Evening journal., 1900-12-21
Elevated Tracks Will Reduce
Chances for Accident
TRAINS 10 MAKE BETTER TINE
Station to be Located in Fourth
Street Near Pine City 10 Pave
With Asphalt

For several months the p. w. 3 B.
Railroad Company has been purchasing
properties along Water and Front
streets. The four properties were pur-
chased on Wednesday. The object OF
the company in purchasing these vari-
GUS properties is to elevate its tracks
through this city.
An official in authority said a few
days ago the work OF building the ele-
waited would be commenced during the
Spring months. Plans have been pre-
pared, not only for the elevated road,
but fer new passenger station an this
city, Further than that the company
has under consideration the matter OF
building large hotel This is brought
about because there is not a large hO-
tel In the city.
The elevated line will begin at Land
Lth station and be built through the
city to Tatnall street. At Fourth street
apd the railroad a new modern pas
senger station is to be built. This
street mas been selected because K k
wide, cpable OF admitting two street
car tracks with plenty of room on
either side. Ii is understood that the
Street and Sewer Department has
agreed, IN the event of the building of
the station, to pave the street with
asphalt, making the thoroughfare one
OF the most desirable for hauling and
driving The street being level. the
nils required TO be walked from the
present station viii be avoided An
other reason is that passengers would
not be required to pass along the
coast in order TO reach the trains. In
every way the location at Fourth and
Pine streets has been considered more
desirable by the company than the
french street station. The former will
De but about 200 yards farther from
Fourth and Market streets than the
present station.
ANTICIPATE NEW RIVER FRONT
The company's officials have for
some time realized that the pronoaed
location viii be nearer the centre ~
the city. since the matter of n river
mont Is not far of The station would
tnen be located between the Industrial
section and the residence section
Again II will be near the Steamboat
landing which, IN the experience of An
railroads, has proved advantagfous
buildings on the south side of Fo,,rfb
street would probably take I'D a block
ne distance being short between that
street and Third street, the structures
would not have TO be of Considerable
length. '''' - ''''7
Another project which is said To he
on foot is the building OF a short emf
from New Castle to the new station
ever which all Delaware division trains
would pass. ''''s
over the elevated line the passenger
trains would make faster time with
decreased possibility Of accidents 10
persons crossing the tracks. An trains
li course, viii stop at this station.
About S30,000000. it is said. will no
spent by the Pennsylvania railroad
iuHng the next year, and Of this the
Maryland division viii come In for >
aIse share The Wilmington improve
after. -" Tue
IL is proposed to build the MOTEL ala,
y Fourth street, somewhere between
dafhet and Pine. This Is to .e moi
'rh IN every respect and iu keenine
Wiz the size of the city.
IL is not likely that the French
teet station win be abandoned ~,
ong while after the new station VIII
ave been completed. The ofgicae
mere are complete and change would
lot be made Immediately.
The project. it is said authoritativ.
VIII nc begun in the early Spring