The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
.wnAr IS Nnoulnrp or saoNANI
The improvements Would Briug In 400
or 500 Wage.Earners.

The improvements Would Brtug In 400
OF 500 Wage. Farmers
This matter has been in the hands
of committee Of Spokane citizens for
several weeks, and it is believed that
the conditions referred TO by Mr. Bur
leigh have been substantially complied
with The requirements are not oner-
Gus, but they take time TO work out.
In brief. the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company has expressed its will
ingness to build It's car shops here II
the citizens of Spokane win secure for
it a triangular piece Of ground in the
east end Of the city. This piece Of
land is owned by Dennis & Bradley II
is less than two acres in area, but the
railroad company considers it essential
to the proposed improvements
The plan is to build the car shops
and other extensive improvements on
the Northern Pacifc's land bounded by
Sprague street, the river and North
Front street. This would put the i'm
provements between the railroad and
the river Many win recall the fact
that four years ago the railroad com
pany graded that piece Of land.
1t is the company's desire to straight
en- the main line at that point The
road now swerves in there toward the
river. The plan is to run the line
straight, and thus give a clear area
for the shops and other improvements.
TO do this it win be necessary to cross
a small tract of land owned by Dennis
& Bradley.
"If Spokane viii secure us that piece
Of land said the officials OF the North
ern Pacific, 1--WE win build the car shops
there"
COMMITTEES WORK.
This proposal was made several weeks
since and came without solicitation
from Spokane. II was promptly taken
up by a committee composed Of DR.. n
Fred 1ssig J. N. Glover, J. r. Taylor
George Turner and w. S. Norman
These gentlemen have had several con
ferences with Mr.. Dennis and Mr.. Brad
| ley, and the result Of these meetings
was O proposition from those gentlemen
which the committee has laid before
Mr. Burleigh In brief Dennis G.
Bradley offer to relinquish the desired
| tract provided the railroad company
win be content with q rs foot right OF
way across their addition This offer
Is now before Mr.. Burleigh at Seattle
and the committee think It Will be found
| satisfactory, and accepted inside of a
few days.
This committee has also been nego.
! ,iating with the city officials for water
and with the Washington Water Pow.
er Company for power and light, and
satisfactory conclusions have beer
reached on these points.
THE PLANS.
The matter has assumed such definite
shape that the plans have been pre-.
pared for the improvements, and ar,
now in the possession Of Receiver Bur.
leigh. They call for an immediate ex
| penditure Of S150.0OO. The building.
will be Of brick or stone, and practic
ally fire proof.
The plans call for % stall rount
house, 10 feet deep and 300 feet long
IN circular form.
Machine shops 60x15O.
Store room, 5Ox100.
Wood working shop. 60x3O0.
I Coal bunkers Of 1900 to 1900 tons ca
pecity to be operated by power.
There are also to be numerous small
e. buildings, including an oil house
sand house, tool house, etc. and II
addition to these improvements exten
sive yards win be built and severa
miles Of track laid therein.
To light the buildings and grounds
the company win require from 10 to q
arc lights, and from so to rs horse pow
er will be needed to operate the ma
chinery.
SPOKANE'S ADVANTAGES
The company has long been desirou
Of bringing it's shops to Spokane. Al
the trains on its branch lines start from
here. and this is their terminus. Tn
division superintendent lives here an,
has his office. The train dispatcher
office is here, and this has been the Cd
Grating headquarters for some time
Under existing conditions there is
double waste Of time with the passen
ger trains, since they are detained her
taking on and unloading baggage, an
then further time is consumed in chang
ing engines at Sprague. If this wer
made division headquarters, this coul
be attended to at the same time. Othe
advantages considered by the compan
are superior fire protection, the bette
| opportunity TO employ men when II
desired to add an extra force. and tn
saving that would be effected by bring
ing rolling stock on the branch line
here for repairs instead OF hauling
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