The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-18
PURCHASING
MORE PROPERTY.

The square bounded bv Front,
4 Water, French and King Streets, ha,
been purchased by the =. w. & B..
and 10 the course Of q short time til,
old tulldings will be RACED and thu
New Station OF the railroad Company
will loom up.
The old Pennsylvania House was
next To the last property situated Ia
the above.described section secured.
aud the purchase price is reported to
be $50, 900, and Slo, 900 for the Muir.
ray property. For several days it
has been rumored that the railroad
company was negotiating for the
property OF Murray, but not until
Yesterday was the option secured. 1t
10 expected that the deal will be
closed In few days, and the occu-
pants Of the properties in the block
vii! begin 10 move out shortly aud
the work of demolition will begin. b,
With the destruction of the build.
inss on Front street between French
aud King streets the aspect OF the
former Coast district will be
changed. The properties for the
most part are OF the ramshackle
variety and their demolition will de.
tract not in the least from the section
round about.
This additional acquisition of prop.
erty creates tho universe. belief that
the much discussed new station vii!
be situated ia the block buuud by the
four streets. For months discussion
has been rife relative to the situation
OF the new structure and opinion was
pretty well divided as to whether Il
new one would be built Oh the site OF
the Cd one or whether it would be
located AZ Front aud Market streets.
The additional purchase OF property
by the company Is self.eyilent that
The structure is to he lo@l ted in the
space described, the grouna along
Water street, purchased in the begin.
= mag by thecnmpany. being o!sunicient
dimensions for the overhead system.
The fact that such liberal scope
OF territory has been procured creates
the impression that the new station,
whIca the company has in mind is to
he a massive and commollous affair.
1t is to Oc fitted with al the modern
improvements, and from what has
been given out by officials, will b,
the finest between Philadelphia and
Washington.
:. The new station is expected to be
CT rather different design rrum any
which has yet been built by the COM
pany. IL is Oh the main line of the
road and there must therefore be a
series OF tracks passing either along
one side or through the station. The
present idea is to run the main track )
through The station, but have the
entrance both u these tracks and the
way tracks under tie She'd by gates
So that people cannot crowd about
TIE trains, as they do ut present.
IL VIII be Impossible TO Cross the
maln tracks in the station. The Gu
frances aud exits for each side will
be sepafatc and If Il person dc,ics to
go north he will ascend one stairway
and to 90 South another one, This
l. VIII prevent all dlngerDf people being
run over by trans inside TIC station.
1t is highly probable that train
Sheds will be erected along Front
street, beginning at French aud eX.
Tending along tic present site Of the
French street station.
III is also understood that with the
completion Of the new fret. lit yards
at Todd 3 tut tie W.st Yard will lie
dispensed With for freight service and
lhat passenger sLpra sc sheds will lie
CONSTRUCTED there. where the coaches
may ue kept While being cleaned.
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