Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-03-22
AT NIGHT.
WORK ON THE w. A. AND 8. g.
ROAD BEGUN.

President Carrier Puts a Force ri
Hands to work at Midnight and
Crosses the Asheville COmpa.
ny's Track.
Several months ago the West Aheville
and Sulphur Springs railway company
procured privilege from the board ofal'
dermen to extend its line from the pas.
senger depot into the city. coming over
Depot and Bartlett streets French Broad
and Patton avenues to Penniman's &
store on West College street.
Up to last night nothing had been done
towards the extension of the road.
Preparations had been going on for sew.
eral days, however, and last night at II
o'clock, President E. G. Carrier, and sec.
retary ]. D. Carrier, put force of thirty
or forty men to work.
To get INTO Bartlett street the com.
pany's line has to cross the track of the
Asheville street railway company twice
once at the passenger depot and again
at the intersection of Depot and Bartlett
streets, about 200 yards from Glen Rock
hotel.
1t was expected that everything in the
way Of material had been prepared be
torehand, but after the crossing at the
depot had been put in it was found that
some of the material ordered would not
answer the purpose. This delayed thu
work, and when morning came ther,
was only one crossing and about half o
the track between the crossings com
pleted.
The authorities of the Asheville rail
wav company knew nothing of the i'm
portant turn of affairs until this morn
ing when they were informed by tb,
men on the first car that went down.
At 8 O'Clock special car was lun out
on which were B. M. Jones. sccretar,
and treasurer, and W. T. GRAY. supcrin
tendent of motor power. When these
officials arrived at the Glen Rock they
saw new railway, with one OF the W
A. & S. S. company's handsome car:
standing in front OF the Glen Rock, ant
a force of hands, under Ed. Sudderth
working mcrrily along as though build
ing competing lines was an every nigh
business.
The Asheville companv's special cal
was run up to Bartlett street and stop
ped on the crossing, just where Mr. Car
rler expects to cross. 1t is the intention
of the company to keep the car standing
there, hoping to balk Mr.. Carrier in hi:
| attempt.
MIR. Carrier told THE CITIZEN that i
all the material had been properly made
he would have had both crossings il
before daylight this morning.
The new line is expected to come over
Bartlett street to French Beaad avenue
then up that avenue to Patton avenue
from there running u parallel line with
the Asheyille company to the street
which runs in rear of the government
building, with that street to West Col
lege, and then with West College to
North Main street.
| The "blockade car" was taken off the
Bartlett street crossing at noon today
and the track is now clear.
Col. ]. G. Martin, president of the
Asheville street railway company, was
asked this afternoon if his compan,
would enjoin Mr.. Carriers company
He replied that he did not think il
would, saying that Mr.. Carrier could
cross if he so desired.
Mr.. Carriers hands are now at work
surfacing the track between the cross
ings. He says the Bartlett street cross
ing will be put in in week, and th'
road will be pushed as soon as the neces
sary material is received.