The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-08-18
, pEPbr PLANS APPROVED.
Six Mdnths Time Gwen For Con
stfuotlon-Good Buildings
Promised.

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stfuotlon-G Good Buildings
Promised.
Representing the city, J. G. Shat.
tuck, president of the Improvement
Association, and E.cO. Dewey, chair
man Of the depot committee, were in
Lansing, Thursday afternoon to attend
the hearing before the State Railroad
Commission on the question Of approx
ing the plans for the three new rail.
road stations to be erected In this city.
The hearing was very brief and in.
formal, Commissioners Glasgow and
Dickinson ststing as soon as they were
informed that the plans were salts
factory to the citizens OF this city that
the Commission would issue formal
approval Of the same this week and
send an order to the three railroads
requiring the buildings to be COM
pleted within six months. During the
discussion the fact was brought out
that the commissioners were in the
city few days ago and made brief
inspection Of conditions at the junction
to ascertain whether all the roads
could use as transfer station the
station to be erected by the Michigan
Central without discommoding the
travelling public too much. 1t is the
plan Of the Central to erect building
just north of the Ann Arbor track,
which would probably require shift
of the Y running across the Ann Arbor
track to the Grand Trunk track. The
distance from this point to the Grand
Trunk trains If the same are stopped
at the crossing will not be as far as it
is at present from where trains stop to
the junction depot. This being true it
is to be hoped that the negotiations
now pending for the joint use Of the
Michigan Central station may result in
an agreement satisfactory to the man.
agement Of the three roads. This
arrangement will provide good depot
at the junction for the accommodation
Of all who wish to take trains at this
point will accommodate transfer pas
sengers in a satisfactory manner, and
will give two good down town depots.
The Commissioners could give no
definite Information as to where the
Grand Trunk station would be located
but gave it as their opinion that the
management of the road would like to
build near Washington street If q
suitable site could be secured.
Satisfaction was expressed on the part
of the Commissioners over the fact that
Owosso citizens were finally in a way
to. obtain what they had wished for and
expressed the hope that there would bt
no delay on the part Of the railroad
companies in beginning and complet
ing the stations. The committee ex
pressed the thanks of our citizens to thu
Commission for the action they had
taken and the patience with which they
had 80 frequently listened to the long
drawn ont but happily settled contro
versy.
Details were given in our last issu,
as to the plans which the Ann Arbol
railroad had fled with the State Rail
road Commission for its proposed new
station in this city. One error crept in
to the same. the size being 30 K 90 fee
instead Of 80 70 as stated. On Satur
day the plans for the Michigan Contra
and Grand Trunk were received ant
before the return of the three plans OF
Tuesday number Of citizens looked
them over carefully. Without an ex
Iception everyone who saw the plans ex
pressed satisfaction with the same, tn,
feeling being general that Owosst
would have three first. class station
such as the business of the town war
rants and demands. The plans wer'
approved by unanimous vote at tn,
TUESDAY, lunch Of the improvement
Association and the wish expressed tina
work might be commenced at an early
date on all three buildings.
The plan for the Grand Trunk show
q we'll arranged building 33 K 104 IT
8 inches, one story high, to be heatet
with steam or hot water. At the eas
end is the shelter 10 Z 30. at the ives
end the baggsgeroom II < 10. connected
with the waiting room, which is 90 8
"a; the ticket Office 10 10 10 0; tn,
smoking room 1914 Z 12; ladies' res
room 10-4 K IL; toilet rooms bein,
connected with the latter rooms. TIL
plan is very similar to the Gran,
Trunk station at Pontiac and will Civ
the city we'll arranged and commo
dious station.
The Michigan Central depot is differ
ent in shape from either Of the others
the size being 70 8x41.i0; waiting room
80 4x35 A; ticket Office, 13 sxf5.4; Ia
dies rest room. 10.4x124; smokin
room, 10 sx20 4; bsggsgeroom, 20-7x2s-
two toilet rooms A basement will car
for the heating plant as well ss COZ
bins, etc.