Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-15
P. R. R. SPEND
100000.
SeaShOre- Line to be Electrified
and be In Operation By
July |.

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
pany Wednesday authorized the ex-
penditure of nearly ~$S,0OO,00O.
OF this amount more than $4,000
600 will be spent on the construction
OF additional tracks on the middle
, and Pittsburg divisions and the con-
struction at ~Hollidaysburg OF a
freight yard for %westbound traffic.
|, ON the Cane May division of the West
Jersey & Seashore Railroad there
will be spent at least $2,50O,0O0 in
Ielectrtfying this line from Camden to
Atlantic City and from Newfield to
Millville.
AT the meeting of the Board of
Directors wednesday the officers
were authorized to proceed with the
construction of additional tracks so
that the entire line from Jersey City
TO Pittsburg will have four tracks.
The directors also authorized the ex-
penditure of from $500, 600 to $780,
900 for the completion of the low
grade line between Glen Loeb and
Columbia and approved the action of
President Cassatt in accepting the
ordinance for the new low-grade line
from Fifty-eighth street west.
New Lines Planned.
The work on the middle division
will consist of two additional tracks,
making a four-track line from Van
dyke to Port Royal, a distance of
four miles. Also a new line from a
point east of Ryde, with four tracks,
and a new stone bridge across the
.Juniata river at Newton Hamilton, a
distance of seven miles. There is
also to be a new line of four tracks
from Newton Hamilton to Mt. Union,
including a bridge across the Jun1ata
river, this improvement being in all
three miles long.
On the Pittsburg division a fourth
track is to be laid from Sang Hollow
to Bolivar Junction, a distance OF
twelve miles. 1t is estimated that
these operations will cost about
"a, 1000, 600.
Bids have beer invited for the
completion of the Hollidaysburg
freight yard, which will involve an
expenditure of about 100000.
This yard is to be for west-bound
traffic. The east-bound traffic yard
has been completed.
Electric Line Authorized.
A special meeting of the directors
of the West Jersey & Seashore Rail-
road Company was held Wednesday,
after which the following official
announcement was made:
The Board of Directors of he West
Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company
today approved of the plan for cleo
trifying the line from Camden to At
lantic City via Newfield, and from
'Newfeld to Millville. The contract
for the electric work has been award
ed to the General Electric Company
and requires the work to begin at
once. so that cars will be operated by
electricity between Camden and At
lantic City not later than July J.,
next. to take care of the heavy sum
mer traffic. 1t is also believed that
the identification of other parts OF
the West Jersey e. Seashore Railroad
will be undertaken within a short
time.
Cost of Change.
It is estimated that to electric the
line will cost upwards of $1,50O,00O
and with the cost of the power houses
the amount will be more than 81
100000. One power house will be
erected. 1t is to be located at Cam
but there will be several sub
stations along the line.
The third-rail system is to be used
except for a short distance through
Camden. AS the double track line
is to be electrified it will cost about
about $4,000 a mile for the third
rails.
The company will have entirely
new equipment. Although the con-
tract for the cars has not been let, it
is understood that bids have been
asked. About fifty cars will be pur-
chased. They will be of the summer
type and will be first-class in every
respect. 1t is likely that some of
the small branches will be electrified
and there is some talk of making the
Wildwood branch one of the first to
bo ca o0,,ipn0d