. Electrical news and engineering . proposition to the City Council of Toronto to extend thestreet railway system to the island by means of a bridtjeextending across the bay. With a view to obtainingthe estimated cost of the undertaking a report was pre-pared by the City Engineer, who also furnished the ac-companying map showing the proposed route. Com-mencing at the corner of King and Bathurst streets,railway tracks would be constructed down Bathurst concrete foundations, at $59,374 ; Mo. 3, including theconstruction of an avenue 8q feet wide and two 12 foot ,plank sidewalks on each side of r
. Electrical news and engineering . proposition to the City Council of Toronto to extend thestreet railway system to the island by means of a bridtjeextending across the bay. With a view to obtainingthe estimated cost of the undertaking a report was pre-pared by the City Engineer, who also furnished the ac-companying map showing the proposed route. Com-mencing at the corner of King and Bathurst streets,railway tracks would be constructed down Bathurst concrete foundations, at $59,374 ; Mo. 3, including theconstruction of an avenue 8q feet wide and two 12 foot ,plank sidewalks on each side of roadway, also a doubleline of street railway tracks in the centre, rails laid onconcrete, is given as $187,131. The total cost ofthe work under the three estimates would be $144,987,$164,094 and $191,851. Should the extension be car-ried out, the road would no doubt be largely patronizeddurinsj the summer season. A scheme on foot to amalgamate all the electric railways inand around Hamilton, in which case the Hamilton and Dundas. street to the Queens wharf. This would entail theerection of a new bridge crossing the present railwaytracks south of Front street. The line would continuedown the roadway to the western channel, over whichit is proposed to construct a swing bridge. The cost ofthe work thus far, including the bridges, is given as$104,720. The swing bridge would cost $61,000 andthe bridge over the railway tracks 820,000. Southerlyfrom the Queens wharf the proposed line will run alongthe sand bar, crossing the lagoon into what was form-erly known as Hebers lot, then south in rear of cot-tages, crossing the waterworks cut north of the lighthouse, thence easterly to Wards island. Three esti-mates have been prepared of the cost of the island por-tion of the scheme. No. i, for a 22 foot embankmentfor railway tracks, exclusive of concrete foundationsunder rails, places the cost at $40,267 ; No. 2, including Railway will be converted into an electric road and extended toGai
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