The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-31
''Y" FOR n. COURT
NOT EVEN ORDERED
PLAN TO USE OLD "Y"
DISCARDED AT CRESTON
1t is One Thing to Have a Blue Print
Made and Another to Buy
Switch

Five weeks ago The Sentinel began
printing criticisms of the Southwes-
tern Ry. managers in connection with
the dilatoriness shown in the matter
of paving N. Court street. 1t was not
that the Sentinel had any pick against
the railway people on that or any
other score; it was simply that the
work was being allowed to drag and
Sentinel scribes knew that the public
were not being treated as they should
be.
In fact nothing was being done to
help push the paving to completion,
despite promises by railway officials
in the past and assurances that they
were anxious to do their part in the
present. Looking these facts in the
face Sentinel scribes continued to
| prod the animals"
On the issue of the fifth Sentinel
containing criticisms local represen-
tative of the company secured tele-
phone connection with the construc-
tion superintendent and demanded
that he come to Medina at once. Por-
crastination was at once suggested
some later day he'd come-but the To-
cal representative, feeling that the
Sentinel criticisms were right, insisted
that he catch the next car. This was
done and the man was soon on the
ground.
The Sentinel man was looked up and
after passing the buck" it was agreed
that men would be sent to Medina i'm
mediately and the work of moving
the tracks begun. Railway represen-
tatives lay much of the blame on Me-
dina officials, and gave evidence to
prove their contentious. The discus
sion brought out the fact that much
of the business in connection with
this improvement had been permitted
to drift from one stage to another,
with no one making business like
effort.
A year or more ago representatives
of the railway people, talking to
Council, said that the track and
switch measurements had been taken
and an order given for the steel to
be used in laying the hines on N.
Court street. This claim has been
made at divers times since, coupled
with the promise that any time Coun-
Gil should ask it this improvement
would be started on "a hours notice.
In more ways than one, under adverse
circumstances land by differene word
of mouth, the statement has been
spread that everything needed in con-
nection with the improvement had
been ordered and in such ample time
that on a few hours notice the i'm
provement could be started.
Now what are the facts in the
case? Last Friday A. P. Ruggles,
agent for the Cleveland Frog & Cross
ing Co., came to Medina. He had in
his pocket blue print of the pro-
posed "Y" that is to be put in at the
station on N. Court street. This blue
print was made for the Southwestern
a year and half ago, at the time
that Council was told, publicly, that
all the materials for the N. Court
street had been ordered. At that
time Council was told that it would
take six months to deliver the "Y, +"
but that it would be here in ample
time. Later Council and the public
were told all necessary materials had
been ordered.
AS outlined above these blue prints
were made year and half ago. But
the manufacturers say no order was
ever received for the equipment.
When the order was taken up with
the frog makers after the several arti-
cles in The Sentinel demanding action,
price was again asked on the i'm
provement for which the blue prints
wer made months ago Conditions
were such that the frog company
would not give figures without again
verifying the data found in blue
print, and Mr.. Ruggles was sent to
Medina to make another survey,
which he did Friday. And at that
time no order, even, had been given
for the construction, but bid sec
ond time asked.
Instead Of Everything purchased
and on the ground" as Medina people
have been assured, this equipment had
not been ordered, even, up to the
latter part of last week. Further,
figures were taken recently with a
view by the company officials of using
part of an old "Y" that was some
months ago taken out of a South
western track at Creston. And the
frog company, on it's last visit, was
asked to figure out and see if the
part Of this Creston "Y" that has
been salvaged can be used, and what
it will cost to build on to that dis
carded "Y" in an effort to make it fit
into the improvement in Medina.
1t is feared by company officials
that the "radius" of this old "Y" may
be so wide, and cause so broad a
curve in getting into the switch, that
it will be necessary to cut off the
corner of the waiting room on N.
Court street or enforce the moving
back of the building.
We submit to readers of The Senti-
mel this proposition: Does it look as If
the new life displayed in the N. Court
street improvement is the outcome of
Chairman Shaw of the street COM
| | rnittee told Mr.. Van Epp and Mr.. Van
Epp told the street car company?"
The frog company say it will take
six weeks to complete the switch,
after the order is placed.
| 1t was stated Wednesday that the
railway company had arranged for
Mr.. Kellogg to 60 ahead and lay the