Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-03-10
ANOTHER MEETING HELD,
Property Owners Determined to IIayo n
Niaduct at the Vicinity of Seventeenth
and Holly Streets

another meeting was held last night at
Bel!nders hall at Seventeenth and Holly hv
froperty owners interested IN the question
OF buiIdinS vladuct incline from that
thus making another outlet from Kansas
City TO and through Armourdale The
meeting was largely attended and much
interest was eyinced in the project, al
though not as in the previous meetings
was there total absence of opposition.
The meeting was presided over by j M
EX-City Engineer John Donuelly w.s pres-
ent with preliminary plans of the proposed
the assistance Of the city esstaetr's force HrSt.
since last Saturday nights meeting lie
sptrfeau ms drawings out upon a large
proceeded with the request of the meeting
TO explain them.
Wallace Love. chairman Of the commit
tee on Information for the press reported
that he had visited nearly all the papers
IN the city and had been assured Of cor
dial support as far as he had gone.
Engineer Donnelly produced TWO sets Of
plans, either of which was thought teAs-
ib!e. One started at The bluft from Seven
teenth street and followed the line of
Seventeenth street, u!ncty-eiCht feet high
in theair a the highest point OF the trestle
10 the junction of seventeenth strretu and
Genesee street, a distance Of . 40 feet
The other plan starts the trcstle at poiut
on Allen avenue $50 feet south of Seven
teenth street and runs it down west over
the tracks 600 feet at an elevation OF
eighty feet at the highest point 10 Liberty
street, "neTe q transverse LHHStlt along
Liberty street with a per cent incline
lets the vladuct to the street surface both
west and east of the junction I'm less than
Two blocks This structure would cost, MIR.
Donnelly estimated, about Sloo.ooo to build,
while the one from Seventeenth street
proper 10 Genesee street with trlnycrse
approaches on GeHeSec street would cost.
he said. about $780, 600. Mr DOuEp,ly said
either viaduct would be about fifty feet
!ntimated that should a street car line
run over Il the sides would likely have 20
be closed up as the dizzy height Of ninety
eight or even nlty feet would scare some
travel away. MIR. Dounel'y spoke cncour-
aglngly Of the project and SAID when the
immense benefits We're taken into consil-
Grafton there was no reason iu the world
why the V.adLct should not be bu-lt this
year.
all OF whom We're present, We're called up-
on for remarks, Each pledged his SUPPORT
10 the project, which he said was along
the lines Of Improvement and enterprise.
Alderman K!dwell !ntImated that the only
consideration In the way Was the large
amount OF money required 10 build The Via
Alderman Morrison said the money might
be provided If the propsr amount OF en-
matter: He said the aeuoh OF the STOCK
Yards Company and other private corpora,
tlons interested would have q good deal
OF weight in settling the attitude or the
city toward the project when II came down
TO a conslderation OF Appropriations lie
most vitally interested party and Its aC-
tIon would Influence the railroads and
other interested corporations In their ac-
tion.
Engineer Donnelly suggested that a COM
rnttee of five be appointed 10 Investigate
and report a. the next meeting what iae
landings could be secured for on ~" hlu'ra
He said one brick and two frame dwellings
would have 10 be removed and while thejr
present value was not such as 10 interfere
with the plan there might be a disposition
developed that would use these pieces Of
properly for obstruction purposes. lie smi
I Al q q o.
duct tied UP IN condemnation proceedings
like those that had kept the "yom.rE
street viaduct suspended IN mid-aIr for
Mr.. Donuclly's suggestion for the ar-
polntment OF a committee 10 look after
cost OF property for a landing was acten
upon and the chair appointed II r. Light-
ner, A G. Belinder, Alderman A. l., Craig,
August Johnson and a. Brink
said he aid not think It necessary TO turn
the yiaduct around onto oienesee street
y order to get to oa 1he sro1b@ bs en e ie25geh m
uponf Seventeenth stl~t until II reached
the street. He, said the stock Yards, Com,
afford to turn It IN for that purpose, = lit
tie OF II especially ms that company was
even now asking fayors IN ne Way OF ne
He said he did not believe IN being moaly
mouthed about asking the Stock Yards
FOR the benefit of the public when It would
benefit that company more than anybody
and especially when that company was
asking great deal more than that OF the
Mr. Emmcrt moved that Mr.. ponnelly
bc asked TO draw plans with this Contnua-
tlon OF the trestle on Seventeenth street.
Mr' pounelly said he would draw the
plans which could certainly 30 no harm,
and thus the matter reI,tee Wnen t,i,s haIoGTn-
when Colonel Morse Will have arrived in
the city from New York, where he =, has
Railway COMPANY.