, 1869-01-16
PROGRESS.
A F1an to Remove orr a.ilxoads
from the Surface ard Flaes
:Ynpm In %uunals Undsr
the City.

To tho Editor Of Tbs Chicago Tribune:
Railroads nc among the gyestsst tnvEnt1nns OF
the Axe. Th*aR utility hA4 become 10 eataolished
that they ara no* considered Indispensable. Yot,
with al their rood. fke snAny othes thtnkJs they
arr stteQdtd With sszioua ey1is. AMnng tho worst
IL ihe way they enter cities. 1hey lntsrfcre sad
u With the 1z71rKemett and convenience Of our
s1eet4> 4nd the st.erts in.errupttnx their t,ues
nd tfxDp.n9 sctir operation. Tnta eauses
~ endless conflict of Intsscsts bc:wetn tho ell.
gems and the railroad eoupAnles.
Tns titzdra, II general Thing, skY the Com
panJ ought 70 BE- compelled 10 remore thar ter
lu,nstlons out heyoud tho city limns. This
The paiutt Of their h4aine1s IL 1ach taat they
Eaust puth right into Tho eenfra Of tbs etsy. Hos
csn atd no pettSs w q oreteonius tasa Ftsss
operations from the susfAen ,nsa sunn-is rrdtr-
meath. That would forever efec' utllf rcueTa tho
city md the -lroaas Of al further i1terferanee
With each other, and u the aaua umc IL Wluld
be highly be1ettta1 10 both.
The exteEt OF this work: SD the great onusy
LEY. 4ney Vii 4 oses dee.ss W. Il
~ 70 saeh tass Ibis Is no nav tatax, fof
LoE don. so convenient knd proAtenis has II b.
eonao that i Is at'5aes1ng tbs attention of boaI-
.st, asa e ~ 1rsr tho w.tS ob, ras tne1 e
thtT can ure them theru. l ctruot see xhJ thls
graf dt.-nnw tho fourth in population, We Nth
aod coz me1es On this eoquasot. md second 70
n Dent aciA ~ ant Of our natRhbof1u6 nittse.
an convinced th1s wo must have item hsfofa
ci11 il our oatsids h.rnor, sS cav H. psesrnss of
conHrnetton. wnleh, An certain. caa ID tosda
amply auoeirnt for Tho incrcaeinR wtnts Of cur
venient Will tnN great work ba found, that It
viii render enr.reiT uselssa the creek lot ha.:
eoI n fcw years. I'sJesss are numbered. /
COZ Hdtr1 II hsA bern The common recepta:la or
d1th-sn ao'c nuisance IN cur uiddt-and
That Il hat hishatto denad tnpsoye.nsn.
Of tia river, sos three four E1iIea apoye con
stzueunE canal to Zach Of tho branches. to con
sSes q H. ~? sas hss ~ -
vert the cnAnuel into 4 n4gniacont sIa.oa of
unaeTRfonrd rsierosos, coesiat,ng Of foar. pstn.
mofs srs th.n .ur,e,eat tor 'ss 10 usessnt @ u.s:
tho fourth, Of western htarcs. we rans. lesve p
] contsih d,a o. IL 1airosas. = III nesttn9 u
grand eeAtraI combined depot. whsro ~ fhs
rosas could have their pas.cngcs stxt,ona ef-
centre. 1his would ai1e eaeh equal fsc!linas sor
doing buEtuoss, whcra passenger Aad cafpaSt
couja readily DO transferred from ono lsns to
Tho freight trsipa could pass from tha south
nraneh round the satt SIDE et tho Depot into ny
3nio an3 tne on the 8oata gtAnth. Tne cast
b,sueh wontd occupy the man ooslet Of tho
river. The I1neb thrrd would fteo WITH m m
eline, md connect With tho vAffous tEacks along
the low docks: also 70 thoso running direct
hom thetc to tho functions beyond tho city
Init T To- eaeG:e TO .Ssra Il 1es sra q
tensrc of which TO contain ~ tho once foooas Q!
Inc VARIOUS lines. This would b 70 lntimsssly
eorgestsd thst shey eoa!d reaaly .ss sonnaaicass
None understands the vnrk,nzs o{ eu:h n n
YfnRemtnt better than the leading railroad tnan
Ta.y tors,ax ~ 1eses.is5 Of sns % yssf. .1o e.
suf1aee. 1hero tbs oos,A clrs were 20 fofusdahit
thry wcru obliged 70 1el1nQui&h them. II tht,
piAn none OF theaA dtttcuttlc4 txlst, End khtru u
rost1ng to prevent 1t from being carried intt
Ia ofaer 70 ar1,1e It anything like pr.e'les
! urdeistat dlnx ot thia freas aosk, Il would y
non thsn / can 90 here. i. esa nos
only give an ou,l.no OF tbs corsuuc
she s eh.nrcia 1na1d be 10 strengthen i6a 6.nki
bY Gu .tttg OF ali the sharp nsnds. md ascpcn.E
| them sufduentlJ TO get the top OF tia arches t
branch csnals. the e1earason to admit Of u iesa
nsc rnsoe sach. aud TO coq1tlr Two tracks u Y
Mr. oFs ,saSEs 1cs,d w r,oe % e T.
| ported 10 cast iron column to allow the norm
cf the trims from the rides 70 tie main ifsck,
Frpua ihIa ont II WILL rest on eunttuu ~ vail
running ont atd pata!nE nndet the branch can1l
abtse. Then the roads ean RE bJ uaodttate u
cltnrs to fhc rurfsca Ievei. NheEe each road ea
ssdiate % In ~ sopsf d,'sea a. T. s nt,f
/ atCpa C., wp1td be eoaRrnRatsd. A. f4S
thtfe asch~AJs arc futahsd. she carth that hi
| been 1Alsea tsoc tho fiwIr botkoIa c4a be tpras
over tic etsrre surface OF what WIS occe Il
M I. toetther with What IL now occupied bJ Il
railroads aton, SIDE. This ~onlo give auti.ce
! n4auy hpndscts It ncyos In e + Mt. Wheftou tou
! be ai1Anetc and bullt some Of tho fnsss stree
imaginable. RId that In tAs very noun OF ne cit
! TIC va.uc Of this improvement &ione Wonid uo
| thxt eo1Ltt rasIknto s:l tho oulls} tbs city won
b requu ID II rnxte. Ths streets above sht
tutrels would BE- uost co1npoaet oflarse Eho!
wty. 70 ho,a. 4na lower fsc,sht oowa TO the eA
b.io-. OF tonfse the raa.roan fsn>Fnt ceait
work cd tnt t4nn waY. This would 3Afs lsaca N
! eums in tAni oE. zrd alto Tho etreeta IN we
nd tear II N need1ess to comment CO Il
un1y htnrat1 10 ho derived hom this gre
chanct IN this part Of the city. When we 81
; tt whole Ito eonsiderai,: q. whit 4 wpndeft
, cor trsar II prcsentst 1t Il qalts enough TO I
ts3lt2n ffa necessity. FRoa&Kl