The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-28
Proposed to Have VIaduct Loca
tion Moved East.
Sante Prefers That Lake Street
Be Used.
ak OF EXTENSION
Railroad May Need More Land
for Shop Extensions.
Mr.. Nudge Says He Does Not
Know About Plans.

Instead of crossing the Santa Fe
railway tracks at Branner street, the
proposed new viaduct may be located
at Lake street. two blocks further east
The Santa Fe is said to be anxious to
have this change made in the plans,
and there seems to be no objection on
the part of the Street Railway COM
pany.
There might be an objection on the
part of the people who live in the
pocket between Lake street and the
Santa Fe shops. for they would have
to go two blocks out of their way to
cross the Santa Fe tracks on their way
TO town.
The reason for the possible change in
location is because of the strong pro-
liability that within a few years, the
Santa Fe will want more land for its
shops 1t is likely to need to spread
out still further to the east of it's pres
ent location, which extends to Branner
street. If the viaduct should be built
at Branner, II would practically close
the door to any further eastward eX-
tension of the shop land, and east is
the most logical direction for the shops
TO extend.
OF course the Santa Fe officials are
rather slow to admit that they want
the land between Branner and Lake
streets on the west and east. and Sew
ara avenue ana their TRACKS OH LLC
north and south. 1t is valuable tract
of land comprising about five blocks OF
land. and if il were known that the
Santa Fe had it in mind to buy it, it
might suddenly increase in value. When
It was stated to General Manager
Nudge that there were rumors of
change in the location of the viaduct,
he said:
The matter has not been brought up
before me. 1t may have been consid-
cred by the engineering department 1t
is not unlikely that we may need more
land down there, as our work is con-
tinually growing All the land recently
acquired has been utilized The con-
struction of the viaduct at Branner
might prove to be an obstacle to fur
Their extension of the shop grounds
One of the other Santa Fe officials
said:
The engineering department has
been considering the location of the
proposed viaduct, and there is no
doubt that it ought to be at Lake
street Nothing official has been done
about it. so far as L know.
T. F. DOran. attorney for the street
railway company, says that so far as
he knows. it is all settled that the
viaduct will be at Branner street.
This was the agreement entered /
into with Mr. Hurd, and have not |
any reason TO think there has been /
any change. Mr. Spencer, city at !
torney, and myself, are drawing up |
the ordinance, and it specifies Branner /
street as the place IOT the NlaQuCL-
If there is a serious intention on the /
part of the Santa Fe TO ask for a |
change in the location of the viaduct |
il has not been formally brought to /
the attention of the city officials
The proposed viaduct ordinance will /
probably be presented to the council 4
on Sept 3. l. E. Myers of the city |
railway. is expected to reach Topeka |
Sept. l, and if there are any changes |
to be made in the plans, they will /
probably be discussed after his ar
rival
Mr.. Doran states today that the |
time for the election to vote bonds |
has been left blank in the ordinance, |
and that the council will fill it in.
II don't know when the election will /
be-" he said. but my idea is that it |
ought to be held as soon as possible" |
On Tuesday afternoon, the plans for |
the new vtaduct were filed with the |
city engineer by F. G. Kelly of the |
city railway The plans were drawn |
up by the Santa Fe engineering de- |
partment- They show that the via
duct will consist of three spans and !
the two approaches. The three spans |
will be 351 feet long, and the whole
legth of the viaduct will be S32 feet.
The roadway is 80 feet wide, with a
single track across it The approaches
rise at a per cent grade. They ex-
tend to Second street south of the
tracks and to Crane street north of
the tracks