Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-06
c. A. P. Turner, City's Consult
ing Engineer, Submits the
Plans For Viaduct
BRING OPPOSITION
Meeting of Consulting Engineer, Of
fioiaIs of the Three Railroad Lines
and Special Council Committee Held
This Mornins-GeneraI Plans Will Go
Before Railroad Commissioners.

e. "A. +. turner, OF Mlhiiea Po.i''
fconsulting engineer employed by 'he
| special viaduct committee OF the couhcil
10 prepare general plans and specifica-
tons for the Center street overhead
crossing. met officials of the three ROADS
interested this morning and submitte1
(! his plans to them General discussion
| on their feasibility and detail Followed
with no definite understanding peins
reached The plans, as drawn, VIII De
| stantially the same as those which
Xviii he presented before the railroai
| commissioners at the final hearing. ms
meeting was held in the council cham
| Der this forenoon.
! II Is the evident purpose OF the ran
road officials to block the proposed VIA
duct in every way possible, and while
they agree in part as TO certain ae-
tails of construction. they also DIS
agreed in like matters. Iheir purpose
unouestionably is to insist. IL possible.
upon structure of such "A nature tha'
tho cost of building Will reach such
figure as to cause its disapproval by the
railroad commissioners AS MT,
Turner's plans. which are not IN
detail, stand the approximate
cost of building will be ABOUT
$50. 900. This would, of course. nave
to be borne by the three lines. Nrit-
icism was freely offered by the engln-
GERS of the different roads to the plans
submitted, the principal contention pc
ing that the foundation proposed 10 De
placed under the piers was not OF SUI
ficient strength to support the Welgn
of the structure and the heavy traf-
fic.
This consultation was held on the ad
vice of the railroad commissioners, who
requested that the companies repre-
sentatives and the city engineer agree
upon the general plans for construc-
ton. so that the final hearing might
be facilitated by having that detail al
ready disposed Of Altho no agree
ment was reached. the plans OF Mr.
Turner will go before the commits
sioners at some date in the near future,
practically as they stand. Notice OF
twenty days will be given to all con-
cerneG. and the necessity will then be
passed upon by the commissioners. II
such is declared to exist detailed plans
will be submitted and passed upon by
them.
The representatives OF the North
western, Great Western and Iowa Cen
trail held a meeting this morning In the
office Of Ole Davidson, division engin-
eer of the Central 1t was behind
closed doors, but the presumption IS
that the meeting was for the purpose
of concentrated action at the later
meeting.
Those who were here representing the
railroad interests were Edward G.
Carter, chief engineer. and W. H. Fin
ley, principal assistant engineer, OF the
Northwestern, Chicago; and Attorney
Davis, of the same line, Des Moines:
A. w. Munster, bridge engineer and j
L. Erdal, assistant general attorney.
of the Great Western, st. Paul; II. G.
Kelley, chief engineer of the Iowa Cen
trail. Minneapolis; and George w.
Sewers, general solicitor. of Oskaloosa.
The gentlemen all left the city this af-
ternoon.