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CITY OFFICE OF THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF, Queber, September m, 1874. ^Ir. rilE.SIDENT, Roforring to a Report under date of August V^ih i^^. ^n^n the location or the W.^^^^^ Boaul ol Directors at it. last monthly meetino- in ., u u -port it was respectfully recommeifdcT lb th therein stifpH +l,of +u / .• ""^'""^^' ^or the reasons stated, that the location of the line as adopted at engineer's reports on location Avithin the limits of the City of Quebec ; and I therefore, deem it my duty to most respectfully but earnestly request that the Board will give this matter its further and most careful re-consideration before it shall become too late to do so. If the Board however, shall finally detiu-mino to adhere to tho location through Brince Edward street, I would most respectfully recommend that the line be changed between St. Bauls Market and Prince Edward street, so as to conform to the dotted red line as shown upon the map above referred to ; and that the Company apply to the City Council for the right to occupy the lands colored green upon this map, so far as it may be found neces- sary to do so, in lieu of, or in addition to the lands already granted to the Company by the City Council. My reasons for making the above recommendation at the present time, may be briefly stated as follows : 1. By referring to my report of July 9th, 1874, " Upon the location of the line within and near the City of Quebec," it will be seen that the location in Prince Edward street was recommended upon the supposition that the work shops of the Company would be located upon " Block C," as shown upon the map occompanying that Report; n^ifl also upon the further supposition, that the line would be carried in the rear, or upon the r;ver front of the General Hospital grounds. Since the approval by the Board of the location then recommended, it has been ascertained that neither of these suppositions can be realized without great trouble and expense to the Railway Company ; and hence it was, that a change in the location was recommended in my Report of August 13th, 1874. 2. It will further be seen, by referring to the map datel at I WITHIN AND NEAR THE CITV OK CTIEHEC. 3 man 1' T' '"" ''^ '""'"'' '"'"'•"^ "--' "P- "•.* map, make no proviso., lb.- the location of the ,vofk Aops .„ the vieinity of Ta.aee Harbo,.,. ; but embrace ™l) nuchas may be required for neeessary sidings, and the extension of a freight traci; to deep water Therefore if the work shops are eventually to be buiU Ibtata bV'""' '" "'"''''"' '■" ""' Companv to Ob a,u a „uh larger eoncession of ground from the City Authorities than is provided for upon that map 3. By adopting the line now recommended and shown n»n the map, dated i3th August, 1874, it will be observed that It approaches considerably nearer to the inner ano-Ie "the h,arbor. and thus saves the unnecessary oxpense°„f ft Img up the outer portion of the harbor for the purpose oferecting work shops; and it also saves the expense of coitstructing a large amount of wharfing in deep water. Mluch, by the terms of the City t)rdinance, the Company .s bound to do, in consideration for the wharfage room taken from the City. Oth ■ ,«,! f """'' "^"'^"'"^ "'^°" ">» "-"P <»-ted J»ly nth, 1874 leave a con,,iderable triangle within the Palace unut li.ed for any purpose ; whereas the grounds desi-! nated upon the map dated August 1.3th, include this trian^fe and make it useful for siding.s, &:e. ° ' a. It is believed that the°ost of right cf w-ay thronoh pm^te property, west of Palace harbor, will be less upon ZyZTsiT'"'''''"''' '■""" "''"" "'^ ""^ '"^^'^^ "» 6^ ""-y^eriousorunforeseendiiriculty should hereafter be found in passing through Prince Edward street, as I have much reason to fear there will be, the line now re- commended may be easily turned into Commissioners 4 engineer's reports on location Htreet, whereas this cannot be done within reasonal)le limits of curvature, if the line as now located is adhered to. 7. The line as now recommended affords a considerably longer tangent extending outward from the passenger station, than the one shown upon the map dated July 9th, 1874, which will be found of great value in the workino- of the road. 8. It will be observed that the line, as located on 9th July, passes along the western boundary of Prince Edward street, thus making it necessary for the Company, before commencing work at that point, to purchase this entire front at a price which will compensate the owners for being deprived of the use of the street, except at the street <'rossings. Whereas the line now recommended passes through the center of the street, thus leaving the question of damages, if any, to adjoining property, to be settled hereafter. 9. If any change is made in the location, near the com- mencement of the road, it is important that it be done before work is commenced upon the station buildings ; and on that account an early decision of this question is very desirable. I have traced, in a broken " blue " line upon the map accompanying my report of August 13th, the line as located, by Resolution of the Board on July 9th 1874 ; also the boundary of the lands already granted to the Eailway Company, by the City of Quebec. The Contract provides " that the most direct and prac- ticable route of which the capabilities of the Country will reasonably admit, shall be adopted, both for the Main Line and Branch. " The Specifications also provide that " the location of the Jine and the arrangement of grades between the initial and WITHIN AND NEAR THE CITV OF QUEnEC. 5 terminal points, will be made under the direction of the lilngineer in Chiei: and !sul>i,.ct to the ai)provaI of the Board ol' Directors oi' .said Company. " Havino-, as belbre stated, recommended a location on the 9th July 1874, which was based upon a supposed stale of things which, it has since been ascertained, does not exi't; and havinu' since become fully satisfied that the Ix'st interests of the Company will be promoted l)y a chang-e in that location ; and inasmuch as no money ha.s been expended upon, nor public record made of the former location, and no trouble can now be ii volved by makinu- the change, except to apply to the Ci'y Council for the neces^nry ad litional grounds for terminal purposes, I have therefore de< med it to be within the strict line of my duty, lirst to ^ ecommend a change to be made in the loca- tion, from Pri ice Edward street, to Commissioner's street, for the reasons stated in my Keport of August 13th ; and having failed in satisfying the Board of the propriety of making that change, to now recommend a change in the manner of entering and passing through Trince Ed ..rd street, for the reasons stated in the present report. Having thus performed my duty to the Company, th.? matter is now left in the hands of the President. I have the honor to remain, Mv. President, Your obedient Servant, SILAS SEYMOUR, „, Engineer in Chief, lo Colonel W.M. Rhodes. President of the North Shore Railway Company, Quebec.