The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-23
New Proposal to End Trac-
tion Squabble Presented
to the Commissioners by
Commercial Club.
COMPANY, AS USUAL
GETS BEST OF 1T
County to Purchase Ground
for the Company for Fills
and Cuts, and Company
Relocates Tracks.

Another compromise agreement has
been suggested by the Commercial
club to the Wayne County Board of
Commissioners, urging that the board
accept it and thus end the existing
conflict between the board members,
as representatives of Wayne township
tax payers, and the Terre Haute, In
dianapolis and Eastern Traction COM
cany, relative to the location of the
company's tracks on the National road,
from the city corporation line to the
Wayne-Center township line.
The proposition has been taken un-
der consideration by the commission
ers. Commissioner Beeson stated that
it probably would be accepted. if, on
investigation, it was found that the
county's interests were protected. The
proposal in some respects is similar to
previous propositions mace TO the COM
missioners, but in some features it is
regarded as a little bit more tightly
drawn to safeguard the interests of
the company.
Terms of Proposal.
Substantially it is proposed by the
Commercial club, according to it's CON-
mittee, including Postmaster E. Nj.
Haas, President S. E. Swayne and Sec
retary Charles Jogdan,,s that the COM
pany be allowed to relocate its tracks
on the highway, the north rail to be
forty feet from the curb line on the
north side of the improvement; that
the county commissioners either pur-
chase or otherwise secure space on
the south side of the highway which
will be sufficient for the company to
construct necessary fills or cuts, and
then build retaining walls and wing
walls, for which the company will con-
tribute not to exceed $3.50 for the
work done; that the cost of the fills
and the improvement of the highway
between the tracks of the company be
borne by the corporation. 1t is not
provided that the traction company i'm
prove the roadway between it's tracks
with macadam, which will be used
on the remaining forty feet of the i'm
provement. In fact if mud would suit
the purpose of the company, it could
be used according to an admission OF
counsel for the county by the terms
of the proposed agreement.
The committee suggested that the
agreement be signed by the commits
sioners, and promised that if it was it
would take the responsibility upon it.
self to see that the traction company
officials duly signed it. The attorneys
for the county counseled delay until
certain details could be more fully in
vestigated. If the agreement is sign
ed the commissioners agree to drop
their litigation, recently appealed to
the Indiana supremecourt.
Donated to Company.
BY the proposed agreement the work
already done on the six feet to the
south side of the highway by Con-
tractor Cronin, estimated by Engineer
Fred Charles to be of the value of
5000, will be taken advantage of by
the company, without any expense to
it. There are three bridges, including
the one over Clear Creek, another over
Wyatt's Creek and a third near Har-
mon Woltke's farm, west OF the city.
Fills of some proportions will have to
be made at these points.
The club proposed that strips OF
ground. from few inches to ten feet
wide, and several hundred feet long,
be purchased, or secured from the pro-
perty owners which is to be used, at
ter the county constructs retaining
walls and wings to the bridges. for the
purpose of the company making its
Clear Greek will be donated by the
cemetery association. The land which
can be secured from Andrew Mormon,
at Wyatt's creek. can be bought at
very nominal figure. which the COM
mittee said it would not be made pub
lie until the negotiations were COM
pleted, and land can be secured from
Woltke for $100 Samuel w. Gaar.
cashier of the Second National Bank.
owns ground to the east of Woltke's
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