Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-24
THEIR NEW STATION.
Plans for the Pennsy's Freight Depot
Over in Allegheny.
IT WILL ENTAIL A COST OF $4,000,
And Will be Built at the Corner Of Well
Known Avenues.
TIE ADDITIONAL NEW TRACKS TO IT

The Pennsylvania Company has at last
Allegheny City. Plans have been prepared
and the work of building will be begun
January l. The new station will cost $24, 00C
and will be built on the site of the present
depot, at the corner of North and Irwin
avenues.
For the past two years numerous reports
have been afoat in regard to the company
building the station. A number Of sites
had been selected. Among them was the
old Pearl mill property, adjoining the Penn
sylvania station on Federal street. 1t was
also stated that the company contemplated
the reconstruction of the large oil house, at
the foot of Allegheny avenue, and chang
ing it to freight depot. The yards and
platform were to be at the corner OF Penn
sylvania and Allegheny avenues. The plans
have arrived from Philadelphia and the station
is to be located at North avenue.
The present tracks used for storing cars be-
tween North and Pennsylvania avenues will be
torn up about the first of next month. The work
of building the platform of the new station will
then be begun. The platform viii be single
and covered, with offices for clerks at both
ends. 1t will be 700 feet long and "a feet wide
half for unloading. A wide driveway of
granite, or block stone and asphalt will lead to
the platform from both Irwin and'P Pennsylvania
avenues Instead of driving on to the plat
form. wagons will be backed up to it and u1-
loaded. This will be convenience appreciated
by teamsters and horse owners. In the past,
number OF accidents have occurred to horses
and wagons on account Of the platform giving
waY.
Four tracks will be constructed from Penn
sylvania to Irwin avenue, to accommodate the
cars. In addition to this, number of bulk or
carload tracks will be laid along Allegheny and
Pennsylvania avenues. The company will also
construct another track alongside their main
tracks from the end of the West Park at North
avenue to the outer depot This will give them
five tracks from this point west The two out
side tracks are exclusively used for freight
trains and the new tracks will enable the COM
pany to better handle the rapidly increasing
business.
The office of Freight Agent w. George Glib
son and his clerks will be located close to the
gateman's tower, on North avenue. The office
will be two-story brick building with stone
trimmings. 1t will be totally unlike the present
Office, which is nothing but shed. The latter
was erected in 1871, when the freight station
was moved from Federal street TO North ave
nue.. 1t was intended at the time TO make 1t
but a temporary office, but nothing was ever
done to replace it with better station. Instead
OF moving out in six months, the company has
occupied the present incommodious quarters
for Is years The building was partially de-
stroyed by fire about three years ago, but was
rebuilt
1t is probable that the new building win
cease to be the freight station within a few
years. 1t is generally believed by the higher
officials that the depot must be located at Fed
eral street in order to be centrally located for
shippers. The company owns acres of ground
between their tracks and Lacock street, on the
west side of Federal street. and can easily find
room for it. 1t was intended tc put the present
new building on this site. but the elevated
track scheme would not allow this to be done.
1t is only a question of time until the tracks
crossing Federal and other cross streets will
have TO be elevated. The work will surely
begin about January2