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New Railroad Depot Proposed

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
July
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

NEW RAILROAD DEPOT PROPOSED

Ann Arbor Road Will Build One Near Centre of City

THE NEW IMPROVEMENT

Will Depend on Grade Separation Being Effected - Engineers Here Looking Over the Ground

The engineer of the Ann Arbor railroad and several of his assistants were in the city Friday looking over some repairs that have to be made to the road and also taking a survey of the ground incident to making plans for the proposed grade separation.

Now that the Mayor, with the cooperation of the Ann Arbor railroad company and the Hawks-Angus people, has so far advanced the project there is scarcely any doubt but that grade separation will soon be a reality in this city.

One of the most important improvements that will come about through the carrying out of the grade separation project will be the removal of the depot of the Ann Arbor road from its present location to a point near Miller avenue and First street. In fact it is said to be the intention of the company to build a new passenger station and put in new freight sheds. This is an addition to transportation facilities which has been needed in Ann Arbor for some time. With the proposed new depot located at Miller avenue and First street access to and from the railroad both for passenger and freight teamsters will be made much more convenient than at present. When the Mayor was asked if he had known of the company's proposal to build a new depot here, he replied:

"Yes, my understanding is that if the grade separation project is consummated, as I expect it will be in a week or two, the Ann Arbor company will erect a new modern passenger station in this city. The location, I believe, will be near the foot of Miller avenue and First street. This is one of the improvements that will be brought about by the grade separation and I believe there will be many others, outside of the valuable improvement that the grade separation itself will be.

It is now necessary before the active work of grade separation begins that the engineer of the railroad company make specifications for the work from surveys taken here. After these are completed and the Hawks-Angus people have some modifications made in their franchise, which the council will be asked to permit at their next meeting, the active work on the improvements will begin.

There is considerable interest being taken in the project among the business men. One of them said Fniday:

"Grade separation is what we have always wanted here. I am glad to know that the enterprise promises to be a suecess. I hope the new passenger station that it is reported will be built, will be a reality for really the present depot of the road is now too far away from the business centre of the city."