Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
COUNCIL AND RAILROADS SREAk
OFF THEIR RELATIONS IN
NEGOTIATIONS.
ROADS DO NOT APPEAR
At WEDNESDAY HEARING
Mayor Declares They save 5-oSen
Faith and Council ve:es g Certify
Original Plans to Railroad cemris-
sion Next Monday Nish.-Pros peets
For Contest Good


Chicago & Northwestern and Iowa Cen
trail railroads on one side and the city
council on the other, over the building
of the Third avenue vtaducs. are very
good as the result Of the action taken
"Wednesday night, when the council
voted to certify to the railroad commits
sion the original plans for the viailec
as drawn by City Engineer Steiner. and
concerned hereafter.
The railroads promised. thru their
general counsel and chief engineers,
that, Il the city would waive their APP
pearance on Jan. %. they would sub
init plans OF their own on F'ep. ), II
was further agreed that. IN the mean
time no snap judgment would ne taken
by either side, and that both the rail-
roads and the city would deter all
further action until tbs date agreed
upon
Railroads Fail 60 Appear.
A1rllp II was announced in the news
columns OF the T.-R- "Wednesday even
ing that Chief Engineer R G. kenly, Of
the Iowa Central, vas here TO attend
the hearing. no appearance OF any klnd
was made before the council. either on
the part of the Central or the NortA-
western. This did not tend 10 put the
council IN q very good hutnor, and me
mayor announced that. as far as ne was
concerned he was thru with the rail-
roads, and wanted the original plans 70
60 before tn. railroad commission.
Roads Claim Plans Are Faulty.
Tho railroad engineers have claimed
ali along that the plans as fur11is ned
10y the city are faulty, and that they
would never consent 70 build q T!aduct
according 10 the spectfica lions outlined
The plans as now draw, cover only m
Northwestern and Iowa Central While
me engineers OF those roads claim tha-
the Chicago Great Western tracks
should BE- included. ard that yiaduc-
would only be d temporary rladles!l.-r
without ne other sets II tracks in
Guided Maro- Ing edue agreed with
the railroad attorneys and ergi--ars a
the last conference held ma NJ would
g..e that ta4 Chicago Great Western
made 10 objection - The plar, r-ov.d-
ing the Northwestern ami Iowa Central
promised .ha- they would ,.G- resist
the v.aducc ana would build according
u me plans presented ~ the railroads
and finally approval. The railroad en-
giaeers agreed 70 MS procedure sc-
cordng % the mayor
Adopts Resolution 20 Act.
After declaring nat ta@ railroads
had broken tai-h with che city By not.
appearing, me snayo~ had c!-y soi!ci-
10y Northup prepare q resolution eor
action II The viadac- .natl~-, Mr. HUI
presented 4. and rs e lop-ion by the
IT
poned further action on the v.aduc-
until next Monday night. when the
present plans viii he formally certified
10 the railroad comm iss3oa for lis ap-
prevail
"stick to Original Plan"-Gresoy
Mr.. Gregory SAID he thought il a good
time to stick to the original plan 20
build the viaduct sou.n from Nevada
street and not drag the Greet West
ern into Il Gregory thought he nom
resistance Of -he railroads indicated
that the roads were not serious in &C
cepting the proposition, yet al the asst
meeting Mr.. Gregory assured The coun-
Gil that It could bank OF anything Mr.
Davis, general attorney of ne North
western. had said with reference TO
the action OF the roads.
Mr. Clark. who has -ave- thought
that the Great Western should De n
Guided in the viaduct, also believed tha.
road should be eliminated Let The
future take care OF the other road" M.
Clark said
Mayor 1ngledue SAID that 10 excuses
for not appearing at the hearing from
the railroads would be tolerated by the
council City Solicitor Northuo said
that he thought the railroads We're
playing for time.