20 SPIRIT LEVELING IN NEW YORK, 1896 TO 1905. 
ONEONTA QUADRANGLE. 
Feet 
Franklin station, crossing; top of north rail 1, 582. 2 
Merrickville, at crossing; top of north rail 1 , 700. 
Northfield, 0.37 mile northwest of, 30 feet south of south end of Zigzag tunnel, vertical face 
of rock on west side of track about 6 feet above rail; aluminum tablet stamped "1766 
ALBANY 1901 " 1, 766. 9 
Northfield, 0.37 mile northwest of, at railroad summit, north end of oil house; top of east rail. 1, 765. 1 
Northfield, in front of station; top of northeast rail 1, 757. 2 
WALTON QUADRANGLE. 
Northfield, 5.95 miles southeast of, southeast corner of bridge, on foundation stone; chiseled 
square 1 , 312. 6: 
Walton, in front of station; top of rail 1, 233. 4 
Walton, southwest corner of North and Gardiner streets, northeast corner of Ogden Free 
Library, east face of corner of water table; aluminum tablet- stamped "1215 ALBANY 
1901 " 1, 216. Oi 
Fine, switch crossing; top of southeast rail 1,201. 1 
Beerston, at crossing, main track: top of south rail 1, 181. 3 
Rock Rift, 0.5 mile north of, lfO feet south of crossing, on east side of track, 4 feet above rail, 
on face of ledge; aluminum tablet stamped " 1214 ALBANY 1901 " 1, 214. 7( 
Rock Rift, in front of station; top of east rail 1, 226. 8 
DEPOSIT QUADRANGLE. 
A.pex, 0. 15 mile north of, a1 rail road summit; top of east rail 1, 461. 3 
Apex, in front of station; top <>f east rail 1, 445. 1 
HANCOCK QUADRANGLE. 
Cadosia, 0.17 mile west of, at west abutment of trestle No. "13 1," on south corner coping 
• stone of parapet wall; aluminum tablet " stamped "990 ALBANY 1901" 990. 57 
Hancock, in front of Erie station, north-bound track; top of north rail 923. 7 I 
Hancock, southeast corner of Bridge No. 18, on foundation stone; chiseled srpiare 912.74 
Hancock, 0.75 mile north of, southeast comer of large steel Bridge No. 19, top of parapet 
wall, 6 feet east of rail: bronze tablet stamped "924 ALBANY 1900" 924. 72 
BROOME, DELAWARE, ORANGE, SULLIVAN, AND ULSTER 
COUNTIES. 
BINGHAMTON, DEPOSIT, UOSHEN, HANCOCK, NARROWSBUKG, NEWBTJRG, NINEVEH, LOW 
EDDY, POUGHKEEPSIE, AND POUT JERVIS qiADHANGLES. 
The elevations in the following list are the result of a lino of precise levels run frol 
Binghamton to Poughkeepsie. The two sections of this line, Binghamton to Hancocl 
and Hancock to Poughkeepsie, form links in the net of precise leveling 49 and 138 miles 
respectively, in length. The result of the 1903 adjustment was to increase the elevatioi 
at Hancock with respect to Binghamton 0.042 foot and to increase the elevation at Pough 
keepsie with respect to Hancock 0.423 foot. The double-simultaneous method wa; 
employed, with a Buff & Berger precise level and an 8-second vial. The Pennsylvanii 
portions of this line will be published under Pennsylvania. 
The leveling was done during June, July, and August, 1900, by Mr. C. II. Semper, level 
man. The standard bench marks are referred to the Albany datum and are stampe< 
with the letters " ALBANY" in addition to the figures of elevation. 
BINGHAMTON, ALONG ERIE RAILROAD VIA HANCOCK, TO M1DDLETOWN 
BINGHAMTON QUADRANGLE. 
Feet. 
Binghamton, Broome County court-house, west end of, at left of basement entrance from 
Collier street; aluminum tablet stamped " 867 A" 866. 05 
Langdon, 1,000 feet north of station, top of south abutment west side of creek culvert : bronze 
tablet stamped " 860 ALBANY 1900 " 860.46 
Langdon, in front of station; top of rail 864. 4 
Kirkwood, in front of station, north-bound track; top of rail 871. 6 
a From this point, via Main street downhill to Erie station, thence northwest to tablet. 
