, 1866-08-13

Buildings nj the TerJnlni Of the 1Iicll-
tZun Southern nnd Rock Island
1taIlroad4-Thc LnrEcs1 De-
pot In the 1Tca1.

IT,, x-.o., rr:a, n.,,,t or .hn a1,,,.. r..,
esn and the ctieaso g hock ls'and Railroads,
Which vas commenced aboui the middle OF April
last l. now rapidly advancing toward completion.
md ,r,, ,,roh,l,3v l,u o,;xhe3 .r5 ,.,sr a. o..,
a W.. ..s e ""o ttas ,oe oeIa-
ia'ion ny u'c uni o. oc9oncs" already ING walls
!iars hcen bnilt and rootcd over, tho tracks, ate e
ins ol the depot will SOM lie commenced Even In It's
present shape The structure has All imposing ap-
ncaIaEce, looming mp over Tue surrounding l'nild.
IL the most prominent obj..c1 lo be seen In tlIat
qua'ter of the city Very little Idea Of It's actual
naS1ltade can pc formed from the present undn-
tsaen s; s staae o. INC gigantic car shed From tho
MI ". VI. Boyington: the architect We are en-
at,ed 70 present an ontinc Of the new depol as 1t
block of oti'ee buildings which are soon to be
crseted tn connection with the depot
II point of size, tie facilitics afforded to the
public, md ihs general excellence Of all the ~
IanseInti!ts, II 1nay safely he inserted that this
depot Will eelree any building Of the kind htth-
e1'o cErctcd in this country. It's Dimensions viii
is now the largest In Chicago, hy upwards Of sixty
fec1, while the aeconamodatio1ls ate IN every re-
Frd EuperioE; II y loeased on Tue ground .ciwccu
s11ees on the west eide and Griswold street On
the east An ordinance for the filling and grading
1l these two street. has recently passed through
building fronts, Ia already sTade.. and III shors
time ii Sale street viii 6c nui nader Icpair. Tins
MI 1S AVENUES r., .a, fer tts . he probably
sirab.e improvement effected In thal quarter OF the
city -
The enstEc length Of the car shed 1ueasnres,S's:
q tie aTcs:d Teof Is s1ty ieet It Contains tlse tl
Sar neSe. I'VE ior trains coming In, and tl,ree on
The other slds ioT the oussoins trane. The tracks
M et IN ~ ns wi iHss ndls p. sasn
MY rxssh ~ ia g. ~.
the case IN most Of the other depots Thrcc trains
Sn oS staed ; '.a n re s1ns moment necessity
has DC eossyeq IN f anc faci tat 4 covers fgIly
different lines toscihcT The tEains arrive and de-
& PEI from 1ne sou!h sue o. thc dcrot where two
he ~ t ssc m ono TT inc oatToins sins
'1arhs 11,s cum,as sG ~ nseh!J.e,sM ieet
r,aoi m 1t,opi ~, IN 10 tof from
~ ~, c,,,aSs ~ a.o ~ Gus. % ahsi wc CONG
"sss os nn ma s5,snas al ronna NJ e., snl Tss;e
eTtonf nnI hetc,,an c,r% ~ a. a.uu. s Gte M.o!e 'e
iare windows. IL. wcsi s;de @ ni hc sSc ri I. tMe @
voted 10 rooms ami Offices. Which occuny twenty.
inr, Te1.nninr al shc nnr.h end " m ~ .h.vn'sn au,
siicct, thcIc IL tlrs: The Denoi Mastcf's rann
eleven lccl N Length Sy entyslrec ] and onssajj
icn and 5Sci IN Iene ' 9n tSo' ,t
sficr mnssgnr ane ~ H. .,a;;., I'll Ill 10 1osse
s,rcfrr Ten, r .,I,tI ~ ~ tS aae. WHICH IL
A Rn9C3nnH rfr
wi;h nsn,sv clGscts iiic., e. anu oneaam ieet.
rcf;.rfn-r ronmn5inns ~, eua"eGnG, tne
fcct hr rshran W. ~ iosiy.loui
ron,n;ndet inI. ia 1nJ,s aa, VIZ r. ettaE ac.
hy fvenix. .fhrec a,S nnas,t ,.sii,, lce1
rinse,s In ,,i.. ,,M % Ma.u ~ ano
hrs nn1 onchsi; H.. anu omGhaa M5
sixtysir ~ fw.n.v ,sras ~. cnttsnEn s, tooM
! cioscts nni OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mau one:.na!. VILE
/ room fnr ihe nsc Of sssond aaSOrndas; ;;,,s3
rasscurerr. by ,ss eona on eiasi
xiii ciSsrts nnfitc lntee ara ohe1all
ors' room. 1,rat.sm.1,.s ron.. i. .'se conauct
s ssm rpm" t"o !amr rooms
sho sto'e room Last We tohe TO the receiving
| paEe1Se tntsancs. eighteen feet wide. and thl
pas.aSc room Ihtn Last Il eighty eight feet IL
I niSih. ~. largest ba:Ssngc room, probably. II
any denot IN thr country, and il surrounded by
cotnmoalous platform for the public. 70 cin
| sfructed Ms 10 avoid crowding or coufnsion Or
The other asdc oI tl,c shed Is discharge bacrac,
room ot smaller dimensions. This c1inp,c.ss t6t
ll:i Of ;he rooms in Tho shed.
PRINCIPLE, which will :irc superior lirltii. and
ventilation. Above the wall; IL FrencE rnn
With dorzncr windowe, twcntysir of t1cm ~, ~ ~
eide through which tbr Hn},f ts 1lrn,rr dsres,i
On tho platforms Fron tbr rnof r,."s ~ is..t
arch, supported Ly Hnwe trnss rs .!E ~ I
Ridge Of tic .rrh arr :. anceo.sf.n ;, "sa " nv
twenty y-etx ID uu,nler Th1a W.. " .
light l. a5n,ltcd fn the fnissinr .oou ol
tween each of III. sEr ifh,a ~ - In ufpol- bc'
1.,r;1aJ So ri s~J A;AS 1aE scult1toCs u1 gal