Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-08
CARS WILL run
atS Et 8sie #atGt, s#
IN Two WEEKS
CHESTER AND SHERIDAN AVENUE
EXTENSIONS WILL OPEN IN A
i, SHORT TIME.

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Railway & Light company materlallze'
street cars will be running on CnesteI
avenue in two weeks, and the follow.
ing week the new extension OF the
Sheridan avenue line Will be III opera.
ton. Thus the program Is mapped OUT
\ by the company and their constructor
gangs are busy finishing up the work
Of preparing the track, overhead work,
etc. on the new extensions and Wnen
completed a mile more OF trackage
will be laid in South OttumWa.
Laid In Concrete.
s Chester avenue line Is well along TO-
ward completion. The concrete foun-
dalton for the track is being poured
and in q day or two this part OF the
work will be finished. The overhead
work is now in the course Of erection
and another week or two will see 1t all
finished and the track laid along one
of the prettiest streets on the soutn
/ side. The track Is being laid IN sonu
concrete and this is being done Win
the view to save the annoyance en-
i.dured on West Main street, when alter
The track was laid, it was necessary
10 tear 1T ND for the laying OF the pay
ing This will be averted by the means
i,sed in the present work as the track
will be permanent when lald anu ene
paving of the street will IN no manliei
interfere with it.
Sheridan Extension.
A week after the completion OF the
Chester avenue line, 1t Is extpected 10
have the extension of Sheridan avenue
finished and in operation. This line
extends a short distance along snerl-
dan avenue, from Wabash avenue,
where the line at present turns east
toward Madison avenue. When tne
two new lines are in operation, much
better service will be enjoyed by south
siders and an additional car Will Dc
run on Sheridan avenue. The TWO
cars will alternate, one going over lne
old line and the other going stralgnt
out Sheridan avenue.
Bridge Neatly Complete:
The Chester avenue car will MAKE
the run around the loop in the same
manner as the Ward and Sheridan
cars and will prove great conven-
fence to persons living in the western
norton OF the South Side, and leads
IN to wildwood park. recently accept
ed by the city. The bridge crosslns
the ravine in Wildwood and connect
Ing Blake Park Heights addition WIN
that portion Of the city, Is well along
Ia construction. The bridge rests on
piers, which are already IL
an1 the steel is being placed IN posi-
.;ah. The steel used In the construc-
ZION OF the bridge Is eighty pounds 70
tha ,snuare foot and will make the
structure substantial and serviceable.
when completed it will present pref
- annearance. The park, WILDWOOD,
looks nretty since the rain OF the past
few DAYS and the grass has taken on
! renewed coat of green. There are
OF trees dotting the tract
that with the foliage and underground
that covers much of the GROUND anu
The banks OF the huge ravine, lenas
rustic grandeur to the park.
II is the intention Of the Railway
and Light company, after the com
rlation Of the work on the south side
this wear to double track Church
street from the bridge to Sheridan ave-
nue.. or at least to Myrtle street. ms
Is to be done in order to oDviate the
DELAYS that are suffered by the CON-
pany's cars on the switch between
MYRTLE and Weller streets on Cnurch
street, caused by the railroads SWITCH
Ing at the Market street crossing
When the double tracking is done, the
ears may come to the bridge and thus
ave time now lost by having to await
The approach of the southbound car
delayed by trains passing the north
end Of the bridge.