The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-10
THE C., H. & DIS PURCHASE
PAYS $4,000 FOR FREIGHT STATION
SITE ON NEW JERSEY STREET.
Building VIII Cost About 100000
City Has Not Brought Pennsylva-
mia Company to Book.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Rail-
road has purchased the property at New
Jersey and Pearl streets, which has been
known for years as the old Warren Tate
mill and the DAILY property. The considera-
ton is $4,000. The property was bought
from the Indianapolis Manufacturers and
Carpenters Union, Kate B. Morris and
George B. Yandes. The dimensions of the
property are SO feet by 420 feet. The plan
ing mill has been there for thirty -four years.
AS soon as ii can be torn down. the building
of a freight station for the joint use of the
c., II. d. and the Monon railroads will
be begun Only preliminary plans have been
drawn for the station, but it is estimated it
will cost about 100000 The present freight
station of the road will be used for incoming
freight and the new station for outgoing.
The deal was made by John M. and Newton
Todd.
This new station would not have been
built had not the Council granted the c.,
H. q D. road the right to lay three addi-
tional switches across New Jersey street. 1t
will be remembered that when the Council
committee contracts and franchises was
discussing the matter, South Side citizens
urged that the request of the railroad to be
permitted to lay the switches be denied.
and also that the night the Council
passed the ordinance giving its permission
to the railroad to lay the additional tracks
several members of the Council, notably Ed
Bernauer, were charged by the citizens with
having violated the principles of the Demo-
cratic platform. after the councilmen had
publicly promised not to assent to permit
ting additional acquisitions in this line by
the railroads. Bernauer was asked in the
corridor leading from the Council chamber,
How much do you get out of this, Ed?''
Bernauer did not resent the insult except to
buster a moment. when he was sneered
down by the rest of the citizens.
Mayor Taggart favored giving the c.. H.
switches.
man connected with the executive head
of one OF the railroads running into Indian
apolls was discussing yesterday the con-
tract between the c.. H. q ID. Railroad and
the city by which the railroad was allowed
to lay additional tracks across New Jersey
Mr. Waldo, of the c., H. & d." said this
man, wrote letter to the local manage
ment of the road saying that the request
of the city that the track across South
eastern avenue be lowered TO conform with
the grade of the street be complied with
without protest. He said that the conces-
sion of the city should not be one side of an
agreement, which would end in the railroad
being allowed to lay the additional tracks
which it desired. The grade of Southeastern
avenue, at the place where the tracks cross
it, was lowered three feet by the city. The
c., H. & d. lowered its tracks to conform
to the grade, and it cost a good many thou
sands of dollars to do it. The Pennsylvania
Railroad was also ordered to lower it's
tracks but it has not done so. To-day no
wagons can cross the Pennsylvania tracks
on the streets which lead across them for
five squares: Drivers of wagons have to go
around. The Pennsylvania tracks are
three feet above the street and the c., H. &
D. tracks,"
The Board of Public Works has several
tunes repeated it's order to the Pennsylvania
Railroad to lower its tracks at Southeast
ern avenue, but since the man quoted above
has brought the matter to mind, it is re-
Gated with the railroad in the matter for
several weeks. Nothing has been heard in
the offices of the city administration about
the impaSsability of the streets crossing the
Pennsylvania tracks for several squares on
each side of Southeastern avenue The
Pennsylvania road has been for some time
anxious to get permission to lay additional
tracks across South Delaware street The
mayor says he will never sanction this 1t
is understood that if the Pennsylvania Rail
road could get the additional tracks it would
also build big freight station 1t is point
ed out that, while the c.. H. & d. may not
nave traded the lowering of it's tracks for
the privilege of laying additional tracks. it
is nevertheless evident that the Pennsyl-
Southeastern avenue until 1t gets what it
wants or is ordered to do as the Board of
Public Works has commanded And, judg-
ing from the almost forgotten time when
the board repeated its order to the Penn
sylvania Company, it will not be forced to
do so soon. 1t has been suggested that it
will not be long until the Pennsylvania
measure which will allow ii to lay addi-
tiOnal tracks across Delaware street.