The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-11

TFOT InN EInNIIN-T
short Line Railroad and the Levee

short Line Railroad and the Levce.
In entering this city, the officers Of the
Short line Railroad Company will doubt
less consider the following points
l. IIow-to reach the Company's grounds
at the Cana, ON Cooper street. known as the
Mad River Railroad Depot.
2. In doing this to avoid the destruction
Of private or public property or the inter
ference ofpresent interests or rights Of the
people, as much as possible.
3. II possible, 10 use such property as
will not be entirely destroyed, for the uses
now made Of IL.
Or in short, making the Mad River Rail-
road depot grounds an arbitrary point, to
find these grounds, the cheapest, and least
inconvenicnt to the city as well Us the Com
pany.
To do this has been the object of all the
SURVEYS recently made by the Com
pany's Engineer through and about
this city. and although the writer
of this, does not know that the Levee route
Is either approved or sought for by this
Company, or that in an engineering point
of view II Is the best, vet he asserts that this
the three requisites given or so nearly 50
that II must commend itself to the Com
pany as well as the city, as superior 10
every other,
Bv this Levee route no street is destroyed,
or lis use interfered with, except In the
mere act of crossing at points rarely OF
never crowded, the most conspicous, and
least liable to calamlties from trains. The
grounds used will not be In the least in
all l.a NlNnNH NNfsnN
originally appropriated, and are ROU used,
except that as place Of resort and amuse-
ment but which, because of the proximity
TO tile city, and yet retiracy, are gradually
losing their attraction In these particulars
to persons of respectability. The Levee will
be benefited by alG that it Is raised,
extended, and strengthened, which, how
ever well II has served its purposes hither-
to, may possibly require all these additions
BY this line too, the Mad River Depot
grounds can be reached, but not until the
company extends the Levee from its pres
ent northern terminus to the Hydraulic,
which win save the city, large part of the
hundred thousand dollars 1t proposes bor-
rowing. and taxing the people TO pay in
terest upon, and ultimately the principal
to do part of this very work. This is 50
large direct benefit to the city, as to be 4
full consideration for any sacrifice 1t may
make in giving the company the right OF
the Levee. And, besides, when this Is all
done. the city Is relieved from keeping up
repairing, or watching, this embankment
as the duty devOlves upon the company in
perpetuity.
By this route but three streets are cross
ed, and these in the favorable manner men
toned, and but one building is directly in
terfered with.
Now we assert, that no other
possible line is as favorable for city
or company. BY any other street,
must be occupied, which entirely destroys
them for their present uses. Other street,
and alleys are crossed at points much fire.
quented-dwelhng-h g-houses-business prop.
erty and manufactures of great value are
interfered with, in most cases so as to de.
stroy them. BY one of the lines suggested
by SViator," ia this mornings Journal, SeU-
eRteen streets would be crossed at sucl
angling points as to render every crossing
extra hazardous, and the pleasure grounds o
that locality. the lots and streets, would b,
completely destroyed, and by the other line
suggested by ''Niator," the company woult
be forced into street now filled will
tracks, upon which passing trains block M
the crossings every half hour of the day
and night and that Is already an object oi
such public complaint, that it is proposed
to compel the companies occupying this
street to find some other inlet, or use hOrs,
po,oer in transferring their trains through
the city. We see no propriety in increas-
ing, by our own act, nuisance of which
we now complain.
Let the matter be examined as it will
the Levee route is the proper one for the
city and for the Company, and the city
ought to encourage the Company to oc'
cupy il. We feel sure this is the opinion o
every engineer intelligent upon the ques'
tiOn, and every citizen, who is willing tC
consider the matter unbiased by his owI
interest, but willing to sacrifice whole
neighborhoods that his whims may be
gratified.
The writer is therefore partial, to the
Levee route, for the good of the city first
and next for the good of an enterprise, in
the prosperity of which our city must have
an interest. ENTERPRISE.