The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-11

julius Pitzman. consulting engineer OF tn"
Civic Improvement League has decided
that on account Of sewers the plan to en-
tire'y depress the railroad tracks the
north side Of Forest Park IS impra cticab!e.
In lieu OF that plan, Re advocates means
for the abolition of grade crossings at
Skinker road and De Baliyiere avenue. two
Of the main approaches to the park and the
Exposition grounds. ry eliminating rail-
roads from Catlin tract except at one point
whore the roads may pass under instead
Of over the tract at De Baliviere avenue.
the tunnel 10 emerge in Forest Park
Representatives. Of the Wabash and the
Rock Island railroads. the Park View Real
~ Company. the Worlds Fair management
the Civic Improvement League and the city
Will soon hold a conference this subject.
which was agitated several months ago.
1t was stated at one time that the differ
erceS between the Worlds Fair and the Cat
lin tract owners and the railways between
them were irreconcilable. but the fact that
Mr.. Pitzman is still working upon plans for
a settlement o. the railway problem leads
to the belief that the civic Improvement
League with which Mayor Wells is I'm SYM
pathy. may bring the various interests to
gether.
While declining 10 discuss the details OF
the situation in regard 10 Catiin tract. Nr
7 4AHil'iil Nldltl yesterday ttlGf ne hGpCI
plan would he adopted whereby the railway
grade crossings at points which should he
main entrances 10 Forest Park and the Fx-
position grounds may he abolished
GRADE CROSSING PROBLEM.
And his is not merely a Worlds Fair
Hrnposition.' he rcma -ked. VIVA. is a
park worth If its best approaches are
Sd He'd Why should not the north side of
Forest Park he in k@ep,a,: ri.h tho bi.h
character of
OF tn" city as residence DISTRICT
AS an Exposition proposition it IS admitted
mat numerous street railway lines. to
say nothing Of dFivsvdys TO- carriages me.
buses. steam road crossings on tho .ur-
race Of Skinker rcd al he northwest co,,.or
u. IRE park. and also At De Eallviere avcn,o
would present great diftcrlties.
Mr.. Pitzman explains that the pIap N ia
press the railway tracks for the entire
Iehsth OF the Catlin tract from Skink.r
I"au east to Union avenue is impractic,
l oie 10: the reason that at several poIn-,
Dig sewer mains are encountered
IheSe sewers he said. drain .ioa acre.
"1 the northwestern part of thu. CITY Thov
are laid IN grade. which. if chanreS
""Nid require pumping. The expense the,r
WoH'd he enormous. and. therefore. | 10
lleFt the best plan is to change. the ro,,t..
"i the railroads.
] he change in routes contamplates havin,,
'''' ''S'h iSIdllh cut mo the " ba Sh from, /
= point several hundred Yards west of |
,kinker road. and establish a junction near |
De Hodiamont.
ENTER \ TUNNEL
~ point a short distance northwest of |
10 faliViere avenue thu plan is to have |
he Naba sh and associate lines enter a tun-
mel. the southeast end Of which would T..
m Forast Park. This would free the Catlin
tract of railway lines down to Union avs
nue.
Tho Wabash enters the park near Union
avenue. and Mr. Pitzman states that III.
additional traCksge in Forest Park which
SoUld be between the main driveway ami |
he northern boundary. would not detract |
rom the beauty of the public reservation
THE tracks in the park" he stated |
might be placed mainly through cnt and
n other ways treated with Landscape Of. !
eCts 10 give II beauty suggestive Of 4 |
ailway running through MOUNTAINS
,rHiries or the forest primeval. l. Is all in
he iTea tment.'
1t is estimated that tho plans upon which
ir PtZman is working would involve an
expenditure upward of Sl.Uaac0p.