South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-18
Mayor, Engineer, and Works
Board Meet With Repre-
SentativeS of Three
Railroad Companies.
EXPECT AGREEMENT AT
AFTERNOON SESSION
Gas Rate Question is Taken
Up With Officials at
4::30 O'Clock
Today.

officials Of the railroads interested
in track elevation in South Bend,
mem bers of the board Of works,
Mayor Keller and City Engineer
Fred Anderson are holding an all
day conference today discussing
plans for the elevation of the New
York Central tracks from Michigan
ST.. 10 Chaplin st. The meeting start
ed at 10 o'clock and was expected
10 continue throughout the day, a
settlement OF the questions involved
Seing hoped for by tonight.
one OF the principal questions
under consideration was the de-
preston Of the New York Central
acks. Plans and counter-plans
we're brought forward during the
daS both BY the city and railroad Of
fcials Early this afternoon indica-
tons were that the officials would
each an amicable agreement in the
t.,rH OF a compromise relative TO
me depression question.
Three Lines Represented.
Representing the New York Cen
tral we're Atty Hubbell and n. z.
Reinsagen, principal assistant en-
gineer OF the company. Atty. Cra-
bill and Engineer Going represented
the Grand Trunk and Western Co,
while the Nanadalia company was
represented by Atty Sam Parker
and Engineer Johnson. r. NJ. Morris.
A. II. Rice and J. g. Weber of the
board OF works. Mayor Keller and
Engineer Anderson represented the
city administration.
The V8nadalia and Grand Trunk
raGroads are much interested in the
deviation Of the New York Central
tracks The Nanadalia company has
connection with the New York Cen
tral tracks i'm the city and the eleva-
ton will mean considerable changes.
The Grand Trunk also is interested
in various crossings which will of
necessity be elevated by the opera
ton OF the plan under consideration.
Discuss Technical Points.
Most Of the conversation at the
conference today was technical. the
numerous minor points in connection
with the elevation being discussed.
Blue prints of the various plans pro-
posed were before the men at the
conference. The elevation OF the
tracks will begin at Michigan St, and
continue TO Chaplin ST. This Will
avoid many Of the DANGEROUS cross
ings along the line.
II was expected that some definite
plaE would be worked out before the
ms,:..ag was adjourned this evening
This is the first step In the plan TO
hive all tracks in the city elevated
and the completion OF this step will
he followed by others along similar
lines.
Board Gets Bids.
Before the conference opened
Tuesday morning the board received
bids for the paving of Jacquith CT.
These were referred 20 the city en-
gineer for tabulation and viii be
referred back TO the board 20 night
Another important hearing which
is scheduled for tonightS meeting
is the resolution for the deepening
and cleaning OF McCartney's creek
from Beck's lake 90 Nassar az. II
IS stated that the creek is contin-
ually overlooking. making an unsan-
itarv condition in the vicinity.
There also VIII De a hearing on
the pipe sewer on Francis st. the
sidewalk on the east side OF Miami
St. the pipe sewer on Miami ST., and
several other matters OF minor inn
2ortancs.