Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-02
TUCSON TO HAVE
 NEW 5. P. DEPOT
Building Will Cost Nearly Fifty Thousand
 Dollars


 build handsome new depot at Tue son this spring. according to a state ment made yesteraday by John E.. Brock. a travelling civil engineer who arrived here from Tucson on his way to Fl Paso. Plans for this new de- pot are already in the hands of Su- superintendent w. A. McGovern of that company. They were prepared by Resident Engineer Clarence K. Clarke and forwarded to San Fran cisco where they were amplified and remodeled, after which they were re- turned to Tucson.
 According to MT. Brook not only the people of Tucson. but the Chamber of Commerce of that city as we'll, kept the necessity of a new depot agitated In the minds of the railroad officials until they agreed Io build. The Wells Fargo Company Express is also going to build new offices a short distance to the north west of the new depot. The depot, however. as planned Will be the most handsome depot in the territory.
 The building will occupy a length ot 2lS feet and a width of A feet, practically occupying in point of length and extending somewhat south of the present site. It's width will extend from the two new passenger tracks to be laid east of it and extend back to within 47 feet of the Toole Avenue line.
 The foundation will be laid in con al ,- ton of l4X29 feet for furnace room, where heat will be generated for -che building.
 The building will rise two stories over the central portion. otherwise it will be but one story. The ground floor will be occupied as follows: Baggage room. 41x41 feet: general waiting room, 32x3O feet; women's re tiring room. lSx2O; smoking room. lSx3O; ticket office 31x31; CJhp agents office will be located in the new freight depot on Stone AyenueD: rOadmaster's office, 14x30; yard mas ter and car ssealers office 15x1G: emergency hospital, 15x16; claim and special agents office for Col Breck- enridge and MT. Betancue. 25x15, con duCtOTS room and other small rooms.
 The approach to the second floor will be by stair case. 6 1-2 feet wide. form and turning to the floor level cabssem dseaSon-gc etaOin etaoinet above into hall leading to the offices OS the superintendent, assistant sui perintendentT train master, dispatch CTS. operators, general offices, resi- dent engineer and record rooms for each department. Spiral staircases lead to the three towers where rec ords will also be kept. These towers rise but slightly over the ridge of the second floor. All the rooms on the second floor will be well lighted and will be more commodfous than those now iu use al the headquarters of the Tucson division.
 LAEatories will be arranged for on the ground as well as on the upper floor.
 The brick work will be plastered after the manner in which that class of work was done on the Santa Rita hotel. The trimmings will be of cut
 
 will be attractive in every way. pre- seuting as a whole a substantial and complete establishment from one end to the other for the purposes for which it is designed.
 The floors arranged for the accom- mediation of the passengers will be tiled while that Os the baggage room will be what. is known as sanitary floor.
 The arcade on the west front will be l22 feeE in length by i4 in width. This arcade will rise to the second floor and be constructed of comment. ca he track or east front an arcade will extend the entire length Of the building, except in frsnt of the gag gege room.
 The building. which will be Moor ish in design. will be covered with terra cotta tile roofing. The esti mates show that the cost of the struc- tgre will reach an outlay of s46.S0o