. Canadian engineer. 0 /I 1 Viz L I L L. I Fig. 1.—Map of Halifax, Showing Location of theNew Terminals. The terminals, which have been designed to be thebest equipped on the .Atlantic coast, will consist of a bulk-head passenger landing quay, or wharf, 2,006 ft. longwith 45 ft. depth of water at low water of spring tides, atwhich three of the largest ocean steamers can dock at thesame time in safety and without tug assistance ; a wharfbuilding the whole length of the bulkhead quay, the firstfloor of which will be for freight and the second floor for passengers, customs and immigration quarter
. Canadian engineer. 0 /I 1 Viz L I L L. I Fig. 1.—Map of Halifax, Showing Location of theNew Terminals. The terminals, which have been designed to be thebest equipped on the .Atlantic coast, will consist of a bulk-head passenger landing quay, or wharf, 2,006 ft. longwith 45 ft. depth of water at low water of spring tides, atwhich three of the largest ocean steamers can dock at thesame time in safety and without tug assistance ; a wharfbuilding the whole length of the bulkhead quay, the firstfloor of which will be for freight and the second floor for passengers, customs and immigration quarters; alsopassenger and freight tracks that will run alongside theships. The whole is laid out so as to give the most ex-peditious, convenient and economical arrangements forthe transfer of passengers, baggage, mails and freightfrom steamer to rail and vice Fig. 2.—Moving the Finished Block. This scheme of development provides for the con-struction of five piers, 1,250 ft. long and from 320 to 360ft. wide, equipped with wharf freight sheds and railwaytracks; of railway yards for the storage and switching ofcars; of elevators which will permit of grain being loadedinto ships at each of 20 berths; of a central light, heatand power plant, and a locomotive house for switchingengines ; parlor, sleeping and dining car department andpassenger coach yard, etc., and of a breakwater from Park to the Reid Rock Buoy, about 1,600 in deep water. The first unit will consist of the bulkhead quay withfreight sheds and immigration buildings, passenger sta-tion and one pier equipped with sheds and , togetherwith all necessary accessories. This unit will provideaccommodation for nine of the largest ocean soon as business warrants it, more piers will be con-structed, each giving an additional capacity for four such
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