The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-29
STREET RAILWAY WILL
 MAKE MANY IMPROVEMENTS
TO BUILD CAR BARN
OWNERS OF STREET RAILWAY
 WILL SPEND sIOO,OO0.
General Manager Ragland Talks of Improvements That Are to Result from COnsolida-
 atfon of the Lines

Contingent upon the approval of the street railway ordinance by Mayor Teague, the Montgomery Traction Com pany will expend nearly $100,000 in inn provements on the consolidated lines.
 As explained yesterday by General Manager w. H. Ragland, the most inn portant improvement and the improve ment that interests the citizens of Montgomery more materially, will be the early removal of the car barn, now located at the corner of Madison Ave- nue and Bafnbridge Streets. The new car barn will be located on Madison Avenue between Hilliard Street and Central Railway of Georgia tracks, barely three blocks from the old To- cation but we'll removed from the res idence district of the city.
 The Traction Company has purchas- ed, on the South side of Madison Ave-. nue, from F. J. Crompton, a site meas urinR 125 by $40 feet on which a car barn moderately equipped in every detail will be erected.
 Directly across the street. on the north side of Madison Avenue. the business men interested In the Trac- ton Company have purchased from F. J. Crompton a plat of ground measur- ing 465 by 300 feet. On this property, it is expected that convenient cottages will be erected for occupancy by the employees of the company.
 We expect to begin work on the erection of the new barn in ten days" said Mir Ragland yesterday, and 1t Is our intention to have 1t completed In four months. We will have a barn that will be complete in every respect. In regard to the erection of the cotta- ges, of course our employees will not be compelled to occupy them. but. aside from the company, the gentlemen in- ferested in the company, purchased the piece of ground across the way In their own name, thinking that 1t might be an advantageous investment, and that the cottages might be convenient for the employees.
 'Including excavation, the building of the network buildings. and the in- stallation of equipment, the improve nents, when completed, will cost the company approximately $67,000. As soon as the new barn Is completed, we will move our cars into 1t"
 The property on which the present car barn is located was purchased from the company some time ago by H. C.. Davidson Mir Davidson Is extremely anxious to secure possession of the property and he is anxiously awaiting the starting and completion of the new barn.
 In regard to other Improvements to be made in the lines of the consolida- ted street car company. MT. Ragland said that as soon as the Mayor ap- proved the ordinance, all of the neces- sary material would be ordered for the special connections required in con- meeting the tracks. In this direction, he thought at least $30,000 would be expended. In a number of places where the lines are contiguous. as pro vided in the ordinance, the tracks will be joined. Before the arrival of the material, however. arrangements will be made for the temporary connection of the lines. thus avoiding the shifting of cars at present being done nightly at the intersection of Dexter Avenue and Lawrence Streets.
 In addition to the connection of the lines, the tracks will also be extend ed to the city limits in West End and North Montgomery, and the project is not at all remote for the extension of the lines to WetumpKa by way of Pick ett Springs.
 Transfers will be given over every line in the city and everything will he done to operate the property in metropolitan style.