The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-01-14
LOCATING THE DEPOT
Council and Commercial Club Hold
Joint Meeting, Want Depot
South of Bridge Street

On Wednesday evening the cit,
council and the Commercial club me
at the club rooms to meet with rep
resentatives of the Short Line to dis
cuss the location of the proposed new
freight and passenger depots.
The Short Line was represented
by w. A. Armstrong, superintendent
OF the Montana division, d. Worth
Clark, attorney for the road, and the
construction engineer.
There was much discussion of the
subject, the principal things consid
cred being the convenience of the
people in crossing the tracks, getting
the yards SO arranged that trains will
block the crossings the least, so the
danger will be reduced to minimum,
and SO 1t will be convenient for peo-
pie to get to the depots to transact
business and to board the trains.
Railroads Proposition
The proposition made by IT,. rail.
road company was to build the pas
senger depot on the west side of the
tracks at the crossing of Pacific street
or almost opposite where it is, prob
ably hundred feet south of it, and
have the depot and platforms occupy
two blocks, parking the space in the
rlght-of-Way at the east side of the
tracks for the two blocks.
A broad pavement would be made
to accommodate the pedestrians to
and from the building at this point
and also for crossing the streets and
racks, but no driveway would be left
open there. Bridge street and Idaho.
he one opposite the Commercial hotel
would be open, also all others now
open.
The tracks would be arranged so
here would be but one track at the
lepot besides the main line. The
relght depot to be located near the
resent stock yards and the stock
ards located farther north or out
N the Mackay branch west of the
wye.
Some OF the speakers opposed clos
ng Pacific or any other street, and |
put the depot south of the
,ater tank, while others wanted both
epots tfRrther north than they are
ow. Mr.. Armstrong said it would
e desirable to have them within a
lock or two of each other, and If
hey were placed south of Bridge
lreet4 he did not think it would be so
for the town, as it would
ompel the drays to cross the track
nd go down as far as the lower sec
on house or further for all freight.
A motion was made to adopt the
Ians offered by the railroad COM
any, and this was amended to locate
9TH depots south of Bridge street.
he amendment carried by a vote of
to 26.
This means only that the citizens
hen asked to make choice of loca-
on, indicated this as their choice,
1T 1t is not mandatory with the
ounc1i nor the railroad company
lat it be built there. If the com {
my declines to use the location in |
Gated, the citizens may be given !
e choice of approving the other or !
ggesting a new location, or waiting
It'll such time as an agreement can
reached between the town and the d
ilroad. The city council can grant
e right to close the crossing at Pa
tic street as asked by the company,
ID close Idaho street, which has
ver been opened, for the freight ,
pot, and this would enable the rail- I
ad company to proceed, but it is 7
ubtful whether the council will
ke such action until it is sanctioned 7
the Commercial club or a repre- 7
ntative body of citizens. The mat 7
will probably be acted upon at the
'eting next Tuesday evening. j,