The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-01


The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company obtained an injunction yester-
day restraining the Street Railway from
constructing their line on Shenandoah
and Commonwealth avenues in front of
inc railroad property. The corporation
proposes to build new depot and i'm
prove the streets in the vicinity. and
claim that the construction of a street.
railway would obstruct their facilities.
me new depot will be on the north
SIDE OF the tracks opposite the corner
OF Shenandoah and Commonwealth ave
nues. Part of the grounds of Hotel
Roanoke are to be cut of to make room
Tor the new depot. The railroad com
pany does not object to the construction
OF the street railway line on Shenan-
doah avenue beyond Roanoke street,
ana this is near enough to take on pas
Sengers, hut desires to keep the line
from running out Commonwealth ave-
nue. The street railway company is
unwilling to do the heavy grading ncces
u. n. G.
junction was taken out to stop the work
long enough to have the matter. and
the proposed improvements of the Nor
folk and Western brought up for action
before the City Council.
called meeting of the City Council
was held last night to consider q propo-
sition of the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company concerning new pas
senSGr depot and street improvements;
to considetNnd act upon the question OF
letting contacts for bridges over the
railroad tracks on Randolph, Henry and
Roanoke streets, Nand to consider and
act upon the obstruction Of Tho Norman
road.
President Hawthorne wigs in tho chair,
and the following members>Mere present:
Conncilmcn Bucknor, Huff, Mcdonnell,
Ruggles. Sheehan, Scott, SkinkSr .and
Woodward
The call OF the meeting was read and
Councilman Buckner presented n promo
Sition from the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company signed by General
Manager Joseph H. Sands. The COM
pany proposes to erect handsome pass
enger depot and to pave Shenandoah
avenue from Randolph to Commences
street, Commonwealth avenue from
Shenandoah to Wells street Wells street
from Commonwealth avenue to Jeffer-
son, and Jefferson back to Shenandoah
avenue, and to keep these streets in
good condition provided the city will
enter into an agreement that no street
railway shall be put on any of them
without ff va rnl, n
Western Railroad Company.
Councilman BuclIner moved that tho
proposition he agreed to.
w. w. Berkeley Esq, counsel for tho
Roanoke street railway, asked that tho
Council defer consideration OF the mat
ter on account of the absence of Mr.. ).
#. Christian, the manager Of the COM
pany, as he had planned to construct
the new electric street railway along
some Of these streets.
MIR. G. IL. Churchill, engineer of main
talnance OF ways OF the Norfolk and
Western. explained the plans of tho
company. Capt. j. Allen Watts. tho
counsel, said the company would
not press Il consdcra ton of tho
matter if the Street Railway Com
pany would agree to take no steps
towards the construction OF their road
on and south of Wells street until tho
totHNiI UNhS All inc matter. lhIS was
agreed to BY tho Street Railway Com
pany.
On motion of Councilman Skinker
that Il committee of three be appointed
to confer with the Norfoll, and Western,
the Street Railway Company and re-
port at the next meeting of the Council
prevailed. the chair appointed Messrs.
Sllinker, Shcohan and Bpcilner as tho
committee.
Councilman Mcconnell announced
that he had autographed and written to
l.. Mcdonnell. Of Rocilhridge county.
who was the lowest bidder for the CON
struction of the stone work for the over
head bridges, but had heard nothing
from him, and on motion the former.
action of tho council was rcconsidered.
On motion Of Councilman Skinker all
the bids were rejected and it was de-
cided to employ n competent man. and
authorize him to employ artisans, and
purchase material for tho bridges.
Il. ). Boswell, of Atlanta, and for
mer assistant city engineer of that city,
was elected to take charge of the work
at salary Of 500 per month. to be paid
out OF the bridge appropriation. Mr..
Sklnker said that Mr.. Boswell had noti-
fled him that he would accept the posi-
ton at the salary named.
The obstruction of the Norman road
was discussed ut some length, and
Solicitor Miller gave it as his opinion
that the road in question is public
highway.
On motion OF Councilman BuclSner.