The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-27
Chairman Hodges of Railroad Com.
mittee Introduces Substitute
for Old Measure.
TO HAVE "sWlTcH-BACK" ROUTE
Proposes New Route, but Nothing
Is Mentioned Relating to
City's Compensation
for Franchise.

bill. intended as substitute for the st.
Louis Terminal Depot Companys measure.
which was introduced in the City Council
three months ago, and about which there
was much adverse criticism because Of the
unlimited permission sought. was offered at
yesterdays meeting by Councilman Hodges
The projectors of the Terminal enterprise
had changed the character OF the original
bill and the new measure eTnbodies almost
complete change Of route.
Mr.. Hodges remarked that the promoters
Of the contemplated road desired to have
the new bill considered as a substitute for
the old one. On his motion, the old bill was
ordered filed and the new one was allowed
TO take its place
The new bill provides for a veritable
"switch-back'' along the levee from East
Grand avenue to the center Of town and
westward through the central district to the
Worlds Fair site.
ASKS TO LAY DOUBLE TRACKS.
The company seeks the right to lay double
tracks beginning at point near Grand ave
nue. and the river front. crossing all rail-
roads, intersecting streets. alleys anG all
city property on the entire line, southward
along the levee. 1t IS TO pass between the
tracks of the Merchants Terminal Railroad
Association and the city settling reservoirs,
and viii cross the tracks of the Merchants
Terminal and the st. Louis heokuk ana
Northwestern railroads. and run under the
Merchants Terminal bridge approach ct or
near Ferry street.
From there it will parallel the tracks of
the st. Louis. Keokuk and Northwestern
Railroad on the east side TO Palm street,
crossing the latter company with surface
Market street at a height of twenty-five
feet over North Market street 70 Main ana
Clinton street. then continuing on Main
street overhead to Carr street descending
TO Washington avenue over private property
between Carr and Morgan streets. on Com
mercial street, passing over private proper
ty to Vine street and wharf overhead.
The Merchants Terminal Railroad Is then
to be paralleled to Clark avenue. continuing
overhead to Poplar street, to Eleventh. and
over private property to Twelfth and
Spruce streets, then to Clark avenues and
over Clark avenue to Eighteenth street.
TO CUT THROUGH UNION STATION.
Beginning at Eighteenth street and Clark
avenue the company seeks the right to cut
through Union Station. laying Its tracks
across those OF the Merchants Terminal
tieth. then to Twenty-first street. and over
private property to Jefferson avenue and
Atlantic street, west on the latter thorough
nue.. then descending on private property to
the Grand avenue viaduct under which II
will pass before ascending TO Spring and
At spring avenue it will turn into Dun
cen avenue, and along the latter to Boyle
fore reaching the latter thoroughfare. Con-
tinuing along Duncan avenue from Boyle
avenue. the tracks will be laid on the sur
face as far west as Newstead avenue, then
over private property to Euclid avenue, TO
Kings highway. passing under those two
streets In g manner similar to the Wabash
Railroad, paralleling the Wabash through
the Park to Forest Park Station
From this point spur will be connected
with the main line and run to the Worlds
Fair grounds by plans to be approved by
. ne Board of Public Improvements.
The standard railroad gauge and rails OF
Nothing Is mentioned In the bill about
compensation to the city. but there Is a
clause which provides that no railroad shall
use the company's bridge or terminals with.
out making ST. Louis the basis rate OF
freight.