Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-05
BELT LINE TO BE
ELEVATED SOON
Superintendent D'Bernardi Says the
Company win Raise Tracks
for Long Distance,
ONLY WAITS ON COURT ORDER

Ae arc wen along TOWARD ln'
maturing 81 plans That Will not oDlj
eliminate The grade erOssln> Of III,
Missouri Pacific al Dodge street, buI
e.s0 the crossings ~ al streets be.
tween Leavena0fth and Cunning,
asserted General superintendent
DBernardl. who IL In town con.
tinuine, Mr.. D'Berpardl sald
"O1f engineers are about through
With their surveys and II ought moi
~ be long before their report viii
be ready for submission. This re-,
port, | understand, viii make proW-
Sens for the elevation Of ell that
portion Of the Belt Line between
t.aagenw0rth street on The south and
Cunning on The NORTH. n VIII also
rake provisions for concrete arches
over each Of the streets, leaving The
roadway for al the streets ~ grade.
Tiasfes for Future.
"A Pladpet over Dodge street 20 faf
~ : Understand il 10 longer considered
~ tHe Missouri faeihcs engineering DE-
pafimfnt. N Il #as Dodge street alone
NE would not hesitate 10 no ahead and
build The vladuet bul We have E6f N
figure On the future n 0msha Rf6w
ss Ws anticipate that Il will, ii IL going
10 spY6d out n tGs West = long dis
distance. III thst event, II VIII mem 4
great increase II traffic along not only
dodge, but aIi other streets tapping the
#estefn portions NJ Tie fitg with This
Increase IL traffic THAT would naturally
follow n would BE- bHt snort iitaa
when we would be eaiied upon 10 build
"a yiaduet along fafhHm ana soon after
ward We would have 10 Daild gisdneta
alohs III the other stfee.x
m W. aleFate the tracks, list settles
The uattef for 81 flt1e 10 coma "
COURSE, u first Il h going ~ e9st mueh
more tnan 10 build RlsdHot aloBf
Dodge street, bit III the end u would
he much chespef This IL the pieV t5ken
bf nll tie company officials.
In fltf elevation ~ the tracks there
@itl he No ffeHtie 0Yet the streets. TBe
streets y III probably BE- ieft at their pfess
EFT width and over eacb fh6fe all he
constructed concrete atebf strong
enough - Withstand anY strain that
would he eyer placed upon thetn
'fT'lte tracks NJ the sldHGs, N e6uts
viii not be elevated. They VIII ieaVe tlir
n1alit liHe and 10 dowu 10 the manu-.
featuring and commercial plants On ~
aasY Rtade md workiha oBt such 4 gfhls
IL what las been gvibg the engineers
The most difficulty bnt / think tires
have solved isis problem
watts Court order.
tndefataud tbat I nm not setting j
time when tbe elevation ~ this Belt Line
track VIII bealn and wban Me work vii
he completed While the company nlsb'
be feadg 10 atart work within thir1f
days. the court might not permit II q
begin within Yeaf Az The situation
nov exists and the read In the hands o.
feeeivefs, We can a. nothing without
authority n the federal court
~ Missouri Pacific Officials gpproys
the elevation pians, they must no befgse
the court and secure approval there The
must fhow that Ike expenditure N monss
for this purpose Ia necessary and They
must also show That the money 10 aYsil
able. Already the court has announce
That the issuance n receivers cenld.
Gates viii not b. eountenaneed. wh'en
neana that before tte expenditure N any
money IL authorized there must he
money on hand 70 make The payments.
"Of course / hope That haste can be-
made and that tie work may be started
during The coming season and carried
on 70 completion 1T The earliest date, SET.
o. | aaid before. ! am unable 10 say
when We wili get started"