Evening star., 1896-02-13
Conference Between Commissioners
and Railroad Officials.
REVISED PLAN PRESENTED
Pennsylvania Company Proposes to
Close Up Many Streets.
GRADE CROSSINGS LEFT


afternoon at the Commissioners office be-
tween Chief Engineer Brown Of the Penn
sylvania railroad and Major Powell upon
the subject Of abolishing grade crossings
along the line of that railroad within the
city limits.
The hearing was brought about through
the endeavors of the engineer department
to arrive at some definite conclusion re-
garding the manner of entrance to the CITY,
Some time ago, at the request of the en-
gineer of the road, the Commissioners fur
njSEcd the company map showing, in de-
tail. the plan as recommended by the Com
miss.oners in January, 1893 "a cut of which
was published recently in The Starr, to-
gether with the elevations and grades of
every cross street along the line of the road
within the city. 1t was stated at the time
that the object of the engineers of the rail-
road in asking for this information was for
the purpose Of preparing another plan COM
bning their views with the ultimate object
of arriving ct some satisfactory plan
The conference between Mai. Powell and
engineer Brown lasted fully two hours
during which time the entire subject was
carefully considered with the result that
Mai Powell agreed to furnish a plan of
the situation in accordance with the views
OF the Commissioners.
Smaller Depressions
Engineer Brown at the conference SUBJ
mitted new plan, showing depressed
tracks along the entire line, but not de-
pressed as much as was comprehended in
the plan formerly submitted, when 1t was
proposed to depress only those tracks east
of South Capitol street. The plans Of the
railroad company show depressions of diff
ferent depths along the line of the road,
and is considered by the authorities to be
much inferior to the elevated system rec
commended by them in 1893.
The plans as submitted show the depres-
sions at various streets to be as follows:
At 14th street southwest there will be a
grade crossing.
At 131s street there will be a depression
of four feet and the street closed.
At 18th street there is a depression of
ten feet and the street closed.
At 18th street a depression of twenty
feet is shown and the street carried across
the tracks at the present elevation on a
bridge.
At 11th street depression Of twenty-five
feet is made and the street carried over
tracks on a bridge at present level of
street.
Tenth street shows the same depression
as 11th street.
At 9th street twenty-one feet is the
amount of depression shown, bridge be-
ing provided without change of level.
AT 7th street the depression is seventeen
feet ard the street is carried across on a
bridge raised three feet above present
level of street.
At 9Th street the depression amounts to
thirteen feet, and the street is carried
across on a bridge raised seven feet above
present level of street.
AT Az street the depression is about eight
feet and half and the street is carried
across on bridge raised twelve and a half
feet above present level of street.
AT I'd street the depression is six feet
the roadway across the track Is to be aban-
doned, and foot bridge constructed
a Of
provided, and the street is carried across
on bridge raised seventeen and a half
feet above the present level of the tracks
Delaware avenue shows no depression of
tracks, and the street is carried across the
tracks on bridge twenty feet above the
The crossing of 1st street southwest is
abandoned.
At South Capitol street there is no de-
preston of the tracks, and the roadway is
carried over .he tracks on bridge twenty
feet high. There is also a foot bridge pro-
vided on the west side of South Capitol
street.
At New Jersey avenue there is depres-
sion OF three feet, with a bridge for car
rying the street seventeen feet above the
street level.
At Sd street southeast the depression is
seven feet and the street is carried across
On bridge at an elevation of thirteen feet
At 4th street there Is a depression of
seven feet and an elevation Of thirteen feet
for bridge
At 9Th street there is depression of five
feet and an elevation Of fifteen feet for
the bridge.
The proposed right of way to be oc-
cupied by the railroad company on Mary
land and Virginia avenues is fifty-six feet
wide, while upon 9Th street it will utilize
but tWenty-eight feet.