Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-27
Baltimore and s,ssom.e Railroad.

OPERATIONS ALL ALONG THE NFH.
win, the Contractors for layi.s the rails Of the
Baltimore and Potomac Rniroad, have com
Pleted the work OF putting down the track in
h thu city from the Long bridge along Maryland
OF the canal 10 street south and thence 70 Sth
street east, near thu western terminus of the
navy yard tunnel. This gang have been trans
THE LOWER IND OF THE ROAD,
anu nave conmehced work near Pope's creek,
IN Sharles county, Md, and are proceeding
northward IN laying the rails, having house cars
and an engine For carrying the ties and rails,
and at III early day it is expected that they will
meet another gang of hands who this week are
worSfng below Marlboro. The construction
trains of Captains Withers and Zipk are each
engaged in hauling material from OdentOn, the
junction with the AnDarolis and ElkridSe rail-
road for this work, ard during the past week
track in this city.
THE BRIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BRANCH,
ia miliarly known IS Bliss Bridge is not yet en-
tirely completed, a few days work being edaired
bat the rails have been laid on it, as well a. on
the embanl ments leading thereto, and yester
street east. This bridge is 600 feet i'm 500
feet IL a substantial pile structure some OF the
piles being over forty feet ia length-On which
are heavy timber cars, and on these are placed
the crCSs-ties on which the rails are laid. Over
the channel Howe truss span Ia thrown, 100
feet i'll length. The structure is reached from
the CITY by an embankment twelve OF fifteen
feet above the water, and 800 feet in length !,
running in direction about northeast by east
"a few yards south of the Congressional Gene
tcry and Magazine grounds: ON the county side
of the bridge is an embankme mt of about 700
feet in length, striking the main land on the
Smith property.
TIE TUNNEL.
WOrkmen are now engaged in putting inv rts
in the tunnel, (which will make assurance
doubly sure adding to its strength although
there is TO doubt that it is perfectly safe. This
tunnel, which has been heretofore noticed in
The STAR, extends under X street south and
Virginia avenue, from 7th street east to about
18th street east, distance of $50 feet. 1t av-
eTages about 20 feet in diameter, and will afford
room for double track which it is contempla-
ted will be eventually laid 1t will not be ready,
however, for the track layers for a week to
come. While the track LAYING is progressing
below Marlboro and in Charles county,
THE WORK OF BALLAsTING
Is in progress on that portion already laid, and
cas- IN end of the Anacostia, are about to be
COM, mned for gravel, a ballast train will soon
be az work from this end of the road. Mr..
Partridge, the engineer at this end of the line,
is seeing that the work under him is being done
eNpeditiously and IN the best manner. while
Engineer Thomas Franklin is busy supervising
county, Nd. Mr.. Emsck, the chief engineer, is
overseeing the work from the lower Charles
county end in person.
THE FATAPsCo BRIDGE
IS not yet completed, and il is said that as soon
as that structure can be crossed by trains cars
will be put on to accommodate the residents
along the line.
THE SITE FOE THE FREIGHT DEPOT IN THIS
CITY.
The purchase OF lots in square No. 493, ia this
city, for site for fret ght depot for the road
noticed in THE STAR of yesterday, was made
Though Mr.. Fred. KOOnes. The entire purchase
amounts to 2,230, and the amount of ground
in the four lots i IL ga square feet. The owners
got the following sums James Collins, part lot
\, $50 feet, improved by a two story brick
5000; VIM. Gross, part 4, 5,567 feet. two story
brick, 5000; John lmrie, part 5, 2,T12 feet
frame. 81. $50; NJ. O'DOnnell, part 5, 5000 feet
two story frame, 8. 1876; ThOs. O'DonnelI, part
.. 1.Sl6 feet, two story frame. 50 100; George
Ncsser, part 6, $500 feet, bakery and two story
frame, 500; Mrs. Newman. part o, 2 1921 feet
S2,l3o: ). Harmon, part 6, 500 feet. two two
story frames 5000; John Van Riswick, lot I,
To-. 10 square feet, so 600
PASSENGER TRAINA TO RUN APRIL 1ST.
As stated yesterday, the work of erecting the
freight depot will be commenced Immediately,
and IT il now stated that on the LIST OF April the
company will commence running trains, using
This depot temporarily as passenger depot
until the permanent passenger depot is erected
The trains VIII run only far as the Patapsco
II the bridge at that point is not com pleted and
TO Gainesville if il is completed, where a con-
neetion will be made with horse railroad from
Baltimore. AT the same time trains will be run
down beyond Marlboro.