, 1869-07-08
TIE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Co1nmtssionerss Report.

-......- ... .. BOSTON, July /
The Commissioners Of the Union Pacinc Rail
road have made report to-day at the general Of.
nee II Boston, of which the following Il coupro-
hfns1fe SUMMARY:
"WAus47cu, Utah. June .. 1850.
" 10 tho Bon. J. D. Cur, Secretary af th< Interior
sIR: III accordance With the Instructions or
The Department daied the 18th Of May. 1869, the
undersigned, Commissioners Of the Union Pactdc
Hatlfoad, have examined the thirty ninth section,
extending from the one mous1ndth to the one
ao ,se 5e ~s 9D ,ns
submitted to Us By The CHIEF Engineer Of tbs rosd
sao.log .h,' !hs alignment aad grades and giving
structure, equipment, te-, which Ne are aataled
are correct representation Of this section.
see1son VEL re- constructed nd ready for
quested by Section Of the 'att to aid In the
construction OF railroad and telegraph iiue from
cure TO tho government the use Of the sane for
postal, military and other purposes and we
therefore recommend lis acceptance by the gov
eFntnent Respectfully submitted
In accordance with the Instructions Of the de-
parment, dsted Mar is. 1863, the Commissioners
OF the.Unlon Pacfnc Railroad hare eIam'cd the
section extending from the one thousand and TWEEN.
tieth mile post to the one thousand and eighty tth
6S.l00th mile post, and report on the secunu ex-
tending from the 1.Uaoth 70 the l,040th ulle pos.s
That Tie unfinished work will require about IS 4aa
The Commissioners report on tue section extend
ing from The ,040th TO the l,odoth nile post that
the unfinished work Will require about $50 0oy
IL Aotul1laslo1eI8 IepOIt On 114 BeC{11n E1-
tending from the 1,06Uth to the 1,O60th mile post
that the unfinished work will require about Sla5O1
" The Commissioners report on The section c1-
tending IRON the one thousand and e1ghtIeth to
the one thousand and etghty-n1th mile t1at heavy
expense ha8 alresdy been Incurred By the compa-
ny IN grading this part Of the line and the grades
and curves are all within the limits presuibed bY
the law. To complete the unfinished work on
this section will require about tled 500 in reducing
the present grades from 116 feet to 80 feet pei
mile, a. originally Intended, and Ii n1nE up The
places now occupied BY temporary t.estlea. The
location adopted ls such that the WORT done Ia not
lost IN changing to the lighter grades. The Com
Dlaslone5s say e1at In ali other respects the fpad
- well constructed, ready for immediate service
IN accordance with and as required by Section
OF the act to aid In the construction or d raiI.
fpad and telegraph line from the Missouri
River to the F1ctnc Ocean, and 10 secure 10 .he
government the use Of the same for postal. mill
taly and other purposes y and 1t naa reached that
state Of completion provided for In the report Of
tor the construction Of the Paclac Railroad, msde
70 Secretary Harlan February Il, 1866, approved
oS him. and furnished to Is ~ q part OF our In
and as the company IS rapidly and IN
good faith 6n!shing up the fncomp3eted work, ne
the acceptance Of the sections by the
government. and tho adoption Of the s1me courBe
towards the unfinished work a. elsewhere on the
Pacific Railroad. Respectfully submitted,
q. Z. WARREN,
"Brever Major Gen. u. s. 4,
FLAMES F. WILSON,
COMMISSIONER