Canadian National Railways construction, betterments, etc.

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Ottawa crosstown tracks.—C. S. Gzowski, Chief Engineer, Construction Department, C.N.R., attended a meeting of the Ottawa City Council's crosstown tracks committee, Nov. 2, to further discuss the removal of the crosstown tracks. He stated that he could not recommend the present expenditure of the $500,000, which would be involved in the work; if the railway had any money to spend on such works, it would be spent in Montréal, where the situation is much worse than in Ottawa. the committee recommended to the council to arrange for the taking of a plebiscite on the matter by the following question:—Are you in favor of the corporation applying to the Legislature for authority to raise debentures and to pay over to the Canadian National Ry. one-half the cost of establishing a new railway make-up yard southeast of the Rideau River, and the total amount necessary for track revision west of Graham's Bay, at a total cost to the city not to exceed $350,000, such money to be paid the C.N.R. on condition that it will remove its Bank and Elgin Sts. yards to such new location and will abandon through train movements between the canal and the westerly city limits? This was approved of by the council on Nov. 2.

Railways: C.N.Rys.

Stations: Ottawa

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