The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-19
TIE QUESTION OF LOCATION.
The New Union Depot Will Probably Be Built
on East Washington Street.

After three days Of hard work, the executive
committee Of the Union Railway Company have
accomplished but little in the way Of settling
the location Of the new Union Depot Property
holders who it was expected would be the most
reasonable in the price for their property have
been the most exorbitant 10 their demands,
some even going SO far as to advance their
figures within the last forty-eight hours thou
sands of dollars, until the matter
has reached such point that
eight or ten pieces OF property must be
condemned or the proposition to build the depot
near the present site must be abandoned. In
fact, it is more than probable that the two
squares north of the Union tracks, between
Pennsylvania and Delaware streets, or the
ground on East Washington street owned by the
Pennsylvania Cmpany and the l.. Pc Il c., will
be selected. Mr.. McKeen yesterday forenoon
looked the last mentioned ground over, and his
removed, and Mr.. Malott says the fact that he
owns property on South Illinois street will
not in the least deter him from favoring any
location Messrs McKeen and ingalls, favor. Tc-
day corps OF civil engineers will commence
making surveys Of both pieces Of ground above
alluded to, and everything now points to the Sc
lection OF one OF them, rather than near the
location of the present depot The question Of
location has progressed SO far that it will not
be breaking confidence to state where the ground
lies which Messrs. McKeen and Malott desired
to shave secured. It is bounded on the
north by Georgia street, on the south
by Louisiana street and the present
depot west by Illinois street, and east by new
street il was proposed to open forty feet in
width, in the rear of the blocks on South Me-
ridian street. between Georgia and Louisiana.
The blocks in this square would then have two
frontages, one on Meridian street the other on
the new street, which leads north directly from
the depot, and which it was proposed to name
McCrea street The new depot would have
frontage on Georgia street, directly opposite
Robertson 81 Perrys grocery, Of 100 feet,
with sixty feet additional for the new
street and sidewalks outside the depot,
the building to run south from
Georgia to Louisiana Streets where the sheds
covering the ten tracks running east and west
would stand. Tho exorbitant price asked by
some of the property-holders on that block
makes it impracticable-in fact. leaves the ex-
ecutive committee in such dilemma that they
must condemn or abandon that location On the
west side of Illinois street prices demanded
are even more exorbitant one party asking
$500 per foot, adjoining property which has
been sold at $3.50 per foot within few weeks,
and which was thought to be too high. Prices
on the ground occupied by Coburn 81 Joness
lumber yard have also been sprung beyond
the reach of the Union Railway Company's ideas
many thousands Of dollars. Mr. McKeen left
for home last night-will return on Monday,
when the practicability Of locating between
Pennsylvania and Delaware or on East Wash
ington street will be considered.