in., case of any other laterals or arms or spurs, estimate shall be made by the engineer in charge and reported to the circuit court w-ho shall enter into an agreement with such contractor as to price for the excavation of same.