South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-15
TRANSPORTATION
PROJECT SUBJECT
AT BOARD MEETING
Rail Officials Ask That Six
Track Agreement BE In
cluded in Resolution.


ss.z51s forth proposals relative 20
track separation that a resolution 20
be adopted by the board shall hold
up For action by the succeeding
BOARD any future estimates Of cost.
New York Central officials. meeting
with the board OF public works at
the regular business meeting OF that
body last evening. featured discus
sions or thai question by requesting
the Incumbent board 90 include in
ffs resolution an agreement for the
building Of a maximum Of six tracks.
Original plans called for the pres
ent trackage through the city OF that
railroad. three IN number.
Atty Schuyler G.. Huboeu. repre-
sontinE tho railroad company, stated
the company's position on preparing
the record 10 show agreement for
the eventual development OF the city
and the railroad facilities as de-
manded IN the years 20 come. The
board took the proposals under con-
aderation TO be approved at a later
meeting.
The board has held more than a
score Of meetings relative TO track
separation since it's inception into
office four years ago. A great part
% this time. and up TO late IN the
winter OF 1920. the railroads were
under control OF the government and
nothing on ne proposed improve
rnent could be done Since then,
however. the New York Central has
showed its willingness 20 elevate its
tracks and a tentative agreement was
arrived at for the separation OF
grades at a half dozen Of the prin-
cipal streets intersected by the
tracks Among these were included
Michigan. Main. Chaplin and Taylor
SITS. and Lafayette and Prairie avs.
Reach Agreement
The board was unwilling 10 let
the work begin. however. until the
Grand Trunk railroad could be re-
moved from Division ST. and made
10 parallel it's tracks alongside the
present New York Central right-Of-
way. After pressure had been
brought 20 bear upon the road. high
officials including the president OF
the system. arranged a meeting with
the board last summer and an agree
ment was reached by which that
road would remove its tracks on De
vision ST. west of Michigan ST.. and
be permitted TO use its present single
track az a switChbaCk from this
point east to a connection with its
newly proposed line This new
traCkage 90 be built by the Grand
Trunk would cross the J. NJ Stude-
baker farm. it was indicated, de-
maud the construction of n double
track trestIe across the st. Joseph
river further upstream and until
cation with the Lake Shore or paraI-
telling of fits tracks
Negotiations seemed TO have been
finally agreed upon and actual con-
struction only a matter OF prepare
tton OF amended estimates covering
the cost. when the Grand Trunk rail-
road was made defendant 20 bank
ruptcy proceedings at Ottawa
Following this action the board
was advised Of the obstacles put In
the railroad company's way OF fin
ancing the local project through a
bond issue and at this point the
whole situation stands insofar as Il
refers TO progress made by the pres
ent board in actual putting into
commission a plan for the parallel
ing Of tracks and separation of
grades.
To Clear Records.
The present board winds UP its
term with the ending of the Carson
administration. The last discus
day nicht, is for the specific pur-
pose Of clearing the record, TIE
bringing down OF the rranutes and
the adoption by the board OF a reso-
luton showing the tentative agree
ments arrived at. covering the pro-
oeedings o. the past four years. In
this form the new board viii begin
where tho Old board eft AZ, Il is
explained. rather than a continuance
CT the same topics OF discussion and
20 prevent Misunderstanding con-
corning specific action taken by the
board.
IN addition 20 Atty HUbbe1l. Asst.
Engineer A. NJ Currier. Of Cleve-
land. elaborated on the proposals
discussed.
In addition 20 a discussion Of
track elevation between the board
members and the railroad officials.
a group OF assessment rolls and one
veCntfon order were approved by the
board. This order was on the widen
ms or Owing av.. 90 a uniform width
OF SIS feet. A strip Of ground, previ-
ously included on this thorOughfare.
90 r~ srnr in. 4 q =
was returned to the property own
res This strip included that por-
ton OF the avenue between Miami
and Leer SITS. a distance OF three
blocks.