The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-10
FAVORS A SITE
ON MAIN STREET
More Convenient, Gradu-
ate Engineer Says in
Reviewing Project
COST Would BE LESS
Viaducts Proposed in Layout
Frisco Already Owns Lot
Near Tracks, She Says

Plans Tor n union station III Tulsa
with lowered railway tracks through
he city and viaducts over the prin-
'ipal crossings were suggcsted 10 the
World Wednesday by Mrs Eva llird
or Greene. q graduate In engineering
rom tho Missouri School of Mines
md Mctallurgy at Uolio. Mo. Whp Us
ntcrcstiug herself In the propoaI-
ion both from an engineering and
'iyic standpoint.
Mrs. Greene suggests that the sta
son be constructed on the vacant lot
nest ~ the present Frisco station
.acing on Main street. IN favor Of
ser plan sho contends that 1t wiz
meet the requirements ut "A uniOn
hstion at cost that Will undoubt-
IDLY be Tar less than any other plans
proposed thus far With convenience
o the public an additional requisite.
All railroads entering the city In
tead Of the three provided Tor IN the
engineering clubs scheme, will be
icrved.
~ viaduct. wholly contained be-
wecn tho Curbs Of Main street" said
Mrs. Greene 'couid be built from
first street TO about Archer, the
salks In front OF tho private prop
rty adjoining the viaduct remaining
unchanged, with steps leading To the
iurfncc of the yiaduct on both sides
" the railroad property II tho VIA
iuct were sllghAy srched. say six
'cct, that, together with the natural
irop on Main street which is ar
sroSimatcly seven feet from First
itreet to the railroad tracks. IL would
,nly be necessary To eXcayato about
icvcn feet tU lower the railroad
.... Nl..es tVs
,rder TO have the proper clearance.
However. IL a viaduct built Ia thiu
nsnNer, from First street TO Archer
we're Objectionable to the property
,wners abutting same, II VIII be pos.
hblo to construct the yiaduct with
,ut any raise in the grade of Main
rrcet by lowering the railroad tracks
he required distance The tracks
~ their present position, are In an
I'D ailuvial filled valley ana In low
,ring them the required distance II
very improbable that rock would
be encountered.
Under the Viaduct. tracks could
80 laid In pairs, with stairs leading
rom an overhead walk To platforms
tclow, the platforms extending along
hc train tracks.
'"rhe Union station could be built
IN the lot adjoining the present
Frisco tracks and facing Main street.
lAs ! understand. this lot belongs 10
he Frisco now), The station, Itself.
would be at least a two.story build
ngN with ticket offices waiting
looms, and the like on tho second
'loor. which would be level with the
Main street viaduct, with it's en-
rance and exit to tho trains by
overhead walk on the north side.
The baggage rooms could be located
M the first floor COR substory) on "a
cvcl with the tracks,
The natural slope OF Boston ave-
auo would be an ideal solution To the
oading and unloading OF baggage
rom the substory. which would DIS
penso with the necessity OF an cle-
5ator.
AT Cincinnati avenue vladuct
would solve another difficult prob
lem which Tulsa is facing at the
present time, In the crossing there.
The lowering of the tracks at
Main street would necessitato some
shange In the viaduct Rt Denver In
order to make the proper grade.
since there are 36 trains day
20 be accommodated at this Union
station. there would he no change
md no Inconvenience whatsoever to
"a OF this number. namely rs Frisco
and six Santa fc. These "a trains
would he handled az at present, and
therefore lose no time while at the
'iation. Only the six Midland valley
and the six Katy trains would be re-
auired to back To the Main street
Tiaduct Cor head In and back out, as
he case might be-,
"lf the foregoing plan Is adopted,
The cost will, In all probability, he
Tar less than the cost OF IA Union
station at any other location In
Tulsa. since Il will require less
changes than any other plan so far
proposed. 1t will also be Union
station that will serve every railroad
which enters Tulsa, and could reed.
uy include any other railroads de-
Gliding TO place Tulsa on their maps.
rho plan is elastic enough to include
additional trains which will doubt
tea be required as the city grows.
All the previous plans submitted
require the buying OF other land for
extra right-of-way FOR switching, etc,
ana land on which To build the sta
lion itself"
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