New-York tribune., 1879-06-03
:. AN IMMENSE WORKSHOP

THE NEW REPAIR SHOPS AND STORAGE SHEDS OF
TIE NEw-YoRK ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY.
The work of laying the foundations for the
new car and enginesheds, Offices and shopsfo the Now
York Elevated Railroad, Tbird-ave, between Ninety
eighth and Ninetyninth-sts. was completed on satur-
day. Ground broken for these foundations last
August The work has gone since, 800 men having
occasionally been employed in making excavations
and building the walls Some idea OF the extent Of the
work can be gained from the fact that 1t involved 49,,
600 cubic yards of rock cutting and the cost OF laying
the foundation the uniform height OF hfy-sX feet
above tide-water is in the neighhOrhood OF $4,000
Tne entire block bounded by Third and FourtlIayes
and Nmety-eighh and Ninety-nnth-ss. Is covered 10y
The foundations One hundred and nfteen feet west
from Third-ave the foundation IL supported beams
and grders thirty-two feet above the grade OF the
avenue. ana ~ that point there mas DeeI punt q cut
stone retaining wall West OF this before the work was
begun the rocks 10 the level OF the old Bulls Head
Hotel which stands on the adjoining property, some
nty-ye feet above the required grade In the work
completed over mile and half OF water and
sewer pipes have been lald and the masonry walls on
which the rails in tie man bldlng are 20 rest reac
length OF 700 feet, while altogether about three miles
Of wall have but for this purpose alone contlnu
Ous retaining wal OI cut sohe rIhs aiohE INC NHet
eghthst front from four feet below the Official grade
of that street TO the level OF the top OF ne
The principal buildings 10 DC erected ON tbeSe ihcude
two car-sheds iS7 by 40 feet and engiReshed
4S7 feet by 80 the side walls ana roof beams for
which are already up me ont Oh ihese shels Wits DC
up two stories facing Ihird-ayo, from which
80 feet The second story of this front VIII
DC used lor Cilces. In OF the cas-sheds three
tracks are laid and IN the cngneshed four, thus giving
engines In the % these sheds will be the
pair shops, 6Sxl30 eet, and two stories high. Be
tween this and the machine shop, which Is tho same
size lies the transfer table, covering space 6i feet by
40 feet The boiler repair shop stands at Fourthaye.
ana Ninetyelghthst, along the lino OF which ali the
buildings far mentioned lie On the northern or
line the foundations Tor the steam
boiler shop "A by SO feet; the storebouse 81 feet
by al feet and the paIntsnOp Al feet by 100 feet The
company has obtained the right 10 use Onehalt Of
Ninety-ninthst until such time it shall be officially
opened and this space has laid three tracks Oh
which 10 store and engines Tie open space be-
tween the main buildings and Thrd3ve Tor 10 feet is
OF tracks running from the main line into the
yard. There eighteen OF these In all; ten running
into the she'd 10 the transferable one to The
turn-tble FOurth-ayc, from which the engines
be transferred into the boiler repair shops three into
the paintsh6p and three To the Ninety tracks.
All the proposed buildings and shops are 10 be of brick
with granite coping and iron roofs and now that ali the
foundations been finished the work OF putting up
the superstructures is proceeding rapidly On Saturday
over a hundred men were at work ON thu walls and
roofs aud the orderly hustle OF the scene was n slrk
ing contrast with the deserted and tumbe-dowD ap
peaTance the LOT and surroundings OF the old Bulls
Head Hotel which is the most marked feature OF the
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