, 1875-07-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Arrangements for tho New Union
Depot Ncnrly Com.
plctcd.
It Covers the Site of the Old One and !,
Little More.
Suits Compromised ly tho Eric Rnilroaa
1tceclTer.

THE LAKE.FRoNT DEPOT,
a CnNctualUK PROBABLY REACHED.
Tho m,ci1-tAlketl-of lakc-frout lopot question
is now III fair way OF acstlcmont, and there |,
oyory prospect that \ largo and magnificent
Union Depot will DO erected On tho lakc-tto,,
at once. hut this depot will not DO built OIL ths
city'e grounds botreon Mad[Ron md Handolpa
stroets, bit at llo ssno place whore tho present
depot now stands. Tho railroads entering th,
city at that poin. hnro triod evor since thor depot
wan destroyed by The gront fro 10 obtain posses
sion from tho city of that portion Of tho lass.
front north Of tue Exposition building. 1h.,
xaFo willing to pay the sum Of f800,Gq
for the property. N provided ly Ii,
Laks-Ffont act, but tho city aushofite,
woro prevented from sAnctloning tho barga,n b,
the opposition OF certain operty-holdera. VIA
claimed that tho city had no right to sell .hs
property, IL being given to 1t for park purpote.
only. Thus matters dragged along for yean
rhen two Of tho roads became impatient and
withdrew their portion Of tho purchhse-mone,.
which wns stii hold by Atr. Knhall, and at IL,
same un,o announced thoir determination b
move elsewhere, "a shcy were sadly In need d
batter accommodations.
There IL hardly doubt that thcso two ro,as
tho Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy and the ALch.
igan Central, would Gro this Aayo Joined uh
pittsburg l. Fort Woyne and Chicago l. Altont.
tho building Of grand Union Depot on tho Ted
sido, lad It not been for tho roluctsnes
Of tho Michigan Central to loave tho lAko-trops
as It owns Ill undivided halt Of tho present Cep
tral Depot, and Inns all It's freight-houaes \, TIL
very anxious to so to tue West Htae, and lit,
Walker, tile President Of tho road, left no ht,nt
uutl,s1od to induce she Directors Of tha Micbi-
gan Contrnl to submit to 1t. The intereats Q,
tt,esc Two limos arc 30 joinod that they haso 10
point, aud ono would moi GO w.tlout tho other. a.:
Tue ',h ,bn,llngton, ,y hy gotnE To- The Wet slas
crossing Of State atToet md Mlchig,a
and Wabash avenues, and gnin aftesa
itB office buildings and frcIght.houeoa, M acd
would bo compelled to build q limo III tic civ
from Calumet, At which polut tue road ut present
.ertntnatoa. Mr.. Walkers main argument 10,
his anxiety to move was that tho oily had NJ
proper title to the property, aud could not ell
it. And then tho proporty.ho!dora would d..
n,nnti 80 much danaGos. and 30 botbor them With
| injunctionB, aa TO mako the building Of tho d.
| pot at that point N sttor in,posaibiltty.
Tho Illinois Central and Baltimore l. Qbks
Railroads woec SO situated that they could un-
der no confederation movo away from the laks.
front un1esa they moved To the point whore ths
Weldon cnr-allops arc nov located. Thl
point make Ro"oss .[sSo T. Ts'1er TO- TO- fsr ss se9
1hs also would hayo entailei immonso losa ca
tho Company. ~ all thcir frmght-houaea md
otnor property is altuatcd on the lako-frol1
north Of Randolph street. The present depot il
| much too small to transact the business Of tAs
fo1r roads ontoring thero, and therefore tn
Michigan Central roftlaed 10 allow tho Daltimos
to ontor It, Az the Illinois Central Ia urstler con.
tract to flirnish tho latter road with depot sa-
Communications. It lad to do something to hasten
understanding between tho various lines. 10
buy tho land north Of tito Exposition building
from tho city was ons Of The question, us III.
Walker aud the Directors Of tue Micht
stg o o5asrs! na sbt Nffs to s0n.99ed I'M that h
thoy had nc, objection to leasing it from
the city, tho Illinois Central thought
thia to bo fnir way ont Of tho dilemma, ~ shs
city could hardly refuse to accept au annual u.
come Of from sso.oou 10 s1oo,6oo, and still o'a
thorlty, announced TINT tho railroads w.u
roady to leaao tho ground, provided satisfactory
| alrauge,nents could bo ma1e. Tho proposiuo.
waa kindly seccived by tho people, who hd
point would greatly improve tho value Of rel
estnte iu that soction. bIHce tho tlre that pot.
ton OF the CITY has been completely change4
and tho pa1atial residences have given way u
!n.go businesa-houaeH. No opposition to leA.irs
tho properly vas uads e., BY any QUO. no; e5ss =
al lato meeting appointed COMMITTEE 10 lei
tho railroads in regard to tbis nlattsr. 1iut up
to tho present time that Committee haA don't
nothing, or II 1t las the fact is not known. The!
undoubtedly expectel TINT tho railroads woaa
spend On thcm large amounts OF money to s..
tho thing through. but thu railroads would da
no Hucll thing. They vs!.od patleatly for tit
Committco to call npou tbom until d few III.
ago. when they became tired Of waiting.
During tho lust fow dayR tile railroads cnkeripE
tho lake-frunt bud sayaral cunau!tstiona, spt
they ara about perfectlug an arrangement b!
which depot Of entt}cient a@zo eau 10 built CO
the eltc Of tho pEescut Central Depot
py l'A arrangement r. ;s tho aspot w. will =
and 10Q feet Houth to tue liuo d
Randolph atroat. Tho onlr thing yet ueress.q
10 complete the arrangement III to arrange HlI
tho Michigan Central 10 thatit eau get adtlstiona
added to thu east II occupied by lhe tracks d
Tits road leading scroBa Water stEoot to its Fses
cnt freight depot, and wilitiI would have II Y
vacated. The Michigan Central would bc will
ing to accept tho nto ou which tho pgeeta1
freight depot Of Tho Baltimore T. Ohio slaui4
other sltc, All tho obBtnclck iu tho way ot III
new arrangement arc done away with. Aud y
the baltimore It Ohio ,loeda u passenger Dept
moro than any Of tho othcr roasla, it MI
| uauuAltV4lf A&Ab tlse eAt1!utt. As luE III ~
lahe.frout batweon tho ExpoAltion building sus
Randolph street ID CONCERNED, tic city will li't
to lnd other uses for It, - the railroads aeclart
that they Will not have my moro bargaining aa
der any consideration whatever. lie clt{,
therefore, viii nat only loHe wl,at they NoIi
hare received for rent, Gus Michigan avunue "
tween Madison aud Randolph, IL Alsn depT'fei,
Of q great ornamout, which would laye inlpgo1ts
property tu TINT Reotion iminenHo!y. Thu fsa
roads, ou tho oshos baud, will hayu depot whs'a
will anBwer their PURPOSES iust as well, and :
alnust equal size. md save about million g
dollars for tho alto, w'licl. they can usa III ~
erection Ut the new building.
ERIE.
! 6UTTR COMPROMISED.
NEw Yonz, July 2o.-On application Of ~
| ceiyer Jewekt, OF tho Erie Hallway Company, Y