Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-24

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I q accidents in the yard, There is also
the seer tary's Office, an assembly
room, class roo,a and reading roon,
| ihe second floor contains 80 steepine
| apartments SKIS feet. There are also
tollet rooms with baths. The third
| moor, which has not yet been finished
has 16 more sleeping rooms. sts'i
The exact date of dedication has rot
oeen made known but will probably oc-
cur within month. The building
VIII De IN charge ofia secretary of the
aouns mems Christian Association.
Meals will be served to the railroad
. nen ana accommodations. made for
their welfare. .-,a,,1-....<17f !
me largest building operation start
81 curing the past year was the 5.nit
engine house. boiler house and fa,,
room FOR the Maine Central railroad
no" nearly completed and situated q,
inc northerly portion of the yard d.
recuy IN front of the car shops, This ia
constructed at a cost not less fhay,
s'o,ooo. The mamoth locomotives
NC" IN use on this railway. made 4
imperative that a larger and mora
SUBSTANTIAL house be erected: The
need Of more track space has beer,
Ieit Tor many years. as this citv Ia
no" one OF the largest freight terrnin.
ais ON the system. ,lt:
Nearly 100000 has been expended IN
sradlng and track construction. wor,e
Ia the Waterville yard during the pastt
.cdr' Inc operations We're started in
lme spring and are nearly finished.
INC WORK has been rushed to cofarae,
.lon IL erdcr that tine new passenger
tracks at the west side of tina yard
might be Completed before the snov.
came. This will al,nostt double tie
capacity of the freight yard, extendfnsr
II Iarther north afida thereby, when
hnished. relieving the congestion al
the upper College avenue crossing,
More work will be done In tile coming
year. As soon as the rount: house r.
completed the old house will be torn
down and the SPACE occun,e,, -.
| more tracks. Another yard Office vii,
DC constructed on the west side. The
Maine Central has also made plans for
the Installing of the electric system 81
which tie many switches through the
yard VIII be operated. This. will ne.
cessitatc the construction of a tower
| ana employment of operators The
company has expended considerable
| money IN the construction or the new-
stard iipes and the huge reservoir
near the station.
! The new Waterrille high school upon
| which the many switches through the
stand pipes and the hugh reservoir
one of the best residential sections In
the city. The building has been the
source Of contention since it was firEt
started and from the sentiment Of the
mass meeting held Monday evening,
| Zee. l., 1t is extremely doubtful IL
the building is completed before. an
other year. The exterior Of the build.
ing Is constructed of brick with gran.
nc trimmings and is one Of the most
beautiful struetures In the State. The
work on the building. was started last
| year, when the basement and first
floor we're Installed This. year the, Re-
naming two floors and the roof were
built. * -. 49, =
(, The Reyes Fibre. Pie Plant has so
far increased its business in the Dast
year, that Y was necessary to enlarge
its building This plant is situated
half in Waterville and the other half
in Fairfield. the: line passing through
the tuiliing.. More machines were, In
stalled and the number Of employees
were engaged. The. annex runs back
from the main plant about 80 feet
and is. two stories high. The cost of
the construction was about $15.Oc0.
4 The Purinton Company taurinx the
past year has enlarged the lombard
Log Hauling plant ON upper College
avenue as the quarters were Insult
Gent for the output. The boiler house
ana office were also enlarged. tho
work being done with brick and az an
expense of about $4,000.