Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-13
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for the consideration of the railroad the city authorities, of ficers of the railroad and others inter- ested, by Engineer Clemens Herschel. The hearing was given in the district court room at Il 80 o'clock, there being present President Clark of the Consoli- dated system, General Manager Howard of the New England road, President Wilcox of the Meriden & Waterbury, Superlntendents Beach and Crawford, attorneys for the roads, Mayor Baldwin and others. The plans which prov idle as follows, will be held under consideration for time:
 s'It has seemed best as matter of economy. in plans 2 and 3, to carry West Main street over the tracks, instead of under, thus greatly reducing the amount of embankment and avoiding the necessity of raising the station; also to have the Naugatuck road track leave the line of the New York & New Eng land immediately after passing the Meriden, Waterbury 6 Connecticut River road. With the exception of these two changes the plan remains practical ly as described in last report, and for convenience will be referred to as plan No g.
 ''By this plan, the New York 6 New England railroad will leave It's present location at point near the head of the Manhan reservoir, as shown on Map B, and cross over the Waterville road, the Manhan reservoir and the Naugatuck railroad. All that part of the New England railroad south of the Water vile road is to be abandoned and that part between the above named point of departure and the Waterville road, may be abandoned if, for any reason, this be deemed advisable. Immediately after crossing over the Naugatuck railroad, the tracks of the New England railroad will descend with grade Of 528 feet per mile, until the level of the Nauga- tuck railroad tracks is reached at 9 point 800 feet north of West Main street.
 ''The Naugatuck railroad will keep it's present location and level grade until within 1,200 feet of West Main street, where it will depart from the bank of the reservoir, a0 and with a descending grade of 29 feet per mile, land railroad 800 feet north of West Main street. The two roads being at the same level at this point, will con tinue, with descending grade of 29 feet per mile, to West Main street, cross ing that street feet below the grade of the present Naugatuck railroad tracks. The grade of the street being raised to allow IS feet from top of rail to bottom of bridge, the Manhan reservoir will be graded for a sufficient distance to give ample room for station grounds, and a union station will be located as shown on map The water supply may be carried to 2 the Waterbury Brass com pany by open ditch, as shown on the map or, if more room for station grounds is desired, it may be carried by culvert under the surface. l.'7 ho-
 From West Main street to the present yard of the New England railroad, the tracks will continue parallel and on the same level, with descending grade of AZ feet per mile, meeting the grade of the tracks in the yard, thence along the present location of the New England railroad to where the Meriden, Water bury 6 Connecticut River railroad now joins the New England railroad tracks. The present broken grade between a point four hundred feet north of Jack son street and point 200 feet north of Fifth street, will be changed to uni form one of B feet per mile, crossing Jackson street 0.S feet, the Naugatuck | river 3 feet, Bank street 4.8 feet, Burn ham street feet and Porter street 3.9 above the present grade of the New York & New Englai1d railroad tracks. -@
 "The Naugatuck river will be crossed by new double track, through truss | bridge, and all the above named streets with double L'track, through plate | girders, giving 12 feet in the clear from surface of street to bottom of bridge.
 After passing the Meriden, Water bury & Connecticut River railroad the east, and follow down the side hill with uniform grade of 45 feet per mile and maximum curvature of 3 curves till the level of the. present Naugatuck railroad tracks is reached in a distance of 6, 400 feet. It is proposed to abandon all of the present Naugatuck railroad tracks from thls point of connection, to the present crossing with the New York 6 New England railroad including the yard now occupied by the Naugatucb Railroad Go.
 "It is also intended to give all that part of the New York 6 New England railroad yard east of the proposed main track of the New York 6 New England railroad to the Naugatuck railroad company, and to purchase sufficient property on the west for a new yard fol the New York & New England Railroad company. A new freight house for the New Yorh 6 New England railroad will be located near Jackson street and will be approach ed from that street; Jackson street being Icarried under the railroads making il possible to reach the freight house with
 out crossing any tracks. A new freigbi
 house for the Naugatuck railroad will
 be located on property now owned by the New York & New England Railroad company and will be approached from
 Meadow street, without crossing tracks
 "Plan No 8 is identical with plan No 9
 as far as Bank street, where, instead oi continuing parallel to the New York 6
 New England railroad, beyond tht
 Meriden, Waterbury 6 Connecticut
 River railroad, the Naugatuck railroad
 will. curve to the east immediately after crossing over Bank street, and descend
 with grade of 28.6 feet per mile, to tht
 grade of it's present tracks, near the
 intersection of Porter and Simons streets; crossing over Burnham street and closing one end of Simons street
 By this plan it is intended to continue
 the use of the yard and tracks leading
 to it from the south. The present trackl
 of the Naugatuck railroad, leading tc
 the yard, would be raised 5.5 feet al
 Burnham street, to allow that street tc go under the tracks. The tracks would