page 36. 5th Paragraph: - Statement that R. L. Engle made preliminary survey, Chicago Division, in 1884, for entire line, Sheffield to Ancona. A. A. Robinson says B. F. Booker, made the first surveys(?)
1884 - Fall. Horace Ropes, Loco. Engr. J. H. Snow, Levelman H. C. Todd , Transitman C. M. Duncan, Topographer
Began surveys at Ft. Madison - end, Dallas City, early in December 1884. Ran line Ft. Madison to 20 miles east of Galesburg. Mr. R. L. Engle in charge of this work, Engle reporting to party named Morse at Kansas City Stock Yards, completing work at Chicago, in March 1885. (Col. C. F. Morse)
Began again in February, 1886, at Keokuk, Iowa, with eight locating parties - John A. Fulton, Sanford Horton, -- Weeks, Horace R. Ropes, A. L. Robinson, A. C. Swartz, C. S. Carpenter, M. F. Temple, R. C. Simmons. - December 1886, moved to Kansas City. January 1887, construction began.
George E. Earle, Division Engineer, Construction south of Green River to north of Bucklin, Mo., on J. A. Fulton Residency, Headquarters - Rockville. Quite early in 1888.
First Construction Engineering expenditures are dated November 1886, B. F. Booker, et al.
A. A. Robinson had personal memorandum books showing his personal connection with railroad matters. These should be obtained from Mr. Robinson, if possible.
A. A. Robinson, received instructions January 1, 1887, to begin construction and complete line within year. Track was laid but operation held up by delay at Sibley Bridge.
J. A. Dailey says R. L. Engle had charge of Chicago office at Room 56, Lakeside Building and that he reported November 21, 1883 for work at that address. December 12, 1883. First surveys parties organized.
CHICAGO TERMINAL - Engineer Nourse of Railway notified Department of Public Works, that he was going to proceed with construction of the Railway Company's Terminal in Chicago. - First permit dated, October 19, 1887. Last Permit dated April 13, 1888,
Later in August 1, 1889 they secured Ordinance for joint entrance with CM&N Ry. From I&M Canal to Stewart Avenue.
9th PARAGRAPH: - Says line was changed from 49th Street to present location in 1887. Ordinance was not passed until August 1, 1889 and it was sometime later before rail was laid - 1887-1888.
10th PARAGRAPH:- Only that part of G. T. Line known as 26th Street leased to I. N. Ry. - The 49th Street line leased to C. J. Ry. For 99 years.
B. F. Booker, Chief Engineer - Kansas City
Octave Chanute, Consulting Engineer of Bridges - K. C.
John F. Wallace, Engr. Sibley, Bridge, - K. C.
Emerson W. Grant, Resident Engineer.
R. S. Muir, Resident Engineer.
Geo. M. Earle,. Resident Engineer. Sec. 194 212
P. F. Barr, Resident Engineer. Sec. 155-193
G. W. Vaughn, Resident Engineer.
B. F. Crocker, Engr. Buildings, Chicago
F. M.. Bisbee, Supt. Tracklaying - Kansas City
Williams Holt and Wheeler, Attorneys - Chicago
Craig Hunter, Chief Clerk to Chief Engineer - Kansas City
Sub-structure Sibley Bridge, contracted, January 10, 1887
Sub-structure Ft. Madison Bridge contracted February 15, 1887
Kansas City to Des Moines River - B. F. Booker, C.E.
Des Moines River to Chicago - P. F. Barr, C.E.
Des Moines River to Chicago - G. W. Vaughn
Sibley (Missouri River) Bridge - (Original Structure)
For article on construction, with photo of progress and lithograph of original plans, with discussion by O. Chanute, John F. Wallace and W. H. Breithaupt, see American Society of Engineers Transactions, Vol. XXI, September 1889, page 97.
