Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-30
TWO CONSTRUCTION
TYPES FOR THE 81"
LINE IN NORTHEAST
Plans Now Completed for Steel
Superstructure, and Bids Will
Be Advertised for at an
Early Date
MONEY NOW AVAILABLE
More Than $2,5O0,OOO Can Be Used of
the S3,00O,000 Appropriated for
Frankford Line

The varying width of the streets and
pavements in the northeast has led the
engineers of the Department of City Tran
sit to adopt two distinct types of con-
struction for the superstructure of the
Frankford elevated line. From Front and
Callowhill streets to Unity street and
Frankford avenue the elevated railway
will be supported on double columns,
placed opposite each other at each side
of the street. From Unity street to the
extreme northeastern terminus of the line
the superstructure will be supported on
single columns ranged in the middle of
the street.
Specifications and detailed drawings for
the work on the superstructure have been
completed by the transit engineers, ana
bids will be advertised for soon after the
construction work on the pillar founda-
tIons is begun, September 13. More than
50, 10000 is available for the work from
the 5000 900 appropriated for the Frank
ford line. According to the estimates of
Director Taylor, the expenditure OF this
sum will bring the structure more than
one third toward completion.
BEGIN ON EASTERN END.
Work on the section from Front and
Calowhill streets to Unity street and
Frankford avenue, a distance of about
-four miles, will be begun first, as II Is
on this section that the column supports
and the steel pier foundations will be
constructed under the contract Just let
to James d. Dorney Mr.. Dorney is
given one year under the terms of his
contract to complete the foundations.
The construction of the superstructure
can be begun long before this time. how
ever. To make this possible the transit
engineers have arranged that Mr.. Dor
ney's work shall be divided into 16 sep
arate sections. AS soon as any one of
these sections is completed the overhead
structure work can commence.
The route OF this section of the elevated
line will be from Front and Callowhill
streets on Front street to York street,
thence on Kensington avenue to Frank
ford avenue, and on Frankford avenue
to Unity street. Throughout this entire
distance the two-column construction will
be employed.
Although the width of the pavements
along this route varies, that of the street
is practically uniform. Uniform construc-
ton of the superstructure for this dis
tance consequently is assured The pill
lars supporting the tracks will be 70 feet
apart, placed at the edge of the pave
ment just inside the curb line.
HEIGHT OF THE ELEVATED.
The base of the superstructure will be
at least IA feet above the street level.
The level of the elevated tracks will be
about four feet higher than this The
width of the superstructure from the
outer edge of the north-bound track to the
outer edge Of the south-bound track will
be q feet. At the various stations the
station platforms will increase this width.
Between Front and Callowhill and Unity
street and Frankford avenue there will
be eight stations. These will be located
at the following places: Front street and
Fairmount avenue, Front street and
Girard avenue, Front and Berks streets.
Front and Dauphin streets, Kensington
avenue and Cambria street. Kensington
and Allegheny avenues. Kensington ave-
nue. and Tioga street and Kensington ave-
nue. and Luzerne street.