Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-22
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Consolidated Railroad improvements
A few years ago the Consolidated Rail-
road company began to carry out costly
and expensive plan of improvements, the
total expense of which when done cannot
be less than $50, Oe0, 900, and will probably
be several millions more. The present
condition of these improvements as ascer-
tanned at the engineers Office OF the COM
,pany here is as followsr
The roadbed has been stone ballasted
from Springfield to New Haven and to
large extent between New Haven and New
York. All the sections which have been
four-tracked have been stone ballasted.
Between New York and New Haven the
twelve miles between the Grand Central
depot and Woodlawn belong to the New
York Central and it's four tracks are fin
ished. From Woodlawn to New Rochelle
junction, about four and half miles, the
four tracking is In progress and will be
done in about year. From New Rochelle
junction to Port Chester, about nine miles,
the four tracks are complete and in use.
From Port Chester to South Norwalk,
about sixteen miles, the work is in prog
ress. There is here some exceedingly
quiring real estate, may delay the four
tracks for two years. From South Nor
walk to the West Bridgeport city line,
about thirteen miles, the four tracks are
finished and in use. From Bridgeport to
New Haven the work is in progress and
will probably be finished in about year.
Between these two cities Is the large Wood
mont cutoff, which will save distance
of 1000 feet besides heavy grade and
curve.
The four-tracking Is complicated and de-
lsyed by the large cost and trouble of &C.
| quiring right of way through Stamford,
South Norwalk, and Bridgeport, especially
| the latter city, where the expense will be
very large indeed. Little has been done
thus far in those branches of the work.
While the Shore Line has now been dou-
ble-tracked the great new loop just east of
New Haven will probably not be done IN
til next June. This involves long and
heavy fill, now almost done, across the
Quinnipiao meadows and deep cut and
tunnel through the East Haven hill, the
tunnel to be some 700 feet long. The cost
of the grading alone will be some
5000, 900 for distance of about
three miles, and to that cost must be added
bridges, ties, and rails. The road by the
new loop is strengthened about three quar-
ters of mile, but this is gained by
strengthening over parts of the Shore Line
between New Haven and New London.
Fourteen grade crossings, some of them
very dangerous, will be eliminated by the
new loop. When 1t Is completed the old
road-bed through Fair Haven ia likely to
be abandoned for railroad purposes and
may be sold for building lots.
It is stated unoffcially that the company
expects to obtain from the new traffic
| agreement with the Lshigh Valley between
100 and 200 carloads day of coal alone.
| MORE LAND FOR THE CONSOLIDATED.
| The Consolidated Railroad company hal
purchased of Thomas Donahue a piece o.
land having frontage of 57feet on Thorn'
street and 100 feet on Eddy street. TIL,
land will be used in increasing the railroad
yard near the Dsrby extension. The pric'
paid was about 81, 900.
THE ROAD AND ITS LEGAL BATTLE YEsTER
| DAY-A FLANK MOVEMENT.
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 21.-The Consolidatet
road and the city met again to-day in op
position in the superior court. Judg
Ralph Wheeler presided over the hearing
by which the railroad seeks to obtain tn
dissolution of an injunction preventing
from fencing Bishop and CLARK avenue
and Shelton street in the east end, thre
thorouahfsres that CROSS the tracks a
grade. The city claims to own the road
and the railroad claims that the propert,
was decided to them by E. A. Upson.
City Attorney Davenport proved from
the railroad commissioner records tina
Bishop avenue was legally laid out, an;
the railroad company withdrew the con
test 80 far as that thoroughfare is con
cerned. The railroad company withdre,
this afternoon.