Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-10

street TO Haymarket Square, a. recommended
in the report Of the rapid transit commission.
2. The widening Of Exchange street.
g. The removal Of the block in Dock square.
4. Widening Of Union street.
8. Widening of Merrimac street.
6. Widening of Beverly street.
7. Widening Of Leverett street
8. The widening Of Charles street.
9. Widening Of Kneeland street.
10. Any other openings and widenings Of
thorouRhfarcs that in their judgment will tend
| to facilitate the rapid and economical transfer
| Of merchandise.
In support OF their claim to recognition they
produced figures to show that the teamsters OF
Boston handled in year, 1,S4l seq baskets OF
grapes; COZ. 092 barrels Of apples; 1885, 57 bas-
kets Of peaches; &c, 991 boxes of oranges IT'S.
$50 punches OF bananas; IS, SsS. $50 pounds OF
butter; 3,617 carloads of potatoes; II, 036 car
loads Of hay; las, 664 sides of leather; $50 1858
bales Of domestic and 195.4Ss Of foreign wool
1856 600 packages o, tea and 2la, 600 packages Of
coffee; over ,000, 900 barrels Of refined sugar
2s.065 carloads Of lumber; 261.594 boxes OF
glass; 215 900 bales Of hemp jute and fax; 402,-
927 bags and 80, 544 tons OF salt, &c.
The teamsters are the most forcible Of all fol
immediate and adequate relief.
THE RAILWAY PROBLEM.
The commissions attempt to solve the rail
road difficulties at the north end are not APP
preciated by the railroads themselves. The
plan Of the commission provides for union
station on the corner of Causeway and Leaverett
streets. located on a slight elevation. This sta
ton will be two stories high, with the width on
Causeway street OF 450 feet, giving room for
four tracks. The length of the station will be
at least 1000 feet. The elevation Of the tracks
does away with all grade crossings In Boston
and it's immediate suburbs and clears the
Charles by a bridge thirty feet high without q
draw IL Congress will allow 1t.
II this plan had been taken from the
arabian Nights il could not be pronounced
more visionary and impracticable by the rail-
roads interested. They say they will do most
anything il the legislature will only keep them
on the ground. They object 70 entering Bos-
ton on stills
But the railroad commissioners in their an
nual report commend the plan in most Of its
features. and several reputable engineers, called
by the legislative committee, have pronounced
the scheme, barring the drawless bridges, the
best solution Of the difficulties presented.
The roads are somewhat alarmed evidently,
for they surprised the committee, themselves
and everybody else by expressing 4 willingness
to build union station on the present grade
and also the present locations Of the depots Us
the act u 1887 long ago directed them to do.
They stated their case SO well that the COM
mittee requested them to submit bill provid-
ing union station on the present grade and
doing away with all the know nothing cross
ings.
The representatives of the road went further,
and said they hoped the bill would be manda-
tory and compel them to agree to build the
union station.
But Just here Mayor Matthews, Railroad Com
missioner Sanford, Engineer Doane and other
advocates Of the two-story depot and elevated
tracks grew suspicious They pointed out to
the committee that the act was mandatory
and the railroads proceeded under it to expend
large sum Of money III building union sta.
ton on the site of the present depots they
would have strong arguments to present to sub
sequent legislatures In favor Of being left un-
disturbed, however strongly future exigencief
The fifteen members Of the legislature who
are considering the many sided subject Of rapid
transit are filling up with facts and arguments
as the days go by, but what they will report
not even the knowing ones yet attempt te
guess.