Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-06

house at Ensley we must further consld- CT the receipts at that station. We find that Tor the year ending June 30, 1895, s39S69 was the amount received for freight revenue. It is shown to us that much the larger part of this freight was In carload lots of brick, lumber and coal, which would not have gone into freight house at Ensley If one had been there but to the side track, as was done. It is further shown that lot of this business was for Ensley furnaces, and was sent direct to the furnaces though billed to Ensley station and would never have gone into freight house. The freight which would have gone into a freight house. If one had been there, is shown to have yielded only the sum of $117.77 We cannot onthis Slowing, in connection with the facts hereinbefore referred to, think that we ought to require the erec- tion of a freight house.
 A consideration of the passenger re- ceipts, however, and the local conditions peculiar to that place have impressed us with the belief that this railroad com pany Is in duty bound to more suitably provide for the comfort, convenience and accommodation of the travelling public. The evidence shows that the passenger receipts at Ensley for the year ending June 30, 1895, amounted to $935.25. This is shown to have come mostly from pas SthSClo SOiHS WCSl lIOlll 1LilSlty. "A very small percentage came from travel be- tween Birmingham and Ensley. The company has no depot at this station; they have erected there a small box house of about 10 by 12 feet dimensions for use as a telegraph office for trains service and to sell tickets in. There is no accommodation whatever for passen- gers who get on and off the trains at that place, and yet the company maintains a passenger agent there at $50 per month to sell tickets This agent testified that his estimate as to the amount of passenger business done at Ensley within the last year was about $50 per month, and the auditors report substantially confirms 1t. He sold only local tickets, and was not allowed to handle coupon tickets in either direction. The evidence shows that the population of Pratt City and it's imme- diate neighborhood is 5000 or 10000 These people ought not to be required when they want to travel over this road to stand on the ground outside in the rain or in the sun and buy tickets from the agent inside this little box house of 10 by F feet dimensions. We think that this large community is entitled to have a comforta ble passenger depot house erect ed at Ensley sta ation; and accordingly we so decide.
 H. R. SHORTER, President Alabama Railroad CommiS- sion.
 HARVEY E. JONES,
 ROSS c. SMITH,
 Associate Railroad Commissioners. The secretary of this commission will transmit to MT. J. H. Sullivan, supern- tendent of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, copy of the fol- lowing notice:
 Thomas H. Moore ct al. vs. Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad Company.
 To J. H. Sullivan, Esq, Superintendent: You are hereby informed and notified that the railroad commissioners of Ala bama, on consideration of all the evi- dence offered in this case, deem it reason= able and eXpedient, in order to suitably provide for the comfort, convenience and accommodation of the travelling pub- lie that the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company shall erect at EnSey station, on the line of said railroad, a passenger depot house to con tain two waiting rooms and ticket of flee; and that it is the order of the com missioners that such passenger depot house shall be erected within ninety days from the 18th day of August 1885
 Done at the office of the railroad com- mission of Alabama, in the city of Mont gomery, on this the 9th day of August. 1895.
 H. R. SHORTER. President Railroad Commission of Ala bama.
 HARVEY E. JONES.
 ROSS c. SMITH,
 Associate Railroad Commissioners.