The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-11
RAILROAD TO BUILD
THE UNION STATION
Pennsylvania Takes Charge
of the Big Work.
THE COST Is FIVE MILLION
Philadelphia Firm of Contractors to Act
as Superintendents-Wili Be
Complete in 1906.
THE COST IS FIVE MILLION
Special to The Washington Times,


sylvania Railroad has settled all specu-
lation as to who will construct the
Union Station in Washington. by TAX
ing charge of the work itself.
This Information came out from what
is said to be an authoritative source
this afternoon. A Philadelphia firm of
contractors. Roydhouse, Arey & Co.. is
to superintend the work under the d.
rection of Chief Engineer William H.
Brown, of the keystone system. 1t is
said the building. under this arrange
ment. is to cost nearly $4,000. 600. Much
OF the work. 1t is said also, is to be
done by subcontractors
Fifty Bids.
| This announcement disposes of the
gossip which has been going the rounds
for some time as to the lowest bidder
The company asked for bids, and 1t Is
stated hfty were received, the PROPOSE
lions coming from all OF the big cities
in the country. but the greatest number
from New York. Philadelphia. Boston,
Baltimore. and Washington. in the or
der named.
The figures varied from the $4,000. 600.
which the act Of Congress said should
be spent on the structure, to $4,000, 900.
President Cassatt. Chief Engineer
Brown. and d. II. Burnham. the Worlds
Fair architect. have been examining the
bids for more than a month, and finally
decided upon the plan announced today.
The firm which is TO superintend the
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! practical monopoly OF the work Of the
Pennsylvania for several years.
Some Dimensions.
To describe In technical detail. the
final plans would require columns Of
space. The figures show. however, that
the station is to be rs by ESQ feet. in
dependent OF the train floor. This floor
is called the "concourse." and Is to be
l25 by 500 feet. The waiting room is to
be 200 by ESQ. and its ornate character.
which Will eclipse anything of the kind
| in the United States. If not In the world.
has already been described in The Times.
Marble and Brick.
Fully a dozen different kinds of mar
BILE, colored. grained and white. from
| Southern and Eastern quarries. and
from Italy are TO be used IN construc-
ton and decorations. II is estimated
that the marble for the interior is TO
cost 81 200 900 and that for the exterior
81 go 900.
The structural iron and steel is to
| cost about $3.50. 900. Washington is TO
be the gamer in the brick work. as 3d.
600 900 are going to be used. and all of
them are to be made there, II the yards
can do the work.
The station is to be. as already de-
scribed in The Times. three and four
1 stories in height. The walls are to vary
in thickness from ten feet to seven
inches
Tracks and Tunnels.
In all twenty-nine tracks are provided
for In the plans. Six are to be In the
tunnel which is to be constructed twenty
feet beneath the floor of the station.
These tracks are to be used by the trains
from the South.
Though 1t has been announced that the
station is going to be In shape 10 re-
| C6lNG tue GTOWNS WHICH NOule 10 the III
auguration IN 1905, three years will have
elapsed before the last touches are put
on the big structure.
The determination OF the Pennsylvania
to build the station has not caused
4 much surprise in the inner circles. The
fact that Roydhouse. Arey & Co. has beer
selected to superintend the work, is nc
surprise, either. as that Arm built the
terminals for the Pennsylvania in Pitts
| burg