The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-14
NEW GUT AND DEPOT T0
 COST ABOUT S4,OOO,OOO
LATEGT ESTIMATES GIVE THIS AMOUNT As RAILROADS IM-
 PROVEMENT EXPENSE.

PROVElENT EXPENSE.
 Northampton Division to Rum Into Road to Winchester's ShOp-New De- pot to be of BuR Brick, zoo Feet LOng-To Cost at Least S1,25O, ,OO0- Trolley Loop to Run Around East End-Hard at Work on the Plans.
 City Engineer Kelly was in confer ence with Railroad Engineer Harte of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company at the general offices of the road yesterday, with reference to drawing new set of plans so as to elucidate at the coming meeting of the board of aldermen the scheme for the four-tracking of the cut. In the mean time Corporation Counsel Daggett and Attorney Buckland of the road are drawing up the details of the proposed move. There is a general supposition that the undertaking may now go through.
 It is stated that the entire improve ment in New Haven, looking toward the perfection of the four tracking plan over the Shore line division will cost the railroad not far from $4,OOO,o0O. These are the figures, which, of course, are estimated roughly:
 Building New Haven cut. .$1, 100000 New Depot in New Haven ..... 1,250,0OO Land Purchases ...,............ 100000 Total ......--....,. .S3,f5O,uUu Additional expense to be incurred by the road will very easily bring the ex- 'penditure of the road here in New Ha- ven, 1t is alleged, to $4,00000O.
 As stated yesterday the roads idea will be to do away with the New Ha- ven terminal of the Northampton divi- sion where that road now comes into the local terminal through the single track cut leading under Hillhouse ave- nue. According to the story told yes- terday, whilethe cut will not be aban- doned, it will be used only as an cleo trified track to bring freight down to the main line from the factories of the Winchester Repeating Arms company. The main line of the Northampton divi- sion will cross over the ridge to the east of it, and will join the tracks of the Hartford division. This will cut out a large number of grade crossings in that quarter of the city, a consumma- tion devoutly to be wished from all sides of the proposition. As to the new depot, the construction of this will have to be pushed forward immediately, it is said, in. order to ar range the tracks in front or it, so as to comport with the new order of things when the four-tracking has been com pleted.
 The building, it was said yesterday, will be 700 feet long, and, as published in this paper yesterday morning, will face on the newly constructed Union avenue, and will consequently run from near Water street on the west to State street on the east. It will be about 250 feet deep, and it is reported that it will be constructed of buff brick, and will be four stories in height, so as to af- ford sufficient office room for many
 
 continually in position of wanting more office room, and hence there is ev- cry desire to make the new building large enough to meet requirements of future generations in the railroad bus- irless.
 The building will Toe a handsome structure and will have its main en- trance, as far as the city is concerned, on Meadow street, which will terminate in front of it. It will stand nearly at right angles with the general office building of the road, and with the Ho- tel Garde The offices of the Adams Express company will be located in the westerly end of the structure, and the trolley cars from State street will pass under. its easterly end on a loop, which will permit the transfer of this portion of the company's patrons en- tirely under cover. An arrangement may be made at this trolley point whereby trolley fares may be paid in advance of entering the trolley cars.
 The engineers of the road are hard al work perfeeting the plans for the pro- posed new station.
 Within year and a half the proposed railroad improvements in this city, in- cluding the erection of the new sta tion, will be completed. This statement comes from President Mellen, who has assured Mayor Studley that the rail- road company will begin with the pro- jected improvements in this city just as soon as the board of aldermen has &C., cepted the plan that is to be recon. rnended by the cut commission and ap- proved by the state railroad commits sioners.
 President Mellen told the commission that the modified plans for the inn provements have cost the railroad com- panv $5OO,000 in excess of the figures originally estimated before the pjroper. ty on Union street was purchased.