Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

patrol. went to the house and arrest
ed ell the inmates, consisting OF
Sturnfeldt, his wife and two children
and the wife OF a lieutenant who was
stopping there. These were taken to
the central guardhouse and their dwell
ing was placed in military custody
The government property discovered
stoves. etc. was removed in wagons.
and 1t was roughly estimated to be
worth between two and three Thousand
dollars. We hear that Sturnfeldt Is
not now in the United States service. but
was dismissed when the division was
attached to Gen. Fremonts depart
ment."
An interesting discussion OF District
affairs took place in the House the
18th of June,
improvements 1862, when a bill
providing for the
penitentiary, Jail and house OF correc-
ton was defeated. In The Star or the
day following the news was printed
thus:
I'm the course of debate Mr.. Delano
stated that there were over 60 miles
of avenues and streets in Washington
which had been laid out at the width
of from so to 100 feet by those who
acted for the general government, Wnen
there were but 5000 of population here
The original idea was. of course, that
the care and Improvement OF all these
avenues would rest upon Congress. NO
meager population for itself would
ever have undertaken such an extensive
scheme of street ways. This care and
responsibility Of Congress extended to
HI Er,i1 r.
poses, etc. The government had built
the original prison for the District at
Alexandria and since built the penf-
tertiary here. Now 1t was proposed
to put one-half the burden of the ex-
pense of new prisons upon the fnhab-
itants of the District, the contemplated
cost being 5000 000-the buildings to
be erected on land owned by the gov
eminent some three miles distant from the
present locations. away from the cen
ter of population. 1t was contemplated
that the 100000 from the people
should be raised by special tax, $4,000
from Washington, $4,000 from George
town and $4,000 from the county. 1t
government went on and spent the
whole 100000 appeals would then
come up here from those communities
to be relieved from the taxes, on the
ground that the prisons were used by
the government. etc. 1t was a fact
Washington stands were originally
purchased by the United States. and In
laying out the city all the great ave-
nues. squares. etc. were reserved by
them the government is but improv-
ing it's own property"
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Little time was lost in starting the
work of building the new city railway
under the active
Starting the incorporation ap-
City Railway. 1852 In The star
Of June Is, 1862. is the following news
story telling Of the actual opening OF
operations: .
1.-THE ground was broken FOR the CITY
railway near the Capitol yesterday
afternoon and this morning about 100
men are engaged In taking up the
stone pavement preparatory to laying
the track. The company discarded
all ceremonials in making the COM
mencement beyond employing a Wig
orous Hibernian. armed with pick. to
make the first impression in the
ground, who was Immediately followed
by the thirty laborers then employed
The first thing in order after taxing
up the stones is the laying Of the
cross ties, which will be feet long
and will be laid 4 feet apart. On
these the stringers will be laid and
fastened with large iron spikes. The
rails, of the Philadelphia pattern. will
iron spikes also. The two tracks.
which gauge feet sk inches each,
will be feet apart This morning the
pavement of the Avenue had been torn
up as far I'd street and probably
by tonight the ties. stringers and rails
will be laid to that point. The COM
pany has now at work over one hun
dred men and will put on larger num-
bers as fast as the work progresses.
The work is being superintendent by
who is pushing 1t through with all
possible dispatch, but at the same time
it is being done in permanent man
ner with a view to save the company
the expense of repairs hereafter. The
work would have been commenced
earlier had it not been that some de-
lay has been occasioned by the tools
falling to. arrive at the time expected
The cars are being built by Messrs
Murphy & Allison of Philadelphia.
and will combine all the modern i'm
provements, such as patent journals
and self-supporting poles. Whartons
patent wheel, which saves the expense
of a switch tender, has been adopted
and will be used.
Every available military hospital in
Washington was filled with sick and
wounded soldiers at this
Churches for time half century ago.
:, there being 1916 patients
dOSPltaiS. in fifteen places, &C
cording to the official summary printed in
The Star Owing to the extent OF the
fighting and field operations in this vicin-
ity. additional facilities were necessary.
and the War Department was compelled
to occupy some of the local churches. In
The Star of June IA, 1862. is this para
graph:
Yesterday afternoon an officer of Brig.
Gen. Wadsworth, military governor. In
pursuance to orders. proceeded to the
following Episcopal churches and in,
formed the pastors that they were needed
NV the government for hospital purposes,
viz: Epiphany, on G street between 18th
and 18th streets; Ascension, II street be-