The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-11

sewer will be necessary. South Of this
crossing on Noble street, where the c., II.
& ID. and Pennsylvania lines are now at
aign grade. the grade crossing VIII be nn-
practical, as the street goes up h.ll. This
Is the only grade crossing in his plan.
Liberty Street-Elevation ten feet four
inches. depression three feet eight inches
This decline and the later one at East
street are for the purpose OF bringing the
tracks near 10 the surface TO accommodate
the freight house district.
East Street-Elevation eight feet six
inches. depression six inches
AT East street the tracks begin their de-
scent TO grade at New Jersey 10 serve the
freight houses
Alabama and Virginia Reconsideration
nine feet and six inches. depression seven
feet six inches. The viaduct Is to be torn
away and Alabama street opened 10 the
north. but not 20 the south
Pennsylvania Street-Elevation ten feet.
depression four feet six inches.
AT MERIDIAN STREET.
Meridian Street-Elevation ten feet eight
inches. depression three feet ten inches. IN
approaching the maximum depression the
street will be affected two hundred feet TO
the north. Mr.. Nelson explained that this
would benefit the abutting property as it
would make the street level.
Illinois Street-Elevation eight feet four
inches, depression eight feet two inches.
This is a distinct advantage for Illinois
street according to the engineer. 1t makes
the street practically level. The tunnel.
which is thirteen feet and six inches high,
will be filled
Capitol Reconsideration eight feet two
inches, depression six feet ruclr inches.
Senate Avenue-Elevation eleven feet ten
inches, depression seven feet eight inches.
Missouri Street and Kentucky Avenue
Elevation eight feet eight inches. depres-
sion eight feet four inches. From this point
the Chiciso division Of the Big Four drops
to grade.
West Street-Elevation five feet nine
inches, depression eight feet nine inches.
This Is the least elevation and the greatest
depression in the plan.
For the 1. & " the engineer plans an
elevation OF nine or ten feet from Missouri
street to River avenue. This plan he has
Cutting of s grsGe of
an average Of four and One-half feet be-
tween West street and the river. The
Home Stove Company's switch must be ele-
waited. The Starch works switch is TO be
elevated to point south OF Merrill street.
The j.. NJ. & L. track provides for a sub
way at South street The tracks are TO be
depressed six feet, the approach 10 begin
near Pennsylvania street.
The engineer was careful to explain that
the profiles he exhibited to the commission
and the height and depths given were In a
measure deceiving. For instance a depres-
sion of a street five feet at one point might
be regarded as a large one, but in many
cases the streets at the railroad We're two
TO four feet above grade now and the de-
preston rather served to make them leve
than to make a great descent. Also the rise
and fall of the surface OF the city accounts
| for the varying heights and depths, but
| the tracks are so gradual in ascent and de-
| cline as to almost appear perfectly level.
| As to switches to private enterprises Mr.
| Nelson said they could be accommodates
| between street intersections without diff
| Guilty, except in few cases. No scheme
| of elevation could be made that would not
| entail some sacrifice, but most of the
| switches that were to be elevated for
| tunately affected industries which would
| be benefited by their elevation.
| Mr.. Nelson had just approached his ex
| PLANTATION of his plan for serving the freight
| journed.