The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-09
Special Committee Submits
Its Plan for Settling the
National Road Improve
ment Litigation.
SHARP REPLY GIVEN
BY ATTORNEY STUDY
Special Counsel for Board
Tells Club Members that
They Are Not Familiar
with the Situation.

This afternoon the special commit
tee appointed by the Commercial club
submitted it's recommendation to the
board of county commissioners regard
ing settlement of the dispute be-
tween the county and the T. H., l &
K. Traction company, relative to the
National road improvement, following
the county said that the Commercial
club committee did not understand the
situation and that the proposed settle
ment would be no saving for the coun-
ty, but on the other hand an advantage
to the traction company. He declar-
ed that the proposed settlement was
not as favorable for the county as that
submitted by the company officials
some time ago, and which the county
refused to accept.
Proposal to Board.
The following statement was sub
mitted to the commissioners:
Gentlemen:
Persuant to a previous conference
with you the committee appointed by
the Commercial Club to offer it's SER
vices to obtain an adjustment of the
difference between your body and the
T. II. !. & e Traction Co as to the To-
cation of tracks on that part of the
National Road that is being improved
under the Three Mile Road Law" are
prepared to offer the following propo-
sftions for your consideration
After somewhat protracted negotia-
tions with the Traction Company they
have signified their willingness to ac-
cept the following terms If presented
to them. This committee has gone into
the matter involving most of the de-
tails. and with the exception of some
possible minor matters which must be
adjusted between your body and the
Traction Company, unanimously rec
ommend it's acceptance.
The Proposition.
"The Traction Company, unless pre-
vented by legal process, shall move it's
tracks and relocate the same between
West Fifth street and point $50 feet
west of the west corporate line of the
city of Richmond and beyond the en-.
trance to Earlham Cemetery vault, SO
that the same shall be in the center of
the proposed 46 ft. roadway. and be-
tween the latter Ioint and the end of
such proposed roadway, so that the
gauge line of the north rail shall be 40
feet south of the north curb line of the
46 foot roadway with the following
exceptions. The tracks on Clear Creek
bridge to remain as now located, and
on the north culvert opposite Moor
mans and the Wyatt's Creek bridge to
be located so that the gauge line of the
north rail shall be 39' 6" south of the
north curb line.
The County shall provide the neces-
sary space for such cuts and fills as
shall be required for the relocation
of the tracks as above provided, and
shall also provide suitable retaining
and wing walls at the south end of the
culvert and Wyatt's Creek bridge at
the expense of the county. Provided,
however. that the Traction Company
shall not require at any point shoul-
der of more than three feet in width
| from the south end of the ties or a
| slope in cuts and fills of more than one
and a half feet to one foot, and the
Traction Company shall at its own ex.
pense do all the work and furnish all
the materials required for the con.
struction of it's roadbed south of the
| north rail of its tracks as relocated
except said retaining and wing walls
and pay the county the expense not to
exceed Ave hundred dollars.
Is to Move Girders.
"The Traction Company to move its
present girders at the arch culvert
and Wyatt's Creek to the new align
ment as soon as practicable after
County has provided the necessary
space and wing and retaining wallis
Reasonable curves shall be used by
the Traction Company in lining its
tracks from the center of the street to
the side and in changing to the align
ment. temporary or otherwise. at the
bridges. The tracks, however. is to be
at the correct grade at all points.
The tracks to remain as now locat
ed until the County shall have provid
ed necessary space and made the 9th
er arrangements for their relocation
above provided, whereupon the Trac
tion Company shall proceed diligentl,
to remove and relocate the same.
| In arriving at the foregoing terms
this committee consulted with the en-
gineer. Mr.. Fred Charles. and obtained
the amount of space necessary to
make the required fills. and also the
expense of constructing the wins
walls and also the saving of the ex
pense of the six feet of additional