Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-24
NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL
ENGINEERS SAY THIRD ROAD
MUST BE IN.
NOT FEASIBLE TO BUILD
vIADUcT ONLY OVER TWO
Engineers Held Out for Same Con-
tenton That Has Been Made Locally,
That Elimination Of Great Western
Did Not Help MISUNDERSTANDING Now
Set for Feb. 8.

ternoon between attorneys and engi-
neers for the Chicago & Northwestern
and Iowa Central railways. and Mayor
lasiedle ana City Solicitor Nortfup,
the Third avenue viaduct hearing was
post por.sd TO Wednesday. Feb 5. at
which time the two railroads concern
ell III the councils resolution of neceS-
sity Will submit plans Of viaduct they
viii he willing to build
Will Include Great Western.
The most important thing that de-
,tiopei in the conference between the
attorneys engineers and mayor Mon
day afternoon was the fact that tht
\orthweste tern and Iowa Central will in
sist on the Chicago Great Western be-
ing included in the viaduct. The rail-
road attorneys ard engineers said that
i would not be feasible 10 build VIA
Duct without including the third road.
for some day the work would have TO
be done over again in order to take in
ths. Great Western. The statement OF
tn. engineers bears out local conten-
tons that viaduct only over TWO
roads. and eliminating the Great West
ern, would not help matters.
Are Willing to Build.
The railroad I3gineers and attorneys
expressed a Willingness % build VIA
duct and said that they would raise no
ohjact,Srs - the construction providing
they might build according 10 plans
they deemed advisable. The engineers
object 20 the plans as prepared hT the
council. and said hat by Feb. they
would nave plans ready and submit
them 70 the council for it, discussion
and approval.
/, was agreed al the conference that.
il the railroads would make no OBJ
lection TO the viaduct under the plans
they are ready 10 submit. that the city
Will make no further move until the
adjourned hearing on the S-h. Mayor
Ingledue Informed the engineers that II
the two railroads would erect the via
duct without opposition or litigation ne
would sea that the Great Western made
no objection in being Included. It was
irtirnated by the engineers that il
would be necessary for the Chicago
Great Western 70 lower its tracks. and
that BY so doing the north approach
would not have 70 be much different
. than at first planned. The engineers
estimated that the structure would cost
somewhere around s15o,00o
Build For Street Car Track.
The railroad engineers were asked
concerning the arrangements on the
viaduct for the street railwa" tracks.
iand replied THAI the vaduct would in
clude a place for the tracks, and that
the street railway would BE- 20 no more
expense than 10 lay its rails and pay
for the paving between the rails and on
either side, the same as if The street
IA ilu.av company We're laying line on
street The engineers said that in the
case Of nterurnans the cost would be
more and apporrioned TO the line. but
street cars were provided for under the
law The engineers said that the fu
be taken into consideration when the
viaduct was built. and that the Eaduct
would be heavy enough to hold the
Height of interurban trains if they We're
ever installed The railroads want
an agreement with the city. however
to the effect that if an interurban is
/ built Il will pay 20 the railroad COM
panies its share of The Improvement.
Representing TIE railroads at the
conference Monday afternoon were
James Davis, Of Des Moines general
counsel Of the Northwestern for Iowa
| w n Finley Of Chicago assistant
| chief engineer OF the Northwestern: W
F., II. Brenner oe Minneapolis gen eral at
/ torney for the Iowa Central and the
/ Minneapolis & ST. Louis and P G.
/ Kenlv. of Minneapolis. chief engineer
| for the Iowa Central and NJ & st. L.