The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-31

also the diversion of the Crescent
street drain through Garden street
TO Prescott, where it will join the
new channel
The new channel will be built en-
tirely of Portland cement concrete
or with a brick lining in the lower
half
The grade from Vernon square to
Market street will be parallel to and
practically eight feet lower than
the present channel, and at the rate
of one foot in one thousand feet;
from this point to the end in Pres
colt street, the grade will be about
four and one-half times as great
and allowing of considerable re-
duction in the cross-section of the
channel.
The proposed location is consider
ably shorter than the present chan
mel.
The cost of the proposed channel.
including the changing OF the
aforementioned drains, need not
exceed $511,0O0
In the depression of the tracks
through Newton for a distance OF
312 miles, and including II overhead
crossings, the surface of the street II
almost all cases was placed 171a feet
above the rails of the oston and AL
bany railroad tracks. 1t is assumed
that the same allowance would be ap-
piled to the crossings in the city OF
Worcester. In my opinion, the freight
yard of the Fitchburg railroad should
be removed from Blackstone
street to Garden street; also the
Norwich and Worcester freight yard,
should be moved southerly of Ham
mond street, and the Providence freigh
yard south of Plymouth street; how
ever, the present plan will admit 0!
their remaining in their present lOca,
tons.
The plan is to lower the Boston & Al
bany and the southern roads III. fee
at the Union station, Grafton, Franklin
Green, Washington and Plymouth
streets. This would leave the grade
as they are at present, except Frank
lin street would be raised 165 feet, The
track being placed one foot below The
present street level. AT Southbridg(
street the tracks may be lowered 20 OF
IS feet, of more if desired, and pass I'M
der the freight tracks of the Norwich &
Worcester railroad, If they are Still t
be continued in their present location
On the line of the Boston and Maine
and Fitohburg railroads the track!
would be lowered 17.5 feet in the Union
station to correspond with the Boston
ana Albany ana OInef ROADS. 1t WOuIC
also lower the same depth at Shrews
bury and Summer streets. At Hsidg,
street the tracks would be lowered 22t
feet, and would require the raising o.
the street grade 10 feet to carry it oveI
the tracks. This would necessitate tn,
abandonment of the viaduct and woult
remove the bridges across Mechanic ant
Front streets. The exchange of freigh
between the northern and southerl
roads would be by tracks northerly d
the Union station, and to a transfcl
yard further east in the yards Of tn,
Boston and Albany railroad. or NOR,
likely on the land to the northerly o.
the present railroad location.
At Exchange street the tracks woult
be lowered Ia feet, and would be fee
above the bed of the new Mill bro9l
channel. which would be ample fol-
drainage. This would require the rails,
ing of Exchange street So feet. At Cen,
trail street the tracks would be lowered
1876 feet, and the street raised 10 feet.
AT Thomas street the tracks woulC
be lowered 1910 feet, the street raiset
5 feet. At School street lower the tracks
l45 feet and raise the street 3 feet. a
Market street lower the tracks l6 feet