, 1881-09-11
THE CABLE ROAD.

RAPID PROGRESS DURING THE FAST WEEk-IliE
ROAD TO be OPEN OCT L.
Turing tle week Just past cNnSlderuolc "ork
hus been done on State street by both the CITY
a,,d tho u, RECT railway men. and the thor01gh-
fire. il now rapdy assuming some sort OF shape.
Snuth Of Twcuty-secontl street tho tracks ila'e
been shifted to tho centre uf tho stfeet, anu
fH,-rt, E1ug3 Of men arc at work hl9nt a11u uis
lnyuc ppc and THROWN. the tracks over mo
their proper place. The crrbing has oeeh put
in pfsttion rs fur south rs Thirty-fiFst street,
and the filling is being rapidly put III. Inc @:ts
,nnin hns bccn hid as inr south US Iweuty-nlhth
s,rcet. and and sewer drains between Tnylor aud
'rhirty-tfth streets have been nut III posi-
non. Besides the main gus pipe, stnnller
piucs arc being laid by the gus company along
t,nch side of the tracks. The city VIII set force
ut men Mt work Monday 10 rccnns.tuc. 'ns
t.utch- -hAsins WHICH have been thrown out or
nI:tct by tho u.uviu. back ot buildings OIL the
east side ut the street. Yesterday morning TUG
woyf, iuyilIs. the cetin--bIock pavement from
truvIpr Street suuth, aud this work will bc rapid-
s1"c South Side Railway Company arc doing
uplly, aud have accomplished great deal dtfr-
Ing the week. LNsI evening thor trick was
c.,inp:eted between Eldridge court aid the Bur-
f1rr;n,1 crossing. The new concrcfe-n1Sef Is nl
Eldri.lye curt, and tho track from tnat Io'nt
north is being completed US fast rs as
as ai Peck court. the tracS IS ready for the con
crete and the iron yo:1es nre all III plaGc 70 II
point north Of Polk street. Mrn Is n1ohG, ,n.t 81,
next Saturday Vim Buren, strcrtwi1 oc rcncHe'l-
h,, roadway OIL each sic OF tho track ~ clear,
and teams lave 1r.,uhic in pAssng At each
street CROSSING thcrG is temporary OfldSe osef
the tracks,
TIE COMPLETED PORTION.
Dctween the Burlington crossing and Taylor
street the track is completed, 4nd tine pnE1hs
,r,n1rnt.or bnS Il gauu road for bis wagons Inc
railway colAD.lny has loaned htu Il nuuhcr ot
laters uon wc b1ecks he e"'I 4ron re'nq5e }5e
! the line Of each trick ure openings 10
tho rnieys md thcss o1xs x arc arc ~. e'v %iiY
| n,,rucd yncn repuirs M tho line are found nee
| nssurv. Just su,ith uf Thirteenth street switch
ms teen cons; r,lcttl, and Il -onr opens to
rhn tuhIe IN case of tire or obstruction OH tho
! truck tho trap can he npened, tue grip tnktn
out. and the ears run osrf ONO Tue o.ner t
crnss niece ,shie!, was To t'c pnt in place nj the
| burlington crrssing was slnng utlder larGe
wnEo, "i1a I'd hsa ncc Y y rs the nsry a orE
about it wns tinishel, and M YESTERDAY IT, u,
all ready ,od to resexs the wbit fne1s'e ,'
| THInrSE reporter WIS examining the structure
Yesterday u heavy freight train passed over il,
and it did not shake or jar ln tue least: rs
stny. ii is really wonderful piece OF work.
| Work south uf tho crossing is progressing
tccntl street, ind tho trucks are ready 10 re-
| reiye the concrete !s far south as st|ehteehtn
street. The Iron y0kcs ano "0tio"otn ate !e'.3
to receive tho tracks up to Eighteenth street
and the yoEcs are II. place to Nineteenth street
A. the junction OF Archer avenue and state
street deep excavation is being made to re-
cciyc the machinery which switches on inc
Archer avenue aad Clark street EARS. -lttei
this machinery is PLACED ln, po5tunt
I If will lie surrounded With sollt
/ cl;,soury and covered with stone nrcn
| From archer avenue TO q point III 'front.' VI
SUPERINTENDENT Holmes Office the iron !okes
huve been nut in place, and untween tnts pom Il
and Twenty-tIrst street. ltntnseisale'y IN lIuu.
| tha engine house, there is to be Anntuet eAeMsA
| ton rn...:c to receive the 1'nchnesy wn'ci
| carries the motive power from tno 40, enElnes i u
| tho cables. The block between i"e'iIS-Hass
| and Twe,lty-second streets is heta9 rnp1s!l!
| filed In ! ID stakcl uti. ready for the tracks
Itstertla.1 I.:>tn .liu not intcterc fofJ huci
with the sL,< s the line.
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ot The bs7cli eGe a.ersIns Jne II They yst vii
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| s1ni,,. KuoulG Sy,DS~/-NS engine
| t"n.t -7.51711 : .2sSs/-St Mass
| n,..a,., RI -.-,. .;ni ~ -:JL< 1yGf1
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tt!en' this week. Call
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