Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-06-20
rrrom Saturdays Daily.)

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| the citizens and business men Of the
/ city by the presence of force OF
surveyors at work near the foot of
North Pleasant street and the conclu-
sion has been reached that the =. j. y.
and +. Railroad company il about to
commence the const ruction of its new
passenger depot, aud freight ware
houses near that point.
An investigation made 10y n journal
/ Miner man yesterday disclosed the fact
( that the railroad authorities have un.
der consideration three different sites
for the now structures aud that the in.
/ tcntion of erecting the new buildings
west Of the present depot along Shcl.
don street between Coricz and Mon
iczuma had been practically abandon.
ed on account of the cSorbltant prices
which. II il said, are now demanded
for real estate in that locality
Plan OF the Depot
Through the courtesy of ". \. Drake,
chief engineer and superintendent. the
plans for the new structures were cN
nmincd
The general plan of the passenger de.
pot contcmplaics n two story building
100 feet in lcrgth hy 20 feet and 5
l ina hoo IA. IA IL. t -
or white sandstone brick or reinforced
| concrete, resting on n heavy concrete
foundation. with concrete window
caps and stills. The entire structure will
he covered with metal or metal
shirglc roof, with platform facing
the track side 10 feet in width and
lie feet in length, covered the entire
distance by roof reaching from the
top Of the first story. Tho walls Of the
first story will bc II inches in thick
ness, and those of the second story II
inches
Starting on the south end of the frs,
floor commodious ladies' waiting
room ~ connected with the men + wait
ing room by hallway on the west
side of which is The ticket office and
vault, the latter continuing for the
entire height Of the buildng, while on
the east side are modern toilet rooms
for ladies, men, and employees.
Opening from the men y waiting room
IL the baggage room, which with the
others occupies the entire first floor.
tho Wells Fargo office covering n spaco
OF 20 by 20 feet, and the boiler room
10 by 20 feet in dimensions, adjoining
tho main building on the north. and
only one story in height.
a stairway partioned from tho bap.
gage room reaches the second story
from the east side, while the west side
stairway ~ partitioncd from the toilet
rooms.
Inc second story in divided into of. !
nee rooms for the different departments
of the service. On the soutbwest .o,
ner IL the draughting room, opening into
the vault, which is continued from |
the lower story, and on the southeas,
corner ~ the office of the chief onui. !
need AID superintendent.
a hallway leads from these Offices
passing the vault on the west side. and
the lawyers room on the east, into the
central portion of the floor, which ia
used for general Office work ,bo
portion beyond tho landing of the cos,
stairway and the toilet rooms 10 be mod
ny the foreman Of bridges and road.
master.
"' 'he landing of the stairway from
'he west side is the conductors nm,
telegraph lobby, adjoining the train
"'Spntchers' office on the northwes,
corner opening into the trainmos,o,,.
othce on the northeast cornc, wh,o,
can also be entered from tho b,,,w,v
passing from the conductors and ,o,c.
graph lobby The telcgrapher's window
IN inc train dispatcher's Office 4. ared
o" brackets while the appointments ~
the other Offices are modern In ouo.
ae'n'' The first story will have
~ foot ceiling, and tho second s,o,v
VIII measure 10 feet and @ inchos f,or,
moor TO ceiling. Steam heat vii, NAB.
."e building n comfortable one in ,ho
."' ana winter seasons, the entire Al ru.
lure TO be fitted throughout with c,oc.
trio lights. '''c'
me freight house shed and platform
WIZ cover plot Of ground "a f.., ="