Evening journal., 1911-08-07
PUT RAILWAY
in GOOD SHAPE
Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company Making
Many improvements
MUCH PAVING AND
NEW RAILS TO BE LAID

Many improvements have been msda
by tho Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company, and many other
bottormcuts to the system are under
way or planned. The company is do
ing its best to give the city excellent
railway service, as the placing in SER
vice Of the fine big double truck cars
shows The patrons Of tho West Fourth
St. line. particularly, arc pleased that
some OF the new cars have been placed
on the line. There is not much doubt
but that Wilmington now has the best
street car service in its history.
One of the improvements made by
the company was the relaying of tha
track with new rails on Front street
from Market street TO the p, B. and
W. station. This section is laid with
the heaviest rail rolled and was very
expensive, including tho cost OF pave
ment borne by the company. covering
the space between the rails and three
feet beyond the outside rails. It is ex-
pected very shortly to complete th0
section on Front street from French to
Walnut street
The track on Union street, from
Fourth TO Front street. has been re-
built, and the city Will pave from curb
TO curb. The railway company must
pay for paving between the rails and
three feet outside. The track on
Lancaster avenue. from Union street
TO the b. and o. bridge. has been re-
built and the paving done by tho
company with granite blocks.
AS the city proposes 10 pave Market
street. north OF twenty-third street,
the Traction Company Is obliged to
rebuild it's tracks 20 at least beyond
Riverview cemetery. This work will
bo extremely expensive. owing 10 the
narrowncss OF the roadway and the
fact that traffic must be maintained.
and that tho Traction Company must
pay for width of twcnty-one feet OF
pavement. or slightly moro than one
half the entire width Of The roadway.
As this is the main entrance to tho
city from the North, tho construction
must necessarily be OF tho best.
In the list Of city thorouEhfares
7 as published In tho recent isnoH o
o tho newspapera. which viii be im
3 proved hv the Street and sewer -
& partmenf. the railway company vii
he obliged 10 put their trucks in A
: condition and hear tho cost OF thei
3 share of paving
, From the list published tho follow
; ing streets arc occupied by the com
y pany'H tracks. French street. from
. Front 10 Fourth street; New Castle
y avenue. from street to the city line'
y Spruce street. from Fourth to Sixth
e street. Walnut street. from Third IA
r Fifth: Delaware avenue, Union street
p to Grant avenue. Spruce street, from
Sixth 10 Eleventh street, Claymont
! street, from Twelfth street 10 Vande-
I yer avenue.
! The relocation Of the Third street
{ bridge and its approaches, as now
= proposed by the Levy Court. will call
I for large expenditures on the part Of
, the Traction Company The tracks
, will have TO be relocated on the
east side Of the Christiana and fol-
low the now approach ON tho west
side TO connect with the present
Fourth street line. This VIII prob
ably call for certain changes or per
haps the abandonment of the track on
Pine street and Third street and the
restoration of the pavement TO t;
% original condition.