The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-10-21
That Union Depot.

An adjourned meeting OF citizens and
the Joint Committees of the Boards of
Trade and Transportation and the Cham
ber Of Commerce took place last night
in the rooms of the Board of Transporta-
ton, No. Burnet House. MIR. Macneale
stated that the object OF the meeting was
to consider the resolutions which have
already appeared in the daily papers.
In this connection he read the follow
ing letter:
"CINcINNATI, o., October 10, 1875.
"N. Macneale, Esq Chairman, Cincinnati, o.:
"With the exception OF The undivided
halt of one lot, the Marietta Il Cincinnati
Railroad Company, as reorg tnlZed, owns
or holds, by perpetual lease, the land
living between Second and South P,arl
streets, from Central avenue to the cross
connection track west of Smith street.
This property is offered Tor Union Pas
seDger Depot. BY the vacation OF John
street, between Second and South Pearl
streets, there can be cree ed passen-
ger station TAO feet long and IA ieet
wide. 1t is understood that additional
ground can be acquired ON the north Of
this lot, so that the width OF the depot
may be about 1914 feet il necessary. The
Marietta g. Cincinnati Company also
owns the land between Second street
and the old w hiteWater Canal from the
cross-connection track to Park street,
on which is large freight depot OF brick.
A part OF this land and of the building
thereon can be obtained tor the receipt
and delivery by the Cincinnati Southern
Railway OF city freights. The advan-
lages OF this location are obvious:
II. Nearly the whole OF the ground
needed is already under the control OF
the Railroad Companies interested in
the erection of Union Depot.
| ~. No other location will furnish to
all the Railroad Companies whose lines
| enter this city equal facilities for reach.
| ing a central passenger depot, OF allow
| OF the erection Ofsuch depot at a reason
able cost.
"3. No other location is as convenient
and acceptable to the business center of
| the city and to the great majority Of the
| Inhabitants, thus furnishing transit to
| and from the depot at the lowest possi-
Bile cost, and the receipt and delivery Uf
city freight at like cost.
"a. The quarter OF the city referred to
is already largely devoted to railroad
purposes, and no new location can be
made without involving changes at great
cost, with no corresponding benefit to
the Railroad Companies, the travelling
| DuDIIC, OF CluCluutIA LueIOuduiD duu
people. Very respectfully,
'JoHN WADDLE, Chief Engineer"
| Alter good deal OF discussion, Mr.
A. L. Frazer offered the following reso
luton:
Resolved, That the Common Council
be requested to give to Union Depot
Companies and all railroads which cen
ter in this city all needful and reason
able accommodations which may be re
quired within the spirit OF the foregoing
preamble and resolutions"
MIR. NJ. E. Ingalls, offered the following
as q substitute for Mr.. Frazer's reSolu
ton, which was adopted;
"Resolved, That a Union Depot To-
passenger business is desirable, and tha
the Southern Railroad shall provide ac
commodatiOns for city freight as near al
possible to the center of the city,"
| Adjourned to meet next Friday even
ing.