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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1924

Page

6

Riverdale approves Illinois Central plan to elevate rail line

An ordinance grants the Illinois Central Railroad Company authority to elevate its roadbed and main tracks within Riverdale Cook County Illinois. It details subway construction at 130th 137th 138th and 144th or 146th streets with precise roadway and sidewalk widths drainage and grade requirements and cost obligations to the railroad.

Illinois Central Railroad Company Riverdale Cook County Ill Illinois 130Th Street Pennsylvania Railroad Company Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company 137Th 188Th 144Th Streets 146Th Street 144Th Street 180Th Street 137Th Street 138Th Street Indiana Avenue Illinois Central Railroad and Railway Railroad Company

Riverdale Village OKs 1924 Ordinance Against Illinois Central Rail

Riverdale passes an ordinance binding the Illinois Central Railroad and its lessees to comply. The measure becomes effective after passage approval and publication, and requires the railroad to file acceptance within sixty days. The ordinance was enacted March 11, 1924, and published March 21, 1924.

Chicago Illinois Illinois Central Railroad Company Riverdale Cook County Ilinois George L. Koehler Charles Niemeyer

Riverdale approves street grade ordinance 1924

An ordinance establishes center line elevations and sidewalk grades for 137th and 138th streets in Riverdale Illinois near the Illinois Central Railroad. It sets precise elevations from 18.0 to 19.8 feet above Riverdale datum and fixes sidewalk lines at specified points. The measure becomes effective upon passage and approval dated March 11, 1924.

187Th Street 138Th Street Illinois Central Railroad Company Riverdale Cook County Ilinois 137Th Street Ilinois Central Railroad Company 188Th Street A. D George L. Koehler Charles Niemeyer

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