The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-07
What the Company Offers.

What the Company Offers.
The Milwaukee company is, however,
willing to do it's share toward the sepa-
ration Of the grade crossings on the
main line from the Milwaukee station
at Third avenue to South Minneapolis
junction, where the railway shops are
located. It is not willing, however. to
and it's proposal differs widely from
that Of the city. The company favors
the elevation Of the tracks as the most
satisfactory method to all interests in
volved. There are some material diff
ferences however. Instead of raising
the tracks two feet at the station plat
form, the company proposes to start ID
feet lower and from there rise on 8
reached, where the city's proposed ele-
walton of about nine feet above the
present crossing is met.
Between Tenth and Sixteenth ave-
nues the company proposes to depress
the tracks so as to save the expense of
| a costly fill, but strikes the city's grade
again at Sixteenth, with an average ele-
to 9.4 feet. From Sixteenth to Frank
lin the city's grade is followed, but
| from Franklin to the South Minneapolis
yards there is 40 per cent down grade
until the present level Of the tracks is
reached.
| The company's plans cut out ten
bridges between the station and
Twenty fourth street, respectively at
Twenty fourth street, Eighth street,
Seventeenth avenue, Seventh street,
Sixth street, Fourteenth avenue, Fifth
street, Fourth street, Eleventh avenue
and Ninth avenue. At Fifth street and
at Seventh street it is proposed to open
new streets by condemning property
on the west side of the right of-way
and parallel to the some, which will
save the expense Of a bridge and the
lowering Of the street by simply MAX
ing a comparatively slight jog.
The important crossings at Tenth
and Franklin avenues are left exactly
as proposed by the city.
Wants Streets Vacated.
/ The most startling feature Of tho
proposed plans are the company's de-
mands for the vacation of streets.
These include the vacation of strip
on the west side of Second street S,
thirty feet wide and extending from
Fifth avenue to Eighth avenue S, SO
as to control the company's transfer
tracks to other railway systems. The
vacation of Eighth avenue between
Washington and Second and between
Washington and Third is also demand
ed. The former street has been closed
for travel ever since the Washington
viaduct was constructed and the latter
vacation is for the purpose of an APP
proach to the so-called Eustis spur
track between Washington avenue and
Third street. The vacation of Ninth
avenue between Washington and Third
street is asked, on the ground that this
thorofare is not needed. The next
street vacation, proposed. is at Eleventh
avenue S, where the width of the right
of-way feet is to be va
Gated on both Fourth street and
Eleventh avenue, and also a half block
: of Eleventh avenue south of Fourth
, street, so as to give an approach to the
: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail
way yards without building any bridges
: or interfering with the present yards
| At Thirteenth avenue there will be a
/ bridge, but not across Fifth street
8 which is to be vacated acros the right
of way, new street being laid out as
, no bridges at Sixth street and Four
teenth avenue, nor at Seventh street
, ! where the solution of the crossing will
\ be the same as at Fifth street. Neither
; will there be any bridges at Eighth
i street and Seventeenth avenues S. Fur
s thermore, the company proposes that
! Eighth street be vacated from Seven
!, teenth avenue to Cedar, so as to enable
q the company to get to the Eighth street
h yards, which will be left as they are
: Twenty-fourth street also is to be va
+ Gated.
d The company's plans will not cal
, for an deeper lowering of the streets
: than is desired by the city except al
Sixth avenue S, where the proposed
!. viaduct approach to the milling district
will have to come down another foot.
: The levels appearing on the Milwau
KEGS plans do not agree entirely will
those of the city engineer, but in the
main, the company purposes to main
tain an average track elevation of be
: tween nine and ten feet beyond Tenth
avenue S.
A Bridge at Lake Street.
The important crossing at Lake stree
! which, on account of the third inter
: urban line and increased traffic be
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