| August 1923, No. 306 | Canadian Railway and Marine World (Toronto) | Page 381, col. 2 |
Ottawa cross-town railway tracks.
We are officially advised that Sir Henry Thornton, President, Canadian National Rys., has written the Mayor of Ottawa that the railways' proposals with respect to the projected removal of the cross-town tracks will be submitted to the city shortly. This matter has been under consideration for some time, and conferences have been held with A. C. Mackenzie, Engineer in charge of Maintenance of Way, C.P.R., was appointed to investigate it. Full data are now collected.
A letter from E. W. Beatty, President, C.P.R., received by the Mayor, July 13, referred to having received a report on the matter on his return to Montréal from Europe, and said that the removal of the cross-town tracks would be premature until the question of the establishment of a Federal District has been settled. The Mayor is reported to have stated that the removal of the cross-town tracks would aid the Federal District proposal, and also to have said at a meeting of the council's committee on the matter, on July 18, that the C.P.R. is only slightly interested, as a;ll it has is a right-of-way from the Canadian National Rys. The committee authorized Ald. Lowe, its chairman, and the Mayor, to draft a letter to be sent to both railway presidents, urging the quickest action possible.