The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-03-11
A New Depot for Norfolk.

A new brick passenger station, mod.
ern in every respect, at the head of
Fifth street. is the announcement
made for Norfolk by A. l.. Mohler, gen.
eral manager of the Union Pacific rail.
road. The old depot will be moved to
the east and converted into a freight
depot and warehouse. This announce
ment was made before a meeting of
committees representing the CONNER.
Cial club and city council, held at the
Elks club rooms Saturday morning.
Mr.. Mohler, accompanied by Mr..
Huntley, chief engineer of the road,
Charles Ware, superintendent for the
Nebraska division, and Mr.. Kyle, sec
rotary to Mr.. Mohler, arrived In Nor
folk by special train Friday evening
at 9 o'clock, to look over the depot sit
uation here.
After an early breakfast these Off.
Gals made tour of inspection about
their grounds here and concluded that
their old structure is not a fit repre-
sentative of a first class railroad, so
! that when they met the committee of
on the part of anyone to induce them
to concede that Norfolk is entitled to
good station and they very promptly
announced their decision and asked II
it would be satisfactory to the city.
Chairman Burnham of the commit
tee. President Killian of the CONNER.
cial club, and Mayor Friday said they
were very much pleased with the
promise, and congratulated Mr.. Mohler
upon the fact that he so readily agreed
with the desires of Norfolk citizens
In truth, they had expected to make an
argument for the new station, have 1t
taken under advisement, and then wait
for few months for a decision. But
they did not know Mr.. Mohler-he had
his mind made up before he reached
the meeting that the Union Pacific
should give the city a good station and
he unhesitatingly promised it.
In Center Of Street.
The new passenger station will be
located in the center of Fifth street,
which terminates at the U. P. grounds,
and will be slightly structure of
brick. Mr.. Mohler asked if the city
had sewerage system and when as
sured on that point, said that the
building would be modern in every de-
tail. He stated that the sidetrack now
on the south side of the old building
would be removed so that when Fifth
street is paved the paved street would
extend up to it's doors. Mayor Friday
assured the general manager that the
street will be paved this year, which
seemed to please Mr.. Mohler.
Mr. Mohler admitted that there had
been apparent delay in deciding the
in reality there has been no delay
since the matter was up for consid'
Grafton in the fall, as the condition of
the weather during the winter would
not have allowed any work to be done
toward construction. at is perhaps
true" said Mr. Mohler, that this sta
ton should have been built several
years ago. and perhaps the same
might hold good in regard to paving
in Norfolk. So you see the railroad is
not the only sinner along the line Of
procrastination."
v. p. Signs Paving Petition.
Speaking of paving, reminded some
one that the Union Pacific had not yet
signed the petition on their Norfolk
avenue property, and City Clerk Har.
ter was hunted up and presented the
paving petition, which was readily
signed by Mr.. Huntley on behalf of
the company.
Considerable time was taken in dis
GUESSING the switching proposition on
Norfolk avenue, the railroad officials
explaining the difficulties of making
up their trains at some other point in
their yards, owing to the fact that
nineteen industries are located along
tracks which converge from the main
line in the neighborhood of Norfolk
avenue. After the difficulties had
been explained, Mayor Friday and
Councilman Brakeman agreed that the
city should be as liberal as possible in
regard to the matter, and it seemed to
be the sentiment that policy of give
and take between the city and the
railroad should be adopted.