Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-18
MUST SOON GET OUT.
Tenants Of Railroad Property to
Vacate BY August 1Oth
NOTICES SERVED YESTERDAY.
Tie c. & 0. Will BsSin Building Opera.
lions About That lime.
r., r. & c. ACCEPTS FRANCHISE.
The Directors Also Ratify Agree.
ment With the c. &c O.-Contract for
r., r. & c. ACCEPTS FRANCHISE.
The Directors Also Ratify Agree
Route Awarded.

Notice was served yesterday on various
residents on Main, Franklin, and Union
streets. who occupy property purchased
by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company, that they must vacate the
premises at specified dates between the
LIST and 10Th Of August next.
These notices were served, amongst
others, on Charles II. Smith. Thomas An
derson, NJ. Passdmaneck. the watt Plow
Company and a. Rolneck. The premises
to be vacated are Nos 1870, 1924. and ~
east Main street; 1928. 1929. 1881. 1888. 1901.
1888, and 1910 east Franklin street, and l0i
Union street.
These notices have been served TO clear
the way for the improvements to be made
by the company, and it is said that tho
property will be- cleared at once, and that
building operations will be begun.
The plans for the new Union Depot have
not yet been selected, but this is merely
matter of detail, and neither company Is
anxious to make the plans public until
they are more matured.
AR0ELl LII. AliAf 4 Ist.
The directors Of the Richmond, Peters.
burg and Carolina railroad met at ths
Jefferson yesterday morning, and accept.
ed the charter granted by the city OF
Richmond, ratifying at the same time ths
agreements entered into between certain
officials Of each road for union depot
and other traffic arrangements.
There were present at the meeting Pres
ident Dewitt Smith. Mr. Jonn 5xei;oz
Williams. General J. 5. Negey, Hon. w
Il. McKenney, Engineer Seymour, and
others. The proceedings were quite Tor
NAL. ana only lasted for a short time.
MIR. McHenney. VINO is general counsel
for the road, and has conducted the casa
for the company i'm the condemnation pro-
ceedings in the Chesterfield Court. ex-
pressed the belief that there was no
foundation for the report that the right
Of the company under its charter 10 build
a line from Petersburg TO Richmond will
be seriously questioned.
The work on the road is being pushed
forward south Of Petersburg, and as soon
as the position Of the company is made
clear ground viii be broken between Pc
tersbGrg and Richmond.
CONTRACT FOR RAILS AWARDED.
The contract for steel rails for the line
from Cheraw to Columbia, which is 10
connect the Seaboard Airline with the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad,
at Columbia, was awarded yesterday.
Mr.. John SHELTON Williams received q
telegram TO this effect yesterday after
noon, and the work along the line no
says, IS being expedited as much as poSsl-
bic. The length of this line, which is to
connect the two systems, now CONSOLE.
dated with the Georgia and Alabama,
is seventy miles.
EFFECTS OF THE CONSOLIDATION
The consolidation of the three roads,
said Mr.. Williams, last'night, had neces-
STATED the dropping OF q number OF en-
ployees. This was obviously necessary
wherever all tho companies had been rep
resented by local Offices, since only one
oihce would now be necessary.
Mr.. Z. y. Thompson. who has been the
freight and passenger agent at Baltimore
for the Seaboard Airline, has been
placed in charge Of the consolidated Offices
there.
SOME PROBABLE CHANGES.
In Birmingham, Ala, Mr.. c. W. Cecil.
formerly travelling passenger agent Vt
the Southern railway here, is southwest
ern agent OF the Georgia and Alabama,
and Mr.. w. r. Register, formerly solicit
ing freight agent Of the Seaboard Air
Line here. is commercial agent OF the
Seaboard AIRLINE. 10 Is believed that
one OF these gentlemen will lose his OH
cial head.
The Seaboapd Airline has probably six
agents i'll Atlanta, and the Georgia aid
Alabama has one. There, too. some one
will be dismissed.
In Savannah. the Florida Central and
Peninsular has four agers. and tho
Georgia and Alabama has FIVE. When
the consolidation strikes that scity there
will be a considerable shaking up.
All three lines have representatives In
New York and 81. Louis, and the Sea-
board AIRLINE and the Florida Central
and Peninsular have offices in Philadel-
phia. Washington. and other points.
The consolidation was perfected under
the direction OF Dir. IA. W. Glover, OF
Portsmouth. Va, traffic manager OF the
Seaboard Airline; Mr. w. III. Peasants
and Mr.. A. Q. Macdonell, OF Jacksonville,
Fla, general freight agent and general
passenger agent respectively, OF the
Florida Central and Peninsuiar. and Mr..
H. 5. Allen. Of Portsmouth. Va. general