The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-29
..SOLONS JUNKET
ON 4 FLAT CAR
LOOKING OVER THE GRADE
CROSSING QUESTION.
Find thta Some One Is Bound to Suffer
no Matter How Danger Is Abolished
Frank F. Lenhart Takes a Dig at
= Aldermen-Suits May Result from
s Changes. -

= Aldermen-suits May Result from
B Changes. f..
b Under lowering clouds which later
poured down torrents Of rair the alder
Smanic junket to inspect grade crossings
iand the solution of the problems they
.spresen,t startde out this morning on a
ssMilwaukee fiat car.
q Those in the party were City Engi-
Sneer Andrew Rinker; Charles Ousted,
bridge engineer Of the city department;
kaW. j. HELD Of the street railway com
#pany; City Attorney Healey; Aldermen
Holmes, Bow, Cha tfeld, Castner, Ryan,
Merrill, Wastphal, August, Gerber,
Clark, Nye and Rand. H: J. Horn L.
Northern Pacific railway; F. E. Ward of
Rthe Great Northern; E. D. Sewell, w ..
SRhame, W. S. Cooper and F. W. Root
Got the Milwaukee.
IA # Trouble in Sight, (
easily the most complicated IN the city.
#Here the main line of the Northern Pa
8cific crosses University avenue diago-
@nally, and half block beyond crosses
soak street. The Milwaukee also crosses
Nulversity avenue and Washington ave-
snue Sc, and also the Northern Pacific
tracks near University avenue. Then
there is the trolley line on Oak street
and the interurban line runs along
AWashington avenue Sc. -
5W To raise the railway tracks eight feet
at the crossings, as suggested by the
;Sclty engineer, means long embank-
@tterests; and injury to property for a
hlong distance in both directions. To
raise the tracks five feet, as suggested
t8by railway engineers, would cause a
much grea ter dip in the street. To
Flower the tracks and carry the streets
over IS deemed inadyisable, as the
Mleastt fourteen feet, and unless the
tracks go way down there would be a
Gblg hill at every crossing, long ap.
approaches and a consequent damage tC
Sthe abutting property. !,
q The Firms Affected. +.
4 Among the industries affected by a
Hehange IN the grade are the Godsor
#Electric Galvanizing company, the
white Boat company, r. B. Thompson
douglas Elevator Standard Oil com
sPany, Lenhart Wagon company, Harris
Machinery company, Western Scrap
Slron company, johnson, Smith & Co.
aand J. L. Owens company, together will
several smaller concerns.
il These concerns will be put to grea-
Expense if the grade is separated. Their
8sidetracks would have to be raised o.
SlOWered, and their shipping rooms
swould have to be arranged accordingly
I'm some instances it would be necessary
Ito rebuild. 81. >.
Frank F. Lenhart said today that hi
Sdid not purpose taking any hand in tn,
#movement. He declared that it was
sthe evident intention of the aldermen
#to consult only the wishes of the stree
Srailway company and the railroad com
#panies. =
II Waiting for Litigation.
n No attention, he said, had been pail
@to the property owners, and he though
THAT there was no likelihood that they
would be consulted. He said furthe
that he for one had no intention of in
Sterfering, but would allow the counei
&and the railroads to do as they pleased
and. if his property was injured h
would collect damages thru the courts
Mr.. Lenhart said that he had con
ferred with the owners Of several of tn
industrial plants and they had declare,
their intention of exacting the fulles
PREPARATION for all damage to their prop
Eerty and business interests.