For permits for tracks laid in Chicago as given by Commissioner of Public Works, see Chief Engineer System file 864. See file 867 for copies of ordinances all lines in Chicago
Sheet #2 - Comments and Additional Historical Data - (continued)
I. & M. CANAL
Page 36 1816 - First suggestion made for canal and R/W obtained for Indians. & 37 1822 - Congress passed an act authorizing State of Illinois to construct canal over the public lands and niety-feet of land was given on each side of canal to state
1823 - Legislature of Illinois appointed a Board of Canal Commissioners to make estimate and examination. Cost of Survey to State $10,000.
1827 - Another Act passed by congress, which granted to State a quantity of land equal to one half of five sections on each side of the canal, and reserving each alternate section to United States.
1829 - New Board organized with power to make further surveys and begin the work.
1831 - By a further Act, Commissioners authorized to lay out towns and did lay off and sell lots in Chicago and Ottawa.
1833 - By a further Act passed granting to State Right to construct a railroad in place of a canal.
1835 - General assembly of Illinois passed an act entitled An Act for the construction of the I&M Canal. Board of Canal Commissioners appointed.
1836 - Above act repealed and new board selected. Work began - July 4
Public notice given that sealed proposals would be received from May 25 to June 6, for construction of Summit Div. Of Canal. Contracts let and labor performed to amount of $35,744.83. Commissioners laid off town lots at Chicago and sold them to amount of $1,000,000.00, with understanding that canal was to be completed.
1837 - Legislature passed an amendatory act of 1836 to aid in its completion. Commissioners also sold lots and lands to assist in paying off Canal Debt.
1842 - Nov. 12. 100.88 miles of Canal completed.
1843 - Act passed to provide for the completion of the I&M Canal and for the payment of canal debt. Trustees appointed.
1848 - Canal completed. For detail information, see report of Canal Commission, dated 12-1-1900 on file law department, Chicago
Do not find in history of I&M Canal any reference to fact that it was built by an English Syndicate. - Only English was the Mill - Right and the Prince of Wales who opened the Canal.
Page 36 - 11th PARAGRAPH: Statement is made that right - of - way is joint in Chicago with Illinois Central which is in error, as Right - of - way is owned by each company separately, only the surplus is still owned jointly.
5th PARAGRAPH: Bernard F. Booker - Born August 22, 1858, Buffalo, N.Y. Graduate Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Md., July 1877. Head Chainman, Surveys, N.M. in 1878. Various capacities in Kansas and New Mexico untill 1881 - Asst. Engr. Constn. Completing connection at Deming with Southern Pacific. 1881-3, Location and Construction MN&A ry. - 1882, Sept. 11, married Miss Mary Steffan, Virginia City, Nev. - 1883, Tampico Branch, M.C. Ry. Mexico - 1885, CB&Q Ry., Colorado1886, Spring Surveys in Missouri for AT&SF Ry. Chief Asst. Engineer in charge construction Chicago, line, Kansas City to Des Moines River. - 1888, October, transferred to Texas, Chief Engineer, M. W. GC&SF Ry. Transferred to Topeka - Surveys I. T. Okla. And New Mexico 1893, December, resigned, account failing health, going to City of Mexico. - 1894, July 21st, Died in Virvinia City, Nevada. Widow and three children living. - 1885 - October 7th. Jr. Member of A.S.C. Engineers. - 1891, June 2nd, Member A.S.C. Engineers.
Original location of line was from Crawford Avenue east, (City Limits) followed present location to about Leavitt Street; thence along north side of I&M Canal to Terminal east of Ashland Ave..
Kansas City - Chicago Line. Last gap in tracklaying closed West of Medill, MO,. At Engineer's Station, 1737+50 December 31, 1887, at 8 P.M.
MO. Div. - Track laid over Mississippi River Bridge, November 15th to December 16th, 1887.
Tracklaying in Iowa began April 1, 1887, ended December 31, 1887. Connecting with track laid from La Plata, east. See Exhibit with dates attached.
Wm. R. Smith of Kansas City purchased the R/W of the Kansas City - End of Line,
C. S. F. & Ry. Turned over to Operating Department, April 29, 1888.
Original Lease C&WI Depot and Terminal, dated May 21, 1887. Effective December 1, 1887. Supplemental lease was dated September 19, 1887, first used by AT&SF, September 25, 1887.
