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The Report of a Committee Appointed to Explore the Western Waters in the State of New-York: For the Purpose of Prosecuting the Inland Lock Navigation
The Report of a Committee Appointed to Explore the Western Waters in the State of New-York presents an 18th‑century plan to improve inland navigation between Schenectady and Fort Schuyler.
It outlines river conditions, rapids, timber obstructions, and the practical ideas experts believed could open a tolling canal system for the region.
The text describes a river one expects to be navigable in many places, with sections where rapids must be deepened or removed and others where a canal and locks could create a steady ascent for boats. It weighs technical challenges, the costs of proposed works, and the impact on commerce and the community. It also tests different approaches to governance, finance, and project sequencing to balance public benefit with prudent spending.
Detailed observations of river sections, depths, and the locations of rapids and obstructions. Proposed engineering solutions, including dams, a timber-and-stone dyke, a canal with locks, and a cross‑river cut. Cost estimates and the economic logic behind tolls, freight, and incremental improvements. Guidance on project leadership, planning, and the sequence of works to maximize benefit. Ideal for readers of historical engineering, early American policy, and the study of inland trade routes.
It outlines river conditions, rapids, timber obstructions, and the practical ideas experts believed could open a tolling canal system for the region.
The text describes a river one expects to be navigable in many places, with sections where rapids must be deepened or removed and others where a canal and locks could create a steady ascent for boats. It weighs technical challenges, the costs of proposed works, and the impact on commerce and the community. It also tests different approaches to governance, finance, and project sequencing to balance public benefit with prudent spending.
Detailed observations of river sections, depths, and the locations of rapids and obstructions. Proposed engineering solutions, including dams, a timber-and-stone dyke, a canal with locks, and a cross‑river cut. Cost estimates and the economic logic behind tolls, freight, and incremental improvements. Guidance on project leadership, planning, and the sequence of works to maximize benefit. Ideal for readers of historical engineering, early American policy, and the study of inland trade routes.
25 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2018
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