Daily globe., 1883-12-15
Tie st. P0uJ Rood in Chicago.
IChiaago News.

''What are the Milwaukee g. st. Paul people
going 10 do, now they've got their ordnance"
sskeda Daily News man yesterday of Edwin
Walker, the attorney of the road
''The Milwaukee & St. Paul people are not
going to do anything he replied with know
ing smile. "rhey haven't anything to do with
1T. You see, the matter stands just this way:
Some of those who are interested in the Chicago
& Evanston road are also interested in the St.
Paul. Some of Rthem are directors, and it is
very likely that the two oroads will act in har-
m1ny. But the st. Paul road is not building the
Evanston road. 1t has more right to run it
than the Northwestern has. 1t may run it, but
If it does it will do under a contract or
through leasing it,
''But what is going to be done by way of con-
strut tionl"
''We are going to push work at once. We
shall run the road south from Fullerton avenue
and make connection with the track On Haw-
thorne avenue. We shall remove the track on
Southport avenue and Locate it little further
west on property acquired by US. We expect to
put large force on the last of this week and
get that part of the work completed In thirty
days. From Larrabee street south we are now
getting possession of the property by purchase
condemnation, and shall complete the road
to Kinzie street just as soon as We get the right
of way"
''Will any tunneling be done?"
''lhe river will not be tunneled at present.
Some are in favor of sinking the track about
eight feet south of Fullerton avenue and throw
ing bridges over the crossings. This can be
done and no great elevation required for the
br ridges. The president favors the plan and it
will probably be adopted. 1t will be decided
this week It it is done it will take longer to
build the road, of course. 1t will be good deal
more exp pensive, but it will enable the read to
make much better time with their trains. In
that way, too, much less damage will be done
10 adjacent property
Sup pose the mayor vetoes the ordinance?''
''Of course in saying what we propose to do
have gone on the supposition that he will not
veto it. The Northwestern, l hear, reports that
the mayor will veto the ordinance, but do not
think there is any danger of it.''
Where will the road run northward?'
''It Will go through Evanston, thence up
through the Fox lake country and to Geneva
lake. We expect to have that done by next
june
500 you expect to get into the union depot
by that timer
''We ought to get there by that time if we get
IN there at all. About all we have got ID do to
get into the union depot is to bridge the river.
The owner of some steamboat has fled a bill
enjoining US against bridging the river on the
ground that the city has not the right to grant
us the privilege, but that poins has been decided
in favor of the city by the United State. su-
preme court in the Escanaba cases. That ques-
tion will be argued before Judge Drummond
on January 5. Unless the mayor vetoes the Or
dinance, or Judge Drummond denies us the
right, L think we will have the river bridged
by June. So far as l can learn all the oppo-
sltion TO us comes from two or three property
owners and from the Northwestern road ;"
Has the line of the road throAgh Evanston
beeu determined YETI"
"No it has not, definitely. That will be set
tied next week. The freight house of the road
will be on Kingsbury street along the river
north of kinzie street. The company has ac-
quired property there for that purpose
1T is con emplated TO tunnel the river event
ually, Is it?''
''Ies, the plan is to tunnel the main branch
running south and coming to the surface seme-
where near Polk street. Connection can then
be made with the eastern and southern rouds -
Mr. Walker said he noticed by the newspaper
reports of the council proceedings that some OF
the aldermen wanted the passage of the ordi-
nance deferred on the ground that they did not
know what was in 1t. The fact was that the
ordinance had been In the hands of the alder
men fo- two months. 1t had been published
in full in substance in all the city papers and
if they did not know they had been very mat
tentive TO matters of which it
was their duty TO inform themselves
Mr.. Walker said that no had heSrd the ordi-
nance read at least twice in the presence of one
of the aldermen the committee on railroads
who was reported to have said that he had not
had an opportunity to find out what was in it.
The road, when built, Mr.. Walker said, would
open uo large territory for manufacturing aud
residence purposes. Il would also make accesi-
BILE the celebrated laAe-dotted country in Lake
county, which, fer Summer residence and water
place purposes, was unsurpassed by any in the