Approvals 1915

Various activities of the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company required approvals from government. This page shows approvals received in 1915.

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Order in Council 2165 - New Protection Piers for New Swing Span at the Shubenacadie River Bridge

In 1911, the DAR received approval to replace the then existing lift bridge (which had a minimum 5 feet of draft at low water) with a swing span (minimum draft not noted) to meet the needs of mining and industry in the area. The 1911 approval included a requirement for construction of piers to protect the new swing bridge. A plan of the protection piers was submitted in 1915 and approved by Order in Council 2165 of 1915. (Orders in Council are numbered beginning from number 1 each calendar year.) The text of the Order in Council mentions a plan that was annexed to the order - this plan was not included in the document available from Library and Archives Canada.

Below is the text of the approval signed by the deputy Governor General.

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[Transcribed from a typewritten original.]
3- P.C.2165


The Committee of the Privy Council have had before them a report, dated the 13th September, 1915, from the Minister of Public Works, submitting that by Order in Council, dated 16th August, 1899, a plan showing a Bridge, and Site thereof, to be constructed by the Midland Railway Company across the Shubenacadie River at Maitland, N.S., was approved; the span provided in the bridge for the passage of vessels in the river being of the Lift type.

The Minister states that one of the conditions under which this approval was granted was that the Company would blast a channel 5 feet deep at low water through the Lift Span and its approaches from both sides;

The Minister further states that, subsequently, the industrial and mining development which took place in that district rendered the span above mentioned wholly inadequate for the requirements of navigation, and that representations, having been made in the matter, the Department, under the authority of an Order in Council, dated 14th March, 1911, concluded an arrangement with the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company (Successors to the Midland Railway Company), to change the span from the lift to the swing type and to give larger room for the passage of vessels - the Department, for the performance of this work, agreeing to contribute to the cost thereof to the extent of $23,000, on the production of duly certified vouchers;

That one of the conditions of this Order in Council of March 14, 1911, is that the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company must construct warping or protection piers in connection with the above mentioned bridge;

That the Company have recently submitted, for approval, a plan of the protection piers in question, showing the mode of their construction, &c. (Plan marked No. B-2-219 annexed);

That the District Engineer of the Department of Public Works has reported that if the piers are constructed as per plan submitted they should be entirely satisfactory, and the Chief Engineer has recommended that said plan be approved.

The Minister, therefore, recommends that under the provisions of Section 235 of the Railway Act, R.S.C., 1906, the annexed plan (B-2-219) of the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company, showing the protection piers to be constructed in connection with their bridge across the Shubenacadie River at Maitland, N.S., be approved.

The Committee submit the same for approval.
[Signed:] [illegible] (George E. Fortin???)

[Marked:] Approved
[Marked:] 20 September, 1915
[Signed:] [illegible]
[Marked:] Deputy Governor General
[Handwritten marginal notes on first page:]
In dup [duplicate] to [illegible] 23 Sept 15
In dup A.G. [Attorney General] 23 " "

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  Scan of page one of the OIC 2165 Memo.

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  Scan of page two of the OIC 2165 document. Approvals.

External Links

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Order in Council 2769 - Dominion Atlantic Relieved of Obligation to Dredge Under Its Bridge at Maitland

In 1911, the DAR received approval to replace the then existing lift bridge (which had a minimum 5 feet of draft at low water) with a swing span to meet the needs of mining and industry in the area. The 1911 approval included a requirement for construction of piers to protect the new swing bridge. The existing obligation to dredge a minimum low-water depth of 5 feet was not changed. A plan of the protection piers was submitted in 1915 and approved by Order in Council 2165 of 1915. (Orders in Council are numbered beginning from number 1 each calendar year.) A subsequent inquiry from the Company asked the Department of Public Works exactly how far each side of the bridge the 5 foot low-water minimum depth needed to be provided. The Department investigated and decided the 5 foot depth of dredging was not required to meet the practical needs of navigation on the river. The removal of the requirement was implemented by Order in Council 2735 of 1915.

Below is the text of the Order in Council signed approved by the Governor General.

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[Transcribed from a typewritten original.]

P.C.2735

The Committee of the Privy Council have had before them a report, dated 13th November, 1915, from the Acting Minister of Public Works, representing that an Order in Council was passed on August 16, 1899, approving the plan of a Bridge and Site thereof to be constructed by the Midland Railway Company, across the Shubenacadie River at Maitland, N.S., - the span provided in the bridge for the passage of vessels being of the Lift Type;

That one of the conditions under which this approval was granted was that the Company would blast a channel 5 feet deep at low water through the Lift Span and its Approaches from both sides.

The Minister states that subsequently, the industrial and mining development which took place in that district rendered the Span above mentioned inadequate for the requirements of navigation and representations having been made in the matter the Department of Public Works, under the authority or an Order in Council, dated March 14, 1911, was authorized to conclude an arrangement with the Dominion Atlantic Railway company (successors to the Midland Railway Company), to change the span from the Lift to the Swing Type and to give larger room for the passage of vessels,- the Department for the performance of this work agreeing to contribute to the cost thereof to the extent of $23,000 on the production of duly certified vouchers;

That the obligation on the part of the Company to dredge a channel of the depth mentioned in the Order in Council of August 16, 1899, was retained in the Order in Council of March 14, 1911, the understanding being that the Department would contribute to the cost of this channel for the portion of it extending beyond the area which was to be blasted in accordance with the plan of the Bridge originally approved;

That, on a request made on behalf of the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company to define the exact nature of the liability imposed on the Company by the above condition, the matter was fully investigated, and the District Engineer of the Department of Public Works, in his report, states that the blasting of the channel provided for, from a practical standpoint, is not necessary. He adds that the only time at which the river is navigable at that point is at high tide, when the depth is about 30 feet, and that at any other time, the current is too rapid to allow the passage of vessels;

That the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works, in view of the report of the District Engineer, has advised that the Company be relieved of the obligation to dredge the channel above mentioned.

The Minister, on the advice of the Chief Engineer of the Department of Public Works, recommends that the Orders in Council of August 16, 1899, and March 1911, be amended so as to relieve the Dominion Atlantic Railway Company of the obligation of dredging a channel under its bridge across the Shubenacadie River at Maitland, N.S., as provided for in the said Orders in Council.

The Committee concur in the foregoing recommendation and submit the same for approval.

[Signed:] R.L. Borden
[Marked:] Approved
[Signed:] Strathearn
[Marked:] Nov 27th 1915

[Marginal note on page one:] In dup P W 29 Nov 15
[Marginal note on page one:] " " A G. 29 " "

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Gallery

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  Scan of page one of the OIC 2735 Memo.

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  Scan of page two of the OIC 2735 Memo.

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  Scan of page three of the OIC 2735 document. Approvals.

External Links

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