. The street railway review . of its tracks for the use ofthe public. In Lake Bluff the company has acquired a right ofway from 70 to 137 ft. wide in what was formerly a street and ing the track off from the street. The car shown in this illustrationstands on the old track in the street, which is about to be removed,following the policy of the company in keeping off the streetswherever possible. The city of North Chicago granted the com-pany a perpetual franchise in the street for a distance of 7,000 ft.,but the company has recently surrendered this franchise and pur-chased a private right of
. The street railway review . of its tracks for the use ofthe public. In Lake Bluff the company has acquired a right ofway from 70 to 137 ft. wide in what was formerly a street and ing the track off from the street. The car shown in this illustrationstands on the old track in the street, which is about to be removed,following the policy of the company in keeping off the streetswherever possible. The city of North Chicago granted the com-pany a perpetual franchise in the street for a distance of 7,000 ft.,but the company has recently surrendered this franchise and pur-chased a private right of way through the city. The same thing wasdone in Highwood. where the company had secured a 50-year fran-chise in the street. Ihe recent extensions of the road commence at Lake Bluflf fromwhich point a branch line runs west to Rondout, Libertyville and Dae 20, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 927 Rockefeller. This branch is eight miles long and runs exclusivelyon private right of way. .-Vt Libertyville, which i> miles west. CONSTRICTION WUKK Rot KKFELLEK E.^TENSION. of Lake Bluff, a new sub-slation has been built for operating thewest division of the road. Two bridges have been built at Lake >vcst branch ami ibe line on tlic west side of the Chicago & North-wesiorn Ry. will be devoted largely to trcigbl traffic. .-Kt Rondoutconnections are made with the Elgin. Jolict & Eastern R. R. and theChicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. and at Rockefeller there is;i coiniection with the Wisconsin Central. Owing to these steamroad connections, the company expects to do a large freight andexpress business, especially with the cities along its line from L;d<clUutT north. The character of all the new construction is of the very Iiest andwhen the changes on the old line are completed the steepest gradeon the entire road will be I/i per cent. The maximum grade onthe new work is .8 per cent for a distance of 1,400 ft. and the nextheaviest grade to this is .4 per cent. There will be no c
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