The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-28

e"mPens3;.ion by payment Of s7ss.GoO as sooa
as l'e cry ~ authorized TO convey said prop
crty TO the tunnel c1n,Dar,v in fee
Fourth.-That the power 70 be used shall b,
inE combustion Ia the tunnel
a large proportion OF the real estate
required Tor the construction of the ter
lliual station has been purchased. and
the residue thereof will be acquired
I through proceedings in condemnation
! The necessary consents are also being
CpIalhed IRON the owners OF The prop
I cIN abuJtlnE on the streets under or
through witch the railway runs. and in
! CtIault OF such consents. the determine
: lion or Commiss toner's appointed under
! the law TO grant the proper authority in
heu thereon Will be secured. The engi-
! DeeIln SS"ork is now in progress. and the
! actual construction will soon be inaugu
/ rated. 1t is believed that the location OF
] me terminal station Is such that il will
J permanently and satisfactorily accom-
! ToCdate the passenger traffic OF your sys-
{ rem, ana n Is intended that the building
/ 10 be erected and the facilities to be fur
nished at that point shall fully CORE
! Spond with the requirements Of the ser
! vice 1t vii! be necessary 10 provide ad-
| dlticnal capital for the prosecution of
! rms work after the expiration OF the
! current year.
IN the extraordinary expenditure for
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work upon the Main Line and the United
railroads Of New Jersey. The most i'm
ToTtant work upon the United Railroads
I OF New Jersey was in connection with
inc elevation OF your tracks through
Newark and New Brunswick and the
revision Of your line through Trenton
for the purpose of eliminating the grade
crossings in those cities The change
OF line at Trenton involved the cen
StTuction of new four-track stC1o arch
ed bridge over the Delaware l-..e.. at
that point, and a CORES pOnding change
in the location OF the tracks OF the Phil
adelphia and Trenton Railroad on the
western side OF the river.
The other main expenditures upon that
I Division we're in the substitution Of
masonry and embankment for tresties
on the Harsimus Branch the rebufldfnF
Of the Grand Street Pier at Jersey City
the prosecution OF the terminal improve
ments at Greenyille on the New York
Bay Railroad, through the construction
of the bulkhead, the dredging of the
channel, and the filling in OF the prop-
eTty at that point for the accommoda-
ton Of traffic TO and beyond Long Island
and TO New York Harbor, and the com
pletion OF the train shed and other IA
ctliUes connected with the new passen-
ger station at Camden. y. j.. for the use
OF your Amboy Division and seashore
lines.
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required In the Improvement of your coal
piers at Greenwich and OF piers and
freight stations at other points on the
Delaware River front at Philadelphia
The changes in your line at West Ph!la- /
delphia, which have involved a large
amount of difficult work. will be com
pIeted in the early spring The elevated
west bound passenger track which I
eliminates the former grade crossing of I
your freight tracks and yards at Fifty /
second Street is now in service, as also {
the under grade crossing connecting
your main tracks with the SchuylkiH
Division. The revision between your
Broad Street Terminal Station and Pow
elton Avenue. which includes the aban- I
donment OF the passenger station at the
latter point, the use Of a new local and /
transfer station al Thirty-second and
Market Streets, and the substantial re-
construction OF your West Philadelphia
passenger yard is being vigorously pros
ecuted. The tunnel connections between
your New York Division. the Main Line
and the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington Railroad are practically
completed, as are also the two addi-
IIofiaI bridges over the Schuylkiil River
At Harrisburg the passenger station
has been enlarged and improved and the
under gra5ei crossing at Market Street
completed. Tae new four-trac stone
arched bridge over the Susquehanna
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Ice on March 3Oth 1902. Heavy experIdi-
lures were made on the new passenger
line at Marysville and on the compile
ton of the four-tra system between
and Aqueduct Lewistown
Narrows and Mifiin. and Mount Union
and Mill Creek on the Middle Division
At Altoona the shops were further ex-
tended. but the heaviest expenditure at
rat point was on the extensive gravity
,ard for receiving and classifying west
hound trains. Heretofore the proper
classification of this equipment has been
r. evented Dy the limited capacity OF the
resent yard, and congestion has result
- whenever there was a pressure OF ,
raf1c- But through the facilities which
VIII now % furnished. not only will ,
mis- tonnage be handled more promptly
N your Main Line, but through the max
ng up OF solid trains for Pittsburg and
.oints beyond, its movement will be
Tptdited upon your Western system. II
: therefore believed that the excep- !
lonally large outlay upon this yard is I
ully justified. {
on the Pittsburg Division. the work on
he new sinEle-track tunnel al GalI!tzin
'as pushed forward. the fOuT-track gys- Q
ct completed between Wflmore and I
uWm"rhill, and the larger portion OF I
g" work on that system finished between . Z
-atrobe and Beatty and Larimer and 2
ieWart. The Improvement of the Port ! II
erry bridge and tunnel was also prose- ?
uted with the view OF better accommo- D
ating the traffic 10 and from your Pitts
dFS- virginia. and Charleston Railway u
The fittsburg Station. and other facili- p
Ter connected with the passenger ser q
lie az that point. with the exception OF y
small section of the train shed, have v
cen completed. and are now in service l.
The total amount OF these expenditures s.
uring the year upon your Main Line be- K
Feeu New York and PittsbuTg, and the 3
ranches operated in connection there :
18th, including $7466 1885 for equip {
.ent and shop tools and machinery. was
,S.6I42I6.ST OF this aggregate the sum i
7i.2I6.37 was charged 20 Capital o
CCount. as hereinafter stated. s. 600 900 Z
ere supplied by the fund set aside in II
'Ol. and So, 500 900 were charged against IL
70 income of the past year. Additional ia
lpenditures upon the branch roads /:
mounting 70 S5,341, 630 were met by the u
veral Companies out or their own re- n
JUrccs. "
On your branch and auxiliary lines