Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-01-16

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE Is. u y
DEPOT AT WOODsToCK.-Atm ass-meetingi
of the citizens of Woodstock, held in the
court house, on the evenings of December
26, 1884, and January ., 1888, the follow
ing resolutions were offered and adopted
Whereas the depot building and plat
form in front of it at Woodstock are IN
such a condition as not only to render the
depot unfit for the reception Of the travel
ing public and the platform unsafe for per
sons to pass over in getting on and oil the
trains; and, whereas Woodstock IS town
containing 1900 inhabitants and IS the
county seat of large and populous coun-
Is Of $4,000 inhabitants, to and from
which there is a great deal of travel and
whereas the condition Of affairs Of the
depot has a tendency to injure every IN
terest in the town; we, the people Of Wood
stock and vicinity, in general meeting as
sembled, do hereby
Resolre, 1. That the attention Of the au-
thorities of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company be first called to said depot
The reception room is a small room, fire.
quently not large enough to accommodate
with standing room even passengers walt
ing for the different trains. There is only
one window in the room. The room Is
dirty and badly ventilated. There are no
seats in it except two old rickety and I'M
comfortable benches without backs 1t Is
often in such a condition that ladies have
to stand on the platform while waiting for
tho trains, aud especially is this the case
ia cold weather, when every one about the
depot goes into the reception room; and
secondly, to tho said platform in front Of
the depot. 1t is very narrow-very old
and unsafe. Trains meet almost every day
at Woodstock when the passengers have
to make their way along 10, sometimes be-
tween moving trains, aud sometimes
climbing over a pile of boxes and trunks,
al the imminent peril Of their lives. 1t is
not necessary 20 state many other things
that could be said in regard 70 the condi-
ton Of the depot and is surroundings. If
the railroad viii send a special INT here
for the purpose, he can see all these things
for himself
. That in Wow Of the fact that Wood
stock was one Of the few towns in the Val
ley of Virginia to subscribe to the capital
stock Of the railroad, viz: 5000, when
10 was originally built, We claim that we
are at least entitled to a depot that is not
q disgrace, not only TO the place, but also
to the d. q o. Railroad Company.
9. That the B. * O. Railroad Company be
requested TO send "a special agent to Wood
stock 20 examine into the condition Of the
depot aud platform, and to confer with a
committee of the citizens Of the town and
town authorities in regard thereto.
q. That The b. * o. Railroad Company
Tee requested TO construct a proper passen-
g.r depot at Woodstock.
g. That copy Of these resolutions be
fHNL II tAt secretary OF tAl' utttihH "
the President Of the b. q o. Railroad Co.,
and chat they bspublishsd in the Wood
stock papers
ON motion, a committee Of five citizens
were appointed in connection with town
council. TO confer with the special agent Of
thcB ~ o. Railroad Company, should
slch bo sent as requested in the resolu-
t.ous. Said committee consists Of l.. S.
Walker, b. Schmitt, L. c. Kncisley, l. u.
Bird and W. {. Barron II was further
ordered that the Secretary, in transmitting
tAo,o resolutions, give the names of the
town council Also, it was ordered that
the Secretary send q copy, each, of these
resolutions, by registered letter, to the
President Of the b. Il O. X. r., to the Mas
ter Of Transportation, to the General Pas
,ouger Agent, and to mail to each Of the
Directors Of said road a copy.
J. II. RODEFFER, President
e.. %. Frdre. Secretary.