The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-03-12
PLANS READY
FOR DIVISION
Board of Trade Receives Blue
Print from +. f. {. Railroad.
MUCH LAND REQUIRED
Establishment OF Permanent Headquarters
Depends on Satisfactory Terms Being
Made for Purchase oI Land.

In pursuance of resolution of the
Fort Pierce Board of Trade enquiring
into the wants and needs of the Flori-
da East Coast Railway in the matter of
additional lands for new depot, division
headquai tiers and new shops, A. d.
Penney, the president, has received
blue prints of the projected improve
ments showing the land required, and
the extent of the contemplated division
headquarters.
. A TRIBUNE representative was shown
the blue prints, and finds that the new
depot is proposed to be located midway
the property nf R. w. Lennard and W.
T. Jones, the main entrance from Pine
street being the rs foot street between
these two properties, which they ask
to be widened to so feet. The depot is
to be constructed of REINFORCED con-
crete, las feet long, and 30 feet wide;
two stories - the second floor to be
used for superintendent and dispatch
er's offices. The print shows that the
railroad will require strip 62a feet
wide and 54b feet long for depot room
with an additional strip 30 feet wide
extending 28O feet north and south of
depot for 100 feet for platform and this
will be constructed of concrete and will
extend from present location of water
tank, south TO Richards street, lying on
the north of Ed Edges residence. The
property wanted for the depot now be-
longs to P. P. Cobb, F. M. Tyler, W.
T. Jones, R. w. Lennard, w. E. Nc
Elroy, and J. E. Andrews, all of whom
are of sufficient public spirit to see that
fair and satisfactory price is made =
in fact, P. P. Cobb and R. W. Lennard
have already donated where the right
of way runs through their property.
On the west side of the track much
more property is needed for extending
the engine house, which will be in
creased from engine to 30 engine ca
pacity; the building of an extensive
machine and car shops, capable Of do
ing all repairs for the southern division
and the laying of several car tracks,
besides new sidngs and Us.
For these improvements the blue
print shows that strip Of land fifteen
hundred feet long, extending from the
coal shute due south, of width of
their present holdings on the north end
but extending to width Of 700 feet at
southern end This property, is held
by j. E. Andrews, S. j. Owens, A. B.
Lowry, W. 7. Jones, with several small
lots owned by others: On acquiring
of this property by the railroad at a
fair price, will depend largely the per-
manent establishment of the division
headquarters in Fort Pierce, and it is
not believed that any citizen would
jeOpardize the interests of the city by
holding out for an unreasonable price.
At least two of the larger owners have
signifed their willingness to be fair,
while one owner of a small lot has do
mated it.
The print shows the location of the
freight depot at its present location,
with an addition extending south
across Palmetto avenue to connect with
present passenger depot, which would
become a part of the freight depot.
This is believed to be mistake, be-
cause it would be impossible to close up
Palmetto avenue, besides if it could be
done it would be detrimental to the in
terests of the citizens as well as to the
railroad, as it would leave but one ave"
nue. from the west reaching the freight
depot. Mr.. Penney left Wednesday for
Jacksonville to consult Mr.. Parrot in
regard TO this apparent error, before sub"
hitting the matter to the board of trade.
In conversation with E. B. Carter,
the roads train master, he stated thar
as soon as the company was IN posses.
sion of the deeds to the lands required
they would Immediately put ia one
hundred additional men. and he esti-
mated that within less than year six
hundred more would be required to
completely fit up the machine shops
and other parts of the division head
quarters.
As soon as President Penney Of tho
board of trade returns from st. Angus
tine, a meeting of the board will be
called and the entire matter laid be-
fore it, so that this body may render
any assistance necessary, to make the
plans for the permanent establishment
of division headquarters in Fort Pierce
secure.