Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-04

MACHINERY nfTAEiNESI.
Maintenance Of Motive power.......... "''i'o.s -
Number Of locomottes............ :
Total miles run......................" l's,5oo
Maintenance Of Cars b.'S9 -
IL Passenger Cars.
Mail and Baggage do, 1t class.
DO. and do do, ID class.
lu7 Freight do.
Ballast do.
The amount of wood on hand, Sept. 80, 1879. at
the various points along the line OF the road, was
Jin2 cords.
Tho fuel used during the year for all the loco
motives has amounted 10 1901 cords. Castings
prepared for use, Sli ,1O5.2o.
TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.
The expenses for conducting this service have
been $S2,352.lS.
There have been transported during the year
1880 tons of freight westwardly. and s,oIl tons
eastwardly, making total of 2!,3oO tons trans
ported over the whole road i'll both directions.
There have been carried during the year lt.11i
passengers westwardly. and 1856 eastwdrdIy,
making the total number s,,"Io
A comparison OF the tonnage this year with fast.
shows an increase Of 2iOO tons wcStwardly, ana a
decrease Of jii2 tons castwardly
COMPARISON of the number of passengers car
ried shows an increase of 9O99 passengers west
wardly, and 500 passengers eaStwardlv.
CONSTRUCTION OF LYSCnBuHG EXTENSION.
For the past year, great energy mas pCeh Sh'"h
BY the Contractors generally, and We are now
abou, to enjoy the result of much labor and eX-
pense. At the commencement OF the year the
amount OF work to be done was 50 great at some
points that large forces have been concentrated
and worked. continuously. night and day.
The track laying WAS commenced the last OF
January and 1T this time, November lsi,) mas
progressed to the 3lst section from tharoteS'll.c
From the james River. one mile east vi Lynch
burg the track is laid to Amherst Court House. u
distance of ! miles. From Cabelfs Summit To-
wards Amherst Court House. the track Is laid two
miles From I've River Bridge towards Char
lottesyille the track has been Just commcnccd.--
Thi, leaves 5 miles Of track 10 be laid by four
Notwithstanding with little doubt the connections
Of the track by December lst-tr"m Charlottcs-
vile 10 James River. The only contingency that
can interfere, Is the hauling Of four hundred and
fifty tons of rails, from New Market, on the Ca
nal to the line Of the Railroad, distance OF ten
miles AT this work. number Of teams are now
engaged and | apprchend no delay in the deise
nv hy the time named.
On the 4Oth section occurs Tye River Bridge, At
which point some TWO or three weeks VIII be re-
uuired after the track shall have been laid TO H.
to raise the superstruc;ure, which Is iSo itet IN
length. The heavy approach 10 the bridge VIII
require for its completion very large force; hut
AS other Jobs are completed. the contractors pro
pose To concentrate them upon this WORK. anu
am assured by them that no delay shall occur.
The masonry Of James River Bridge is compile
ted with the exception of about one-hai OF each
abutment and the live spans are now ready Tor the
bridge supcrstructurc. The contractor, Mr.. Pia
eide informs me that force will be put upon TINS
work nj once. and with energy the work should be
completed by the 18th of December.
The completion Of this bridge will secure con
nectiOn with Lynchburg, by the james RIVER ga
~ IL l,., ,tf1t,.k
The bridge over the Canal will he commenced di-
rectly but the work being one requiring iounda-
tons of some difficulty. it is probable that ii may
not be ready for the passage OF the trains .eiore
Spring, though if the weather will permit. and no
serious snnoyanres are met with III the foundations,
| look for its comp leion III January.
To all connected in the progress of the work t"
80 favorable completion, am indebted for assis-
lance. Respectfully,
ii W. vANDEGRIFT,
Chief Engineer and Gcn'l. Superintendent.
The reading of the accompanying papers
was dispensed with. Col. Daniel I. Slang ter
then read the report Of the Examining Com
mittee which gives very hattering account
of the entire road to Lynchburg, and IS
very complimentary to the officers Of the
Company. On motion the reports oi the
President and Directors, with the accompa-
nying papers, and report of the Examining
Committee were referred to Committee ap-
pointed by the Chair, as follows:
W. IT, Early. Of Albemarle; J. II. Nc
Weigh, of Alexandria: j. 7. Burke, of FAIR
fax; Benjamin johnson, Of Prince William;
W. IL. Gaines, of Fauquier; j. u. Field. OF
Culpcper; Or. Voolfolk, of Orange; W. Cor
don. Of Nelson: b. I. Barrett, of Amherst;
T. B. Dean, OF Lynchburg.
On motion of Col. Eppa llunton, the meet
ing then took recess until = o'clock.
CoLISIoS.-A collision occurred yesterday,
near Sangters Station, on the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, between the locomo-
tive Warrcnton, of the freight train going
out, aud the locomotive Madison, Of tue ma
terial train, coming towards this city.
Both the locomotives were somewhat IN
jured, but no one was hurt and no damage
done to the cars. In consequence OF this
collision, the passenger train was delayed an
hour, having to wait until the track was
cleared Of the trains which had colided, and
did not reach the depot here, until : o'clock.
SrIclpE.-A young man named Lewis IL.
Jones, clerk in the Land Office, Washing
ton shot himself yesterday morning in pre-
sencc Of his mother, with whom he had
lust been cuuycrsing The ball entered the
forehead near the centre. and lodged AT the
base of the skull At last accounts he was
not dead, but no hopes were entertained Of
his recovery.
Mar or MouHT NERNuN.-Mr. William
Dillingham; has executed a very fine and ac-
curate map of George Washington land at
Mount Vernon, las it is, and as it was. on
which is an engraving Of the Mansion House,
and Tomb Of Washington. This interesting
man can be had at Mr.. Robert Bells Book
store, King street.
COUNTY CorRT.-The County Court for
this County, November term, commences its
session On Monday next. The following
Justices, according to classification. will
comn,se the Court Turner Dixon. Z. j.;
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