South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-21
ELEVATOR PLANS
ARE APPROVED
AT CONFERENCE
LcONTINTED LON PAGE ~

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEl
the elevation viii begin at Michigan
ST. and extend 20 Chaplin st.
Individual Approval Given.
The heads of the various clubs
and business organizations Of the
city who were present at the meet
ing. individually Endorsed the propo-
siuou. Besides the members Of the
board OF works and the mayor and
newspaper representatives, the fol-
lowing men spoke: Frank Green
and Pres't Johnson OF the Chamber
of Commerce; Charles Speth. L. 3.
Slaughter. J. +. Neff, Fred Keller.
Homer Taggart and Thomas W.
Slick
City Atty Slick related the events
of the recent meeting of the city
officials with the officials of the
Grand Trunk at which the present
plans tentatively were agreed upon.
He described how the Grand Trunk
Co. had been averse to abandoning
its right of way on Division st. and
how il finally had been prevailed
upon 20 give up the two plans it was
considering Of either .elevating on
Division st. where the present track
is located, or elevating just north
OF Division ST. thereby giving the
city the use Of the street
Would Close Carroll st.
According TO Mr.. Slick, the Grand
Trunk reserves the right to build a
freight depot 1000 feet long where
the present depot now stands and
requests the city close Carroll It.
This was discussed at the meeting
and nothing definitely agreed upon.
but it is expected TO be settled sat
isfaCtOrily 20 ali concerned. Legisla-
/ ton giving the city the right TO raise
/ the necessary amount OF money TO
, put the proposition over will be
necessary and the support Of a
measure OF this sort was pledged
I by all present.
Discuss Ways and Means.
Several methods Of raising the
money were discussed. among them
the taxation of property immediate
~ benefited. district taxation and
general taxation. II was generally
agreed that money for an improve
ment of this sort should be readily
/ forthcoming. Some question was
raised as 20 the inadvisa bihty Of not
continuing the elevation beyond
Olive and Walnut SITS, and thus
protect these crossings. City en-
gineer Anderson explained that this
would be done ultimately but the
/ location OF the elevation had been
made on the basis that 20 percent
of the persons crossing the tracks
cross on the streets between Michi-
gan and Chaplin. Mayor Carson also
/ explained that the present was a
/ great beginning and that later the
/ elevation would necessarily be eX-
| tended az both ends
/ The Grand Trunk officials eN-
| pressed a desire at the recent meet
/ ing with city officials that South
f Bend and her organizations get be-
j hind the budget Of the company
! when Il is presented before the rail-
/ way commission. The budget will
/ call for an appropriation Of $50
/ 100000 for improvements, $1,000
600 which will be spent by the com
I pauy in the track elevation move
I ment here. This support was as
sured at the meeting SatuI day morn
ing.
Considered Fair.
I II was unanimously agreed at the
meeting that the proposition made
I by the Grand Trunk was a good
/ . 'r one and that the city should
I --he advantage Of IL. The fec..ng
\ OF each OF the representatives were
/ expressed in individual talks The
7 New York Central has been in read
, mess 10 Do gin WORK on the elevation
I as soon as m agreement IS reached
I with the Grand Trunk. With these
. facts IL is understood that actual
7 work on the big movement will
7 soon be under way. II is said that
plans for a union depot are alread y
I'm the offices OF the New York Cen
trail lines at Cleveland