The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-08-03
Broadway Plant Will be Aban.
doned For Residence
Properly.
MANAGER sEwALL EXPLAINS

The removal OF the ear barns OF
the Paduoah Traction company from
Fourteenth street and Broadway to
"A more central location. cntailing
an expenditure OF between 100000
and $4,000. is 10 be made within
another year.
Plans for this big improvement
General Manager II. H. Sewall. of
the traction company. says nothing
has been definitely decided The
plan originated In the mind of Mr..
sewall when he took charge of the
stone a Webster properties here
over a year ago and he Is working
with determination to accomplish
what viii give the traction company
an adequate terminal In the heart of
the city aud at location that Will
not interfere with rapidly growing
traffic over ia system.
The frst step TO be taken Is for
AN appropriation for this improve
mcnt. but Mr.. Scwail has made no
formal recommendation 20 the head
quarters In Boston. The request.
however. Is only a matter of a short
time. and Mr.. sewall believes the
amount asked FOR will be allowed in
the 1911 budget.
For years the car barns have been
located nj Fourteenth street and
Broadway and their removal VIII
result from two nccossltics-ade-
quasy and convenience. Mr.. Sewail
explained today that Il Ia not the
sizc OF the barns that IL bothering
him. Tho facilities for switching
the ears are poor and all cars are
run into the sheds on network OF
switches In the street. running nom
the Broadway line. where the traflic
Is becoming heavier daily. The
barns. a. situated at present. are
not In an ideal place and great
deal OF time is lost in sending out
the repair cars.
Just what location viii be select
cd Is a matter that Mr.. sewall has
not determined himself. Three To-
cations are held In view. but he re-
fused TO name them. owing. 10 the
immature plans. one OF these three,
however. is Second aud Monroe
streets, where the gas plant is To-
Gated. aud Mr. Sowall intimated In
his interview that this would be a
good location IL no better ones were
available. The property Is owned
by the company.
The property. he said. Is large
enough for the barns, but as II is OF
peculiar shape IL would require
some care to arrange II. II the
barns are located there, spur
track will be run To IL. placing the
other lines free from interference
with extra cars sent out.
Goes Before Board.
Monday night the general council
passed an ordinance. providing for
the construction OF concrete pave
ments. granite curbs and cutters
along both sides OF Broadway from
Eleventh street to Fifteenth street,
and last night before the board OF
public works city Engineer l.. A.
Washington informed the members
that some immediate remedy for
the switch tracks at the car barns
would have to be made.
lie explained that the traction
company has requested that the
part of tho improvement In front OF
the barns be left undone until the
barns are moved to another loca'
ton. The work of constructing the
sidewalks is to be done this fall and
the switch tracks, which are above
the sidewalk level, will have to be
lowered.
In reference to this today. Mr.
Sewall said the Improvement direct
~ In front of the barns would prove
a bad thing to both the city and The
traction company in his opinion
When the barns are moved the i'm
provement will have to be torn up
making double expense for thu
company. IL the Improvement |
made, he said, II will result in waite
standing on the pavement and run
ming into the barns.
The question of building ney
barns Is only matter of n fey
months. The traction company
property at Fourteenth street an
Broadway is greatly enhancing 4
value with the growth of the city
and can be plated off into loti
making ideal residence sites.
The presence of the barns nov
mars the location.