The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-08-11
DOyER'S DEPOT PROJECT.
Continued from First Page.

IOludry, VHuS avoiding the uSudl luCOH-
venience and discomfort from rain
dripping from the awnings upon the cars
and passengers while alighting or en-
tering.
One of the principal features of the
general scheme is a passenger subway,
by which access is had to all passenger
platforms directly from the station plat
form and the end of Sussex, also Dicker-
son street. Passengers alighting from
the incoming trains will find direct, I'M
INSTRUCTED and safe esress through the
subway in any direction. 1t is proposed
to line the subway with enameled brick,
and finish the floor in Mosaic tile. The
various tracks will be fenced off thus
eliminating danger TO passengers, and
making it possible to increase materially
the running time of trains. Baggage and
express matter will be handled across
tracks at grade. or if required, through
subway.
The tracks are so arranged that pass
engers can take the local trains for Ho-
boken or branch trains to Chester direct
ly from the platforms adjoining the
station
Stairways connecting with the viaducts
at Morris and Warren streets, as well as
the subway already explained, afford
free and ample connection with and from
the station.
One of the special features of the plan
is the fact that the two business blocks,
bordered by Morris, Warren, Sussex and
Dickerson streets, are left absolutely I'M
disturbed, the adjoining sidewalks and
roadways remaining at their present
level. The viaduct connecting Warren
and Orchard streets over the tracks, and
the viaduct at Morris street over the
tracks, at the steepest points, will only
have an incline of six and one half per
cent. while Orchard street has a present
grade of ten per cent. and Morris street
of over nine per cent. All AUDITING
property interests adjoining the viaducts
should be very greatly increased and en-.
HANGED in valuation, from the fact that
the traffic past the same will be material.
ly Incl eased and accordingly emphasized
AT the same time the vipducts can be
built of open construction underneath
except at approaches with columns and
plate Orders of steel, affording access to
the present buildings at the present
street level, mixing it possible to use
the additional space under the viaducts
for rental or storage purposes without
interference with the public interests.
The roadways, sidewalks and curh5 of
the viaducts will be constructed of solid
masonry, covered with asphalt or if
preferred the viaducts can be built of
solid masonry underneath, leaving open.
ings for the roadways, storage, etc, as
shown on the birds eye perspective pub
lished herewith.
The erection of new and commodious
freight depot where shown and the re-
arrangement of the freight house and
freight tracks should prove great con.
venience to trade interests.
A new passenger station upon modern
basis, for Dover, has been SO long under
discussion and is in so many ways mat.
ter of public interest, that the very fact
that the railroad management have come
forward with tangible proposition for
practical solution of this whole prob
lem, in manner which will increase all
real estate valuation and permanent in
terests of the town itself, should afford
the opportunity which has so long been
looked forward to for the citizens, and
interests involved to show the necessary
appreciation by giving due and prompt
consideration to the railroad company's
proposition, that if the city will pay fol-
the two viaducts over the tracks at War
rem and Morris and Orchard streets at 6
total expenditure estimated not to cost
exceeding $35, 900, and take care of al
the abdtting property interests, that the
railroad company will begin the erection
of the passenger station, the freight de
pot and relay out of all the tracks, etc.
as shown by a general scheme at al
estimated cost of upwards of $50, 900 tt
$40, 900, thus bearing the brunt of thil
entire permanent improvement, which
should naturally benefit the town O
Dover to very great extent.