The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-16
READY TO DO WHAT Is FAIR.
The Union Depot People Are Willing to Build
d Fifty-FOOt Viaduct, if Necessary.

when do you begin tearing down buildings
on the site of the proposed new Union Depot"
inquired Journal reporter of Mr. " T.
Malott
'As to the buildings" was the reply, "there
are one or two pieces of property we have not
yet acquired in the quarter of a square at the
corner of Illinois and Louisiana streets. Most
of the property required has been obtained, and
an understanding had with the tenants as to
their going out. Most of them will go out i'm
mediately after the State fair. Several of the
buildings have been vacated, but no tearing
down will be done until the letting of the con-
tract, and the removal of the buildings will be
made part of the contract for the excavation.
The plans tor the new depot were completed last
week, and the detailed drawings and speci6ca
tons are now all ready"
What do you think of the opposition to the
new ordinancesl"
''The original ordinances did not provide for
any Improvement of the Illiuoisstreet tunnel.
While they were pending in the Council, citi-
zens interested on Illinois street north and
south of the Union tracks called upon Mr. Nc
Crea and myself and asked that the tracks be
raised at the Illinois streer crossing two feet.
They also asked-at least some of them did
that viaduct for foot passengers not less than
ten feet in width should be erected through
the depot over the tracks. They further
proposed that if the company would
pay one-half of the cost of improving the tunnel,
which amount would not exceed $4,000, they
would raise by voluntary subscription an
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ed out a committee for that purpose, and quite
large sum was raised and more was promised.
Mr. Ferd Winter, who represented some OF the
gentlemen owning property on the street, pre-
pared the amendments to the ginal ordinances
and submitted them to the committee composed
of members Of the Council and Board of Alder
men. They were at once adopted When the
ordinances were on their passage a member of
the Council, not understanding this agreement
fully, proposed to strike out the $15 900 required
to be paid by the Union Railway Company and
insert $50, 900. The ordinances were passed with
this amendment.
THE railroad company stands ready to pay
into the treasury the amount they agreed to,
which, at the time, was satisfactory to the citl-
Zens interested. There is no hostility on the
part of the signers that have heard. person
ally subscribed $1,000 for the property l am in
terested III on the street north of the Union
tracks. We are quite much interested on the
AIo VA Siu0 o0 IASy oLO vi lA0 oOusH
side, because we want that street
kept open for the retail patronage. large
proportion Of which comes from south of the
tracks. / have not heard of a subscriber to the
fund who has expressed any desire to have the
matter changed. The gentlemen who are active
In this matter surely expect the agreement to
be carried out in good faith, ard were not par
ties to the amendment to the ordinance 1t was
a blunder to have the ordinance amended. 1t
has simply to be brought back to where it was
before when it came from the hands OF the com
mittee.
LAS to the width of the viaduct we are indif-
ferent to whether it is built thirty or fifty feet.
We perfectly willing to pay for ffty-foot
viaduct, if that width is deemed necessary. OF
course want these matters settled, as we want
TO advertise for bids. Under favorable circum-
stances it will probably require fifteen months
to complete the depot and a. large amount of 9th
err building will depend upon it's erection"