The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-18
Good Progress Made in the New Union Depot
Enterprise.

9AON AAo
The presidents and general managers of the
roads comprising the Union Railway Company,
who have been corraled here for two days past
by Vice-president and General Manager Malott,
yesterday forenoon made an inspection trip over
the Belt road examining recent improvements to
the roadbed and the extension of the road as
well. The afternoon was spent mostly in talk
ing over the new Union Depot location, and from
]. n. Mccullough, Vice-president of the Penn
%sylvania lines, il is learned that it has been
practically decided to locate the depot between
Meridian and Tennessee streets. Presidents
McKeen, of the Vandalia, Devereux, of
of the Beeline; Ingalls,, of the G., L., st. L.. & c.,
and Mccullough, of the Pennsylvania lines, be-
ing in favor Of such location, while Manager
Thomas, of the Decline, and McCrea, Of
the Pennsylvania lines, strongly urged up to
the last that the depot should be erected on the
grounds occupied by Coburn & Jones's lumber
yard. Of course, in this case the managers will
consent to be governed by the wishes
of the presidents. Mr.. Mccullough
states that the Union Railway Company will
ask the city authorities to vacate Illinois street,
using the tunnel to get under the tracks from
the north to the south side; they will also ask
that the entrance to the tunnel on the northern
end be covered 70 to 100 feet back to give more
room to approach the depot, the center
of which will be on Illinois Street. They will
also ask the city for the privilege of bridging
Meridian street over the tracks at the
Union Railway Companys expense. The
bridge proper is to be q feet in
width with six feet hangover walks on either
side. AS South Meridian street is ninety feet
wide and it is proposed to construct the bridge
in the center, it would not interfere with the
business of the street. One very favorable fea-
ture in taking this location is that it would
require the purchase Of but two pieces of pro
perty in addition to what is now owned by the
Union Railway Company, namely the Eagle Ma
chine Works, now owned by W. @. DePauw, on
which he has already set a price, and which two
Of the presidents say is very reasonable. TIL 9TH
er property needed is the Vaudalia freight depot
grounds, where the system of tracks entering the
west end will be laid. President McKeen has set
his price on that property and the Union Railway
Company are perfectly satisfied with it. Two
civil engineers have been instructed to draft
plans and make estimates for the new depot on
the location above mentioned. The center of She
depot proper to be on Illinois street, with a hand
some tower mounted by an illuminated clock.
On the south of the depot will be ten tracks 700
feet long, covered with iron roof sheds. 1t is
expected that these engineers will be ready to
report in ten days or two weeks, and then the
presidents and general managers are to
be again called together to decide def
'nitely on the plan of the new structure. At
the meeting yesterday General Manager Malott
was instructed to at once double the track of the
Belt Road on the west side from the crossing of
the |. q st. L. to the crossing of the l., B. q
". track, and to make needed improvements be-
tween the l., B.. e. W., and intersections of the
G. l.. st. L.. & G. tracks at North Indianapolis.
Mr.. Mallott was also instructed to wall PogUes
run up with a substantial stone wall, leaving
the bottom of the creek the same width as now,
the wall to be one foot higher than the level of
the Union track, and to be covered with iron
girders, upon which two tracks will be placed,
the improvement extending fom Meridian tn
Delaware street.