The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-06
THE COUNCIL MEETS
Northwestern Submits Plans and
Asks for Vacation of Streets.
NO ACTION IS TAKEN.

NO ACTION is TAKEN.
N. NJ. Hubbard. DR., and Judge Conner
Have an Argument-Council Postpones
Action Until Next Monday.
A large number of interested citi-
zens attended the meeting of the city
council last night. 1t was regular
meeting of the council but the special
object of the meeting was to pass upon
the vacation ordinances asked by the
Chicago & Northwestern and Bower
Valley railroad. These companies
were represented by n M. Hubbard,
Jr, of Cedar Rapids, j. A. Sedgwick.
Northwestern right-of-way man, and
u. j. Garrison their local attorney.
Judge Conner was on hand keeping a
watchful eye upon the interests OF the
Illinois Central. The council was all
present, during the week they had had
several consultations and were we'll
posted on the points at issue.
In pursuance with an agreement
made at the meeting week prior the
Northwestern presented statement of
their Intention in regard to Denison.
The statement was signed by Mr.. Hub
bard as attorney and read as follows:
MIR. HUBBARD's LETTER.
Tot the Honorable, the Mayor and Cou,a-
ciI of tho (yjt7i nf Dsn5,n,,
GENTLEMEN:-The Chicago & North
western Railway Company and the
Boyer Valley Railroad Company re-
spectfu!ly request that your Honorable
Body pass the six ordinances herewith
presented, vacating the streets therein
named, and dedicating the same to
railway purposes, and submit the fol-
lowing reasons therefor:
The Boyer Valley Railroad Company
is a proprietary company of the Chicago
u Northwestern Railway Company.
By looking at the map hereto attached
you will see that double connection
is made with the main line of the
Chicago Il Northwestern Railway at
Denison forming a ~ y Denison will
!, be quite an important junction point.
In order to provide facilities for such
junction point, it will be necessary,
and accordingly the two companies
have procured, quite large amount of
ground for that purpose. It has al.
ready been determined by President
Hughitt to build modern passenger
depot at Denlson, which will be of
stone and pressed brick with slate or
German tile roof, of ample size to ac-
commodate this growing city and the
growing business of the G. & N. W.
Ry. Co. The passenger trains of the
G. & N. w. Ry Co, as you are aware,
are now of such size that is impractic-
able to have passenger station of the
size necessary to be built and including
the covered shed necessary for a first
class passenger station, and locate the
same on single block. The exact To-
cation has not yet been determined,
but if your honorable Body will be
pleased to vacate Dyer Street for the
companies, the station will probably be
built across that street. and if not
actually across the street, will be in
very close proximity to it. 1t is de-
signed to make the passenger station
between the south side of the Boyer
Valley road and the main line of the
Q. u N. W., and the easterly end of the
station is expected to be in close prox-
unity to Main Street, which will be the
street, together with the adjoining
grounds owned by the company, for the
city approach to the station.
1t will be observed that the COM
panies have procured all of the ground
within the ssY" of the proposed Boyer
Valley line, which will be needed for ex-
elusive railroad purposes, for material
and for freighting and other purposes.
1t will also be observed from an inspec-
tion of the map that the Nash road
runs nearly Though the center of the
~" 1t is very much desired by the
companies to vacate this public high
way known as the Nash road, as far as
the city limits extend, and we expect to
apply to the proper authorities, namely
to the board OF supervisors, to procure
the vacation of that part of it not with
in the city limits. 1t is proposed by the
companies to make public highway
e6 feet wide along the section line
across the main line of the C. s. N. w.
Ry.. and as far north as State Street,
where it will turn, and by another 66
foot road, connect with said street.
The company proposes, and has put ii
into the ordinance, that it will, at its
I own expense, make this new public
highway; including crossing of the
railroad track and bridging the Boyer
River, and put the same in good condl-
tion for travel.
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