7th PARAGRAPH - P. E. Heman now living at Joliet was first conductor on train of April 29, 1888. 12:05 Noon.
Line opened for operation Ft. Madison to Anconia, January 1, 1888.
Hinkley - constructed from the Grand Trunk Jct. - commenced in 1884. Completed in 1885.
Sheet #3 - Comments and Additional Historical Data (Continued)
Illinois Division - (Continued)
Page 37 - The first station was at 26th street and Western Avenue.
The next was just east of Ashland Avenue and south of the river, the main line being now known as Elevator Track.
JOLIET TRACK ELEVATION: Nov. 18, 1904. Date of M.L. Ordinance #2160. Jan 22, 1906. Date of Ordinance #2219, See Sec. #20709, Branch Line.
Joint ownership, see letter W. B. Storey to W. D. Taylor - 2/8/08 see letter W. D. Taylor to W. B. Storey - 2/28/08
Tracklaying - Ancona to Ft. Madison, started in 1887 - completed to Ft. Madison April 26, 1888 See detail Exhibit Attached.
Track Elevation - 16th and Clark Street: - Elevation and depression of tracks. See completed report dated, October 1899, made by major G. W. Vaughn, Engineer in Charge in file 100-U-CES Chicago office, elevating 7 miles of track; 4847-Lin. Ft. Of retaining walls and abutments containing about 17,000 Cu. Yds. Of concrete masonry. Joint with L.S.& M.S. Ry. - C.R.I. & P. Ry. - C. & W.I. RR. - C.M.& N. RR. - AT&SF ry. Co. In Chicago - C.& A. RR. - St. Cal. RR.
Work done by Advisory Board with representatives from each Railway.
February 1, 1898, James Dun, Chief Engineer - AT&SF Ry. - Chairman of Board.
March 1, 1898 - Maj. G. W. Vaughn, Engineer in charge.
April 14, 1898 - Contract for masonry 1st to Brownell Impvt. Co.
April 24, 1898 - Work began on Masonry
April 27, 1898 - Clark street closed to traffic.
July 29, 1898 - Tracks raised on sand, beginning of work.
Aug. 11, 1898 - Tracks raised on sand, completed
Nov. 4, 1898 - Tracks laid in final position
Oct. 1, 1899 - Date of final completion and cost report.
Track Elevation (Joint) 18th Street and I&M Canal. - C.M. & N. - C.& A. - AT&SF - Contract by Board composed of Chief Engineer of each company, James Dun, Chief Engineer. AT&SF Ry / Major Vaughn, Engineer in Charge. Bluett Lee, Attorney. First Meeting August 13, 1900. Cost to AT&SF Ry. $554,604.36
May 22, 1899 - Ordinance Passed.
Jan. 15, 1900 - Ordinance passed and accepted by Company Surveys made
Summer and Fall of 1900 and Spring of 1901
Feb. 5, 1901 - Contract for bridges let to A. B. Co.
Feb. 18, 1901 - Contract for concrete work to Brownell Impv. Company.
May 25, 1901 - Contract for sand filling to Knickerbocker Ice Co..
Apr. 26, 1901 - Work of elevation begun
Aug. 9, 1901 - Contract for bridge erection Kelly Atkinson Co.. Job contains
48,009 C. Yds. Concrete. 588,868 Cubic Yards sand.
Apr. , 1903 - All tracks elevated.
Jul. 30, 1904 - Bridge work completed.
1893 miles of track elevated at a cost of $99,337.92, per mile of $18.814 per Lin. Ft.
For details see completion report of Major G. W. Vaughn, dated October15,1904 and on file in Chief Engineer System, file 100-B
PEKIN BRANCH.
Page 37 - 4th PARAGRAPH: - Says grading was started in 1871-1872. My record shows grading was finished in 1871, between Ancona and Chicago. Tracklaying finished September 21, 1872.
Between Pekin and Streator, 57.7 miles - Tracklaying began at Pekin June 1, 1872 and completed to Streator, September 16, 1872.
Preliminary Survey started June 29, 1869 by A. E. Blount.