Calculation of ditching in the south side of the feeder from Brown’s ditch culvert to lot no.5

Calculation of ditching in the south side of the feeder from Brown’s ditch culvert to lot no.5, n.d.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo in which he says that he fears that a mistake has been made in A. Mains’ pay. He may have overpaid a considerable sum, April 25, 1857.

Notice from Dexter Deverardo regarding minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the County of Welland

Notice from Dexter Deverardo regarding minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Council of the County of Welland that was held May 21, 1857. It was moved that the warden and clerk be requested to procure a plan of the marsh lands tract, May, 1857.

Cross sections of Lyons Creek from Cooks Mills Dam to culvert

Cross sections of Lyons Creek from Cooks Mills Dam to culvert (9 pages of charts, graphs and text, handwritten). This is signed by Fred Holmes, May 1857.

Sections and profiles of Lyons Creek

Sections and profiles of Lyons Creek (1 page, handwritten), June, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo stating that he has enclosed a cheque for the engineers’ pay, June 9, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo in which he says he has enclosed a copy of the resolution of the council, June 20, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes. He says that A. Mains has finished levelling the road through his section of the marsh ditching and is in want of any back monies. Mr. Clancy has also levelled the roadway but there is too much water to do the bottoming. He does not want money until the final completion of his job, June 30, 1857.

Letter containing a listing of the amounts paid for Lyons Creek

Letter containing a listing of the amounts paid for Lyons Creek. These were sent to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo, July 10, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes who says that he received Mr. Woodruff’s instructions to change the level of the bottom of the northwest corner of lots no. 9-15. He then received a note from Mr. Cook, the foreman that they had to quit working because of too much water in the ditch, Aug. 1, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo stating that he has enclosed a cheque for the engineers’ pay for July and August, Sept. 5, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo regarding ditching on both sides of the canal near Marshville (2 ½ pages, handwritten), Sept. 11, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Dexter Deverardo regarding ditching near Marshville, Sept. 15 (3 pages, handwritten), 1857.

Diagrams (charts and graphs) made into a booklet with a newspaper cover

Diagrams (charts and graphs) made into a booklet with a newspaper cover. This booklet contains cross sections of the back ditch on the south side of the Welland Canal feeder, west of the Marshville culverts (45 pages, hand drawn). This was created by Fred Holmes, Oct. 3, 1857.

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes

Letter to S.D. Woodruff from Fred Holmes stating the Mr. Cook’s work on the marsh is nearly finished. Mr. Holmes says that he will make the final estimate next month, Oct. 27, 1857.