. Electric railway review . ZO 30 40 » 60 60 90 100 110 IM 130 140 150 160 170 ISO 190 200 210 ?20 Brighton Beach Line—Plan and Profile of Route. the surrounding country being such that only with greatdifficulty could sufficient fall be secured to permit the waterfrom the drainage system in the cut to empty into the citysewer system. The third difficulty was the necessity ofbuilding a four-track line with express and local stationswithin the narrow right of way, which was originally 50 feetover the greater portion of the district. A solution of the drainage problem was reached only by. was obv
. Electric railway review . ZO 30 40 » 60 60 90 100 110 IM 130 140 150 160 170 ISO 190 200 210 ?20 Brighton Beach Line—Plan and Profile of Route. the surrounding country being such that only with greatdifficulty could sufficient fall be secured to permit the waterfrom the drainage system in the cut to empty into the citysewer system. The third difficulty was the necessity ofbuilding a four-track line with express and local stationswithin the narrow right of way, which was originally 50 feetover the greater portion of the district. A solution of the drainage problem was reached only by. was obviated by an agreement with the abutting propertyowners by which, in consideration of the companys willing-ness to expend the necessary funds for an open cut subway,the property owners agreed to give them an easement of ap-proximately 7 feet on each side of the right of way, in whichto build the retaining walls. At the express station point inthe subway, that is between Newkirk avenue and Foster ave-nue, an agreement was reached whereby the company se-cured an additional easement from the property owners of12% feet on each side, to permit spreading the tracks to makeroom for two island platforms between the local and expresstracks. The company in turn agreed to restore to the prop-erty owners the entire width of the easement taken, by con-structing a concrete pavement level with the surface of theground, and forming a partial roofing over the local tracksat this point. The abutting property on each side coveredby the easements comprises strips from the back yards. In order to se
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