Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-28
BALTIMORR AND POTOMAC RAIL
ROAD.
How Ihs Work l. ProErss-iaE Its RarIy
Complrtisa Expected - The Depot site
Purrhq-rd.

How thu Work l. PrOgrss-InE- RarIy
Completion Expected - The Depot site
PurrhP-rd,
The work on 10 Baltimore and Potomac
railroad proercsscs steadily, aud Il being
puzzled forward with all the rapidity pussl-
blG The company expect to have trains
running rs far Us the PatapscO river by the
LIST Of April.
The tunnel which extends through X street
south aud Virginia avenue, from seventh to
Twelfth streets east, length Of $50 feet, IA
being further strengthened by the putting In
OF heavy braces Of strong timber that guar
antce security. The tunnel Is 20 feet In diam
alter and gives a double track, but will not
be In readiness to receive II for two weeks TO
come.
The bridge across the Anacostia river Is
not yet completed, but Il Is expected to be
finished In a tow days, as well as embank-
ments connected Herewith. The bridge will
be 900 feet in length, 100 feet Of IL being Of
pile structure. Some OF the piles are 20 feet
In length. Resting On these piles are heavy
timber caps, on which are laid the cross-tles
and rails. The entertainments leading thereto
are about IL feet above the water, fully l, 900
feet In length, and run south Of the maya
zinc and the Congressional cemetery. The
emoankment on the other side Il 700 feet In
length, aud leads into the smith properly,
several acres OF which have been condemned
for gravel, and the ballast trains will soon be
at work on this end of the road. The
Messrs. Baldwin, contractors, having COM
pleted the laying Of the track from Virginia
avenue TO the Long bridge, have taken their
men aud commenced work near Pope's creek,
aud are working northward In laying the
rails, expecting within two weeks to meet tue
gang now at work nsaT Marlboro. Captains
link and Withcrs with their construction
trains, are busily engaged In bringing mate
ria! for the road from OIeutOn, the Junction
with the ANNAPOLIS railroad.
THU DEPOT IN the CITY.
The purchase OF the ground In square No.
493 was made through Mr.. Fred. ROones. Il
amounts to Sl2 2s0, aud the amount Of
ground In the four lots Is "A, 544 square feet
The owners got the following sums: James
Collins, part lot I, 2,570 feet, Improved by
twO-stOry brick, IS, 200; VIM. Gross part 4,
5567 feet, two-story brick, $1,000; Johi
lnrie, part ., ara feet, frame, sl,S5O; NJ.
O'Donnell part 5, 5000 feet, two-slory frame,
q, 1870; TLOs. O'Dounell part 3, l $40 feet,
two.story frame, 81, 100; George Messer part
D, 800 feet bakery and twO-story frame
$500; Mrs. Newman, part o, 209l feet,
~, lO; :. Harmon, part o, Z, 707 feet two
two-story frames, %, COO; john Van Riswick,
lot Z, IL, 7i5 square feet, $1,000.
The PatapscO bridge Is still lncom pleted,
but the work Is being pushed forward as eN-
peditlously Us possible. Mr.. Partridge, the
resident engineer, Is exercising much care
that the work executed under his charge
should be done In the best manner.
Engineer Franklin Is down in Prince
Georges county, superintendlng the laying
OF the rails In that section, while Chief En-
glneer Einack is looking after the road in
the lower end OF Charles county.
Those having the road In charge are bend.
lag every energy TO have II In running order
by the lst Of April, and from the progress
they are making feel confident Of their hopes
being realized. The completion OF the road
will be q source OF qualification to the people
OF this District, who have for years been
compelled to bond To the will Of the tyrannl-
cal and oyerboarlng monopoly, the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company.