The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-26
CROSSING BATTLE
LOST BY RAILROAD .
Katy Will Put in Niaduct
and Subway for Irving
Place Residents
ROAD CITES OBJECTION
But Citizens Demands Carry
Through; City to Split Up
With Road on Costs

After nearly an all-day session,
.urug which the atmosphere az
times possessed a turbulent aspect
.ff..tals OF the Katy railroad Tues
... agreed to install a temporary
.r9ssiug ON Vancouver avenue FOR
tha benefit of residents of Irving
and Oyerlpuk additions. Tho hear
ing was held before the mayor and
.ty commissioners and started
shortly after tho opening OF tho
regular hl-Wccklv commission meet
.nE Tuesday morning.
Residents of the two additions
had complained az a previous meet
ur Of their inability to reach the
...,. without going through owen
mark and of the necessity OF follow
.s a rircuituus route which added
Greatly to the distance. The hearing
was set for Tuesday. and officials
~ the Katy notified to be present.
Among those railroad men present
we're A. :. johnson of Parsons,
Kan. general manager Tor tins dl-
vision: II. II. lon'Z of Parsons. main
t,nlupc of way engineer, II. J.. Smith
uf MuskoEcc, attorney for the Katy
and Il. G.. Hopkins OF st. Louis, as
sistant chief operating officer,
1utt BIbuN INaiuS hltuth.
Led by Tate Brady and Richard
Lloyd Jones. the residents, num-
bcring nearly 80. charged bad faith
ON the part of the Katy In fulfilling
.ts verbal contract with the city
commission STOUT three years ago,
when they alleged. the railroad Off
Gals pledged their company TO in
stall needed crossings to bring re-
lief 90 citizens OF the northwest part
uf the city Tho railroad obtained
valuable concessions in return for
I,s promise. Brady dccldrcd--COn-
Ocsaons that today arc worth APP
uroxmatoly SlOOO,00U,
Brady also denounced the c0m-
pary for it's actions In shunting a
uoNulr loaded with Mexican labor
rrs onto the crossing that had been
improyIscd by residents across Van
couycr avenue to prevent the use
Of this crossing.
Hopkins representing the Katy,
explained that his company objected
90 lie iorCible entry Of citizens upon
the right of way, regardless of any
promises that had been made, and
further that a crossing At Nanrou-
yer would bc dangerous. For those
reasons, he said the boXcar had
been placed across the crossing.
Questioned concerning the intention
Of his company % install the VIA
duct at Union. one block east of
Vancouver and the subway at GUAM
nah, Hopkins explained that the
Katy had not yet recovered from
war conditions and that it is in the
hands of "A receiver, and as "A result
these projects had been delayed.
tcCriycrship no IIindrancc.
Jones' declared the fact that tho
.ompary Is i'm the hands Of re-
,ciyor should not prevent the in
N,ailatoH Of crossings. as other
railroads I'm the same predicamout
had built crossings without great
delay.
A ]. Biddlson also property
owner on the northwest side, be
came a party 10 the discussion and
asserted that the Vancouver cross
snE should hc made permanent or
o',o not Installed. Tho viaduct at
Union. he declared, VIII serve the
sam" persons who would use "a
crossing at Vancouver.
when noon came and no agree
myur had been reached. Street
Commissioner O. T.. steiner suggest
nl that the property owners appoint
roWmittc" 10 meet with the Katy
officials and determine upon a prac-
nuable plan for solving the crossing
problem AT once. Representing the