, 1865-07-08
TUE PACIFIC RAILROAD IN
BROGLIO.
Important Official Cores
rondence Relating; to
the Railroad from
Wyandott = ; to !;
Lawrence,

the Railroad from
Wyandott = to
Lawrence.
PRESENT STATUS OF TIE EASTERN DI
VISION.
Secretary Harlan vs., Ex.secretarJ
Usher.
Charges Of Fraud, violence and Rob.
berry Pref+rrsd d by One Company
Against the Other.
TE1EGRAMs OF JOHN D PERRY.
NV YoRK, Dec. 3, 1854.
Have Judge U.her report compliance Of
Q. T. Railway Co.. with late act In
change Ct lawrence. Forty miles operating
fiom Wyandott- VIII be over ia night
ttain. t5igued) JoHa. D. PERRY.
New YoRK, Dec. 8, 1854.
To Hon. J. P. Uaher:
PleaEe scc Gen. Lane..And stAnson. Forty
miles road operating from Wyandotte. WIl
etay here. Report change at Lawrence In
compliance with late act,
(aigned) J. D. PERnT.
is1. LOUIS, May s. 1866.
Judge J. P. C6her, Secretary:
Thompson cannot serve In time. Caunot
ven hare Gov. Thomas Carney, OF Kansas or
stephen b. barlow, of Missouri, appointed
at once, u It be necessary to hsyethree Com
1nIssIopersH Answer.
(S!gned) JoHE D. Penny.
REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS.
To His E1eelieney Andrew johnson. President
Of the untte1 Stat.s:
The undersigned, appointed by your Ex-
cclIency Commissioners to examine the Rail.
road and Telegraph line contracted By the
Union Pacific Railroad Company. Eastern
Division, respectfully beg lesye to say, that
they hare pissed over said road and OF.
am!red Its cous.ruction and equipment, and
nov have the honor to report:
That said Union Pacific Raflsoad Company,
E. D., have constructed railroad, begin
ming at 9 point on the line between the,
States Of Missouri and kaesas, on the south
eide Of the Kansas river, as near the mouth
thereof Us it is practicable for the Pacific
Railroad Company Of Missouri to connect
Herewith, and thence crossing to the north
side Of the k1nssg river, On pile bridge,
and up the Wiley Of the said ryer. on the
north aide thereof, to a point opposite the
elt{ Of Lawrence, In Kansas, distance or
They have also built railroad, beginning
IN the bank Of the Missouri river, On the
rorth side OF the mouth OF the Kansas river,
in the city Of WyaDdotte, and running up
the kansas Valley distance Of Q.77) one
and seventy .sevcn hundseths miles, to
point where It lntcteects the road beginning
on the south side Of sid river, making,
tcgether. (40,0) forty and two huudretbs
miles.
In the construction Of said railroad We are
assured, and have every reason to believe that
all the rails, epikes, and chains used are Of
the best quality Of American iron. The
alignment and grades Of said road are good,
the shorlest radius Of curvature being 955
The bridges aud cu1yets are Of timber, as is
csral In our Western railroads. and are well
and substantially built and Of good material.
The track Is veil laid and IN good condition
for new road. It is supplied with all the
water stations, side t.acks. depots, locoma-
tive engine. and passenger and freiEht cars
c. mpauy have also built T. line Of telegraph
along its railroad from this town Of
NyA1dotte to their station house opposite the
city Of Lawrence. This telegraph lineapptars
to be yell and substantially built In the usual
manner q Western Anes.
The undersigned Commissioners further cer-
tiff that they have stated aboyc the hetruecoadi-
tion OF the railroad and te:ee1 aph built BY I'D
Railroad Company, and further state tha. al
though the law OF Congress relating thereto
may not hare been literally fulfilled in
all respects, yet believe it to hsye been
in all essential particulars, aud therefore re-
specttully recommend its acceptance By your
II Garg1snw
S. ]. CaAwronp,
EXECUTIVE Orr1cr, Nay ss. LEGS.
Respectfully referrsd by the President to
the Secretary Of the Interior.
". A. BROWNING.
Private Secretary.
EXECUTIVE O1J1uE, June 10, 1865.
Upon examination Of the accompanying
report Of BFeyet Brig. Gen. D, c. McCallnm,
approved.
{Slsned) ANDREW JOHNSON,
President United Sta:ee-
SECRETARY HARLAN TO TIE PRESIDENT.
DErARTxEsr OF Tns INTERIOR,
WAeuAo1oN. D. c., Nsy %, 1855.
S1R: l have the honor to return the report
Of Daniel R. Garrison, Henry c. Moore aud
road and telegraph line constructed by the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Eastern
Division" which was referred BY ynu to this
department, ard received on yesterday.
It appears from th. papers on file in this
department thst said Garrison and Moore
and Richard y. Thompson, were, ty the
President OF the United States, pursuant to
the authority vested in him By the sixth Sec
tion Of "An Act to aid In the construction
Of RaNEcad and Telegraph line from The
Missouri riyef to the Pacific ocean, aud to
secure to the Government the use Of the
same for postal. military and o:he: purpo.
ses," approved July "a. 1s64,-appointed.
the road or roads authorized by said acts TO
he constructed ~ the Union Pacific Rail,
road Company, Eastern Division" ind make
report in relation thereto, as contemplated
and specific By eaid acts.
Samuel ]. Crawford WBs, on the 5th Inst.
appointed Euch Commissioner vice Richard
". Thompson, drc.ined.
The proviso to the Gousth section of the
original act presc1Ibes the condition on
which The President shall exercise the au-
thur1ty yested In him fy the enacting clause.
A verified statement Of the President Of the
cempany, showing that forty consecutive
miles OF said road and telegraph have been
act, and setting forth with Ger 'aintJ the
points where such forty miles begin aud
where the same end.
John D. Perry, Esq, President Of the
company, flied such statement, accompanied
By the report Of the Chief Engineer.
forty consecutive miles OF such road and
telegraph have been completed and equipped
in tho manner required, then, upon the re-
pert OF the Commissioners to that effect,
patents tba1l issue converting to the compa-
ny title to lands as provided for In said act.
It must appear to yon that the company
has compiled with the provisions Of the act
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