The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-06-14
M0RRISTOWN,S
NEW DEPOT
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Plans are Shown to Alder
Aldermen Last Friday
Evening.
AIN ENTIRE REARRANGEMENT


Division Engineer Cantine and En-
gineer Smith Of the Lackawanna en-
gineering force were in town on Friday
evening and Informally explained the
proposed plans for the elevation Of
the Lackawanna tracks in Norris
town to citizens interested and the
committee Of the board of aldermen.
The financial end of the matter was
not taken up.
The plans show an entire rearrange-
ment of tracks and buildings between
Water street and Ford avenue. The
elevation Of the tracks will begin at
the Water street bridge, and ascend
ing grade Of one and two tenths per
cent. extending to Saw Mill lane and
a grade of three tenths per cent. ex-
tending from that point to a point
well down to Ford's woods, where the
old grade is reached. This grade re-
quires an elevation Of eight feet at
Morris street, over the present grade
of the tracks and about the same raise
at Ford avenue. Steel structures are
to be erected over Saw Mill lane,
Lumber street, the private street rum
ming to g. w. Ennis 8 Co.'S yard, Nor
lis street and Ford avenue. The Nor
ris street bridge will have supports on
the curb for the girders.
The alignment of the main tracks is
to be changed considerably, being
about thirty-tiye feet east Of the pres
ent tracks at the Morris street cross
ing. This change is made by begin
ming the curve half way between the
station and the river bridge, the new
line running into the old in the rear
of Pruden & Bnrke's coal yard.
The plans show Morris street de-
pressed four and half feet. This de-
preston will run out by the end Of the
present little park and at Olyphant
place beyond the tracks. The profile
shows a grade to the depression Of four
and a half per cent. on Morris street !;
six per cent. on Elm street; nine per
cent. on Lumber street, and six and a
half per cent. at Ford avenue. The
grade Of the latter theroughfare
would be much improved by the
change, while in all the other cases it
would be increased over present con-
ditions.
A new station and shelter house is
contemplated practically on the site of
the present passenger station, but
elevated eight feet above the present
yard. 1t is planned to swing the Saw
Mill lane seventy feet nearer town
than at present, and fill up the passen-
ger yard from nothing at Morris street,
| to the new level of the tracks at the
buildings, terracing the lower end and
laying out a road sixty feet wide as
cending from Elm street on a six per
cent. grade, and returning to Morris
street near King, on a two and a half
per cent. grade. The layout calls for
considerable grass space, which many
think will be impossible because of the
present crowded conditions in that
vicinity.
| The new station is to be of brick
with a tile roof, and three hundred
feet Of covered platforms. The eleva-
tion shows square clock tower in the
middle of the structure and porte
cochere, the main waiting-room build
| ing is shown about thirty-five by one
hundred and thirty feet, including the
ticket Office and baggage room at the
west end. Further along is an express
Office, 28x32 feet. On the west bound
side Of the tracks is to be a brick shell
ter shed 20x80 feet, connected with the
main station by tunnel with steps at
each end. The platform on this side
will extend to Morris street, where
there will be steps leading to the side
walk. The platforms will extend over
the Saw Mill Lane bridge and run
hundred and fifty feet toward Water
street.
The King tract is to be utilized for
freight purposes. The lot will be exca-
waited to the level of Morris street.
Near the passenger station with the
end out nearly to the Morris street
/ line, will be located freight house,
thirty by one hundred and sixty-feet
| in size. Nine sidings for loading and
unloading are shown with paved drive
ways between, the track nearest town
being sixty feet from the hospital line.
All these nine tracks converge near
the river bridge into the one leading to
| the tower A siding for passenger
cars and another for the express com
pany are shown just west Of the pas
lsenger station. A new siding win be
Ilaid with switch at the Water street
bridge, running parallel to the gas
house and other Coal avenue buildings,
| from which the switches to coal tres
tiles will open.
| All the present tracks east Of the
main tracks are taken out with the
exception of the wye connecting the
Morristown & Erie railroad. Below
| the station a switch Is shown at Nor
iris street, the siding running back near.
| ly to Ford avenue. From this the tres
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