Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

Ryan & Kelly, contractors for the ele-
waited structure of The Pennsylvania rail
road in this city, have begun work, with
a large force of men. on the eastern wall
of the elevated road north of Fourth
street, with % view 10 completing IL as
soon as possible. Preliminary prcpara-
tion has been in progress for several
weeks, and the contractors have had der
ricks and other large handling parapher-
MALTA erected at different points along the
road, SO MS TO work at several places at
the same time.
The object in doing this is 90 accom-
plish the quickest and best result The
several squads of men will. it is under
stood, work toward each other.
Just when the work can hc finished is
not known, but the work win be pushed
rapidly, and IL is said that between 20
and 30 carloads of Brandywine granite
will be used daily in the wall construc-
tion, and If that much can De set up each
day the work should be completed at an
early date The operation is under the
supervision of Engineer Carhart.
This hurried move on the part Of the
railroad will, il Is believed, tax all of the
the local quauies that are in a position
10 furnish the stone Most of the quar-
ries have been very busy right along,
some furnishing stone for railroad work,
but the demand will be heavier now than
for some time.
This means the closing up Of the ele-
waited project as soon as can be conven-
iently done. When the road In the upper
part of the city was built, which was the
FIRST constructed, only one wall was built,
and IL was on the west side The east
aide was left open and when the struc-
ture was filed with earth the filling was
pinned with ties, so that ii would not fall
away. At present there is a wall on the
west side and bank on the east side. II
is proposed 10 do away with this bank
and have walls on both sides, as Is the
case with the road in the lower part of
the city. The construction there is diff
ferent from that on the northern end. In
the west yard-in fact, from Madison
street TO the southern city line--tho road
IS a series Of arches, and there are nc
blank walls, as is the case in the upper
part Of town. On the lower end both
walls were built at the same time, and
when the upper end is walled on the east
side the structure viii ho complete cx-
cept from French street to Madison
which can be completed when the troubl,
at West street mas been overcome. Tn,
company now owns all Of nearly every
block for that distance and IL is merely
a matter Of getting TO work on the wall
and this viii be done when there Is an
opportunity to do so.
In building the elevated structure from
French street to Madison the contractor
built the south wall, leaving much of IN,
north side open, but it is being filled II
and this condition win not interfere will
the operation Of the road at SUCH time AZ
the trouble at West street can be over
come.
It is predicted that the now station, a.
Water and French streets, will be com
pleted in less than year, and. that be
ing the case. Il is likely that IL will h
possible TO use the entire elevated roa,
by that time, provided tho West stree
matter has heon settled.
The object of the elevated railroad 4
TO be FREQ Of grade crossings In the city
For years this has heen source of an
noyance 20 the railroad company, as VIII
mington had about IFS share of thes
crossings, and some of them were eNcep
tionally dangerous, from tho fact tina
they were on highways that were use
very much. Tn consequence, and hccaus
there is an ordinance restricting IA
speed limit of trains, the company coul
not run through town at high speed an
lost a great deal of time. because of IN
distance between the northern and soutl
ern limits of the city. But an of thl
trouble viii he obviated by the elevate
road, and trains can be run over It at IN
same speed as they are now run in III
country. The only slowing up require
will be to make stops at French strc,
station, which viii be tho only one
Wilmington. The station al iandlit
has been abandoned and trains do n,
stop at that point any longer.
This improvement viii be "a great sa'
ing of time for the company, especial
in the operation of trains between Ne
York and Washington, which can prol
ably cut down the time from 10 70
minutes, because of the overhead road.
Some time ago the Pennsylvania @
adopted the policy Of doing away wit
grade crossings where IL was possible
do 50, and it is now working ON this lin
As a result of this rule, the company hi
abolished nearly every grade crossing ,
the Maryland division between Wilmin
ton and Philadelphia, and il is bolev,
that those which now exist win soon
things Of the past II is also understo,
that the company win continue IN
shange as far south as Washington.
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