The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-09-08
The Railroad Question.

the Railroad Question.
a meeting Of the. village council
and ! few selected citizens was held
IN the village Office Monday evening
to consid 81 the advantages and dis
advantages Of the Burlington's new
line going through different parts Of
our village.
There we're present, Messrs. Pan.
nell, Dayton, Mann, Plotts, Bennett,
Smallwood, Scott, Stewart, Grund.
stun, Swanberg, Miller, Craudall,
Asg aard, p. K. and NJ. s. Smith, H.
2. Torrance, Jas. MacKay, II. N.
Douglass, 3. W. Goff, T. II. Brown
and Engr Brown.
After some informal talk, on molten
p. G. Pannell was elected chairman.
NJ. S. Smith, secretary, which was fol.
lowed by request that Mr.. Brown
INFORM them what the company pro-
posed to do. He said -. -
THE company have not yet def
nitely decided what they will do, but
they have under consideration three
propositions. First,to cross the Oma
ha tracks about three-quarters of a
mile aboye the depot going outside
of town and parallel with the diagonal
road, northward, about nine miles of
this line there would not be a curve
in the road. By this line they would
use joint depot facilities with the ON
aha road and would have no elevators
on their line, but use same yard as at
present. Some of the officers thought
that it was not good policy to pass
through town of this size and that
it would be best to have some compe.
tition. =.
j, Second, proposition was after cross
ing Omaha track to curve line down
into town, between 7th and 9Th ave
and out, which would make q Gross
ing on every street IN town except
one. That would be bad for city anc
a menace Of danger. The company
having the interests of the city il
. mind looked upon this line with dis
favor.
Third. to leave main line north O
cemetery, running in direct line TO-
lake bed of East Okabena, CROSSING
under the Omaha track between tn.
ice house and water tank, getting on
, to lake with one track as convenient
3 ly as possible, passing along the lax
l shore, and have freight yards on tn
r low grounds northwest of town."
. After this in answer to question:
: said: mo plans or line had peel
adopted but we're under consi 1era
t tion.r '..Omaha track would be raiset
. about ten feet to permit them to g
: under. This would permit the plac
ing of a highway under tracks also
= It makes little difference where W
: go We always meet with opposition
Presume ever yone wants depot bu
. no&one wants il on HE property
8 Meet the same in the country all tn
, time, and they say, why not 60 Of
the other mans farm We conside
3 plans we'll and go where property vii
Q be least. injured and get our lin
? through. '>
: IF it did not cut any figure 20,
would not have heard from US, and i
we did not have any interest in you
: city you would not have heard from
us. Wewant harmony at all times.
. IF could join with US in locating
) line through village harmoniously tn,
company would appreciate it.
IF citizens will name committe.
so we can concentrate our forms anc
plans am certain we could satisfy
them.
, Motion was made by R. B. Plott!
and prevailed that chair appoint com
mittee of five with Mr.. Dayton al
, chairman, using twenty four hours
to make the selection if desired.
Engineer in answer to questions
r said: "Have endeavored to follow
contour OF the lake as close as pos
sible. Leaves a seventy foot street
grade of track will come up with
. grade of street. No ditch. Have en-
deavored to give as much room al
possible by Romans, with the curve
necessary to put in: Be diagonal with
crossing. .~r
Mr.. Brown asked about grass plots
said:"If you use space for street there
would be no room for any, but the