Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-23
STREET CAR IMPROVEMENTS.
New Buildings, New Cars, Double Tracks
and General Advancement.


and General Advancement.
DIR was flying pretty lively by shovels-
full on the corner of Fifth and st. Peter
streets yesterday. Inquiry was made to
learn why mother earth was thus ruff1ed,
when it was ascertained that the Street
Railway company was beginning big job.
So much SO that special inquiry was
made of Superintendent Walsh re-
garding the improvements projected,
and from him it was learned that the Street
Railway company has iuaugurated extended
and expensive improvements to its property.
First in order, work has been commenced
on the foundation for street Car house at
the corner of st. Peter and
Fifth streets. The house is to
be three stories in heighth
100 feet long and 50 in width. Brick and
stone will be the material used. The barn
will be complete in all its appointments, and
will be an architectural ornament to that
portion of the city. The car-barn will be
on the first floor, and the second floor will be
used for repairs, paint shop, etc. The front
portion, fronting on Fifth street, is to be
arranged for residence for Superintendent
Alexander, the plan being to give him
commodious and convenient suite of rooms,
complete in all its arrangements for house
| keeping comforts. The third floor will be
set apart as dormitory for the employees OF
the company, car drivers, barn men, etc.
Snug bed rooms, reading room, ETC.,
will be partitioned off. The
fifty feet front, the main one,
on Fifth street, will be intellectually orna-
mented with balustraders and columns, max
ing q very presentable appearance. The
estimated cost of the building is $ll, 600.
Work has been commenced, and will be
pushed forward 80 that the building may be
finished by early summer.
| Besides this one improvement, 1t Is con-
templated, and plans have been made and
| the contract let for alterations in the barn
on Fourth and st. Peter streets. 1t is de-
| signed to run that building up one story,
making it three stories high, and it will be
extended back forty feet, SO as to give the
barn depth of ITO feet. This will leave an
alley way twenty one feet wide between the
car and horse barn. An elevator will be
placed in this alley, upon which to raise cars
to the repair and paint shops. The first and
second stories of the barn will be used to &C
| commodate the horses. The officers will be
located in the second story of the Fourth
| street font.
Supt. Walsh has been subjected to fire.
quent inquiries as to whether the road was
| to be extended during the coming season. In
reply Mr.. Walsh expresses the determine
ton to put in the best shape what the COM
pany has already on the ground. In other
words, the company has contracted for iron
| to lay double track along the whole length
of the line. This will enable the company
to dispense with the switches now in use.
and to accommodate the travelling public.
The cars from St. Anthony hill will be run
through to lower town, thus obviating the
change at Wabashaw street. Work on
this branch of the designed improvements
will be commenced so soon as the ground
| will permit; the wood and iron for the work
is ready for delivery. To further accomo
date the public, eight new cars have been
ordered. and will be put on the track just as
soon as it has been doubled.
All these improvements arc to be started
at once, and the outlay will aggregate fully
$4,000. The necessity of such improve
ments is indicative of the big and prosper
GUS boom which has found an abiding place
in st. Paul.