Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-02

s-ssl lUz-lo, making total OF s@s,ISesVZ Is, OF
which 50 500 200 IL due TO the United States.
j he indebtedness Of the Denver II. X X. and
Telegraph Company is, s2.5Ie.076.25. The in-
debtedness OF the Sioux City and p. R.R. Com
70 the United States. The Indebtedness OF the
Southern Pacific R.R. is IS 10000. Seventy
and twenty-sN huudredths miles OF this road
have been completed in a nrst-clAss manner,
al d have been accepted. The road com
mences It San Jose. California. The entire
cost OF the road and fixtures, together with
the lands tor stations, &c, since the organza-
ZION OF the company. is estimated st l20l0 9l1.
The amount OF stock OF the Texas and Pacific
Railway company subscribed he S2,ooO, coo, OF
which 500 coo has been paid in. The company
has neither bonded nor floating debt. IL is pro.
crossing rapidly with its surveys, having a
rumber Of corps in the field, but the hnsl
reports have not teen received, no definite de-
sctipton can be given OF the line OF road sur
veyed and fixed upon Tor construction.
j be report OF the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
rosd company for the year ended june 80. lSs2
scrtbed, and that 1855 600 has been paid in
The total indebtedness 90 that date (incl ing
assumed debt OF A. ,lSi.0JO OF South Pacific
company, whose road from Pacific, Missouri 70
Springfield. it has obtained by purchaSs) was
sl5,Oi3,ss5.S. One hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
mi es OF this road and its telegraph line have
been accepted, of which tfty were accepted on
the 9Th OF December last.
Stock of the Northern Pacific railroad COM
psny has been subscribed 70 the amount of
SlO0.O0O goo, and certificates for l65 3S5 shares
OF 500 each, have been issued. The accounts
&c, are not yet in a condition 20 render an
accurate report of the amounts received from
passengers and freight during the wear, The
expenses Of tie road ana fixtures have been
81 Isl ,467 20 The indebtedness OF the company
IS reported to he S20,4s2 245 40.
The road and telegraph of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railway company, from the south
eTn line of Kansas to the Arkansas river, a
distance of s616 miles. was accepted on the ITth
of May last. On the 2sth of last March the first
90 miles of the Cairo and Fulton railroad were
accepted. On the 18th of December last, the
seventh section OF twenty miles Of the Burlius-
ton and Missouri river railroad, in Nebraska
was accepted. On the 18th March the 9th and
sixth sections of twenty miles each of the road
and telegraph line Of the Oregon and California
February last the first section of twenty miles
OF the road and telegraph of the Oregon Central
railroad company were accepted.
DISTRICT MATTKRs.
Relative TO Improvements at and around the
Capitol the Secretary says the curve which con-
meets Pennsylvania avenue with b street north
n about TO be paved on one side of the railway
with the"Parsen" concrete pavement, and on
the other with Belgian blocks. In compliance
with instructions from this Department the ar
chitect entered into contract with Mr.. Albert
tube TO connect the Capitol with the Govern
ment Printing Once building. Mr., Brisbane
represents that he has all the machinery ready
70 put in place, and that the tube Is nearly ready
for delivery, so that its completion will not be
delayed beyond the LIST OF July, 1873.
In conformity with the act OF Congress ap-
school OF the District OF Columbia plans for the
main building and one family building for said
school have been prepared by the architect, and
the same were approved by this Department
The extension OF the Government Printlng
once, the north front OF the Patent Once
building. and the paving of q street, between
Ith ana 9Th streets, \. W., have been com
pleted. The architect further reports that he
, has directed the WORK n the enlargement Of the
conservatory and forcing houses in the botanical
garden, and, at the request OF the directors o.
the womens hospital for the District OF Co
lumbia, he has taken charge OF the enlargement
OF the same.
Referring TO the enlargement OF the Canto,
grounds by the purchase of squares So and 6Ss,
TIE Secretary SAYS the value of the properly on
these squares, a. appraised by the com missile
of nine in 1851, amounted to Ssi6. $3.50. IL IL
generally conceded that real estate in this city
has greatly enhanced in value since the year
lstl; il was apparent, therefore, that Congress.
in apprOpriatlDg so, 90 for the purpose could
not have entertained the possibility OF pur-
chasing the whole property for that sum. Act
ing upon the best sttainable advice, the Secre-
tsry decided TO accept the appraisement by the
board OF commissioners and confirmed bv the
court. The total value Of the property in both
squares according TO said appraisement is
S6el, s7s.65, SO that, with the appropriation OF
100000, Ii was only possible 70 purchase one OF
The squares, and portion OF the other, until
Congress should make the necessary additional
appropriation TO complete the purchase. The
Secretary, therefore, concluded 10 purchase the
Whole OF square No. 6e7, on the north side OF
square No. ose, amounting in value to s335 3Ss Is
Ii Is expected that possession OF most of the
property purchased will be had before the Let
OF December next. The appropriation by Con-
gress OF SOS Geo, or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary, for completing the purchase of
square No. 6sS, and for the payment of expenses
incident 10 the appraisement and purchase OF
the whole property, is recommended.
The operations OF the government hospital for
the insane, and the Columbia hospital for wO-
men and lying-in asylum, and the Columbia in
he he md M "a
highly satisfactory. 693 persons-45 more than
the previous year-were treated at the first
named institution; 81 were discharged as recoy-
cred; and % as improved. The Columbia hos
pital treated $50 patients-more than double
the number of last year. The deaf and dumb
college had lis students on the 18Th of October,
81 of whom were received since July 1, 1871.
The commissioners of the new jail tor the
District Of Columbia have selected reservation
No 13 es a new site for the building, this being
deemed by the commission the only available
public reservation in this District Mt for the pur-
pose. The reservation is situate on the western
hank OF the Anacostia river, and is bounded on
street east; and on the south by stree: south
The northern portion OF the reservation was
selected, embracing tract o. ground coo feet in
width, and running back over 900 feet TO the
Anacostia; about one third of the entire area OF
the reservation. Certain plans, designs, &c.
prepared by The supervising architect, were
early commencement of the foundation walls.
The architect is Of the opinion that the building
can be completed during the ensuing year
During the coming winter the necessary exca-
vations viii be made, the foundation laid, and
materials prepared for beginning the super
structure al the opening OF spring.
In accordance with an act of Congress a new
site for the Reform school OF the District OF
Columbia has been selected on the farm OF
Thomas Peter, situate about three miles from
tie Capitol in an easterly direction. and on sle-
waited ground. This site was believed 10 be as
salubriols a location as could be found In the
District, and embraces one hundred and fifty
acres OF land, for which the sum OF $4,000 was
paid. 1t is called Mount Lincoln, in commem-
Grafton Of Fort Lincoln, which formerly stood
on the site. Plans and specifications FOR the
necessary buildings were prepared by the arch
itect of the Capitol, and approved by me. Pro-
posals for the erection OF said buildings were
invited in due form by advertisement, and, on
the 22d day OF August last, the contract for the
work was awarded to the lowest satisfactory
bidder, conditioned IL the sum Of SCI ,O00.
There vet remained st, goo OF tic Appropriation
unexpended, of which sum s, l2q.yS has been
expended by the board o. directors in grading
and preparing the ground for the buildings, and
Tor steam-boiler, pump tor hosting water, sc.
The work On the buildings has not progressed
very rapidly, owing TO the insufficient supply
Of water, but new supply has been discovered,
and it is confidently hoped that the family
building will be ready for occupation BIZ the lst
of December next. The children were removed
from their former unhealthy location on the
aqueduct farm in August last, aud have been
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