Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-05-14
HIGHLANDS WILL SOON
HAVE A CAR
LINE
Active Construction Work for
Intersection of City
Starts Tomorrow.
LUMBER MILL CARS
STRAIGHT TO BARELAS

The first of a number of improve
ments which the Albuquerque Trac-
uon company has planned for 1897
VIII be the construction of a cross
over track from Railroad avenue to
Gold avenue, on Second street con-
Meeting the line of the lumber mill
division with the tracks of the Bar
elias line. The actual work on this
spur will be started tomorrow morn
ing and will be in charge of the man.
aser of the electric line.
The new line is expected to be COM
pleted within a few days. The lum-
Der mill cars will then continue south
on Second street to Barelas. The
old town cars will run due east on
Railroad avenue to a point between
First street and the Santa Fe tracks
As soon as the Second street spur is
finished the switch on First street
and the track on Gold avenue viii
be torn up.
VIII Build Line to University.
When the Santa Fe railway moves
all of its switch tracks to the lower
yards and the possibilities of further
delays at the tracks are eliminated,
the traction company will begin the
extension of the Railroad avenue line
to the Highlands, with the university
as its terminus. In talking about
the improvements manager tndu-
burn said this morning:
our purpose is to have two cross
town lines, one running from the
American lumber mills on the north
to Barelas on the south, and the old
town line on the west to the High
lands on the east.
Then another way in which the
Second street spur will help us is in
eliminating three unnecessary curves
at First and Railroad, First and
Gold and Second and Gold. One
curve reduces the power considerably.
With a straight line from New York
avenue to Coal avenue on Second
street, 1t will save US money and
make better time between the two
terminals.
Much Depends ON Railway.
1T Is our intention to extend the
old town line to the Highlands, but
that will depends upon how soon the
railway company removes its up
town yards. The work may be
started next week, but delay is prob
able. With two cross-town lines in
operation we will have two cars on
each division, and a ten-minute sery-
ice Will be in operation"
Regarding the WORK of removing
the Santa Fe yards to the south end
Of the city. Manager A. f. Graham,
Of the telephone company, said this
morning:
I'VE are stringing up new wires in
that neighborhood, Tor our phones go
wherever there is a demand for
them. The yards will be thrown
open for use within a month. ThE
yards will mean much to the High
land district, for heretofore the daily
blockade at the tracks has kept the
Highlands in the background. With
a street car line out in that neigh
borhood it will rapidly come to the
front"
The Albuquerque Traction COM
pany realizes that it has the good
will of the city of Albuquerque.
Within the last two months, since
the talk OF the Highland line has
been going the ROUNDS, a host Of local
residents have moved TO that section
Of the city. Different local real es-
tate firms have made large invest
ments there, and from all indications
the Highlands will soon be a hand
some part of Albuquerque.