The daily gazette., 1880-02-16
FIRST EDITION.
Local Railroad Matters.

1%OCtst AtAtefVtttt lAWttCtos
COUNCIL COMMITTEES EXAMINING
PLANS OF THE NEW DEPOT AND THE
LINE OF THE vANDEvER AVENUE
RAILROAD.
When the p, W. g. b. r. r. Com
pany, more than week ago, petitioned
City Council for permission to lay an
additional track along Water street, in
front of their present station, for the
purpose of facilitating the erection of
their proposed new depot, and to use
Vandever Avenue, Ninth Ward, for
the purpose Of laying branch line
from Brandywine station to the Bran
dywine mills, the subject was referred
to a special committee, to act in con-
junction with the Street Committee.
On Saturday afternoon this joint
committee held a meeting--all being
p esent excepting Mr.. McGlinchey-
and started to wrestle with the import
ant question as to whether or not the
railroad company should be granted
these important privileges. To the
depot they first proceeded, and there
met Mr.. Chas. Warner, a director of
the company, who exhibited to the
committee the plans showing the gen.
eral outline Of the proposed new
depot.
These plans comprise building with
| front of about 105 feet on Front
street, and fully 80 feet on French
street. 1t will have wide main en-
trance on Front street, and running
entirely through the building, and
opening into the general waiting room,
which will be very commodious
apartment, 80 x 80 feet, adjoining it
on the east, and fronting on both
French and Front streets. The ticket
Office is to be in the northeast corner
| of this room, and accessible also from
the general waiting room. The restau-
rant will be Immediately back of the
general waiting room. At the Water
and French streets corner the depot
masters room and water-closets are to
be located, while in the southeast cor
ner train dispatcher Gookin's Office
will be stationed. From Poplar to
Lombard streets, completely covering
the first-named, will extend long
shed, similar to the one at the Balti
more Depot, in Philadelphia. Here
the accommodation trains will arrive,
and from here they will depart. This
structure will be built even with the
building line, but the main depot will
be set back six feet on Front street,
thus adding greatly to its appearance.
Along both buildings will be extended
an overhangi1g shed, for the protec-
ton of persons coming to and depart
ing from the depot.
These points will give an idea of
what the new depot buildings will be
like. They are obtained from the draw
ings at present prepared, and though
definite plans have not yet been adopt
ed it is not supposed there will be any
material alteration of the ground floor
. arrangements. The main building
will be three stories high, but the
character of the front elevation, and
the plans of the second and third floors
have not yet been determined upon.
The committee spent about haif an
hour in viewing these plans and discus
sing the probable appearance and con-
struction of the new depot. They also
viewed the line OF the proposed extra
track, along Water street, which Is to
extend along the pavement IN front OF
the present depot, TO point about the
middle of French street, where it di-
verges to the main tracks. No express
I sions of disapproval in relation to the
! great Improvement were heard, and II
I was apparent that the proposition OF the
! Railroad Company to build such an i'm
+ posing structure in this city would meet
4 ith little or no opposition, as lar as the
:. committee is concerned. IL may be
mentioned here that a platform Is TO be
constructed alongside of the extra track,
extending as far as French street. The
platform will afford convenient access
to the depot, though of course nearly
!. everybody will enter from Front street
where the main entrances are, and the
l. ticket Office is located.
ALONG vANDEvER AVENUE.
!" In comfortable carriages the commit
!. tee next rode out Market street to Van
:. dever avenue, along which "would-be'
Is thoroaghfare they started, Will
oi the Intention of proceeding a.
lar as Brandywine Station, Oh
= the p, w. Il B. X. r., where the pro
posed branch railroad is to start. The
T. company contemplate constructing 6
D. branch from Brandywine station tc
he mills at the north end of Brandy
rs wine bridge at Market street, and a
Iuc COoI vi Biouih6 ohu lh''h5 ~ ~ 'J
other route would be greater than the
profits of the enterprise would warrant
they desire TO use Vandeyer avenue
which is already graded, from the sta
Lion TO the eastern end of the line o.
OF VIM. Thatcher's estate. 1t was to view
r the line Of the proposed branch roat
at that the committee started along Vande
it yer avenue.
Mt Before going very far, 1t was discover
~ ed that to enable the teams To travers'
re The entire length Of the avenue the ser
r vices of a locomotive would be necessa
ry. Soon alter leaving Buena Vist'
street, the carriages plunged into mu'
up to the hubs, aud the horses plunged
on 10 the imminent danger Of broker
traces or q complete stoppage in th'
= sticky mud. Finally, before reaching
IN the Thatcher line, 1t was decided to dis
le. mount and climb up to the lot on thu
C. south side, from which elevated position
To- the whole avenue could be viewed, ant