The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-21


A conference held late Wednesday
afternoon between Mayor Farquhar
son, Jake Douglas, U 9 tsuss. +.
p. Lille. Charles Martendale and j.,
~. Calvert, comprising committees
from the Guthrie chamber OF com
merce and retailers association. and
Superintendent w II sharpe Of the
Santa Re Railroad company, on the
proposed mammoth waduct across
the Santa Ne and d. H. and q. rail-
way properties. and also the Cotton
wood river. extending from the east
line of thee Santa Fe right az way on
Cleveland avenue In a northwesterly
direction 20 tae intersection of tho
alley III block 40 Guthrie proper on
Fifth street, With approaches extend
ing 20 Noble and Cleveland avenues,
and a branch viaduct from the inter-
sections OF Fourth street south
across the Cottonwood river 10 Ok
lahOma avenue brought out the fol-
lowing results
First. That the cost OF the viaduct
as outlined above with f0rtyfoot
roadway on the main yiaduct and
twenty foot roadway for the Oklaho-
ma avenue branch VIC be In the
uelghhorh0od Of 100000 which Is
$500 In excess OF the amount the
Santa Re would be Wiling 70 expend
for the same to get the Oklahoma
avenue crossing vacated
Second. That The street car com.
pany had decided that they would
rather erect their own viaduct and
not go In with the Santa Ire on the
cost Of erecting tae main forty foot
yiaduct
Third: That Superintendent Sharpe
agreed TO recommend 20 the head of.
ilcers that tho viadnct be erected as
proposed with twenty-five foot
roaGway In case the chief engineers
of the road approve the same and
find thai the total cost viii not OK.
coed si50000
Superintendent Sharpe announced
during the conference that the Santa
Fc had abandoned iis original pur-
pose OF iillng ~ Hlo p. II. and G.
property west Of the Cottonwood
river
superintendent sharpe also assur-
ed the mayor and committees that
the Santa he would make extensive
improvements IN the capital city
within The next yeae He assured
the committee that transheds will
b. erected Immediately and that the
Union depot VIII BE- remodeled. The
estimated cost OF the improvements
including the yladsef will exceed
sZ50O00. tn train sheds are 10 be
located across Oklahoma avenue and
will extend l50 feet to t.la north OF
Oklahoma avenue and as far south
as the ticket Office All northbonnd
and branch line passenger trains will
siop in front 0f the waiting rooms Of
the Union depot under the train
sheds The southhound trains will
also stop under the sheds A twenty
four foot sidewalk viii be extended
across Oklahoma avenue to the
north line OF The train sheds With
platforms between tae other passen-
ger tracks.
Superintendent Sharpe promises 10
have his engineers az once make .
survey Of the Santa Fe main line
tracks from Oklahoma 10 College
avenue 10 try 10 raise the track at
NCble avenue cross from one 20 two
feet. In Gaze this can be done the
Noble avenue bridge will be raised
and the street put on a good grade
from Fifth TO Second streets which
would make Noble avenue the beat
paved dfiyeway ia the state.
Superintendent sharpe last even
ing saw the plans and profIles OF
Engineer Guy and City Engineer
Hooker for the drawing Of detailed
plans and an accurate cost OF the
construction of twenty-five foot
viaduet.
Superintendent Sharpe stated At
fse meeting that The Santa Fe had
expected getting the s35.o00 bond Is
sue FROM the city 10 erect this VIA
ieo' aud was not aware Of the fact
that Il was voted for only Noble
avenue and that It could not be used
for any other yiadnef