Evening star., 1902-03-04


This is the essential. large expenditures
will be required in connection with the revision Of
in the National Capital. the erection Of new pas
senger station at that point, and the renewal Of
cial arrangements in connection Herewith can be
more advantageously made after such consolidation
hcation Of the Directors under the provisions Of
an Act of Assembly approved February 9th, 1901,
the present members Of the Board were elected in
March. 1901. to serve respectively for terms of
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this month. and all elections hereafter held
those chosen will serve for the full term Of four
years
A very large amount of work upon the main
line and branches and the United Railroads OF
New Jersey is included in the extraordinary ex-
fhiiadeiphia cover a change Of alignment between
Powelton avenue and Market street. the erection
passenger traffic between the main line. the
United Railroads Of New Jersey and the Philadel-
elimination OF the existing grade crossings of
freight tracks by the main line PASSENGER tracks
being vigorously prosecuted and will be completed
during the coming summer.
The pneumatic automatic signals were completed
to Paoli, the revision of the line and the con-
struction Of the fonrtrack system completed at
at
constructed under the agreement with the munich
pal authorities Of Harrisburg.
On the Middle Division the masonry Of the new
bridge over the Susquehanna River was completed,
the line revised at Maysville SO as to carry your
passenger tracks over the Northern Central Rail-
in revising the line and e1tend!ng your four TRACK
system between Duncannou and Aqueduct Lewis
t1Mn tow, and and Mitiin, and between Mount Union and
from Spruce Greek to Union Furnace.
On the Pittsburgh Division an exceptionally large
,1 was made on the system be-
tys. I.arimer and Stewart and Stewart and Pit
At Pittsburgh. the waiting room of the new pas
seEger station has been In use since October LIST.
and the reconstruction of your terminals at that
bA StpI tn lAf finn
hrnces not only the Office building and the train
shed and the elevation of your tracks in Pitts
burgh. but also the reconstruction OF the Fort
Wayne bridge over the Allegheny River and the
elevation of the Western PENNSYLVANIA and Fort
liberal expenditure will he necessary in the dis
trcf Of which Pittsburgh is the center, to enable
the heavy freight traffic originating and concen-
tr.ting at that point. nnd this will be required
burgh. Virginia and Charleston and the Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati Chicago and st. Louis Railways. on the
On the branch and auxiliary lines. the principal
cxpenditnres We're upon extensions of your htumi-
territory tributary thereto.
>, On the United Railroads of New Jersey Division.
aro;.nd Newark was finished, and the main line OF
that road constructed to the bay
and New Brunswick is being pushed forward and
the new bridge at Trenton VIII be erected this
year.
The bulkheads and piers at Greenville are in pro-
cess OF construction TO accommodate your traffic
Oh New York IIar!ior.
Your pier facilities at Greenwich and Shacka-
maxon street. Philadelphia. have been improved
ana extended. and large purchases Of real estate
ana right OF way have been made at various points.
Large sums have also been expended in rebuild
Ing and increasing your passenger equipment and
providing additional motive power
The total amount of these expenditures during
and Pittsburgh. and the branches operated in
esn'%n enD%en theTsws ~ss f9S s 1f
s3.o00.OOO was provided by the fund set aside from
against the income Of the past year. and 81. .536,
5G.6i against the premium received from the
stock allotment Additional expenditures upon
the branch roads amounting to So 4O4 $3.50 We're
The extraordinary expenditure during the
rent year will be largely confined to the work
under way covering the improvements on the pas
delphia. and Overlook. the completion of office
building. train shed and other terminal improve
ments at Pittsburgh, and the completion Of the
four-track system between Duncannon and Aque-
duet Lewistown Narrows and Mitin. and Mount
Union and Mill Creek the Middle Division. and
between Wilmore and Summerhill. Latrobe and
Beattys. and Larimer and Stewart on the Pitts
burgh Division
1t will. however. also be necessary to improve
the passenger station at Harrisburg, to
a sngletrack tunnel at GallitZin and here
after rebuild the old tunnel, and TO improve the
Port Perry bridge and tunnel as to accommo
date the traffic Iasshg to and from the Pitts
burgh. Virginia and Charleston Railway.
The elevation of the road through Newark. New
Brunswick. and Trenton will require considerable
outlay. as well the extension Of the New York
Bay Railroad to Greenvilie and the construction
of the necessary facilities at that point.
The piers at Jersey city used 10y steamers en-
gagged in ocean traffic require renewal and I'M
By order of