Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-07-10
ENGINEER nERsouEL.s REPORT.

Plans For the Proposed Extensive
 Railroad Changes, with Estimates
 of Cost.
 The attorneys and directors of all the railroads entering Waterbury, and the railroad commissioners met this morn ing in the district court room, to exam inc the plans and estimates of Clemens Herschel, in regard to the changing of tracks and the location of the proposed union station. Engineer Herschel had prepared long and accurate descrip- tion of the proposed changes, and maps representing the crossings and positions of the railroads with the site for the station were submitted. The following is a sketch of the plans as proposed:
 Map "A" showed present location of railroads, with all street crossings, adJa- cent property and buildings likely to be affected by the proposed changes.
 Map "B" showed a tracing of map "A," the changes proposed in railroads and streets, additional property to be purchased, buildings, sidings and tracks to factories, etc.
 Map "C" showed part of the city, pro file of New York & New England and New York, New Haven X Hartford rail- roads, present and changed positions. Small maps representing the different streets crossed were also shown.
 The estimated cost of change was $240, ,000, of which the Naugatuck rail- road would have to pay $145, 5,OO0 and the New York and Few England $95,OOO. Every grade crossing would be forever removed and no freight yard changed.
 The plan of change begins on line of the New York X New England railroad {, ,O00 feet north of West Main street, at a grade of 90 feet per mile, until West Main street is reached, where grade will be 10 feet below the street, which will be raised 10 feet, giving a clear headway of IS feet. Waterville road and Crane street running parallel to the track, will intersect West Main over same bridge as railroad. Grade from West Main street to yard 12 67-100 feet per mile, which will meet the present grade in yard ex- cept at entrance, where tracks are slightly lowered. Four hundred feet north of Jackson street the present ascending grade will be made uniform, 33 feet per mile, crossing Jackson street feet above present grade, Naugatuck river bridge 3 feet, Bank street feet $ inches, Burnham street feet, Porter street feet inches all streets to be under the railroad 12 or more feet yard, freight house, turntable. engine house the same. A temporary trestle will cross the Manhan to Naugatuck railroad while changes are being made.
 On the Naugatuck road 1,7OO feet north of West Main street, present level grade to be changed to 40 feet grade to West Main, where top of rail will be If feet above present grade. From West Main to crossing of New England rail- road a continuous descending grade of feet, 3 inches per mile. Waterbury Brass company to have a driveway under tracks, and an arch culvert IS | feet span over same company's tailrace. Proposed line from 10 to 40 feet west of present one. New York & New Eng land railroad to be crossed overhead Is or more feet, to be made 90 feet west of present grade crossing, to allow room for union station to be located on site of present New England station. Station to be two stories hig ; upper one to be used as a Naugatuok station and lower one by the New York X New England railroad. A driveway to upper story by building a retaining wall along the west side of Meadow street, or the driveway could be omitted and passengers for the Naugatuck station could ascend | from a stairway inside the building. From this point to be a descending grade of 40 feet per mile, crossing Bank street overhead, coming down to the present grade Of tracks in the yard l Clay street enters the yard, Purchasing a strip of land from Waterbury Lumber and Coal company tracks could be ex- tended to Bank street, leaving space foI loading and unloading of freight Side track on west side ol main track from unIon station
 To provide for coal trade of factories sufficient room has been left between foot of embankment and property oi Curtis estate and Randolph & Cloves tc allow for driveway, which seems to dc away with the necessity of keeping
 Field street open. or Field street could
 be carried under the tracks. Embapk-
 mcnt from Manhan reservoir to the yard made from temporary trestle | which will enable trains to run without interruption while work is in progress
 Naugatuck river bridge to remain un- changed. The present grade from
 bridge to Burnham street raised to B 26-100 feet per mile, crossing Burn ham street feet above present grade leaving tine street 12 feet under A retaining wall for short distance along Simon street tracks into factories graded accordingly.
 The other plan proposed by Nil | Herschel, but for which no maps were drawn was as follows: Bring New York & New England railroad over the Naugatuck road at a point near head of Manhan reservoir, raising grade of Nau- gatuck road from the crossing until Rt West Main the two roads shall be on the same level and parallel, the New York
 S New England railroad on west slde West Main to be crossed overhead, from there to yard descending grade tC equal the present. Naugatuck road to be carried parallel to the present line oi New York 6, New England Railroad with same changes of profile that would be necessary in the plan of carrying New York & New England railroad alone over the crossing streets, the only difference being that the road would be Idouble-tracked. The two roads con- tinue parallel until after passing the Meriden & Waterbury railroad where the Naugatuck would leave the line of the New York & New England railroad and work down on side hill until the line of present grade was reached Point of departure on New York G New
 England railroad to be 50 feet above | ,NNfnt nr NannofrrE os