The Washington times., 1907-09-14
To Prepare Approaches
and Grounds at
Once.
Car Lines Have No
Franchises 10
Depot.

Sixteen more days and the new
Union Station, which il has taken
years to build, and which has cost
millions of dollars to erect, said TO
be the handsomest and most con-
venient piece of railway station ar
ehitecture IN the world, viii be
thrown open TO the public.
The Baltimore and Ohio system
win be the first road 10 run trains
into that imposing edifce. In a
letter TO Capt. Jay j. Morrow, Engi-
neer Commissioner, just received
from D. D. Carothers, chief engi-
neer of the B. &, o. R. R., and filing
a similar position with the Wash
ington Terminal Company, which is
the corporation that viii operate
the new Unon Station, il is an
nounced that on October L next the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad viii
occupy its portion of the new sta
tion.
Prepare I0I OpelluS-
Chief Engineer Carothers. in his let
ter 10 Engineer Commissioner Morrow,
asks that steps be taken at once 10
Join the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
Officials and the officials Of the termi-
nal company in cleaning up the grounds
surrounding the station bui!ding. the
layihE OF temporary DOardw6lks and
macadauized roads 10 the station from
the adjacent streets 50 as TO give a
better appearance TO the grounds and
for the accommodation Of patrons Of
the road and the teams that win of
necessity have TO go and come 10 the
station.
Mr. Carothers says that there are
many things to be- done TO make Il pos
Fible for passengers outgoing and in
coming 10 get 10 and from the station
as the grounds now surrounding the
building are nothing more than clay
banks Ieveled down, without roadways
or walks, which IN wet weather would
be practically impossible for the mud
Most OF the heavy work to be done
IS on Baltimore and Chic and District
property in front of the structure on
AIassassachusetts avenue Chief Engi-
ueer Car0thers asks that a general
cleaning up be started az once
Work VIII Be Rushed.
Capt c. r. Hunt. Engineer OF High
ways, when seen by a Times represents
tive this morning, said that his depart
ment, acting under orders from Engineer
Commissioner Morrow, had, in antici-
patihn OF cn early opening OF the new
station. prepared plans FOR the work
asked TO be done by Chief Engineer
carothers, and that the work viii be
commenced at once, probably Monday
morning. He said the plans provide
hoard walks from the nearby streets
surrounding the station. maeadamized
roa lways leading from all paved streets
nearby. and a general cleaning up OF
that portion OF the property belonging
TO the District Of Columbia forming a
part Of the plaza and other surrounding
grounds.
Cap4sin Hunt said that the Baltimore
and Ohio and the terminal company
were already at work on their portion
of the grounds. and that the District of
Columbia government would start at
once the work on its portion Of the
grounds. giving it a general cleaning
up, leveling, laying OF boardwallzs. and
macadamizing Of the roadways. He
was sure that this work would be com
pleted by The day set for the Baltimore
and Ohio trains TO make their initial
| run into the new station.
VIII Occupy New Station.
Some two months ago General Agent
| Crawford, Of the Pennsylvania railroad,
| In a communication TO the Board OF
/ Commissioners said that his company
would abandon the Sixth street passen-
ger station on or about October /. when
all trains OF the Pennsylvania railroad.
/ Southern. Atlantic Coast Line. SeaboaFd
/ Air Line, Chesapeake and Ohio. Rich
/ mond fredericksburg and Potomac
would run into the new Union Station.
/ General Agent Crawford was nos IN his
office today. but Il was stated there
| that the Pennsylvania railroad with all
the other trains now using its Sixth
Street station. would in all probability
be run into The new station early next
month. when the old station would be
| abandoned.
Abandon Old Depot
When the Baltimore and Ohio oeep-
pies the new station October the old