The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25

the drainage pipes have been install
ed The cast Iron columns for about
30 per cent. Of the sheds are now on
the ground ready to set up. Eigh,
tracks on the low level have been laid
and partially barasted.
The structural steel in the power
house is now practically an erected
and all the heavy retaining walls and
foundations are completed. The CON,
lstructicn Of the masonry in the build.
ling proer has been started. some 81
the machinery mas been received and
its Installation Is now wen under way.
The power house stack, 275 feet Ia
height. IS completed with the excep.
ton of placing in position the cast iron
draught fiue. TheIpipe work between
the power house and the station and
express building IS about 75 per cent.
completed, n
Practically all tho heavy steel worl,
IN the express building. where ali ex.
press will be handled, Is erected, and
so per cent. of the brick work In the
south two.thirds of the building Is
completed and in short time viii be
ready fog the steel work in the roof.
ON September Both last, the traffic
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company was thrown over the new
tracks between Eaagdoa and New Yor,,
avenue. Since that time the gaps In
the masonry wells forming the lin.
its of The terminal at .r' street have
been closed, with the exception Of a
small amount of masonry in the west
wall between the inspectors building
and "hr street The building in this
locality fas now ben completed with
the exception of the space Immediately
east of the power house and inspec.
tors building, which up to this time
has be occupied by contractors ma.
terial.
The property owned by the Termin.
al Company east OF the station mas ali
been filled to approximately the newly
ESTABLISH ed grades Of the streets lead.
ing to tho plaza.
The steel-work in the New York
avenue bridge has ben completed and
the iacketing of the steelwork start.
ed. The back wall and coping Of the
east abutment has been completed
and the forms for the completion Of
the west abutment back wall and
coping are now being gotten ready,
Little work has been done on the jack.
citing of steel during the past few
months, on account Of Ganger OF dam
age to concrete by frost.
The construction of roundhouses
and shops is well under way. The ma.
chine and blacksmith shop. so feet by
45 feet, is all completed, with the ex.
eeptioa Of applying the composition
roofing. installing window sash and
doors and putting down floor. One %.
stall locomotive r6andhoase is com
pleted with the exception of a few en-
CINE pits. about half the roof, coli.
strueting brick cornice and putting in
doors, windows and floor. The car
repair shop is completed with the ex-
ception of applying roof finish. doors.
windows and floor. The two double.
track ashpIts. are completed with the
exception Of a small amount of worls
in the approaches and the placing Of
track. The steal work for the coal
wharf and sand house is on the site
and some foundations have been con-
strueted. The power house and stack
are completed with the exception of
roof. floor, windows and doors. The
foundations of the l house have been
started. The engine turntable pits
have heen completed with the excep.
ton Of putting in brick floor and set.
ting wood curb on circle. The tables
are borh on the ground.
The First street tunnel has been
completed with the exception Of a
small amount Of track, work is ready
for use The installation OF special
frog ard switch work under the plaza
is well under way and should be ready
for use some time during the present
month.
AT this time the condition of the
work might be summed up as follows.
About IS per cent. of the entire work
on the station building has been com.
pleted, the work done to date covering
the classes upon which considerable
time must be spent; that remaining
TO be done covering work which. can
be completed rapidly. The filling OF
the plaza and streets leading to the
same Is about so per cent. completed,
the remaining worl; being the filling
of the space now, occupied by the pas,
senger tracks of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, The Baltimore and Ohio