. The street railway review . BUILDING CULVERT FOR NEW ROADBED. distance from the western border of the marsh and still anotherdressing of crushed rock is to be applied. In order to maintainthe schedule of operation it was necessary to do the filling-in workwith teams. The new office building, which was erected by the company inconjunction with the Union Street Railway Co. and the NewBedford & Onset Street Railway Co., is located at the southeast March 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 169 corner of Purchase and William Sts., New Bedford, which isabout the center of the city. It was completed a
. The street railway review . BUILDING CULVERT FOR NEW ROADBED. distance from the western border of the marsh and still anotherdressing of crushed rock is to be applied. In order to maintainthe schedule of operation it was necessary to do the filling-in workwith teams. The new office building, which was erected by the company inconjunction with the Union Street Railway Co. and the NewBedford & Onset Street Railway Co., is located at the southeast March 15, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW 169 corner of Purchase and William Sts., New Bedford, which isabout the center of the city. It was completed and occupied , 1906. The building is one of the most pleasing structures inthe city. It is constructed of brick, is two stories high and has afloor space of 68x71 ft. Until the business of the company de-mands it, a part of the ground floor of the building will be rentedfor store purposes. The upper floor is occupied by the business. FIRST FLOOR OF OFFICE BUILDING. offices of the company. The lower floors of the building are ofcement foundation and terazza finish, while the upper floors areof hard pine foundation with ash finish. The walls of the waitingroom and offices have a wainscoting of quarter-sawed oak. Apart of the waiting room is set aside for a book stand and refresh-ment counter. Express Dartmouth & Westport Street Ry. is one of the pioneers inNew England in the matter of parcel express. Three years ago beginning it has paid a revenue and now has reached a pointwhere it is a substantial source of income of the associated com-panies, as will be noted by referring to the annual report of opera-tion earlier presented. At first small, single-truck passenger cars were provided forhandling the express matter. As the business increased it be- «,z! ELECTRIC EXPRESS ■=■■ ■ PROVIDENCE & FALL RIVER and DARTMOUTH & WESTPORT ST. RY. COS I BATE MADE THE FOLLOWING COBBECTI0
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