Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-16
SPECIAL SESSION OF COUNCIL
Part of Three Streets Vacated fol
North western Railroad.


North western Railroad.
After going over the ground during the
afternoon as a committee Of the whole. the
city council last night under suspension of
the rules, passed an ordinance vacating
portions Of streets and avenues in the
northern part Of the city in favor of the
Chicago q Northwestern railroad com
pany,, which, it is announced, plans ex-
pending about $500, 900 in the improvement
and enlargement of its terminals in Council
Bluffs.
The streets and avenues vacated include
a part of Avenue F, between Eleventh
and Twelfth streets, a strip on the west
side of Eleventh street west Of Avenue G
and that portion of Eighth street north Of
the brick yards. In exchange for North
Eighth street, the railroad deeds the city
sufficient ground for a roadway east Of the
present t~horoughfore. The alley in the
block between Avenues F and G and Elev-
enth and Twelfth streets is also vacated.
The railroad agreed to maintain the new
portion of North Eighth street for one
year and to maintain permanently a fence
on the west side between the roadway and
its tracks.
The council, also by resolution, granted
nc OIluW6SleTn TdllrOdQ the rlRnl 10 lay
two or more tracks across Avenue C and
Twelfth street, across the same avenue be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, across
Avenue E, and across and along North
Eleventh street.
The company was also given permission
by resolution to construct and maintain a
temporary track on North Eighth street
during the necessary excavation for the
groding of the new yards and construction
Of new roadway to take the place of that
portion of North Eighth street to be va
Gated.
The railroad company asked for the vaca-
ton of Avenue q, but abutting and ad-
Joining property owners objected and the
council declined to grant the request.
The Improvements contemplated, work on
which, 1t was stated last night, would be
commenced at once, are to consist Of a
twenty-four stall roundhouse, the capacity
OF which can be increased to accommodate
fifty locomotives, a machine shop, a black
smith shop, a store house, a modern coal
shed, car repair yards with a capacity OF
$50 to 200 cars, coach yards with a capacity
of 100 coaches and a general yard with a
capacity of approximately 1000 cars.
According to the statement of an official
of the railroad to Mayor
Maloney yesterday, the extension of the
roads facilities in Council Bluffs means
that the company expects to concentrate
here the mechanical work of its Black
Hills line, Of it's main line between Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Boone and its Sioux City
line, making Council Bluffs one of the
most important points on its western sys'
tenn for this branch of work.
Before the trip over the ground yester'
day afternoon, the members of the ,itS
council were entertained at dinner at tht
Grand hotel by 4. S. Roberts, right-of-waS
agent for the railroad company, with head
quarters In Chicago. Besides Mayor Ma
loney and the councilmen there were pres
ent City Engineer Etnyre, City Clerk Cas-
ady, City Solicitor Kimball, c. NJ. Har
and Emmett FINLEY, local attorneys for th'
railroad, and william Arnd, local right-of'
way purchasing agent.
The resolution calling for the construc
ton of several miles OF brick and cenen'
sidewalks was finally adopted last night
The contract for printing was awarded tC
the Franklin Printing company.
John Under was granted a saloon per
NIT for 1901 West Broadway. The council
adjourned to next Monday night.