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Show COACH SHOPS 10, COST $400,000 I Extensive Improvement Now Well Under Way in the Passenger Yards and Greater Improvements Yet to be Started New Building. Th sUtomot whleh appeared In The SUorlard th latier part of Ut November, to the effect that the lUr-rim lUr-rim an lntorti would pend approximate. approx-imate. ll.6M.000 In Og-den within the ext IjhUen months seenui fulfilled. With lnrprovniotj nndor way, such a tbo nrw freight depot, the additional addition-al aldotracta, tho umbrella ehed and tho subway fT th ranrr dpot, and other Imprarementfl to bo atarti within th Dxt thirty dar, uc? a tho new leo how, the suprly and ruaterUJ boHdinga, new boiler nnd dr-ramo dr-ramo houaw axid th contemplatM coacfi ahop the expendlttirca hy the Harrlman Udoa will mero than exceed ex-ceed tho iatlUon-itnd-a-hJfdoliar nark. , Whn tho work on the new freight ' dpot and lta platcrm. ahedn anl trneka and th prparlnir of the I'n-i I'n-i Inn depot tracks and platform for tho umbrella ahed will be ruahed dur-: dur-: Inc thn jminraer months, tho other 1m-, 1m-, iirovemts on h depot groundn will j rot be overlooked. Tb holler hoiian In the t.outb de. I p,t annex will probably be varaled j j and a now boiler boue with encln i , and dynaaio rooma will b built f.outb- j ; wet of tho present bulldini; Tho rooms In the annex occupied by th I boiler. en1n and dynamon will b-? remodeled Into office room. It I I ery probable that the two exprs j cempaulei, asking for rjiore room, will divide He now room. The new Ice house, which will be v:ed for tho dppoi and paaaoKer trnlnn exclusively and the new Kiip-rly Kiip-rly bulldlnr end rooms for the rar Inspectors and repairers will bo built i went of the rommliory building, j Thy will be connected wlUi the d'- jot Watform by a ldo cement walk, i I According to the present plans, the new boiler and enidne house will adjoin ad-join the supply building. While the Irnprovlnp of the drpnt 1 ftrounda 1 Rnlng on, the first flvi track UI h lowwred to the erode of tho now tracks. At present thpy are much hlrher than the depot platform and It makes the drainage of tho jilaiforin Imperfect. Sewer plpon fo.-the fo.-the drainage of tlir v.irds. and water end Kn flpes :ire bclnc Uld In the sme trenrJi. The sewer pipes are the lowest and the pas pipes wllhln .'ibout two feet of the surface of th platform.. Tho construction of a coach shop where, tlio rolling passenger car stock I can bo shopped, varnished and rebuilt Is a mattoT iban la receiving tho .it- ' tentlon of tho oOclals at the present j tlmo. Plans havo been drawn, bat j tbe fIio of tho phop is under advisement advise-ment In all probability the new cnaoh rhop win have a capacity of thlrtpir coachea. In tho building , will bo a room Urge cnoujrb to c- j commodato alx coache jvt on time ' for tho purpoea of paliitlnK nd rar- j nlshln. This room will fo constructed con-structed that cars can be varnished and held to dry without belnir Injured 1 in nny war by dirt ami dust In other larts of til efcopa. Other dt-part- ! ments of the bulldlDU will bo fautppe.d "with the lates.1 Improved I wood-worVJnc machinery, which will I jreatly facilitate the construction of j roaches of all descriptions. j According to the new plans the rach shop would be tho largest In : Bio western country. Its approximate i roat will be $400,000. While notblnf: definite has ben announced regard- Ins tho construction of the shop. It Is rnnounced from an authentic, source thnt the shop will be built within the Immediate future. J |