Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-09
MILLION FOR IMPROVEMENTS
What Consolidation Of Omaha and Council
BluGs Railways Means,
sIe NEw POWER HOUSE 10 Be IUILT
secretsry Morse Returns from New
York and makes OmciaI Statement
R~egaFdfng Consolidation
ana work IA Prospect.

W. v. Morse, secretary Of the Omaha
Street Railway company. returned yesterday
morning from q visit to New York City,
where he has been for several weeks. He
said:
Arrangements have nearly been COM
pleted whereby the Missouri river bridge
at the foot Of Douglas street, the Council
Bluffs street railway lines, the LAX Man
ava line, the Suburban Railway company
and kindred interests will all pass to the
management and control Of the Omaha
Street Railway company.
"This means much for the two cities.
Better E~ervice, better cars and better tracks
are what the people require. This change
will give them all. During the coming year
the ola tracks and equipment will be al
moet entirely replaced. and While everybody
knows the uIm6uitT - obtaining railway
materials, still plans are an lady under way
Tor obtaining the material ana the compile
Stion Of the work outlined.
improvements in Prospect.
EN- this connection It may be Of interest
no state that plans are also we'll under way
flor the reconstruction of all the old tracks
tof the Omaha Street Railway company. the
purchasing OF new equipment and the erec-
ltion of a very large and up-to-date power
house, all Of which will entail an expendl-
Lture Of more than 81. 900, 600, but the Omaha
lstreet Railway company recognizes its abil-
ity TO handle them and will do 30 with
vtgor. Some suburban lines OF considerable
importance TO the two cities are under con-
federation, but ss yet nothing definite can
Ibe announced regarding them.
"a great forward movement lies in the
immediate future for Omaha. and these
large expenditures. coupled with expendi-
lures BY other corporations and private In
sdividUais and reinforced by the gigantic
crops now lmost certain. should max 1908
the banner year for Omaha people"
new Power House.
Speaking of the new power house, Mr..
Morse said that the exact site had not been
determined upon. but that It might be
k~erectsd near the present station. This
house will be used to supply power to the
INebraaka lines" said he, while the power
houss IN Council Bluffs will be used to
supply power to the lines In Iowa. New
machinery has recently been placed in that
house and II will be improved otherwise"
OF the suburban lines mentioned one will
BE- TO Florence, the material for that being
on hand. It will run from Twenty-fourth
and Ames avenue to Twenty-fourth and
Fort streets, thence west to Thirtieth
street. and thence north to the main street
tn Florence. The company desires to begin
work on the line on Thirtieth street at the
IElme Lne PARK D0aru STARTS TO macadamIse
that street. It hopes to build the line
eIcng the east side OF the street, where Il
win least Interfere with wagon frame and
where It may operate its cars at a higher
Igete Of speed than would be possible II the
lkfack were laid along the center Of the
l~street. While arrangements contemplate
making the crossings Of the track at the
wagon roads easy. It is the intention of
company to so raise the tracks from
1.-THE ground along the sides Of the streets
THAT trouble from snow In winter will be
Produced to the minimum.
oasst About subuFban Line.
the ofHoers Of the company will not
Ibpenk Of the other suburban line which Is
IDromised IN the statement Of Mr.. Morse.
30 Tar as can be learned the consolida-
Iticn Of the street car lines win In no way
Echange the service nor the rate OF fares
kbetweeu the different points on the lines.
Detween certain hours the fare from Coun-
lcil Bluffs to Omaha and return Is only s
cents, where a book OF tickets Is pur-
CHASED, while the fares to other places are
ZEE low 80 the company believes that tie
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