Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09
WILL MAKE MNNY IMPROVEMENTS.


! Railway and Rriu.C company Will
DO Paving aud Other work..
The Omaha 81 Council Bluffs Railway
and Bridge company is planning to carry
out a number of improvements on its sys-
TEN this spring and summer. Part of these
have been definitely decided on while others
are under consideration but the work al
ready arranged to be done will mean the
outlay of a considerable sum Of money and
give employment to a large force of men.
In the first place the company has de-
cided on spending in the neighborhood of
so 900 in repairing and painting its bridge
across the Missouri. The painting will cost
about $1,000 and the other $1,000 will be
expended on replacing the worn pavement.
The color to be used in painting the bridge
has not been agreed upon. Some of the
directors are opposed to white it so soon
loses it's fresh appearance and becomes
dirty A dark red is being favorably con
sidered.
The paving will be somewhat of tedious
job as only part can be done at time 50
as not to interfere with travel over the
structure
As soon as the frost is out of the ground
work will commence on paving Broadway
from the east end of the bridge to the west
end of the slough bridge near the water
works property. The material for this paw
ing Manager Dimmock says, has not yet
been definitely settled on. but in all prob
ability will be a very fine kind of macadam.
The company, he thinks will finally decide
on laying a macadam of Stag with a topping
of disintegrated granite 1t will be a de-
cided Improvement over the Stag macadam
pavement laid on Broadway two years ago,
which is now full of holes and almost as
rough as the old cedar block paving. Work
on this will be commenced as soon as plans
and specifications can be urawn
Manager Dimmock has in connection with
the paving of this portion of Broadway in
mlnd a plan to replace the wooden side
walks with raised Cinder paths which on
one side OF the thoroughfare could be re.
served for the use of biCyclists This plan.
Mr.. Dimmock believes, would be a good
one to carry out the entire length of Broad
way, at least on one side of the street
Inc plank sidewalks could be taken up and
replaced with cinders, we'll beaten down.
Part of the planking taken up could be used
for the sides of the cinder path to keen
the cinders in place. His company he SAYS,
will, If the people of the city favor the
plan, provide all the cinders necessary free
of cost At present the company gets 20
cents load for all of its cinders, but will
Slauiy lOfeSo the price to a good BIZ
cycle path established along Broadway. The
scheme, he admits. is not new one and
has frequently been discussed, but nothing
ever done. The expense of making such a
path, with the cinders provided free of
cost, would be comparatively small
New motors have been purchased for all
the small cars and tho new cars ON the
uptown lines are now being fitted with them.
lhls gives the company a full equipment of
the latest designed motor in this or any
other country. All the original equipment
with which the company started in business
is now in the scrap pile, with the execution
OF one little motor on the Irish mall or
work car. Within the last two wears all
the old equipment has been gradually re-
placed with new and the latest designs on
the market
All the old cars have been remodeled
except five traiers, which are put out of
regular service and are being kept simply
lot use IN cases Of emergency when thev
can be used behind the new small motors
Inc companys present equipment up-to-
GATE IN every particular, as Mr.. Dimmock
says 1t is, is adequate to meet all demands
OF travel and sufficient to handle the in
creased travel that may be expected this
summer by reason of the exposition in
omaha. The large car house will he re-
modelled this spring and treated TO a new
coat OF paint. The work shops and the en-
TIRE plant Will be put in tirst-class condition.