The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-29
THE new PASSENGER DEPOT.
The Atlantic Coast Line Will
Build One Of the Best in the
State.


last Thursday in the city completed all
arrangements for the erection of
large modern passenger depot, and
work will begin as soon as the mate
rial can be obtained. He stated that
it was the wish and intentionn OF the
company to have the depot completed
as soon as practicable, before the
cotton season in any event.
While here he purchased the resi-
dence of Mrs. Susan a. Brand, on
Harvin Street and also the land in the
rear of it owned by Capt. R. A.
Brand. Under this conraact, the
house in the rear will be removed
within thirty days and the Brand resi-
dence within sixty, the owners having
been allowed to remove the buildings.
The entire freight yard will be re-
modelled and number Of new tracks
put in. The freight and yard tracks
will be entirely separate and distinct
from the tracks for the passenger
trains at the new depot. There is
great deal of work to be done, out
the railroad has perfected all the
plans and the work will be pushed
with vigor. The new depot will front
On Harvin Street and will extend back
from Harvin Street alongside the
main line tracks for sufficient dis
tance to give room for the longest
passenger train. Mr.. Henley says
that the depot will be built OF brick
and will be handsomely finished
It will be equipped with all necessary
conveniences and will be one OF the
most complete and handsomest pas
senger station on the A. G Z. system
At special meeting Of the City
Council held Thursday afternoon at
the request of Mr.. Kenley, the follow
ing proposition was submitted by him
on behalf of the Atlantic Coast Line:
Sumter, S. c., May g, 1901.
The City Council of Sumter, City.
Gentlemen In behalf of the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company I beg
leave to submit the following for your
consideration:
As you are aware, inquiries have
been made to this Company for more
than year past, looking to giving
your City better facilities for the ac-
commodaticn of passengers. The 4.
R. Co. has had this matter under con-
sideration and it has had to encounter
and overcome number Of difficulties
before arriving at conclusion.
It believes that it has so arranged
matters that it can handle its passen-
ger business on q sepacrate line of
tracks from its freight business, if it
can get the cooperation of your city,
and I therefore respectfully submit for
your consideration
The R. R. Co. proposes to locate
passenger depot, (using separate
tracks, upon the lot now occupied by
Mrs. Susan A. G. Brand, using also
the property of Mr.. R. A. Brand in
the rear thereof.
In order to do this, it would need
that part of Graham St. from Harvin
St. to the R. R. tracks. It is propos-
ed, in reference to this, to ask you to
close such portion Of Graham Street
and in lieu thereof, offers you street
of similar width on the Northern part
of the Brand lots, next to the tele-
phone factory, running from Harvin
Street to the r. R. tracks. This new
street when opened, would almost di-
rectly connect with a continuation OF
the street on the other side Of the R.
R. tracks.
The R. R. Co. further asks that you
close that part of Main Street not al
ready closed up, lying between Din
gle Street and the Southern boundary
of the R. R. Co.'S. property. As it
now stands, the warehouse occupied
by Nj. Shore almost closes the street.
When this street is closed the Shore
warehouse and the present passenger
station will be removed.
The R. R. Co. further desires, in
view of the great Improvements
which it proposes to make, that you
open an extension OF Divine Street
from Manning Ave. to Main Street
and it will donate as much of its
property as is necessary to continue
Divine Street in straight line
to Main Street. Or if this be
not practicable, then you can
use the property owned by the R. R.
south of the Shore warehouse as a
street for at least one year and until
the R. r. Co. may see fit to use the
property, but it will not bind itself