The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-27
Company Will Garry Out Its
Part Of the Local Improve
ments that the Board Has
Ordered.
SUPT. M'DONALD WAS
BEFORE THE BOARD
States That the Present
North End Station May
Be Moved-Sorry the City
Will Lose Yards.

Cooperation between the G. & o.
railroad and the City was agreed up
on Mt this mornings board of works
meeting when Superintendent McDon-
aid Of the G. e. o. appeared In the
hearing on the South A street improve
ment and promised that the trestle ov-
er the street would be temporarily re-
paired and widened so that the street
may be made. as desired by the board.
Besides the South A street improve
ment, Mcdonald was requested to
make an effort to have the trestle over
the crematory road repaired and sew
cral supports now In the street, re-
moved. The paving of North Third
street and the widening Of this thor.
onghfarc. which will mean several
thousand dollars expense to the com.
pany. was discussed.
The company declared Melon
aid. will not stand in the way OF i'm
provcments and we shall do all we
can. The trouble Is we are little
hard up since the Governor stopped us
Only Needed improvements.
Tho railroad company does not want
10 make any more improvements than
absolutely necessary now according to
Mcdonald, because the work would all
have to he done over when the per-
manent improvements 10 the line are
made next year.
All the wooden trcstle work on the
line will he replaced by steel spans.
with concrete abutments. The work
around Richmond, the superintendent
says. will mean the expenditure OF
many thousands of dollars.
In his first report to Headquarters
regarding the improvements. McDon.
aid VIII give number Of important
suggestions regarding the proposed
change of the north end depot on
Third street to more satisfactory To-
cation and n change In the right OF way
of the company. so that better ship
ping yards may he had.
Tho depot change is practical He
suggested this morning that IL might
be moved to the corner Of Third and
Main streets. letting the sheds stand
on the present right OF way OF the
limo.
The right Of way Of the Hne Is cx-
trcmely bad, Mcdonald says. but he
secs no way at present for II to be al.
tered. The yards are all too narrow
In Richmond. so that shipping facili-
ties are anything but good.
Company Not SuIIen,
Discussing the South y street dc.
cision. Mcdonald said: Not in anger.
but In regret would the company look
Tor some other place for the Yards 4"
Tie said that Richmond would be a
fine location for the Yards. because 1t
Is centrally located between Chicago
and Cincinnati. The big yards will
be built within fifteen miles of Rich
mond. he said. The company could
not make Bcallvicw the location for
the yards without street being
closed. according to the railroad man.
He implied that the ruling would
probably mean the loss of several fam
lilies tn Richmond. With the big
yards located here he thought Rich.
mond would have had a better chance
OF getting a new station.
Harry Gcnnctt appeared for the
Starr Piano company which will pay
the cost OF paving South A from First
TO Second street. in order to get an
other entrance To it's grounds. The
Improvement will be pushed as soon
rs the weather permits.