Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-02
Communicated.

Marietta Leader
Gentlemen-I enclose herewith letter
from Mr.. I. G. Rawn, General Superin-
tendent of the B. & o. S. w. R. R. Co.,
referring to the proposed ordinance for
the extension of the track on Butler
street. From this letter it will be ap-
parent that the railroad company is
acting in perfect good faith with the
city, and in view of the very large
amount of money being spent within
the city limits by the B. & o. S. w. R.
R. Co 1T certainly seems to me that
their application, which is reasonable
and fair, should be met in the same
spirit in which it is given.
T. D. DALE.
Cincinnati o., Nov, %; 1899.
Mr.. T. D. Dale, Marietta, o.
Dear Sir-I have your favor of the
oath inst enclosing newspaper clip
pings with reference tothe proposed or
dinance for extending our track on
Butler street.
am very much surprised at the at
titude of your press in this matter and
when our company are certain to do
only that which majority Of your
people have desired for long time
that we should do namely, discontinue
the excessive switching over Front
street.
1t ought to be, and certainly is, evil
dent to any reasonable mind that the
railroad company will not be benefit
ted one iota by the extension of the
track on Butler street excepting to
avoid constant switching over the busy
thoroughfare of Front street and Sec
ond street and the only object we had
or have-in presenting this matter
I the City Council and people of Ma
rietta, is to comply with their long
standing argument that we should
make some other arrangement than
that which has been in vogue for a
long time
It must be evident to you and all
other fair-minded people that now is
the time for Marietta to accomplish
tLls.
The railroad company are making
extensive Improvements and preparing
TO put down tracks for the accommo-
dation of car load business, and if we
are not granted the right to extend the
track on Butler street, we will be com
PEELED to head the switches on the new
tracks toward Front street and cCntin-
ue switching over that street; and if
such construction is made, it is very
evident that 1t will become a perman-
ency, as we shall not feel justified in
tearing up switches at a later day in
order to accomplish that which we
seek now.
1t is not possible for the railroad
company to do necessary switching on
the Terminal tracks without crossing
either Front street or Fourth street, as
the distance between these two streets
is too short, considering any possible
location of tracks, to admit of the
switching being confined between
these two streets.
We did not suppose for moment
when the suggestion was made to ex-
tend the track on Butler street, but
what it would be readily concurred in
and met with most favorable consider
alton upon the part of all citizens,
when the only object TO be obtained
was the elimination of the switching
on Front street.
| note by expressions of the press of
Marietta that they lay great stress
upon the fact of the city giving the
railroad great privileges in Butler
street, ETC., etc. to which there should
be attached no Importance. from the
fact that such is not the case.
The point in question is one of alb
solutely mutual interest between the
city and railroad company, and with
out doubt should be met in the prop
er spirit by the citizens.
Inasmuch as the proposed extension