Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-15
REPAIR THE DEPOT,
COMMISSION
SAYS
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION HAS
ISSUED PEREMPToRY ORD
ERs TO THE WESTERN
AND ATLANTIC.

At last the Atlanta depot will be re-
paired.
The Georgia railroad commission has
taken the matter in hand and ordered the
and specifications for the repairs.
The commission has further declared
that the depot Is not such will afford
the proper accommodations to the travel
ing public, which declaration was made
after the commission upon its own motion
had made an inspection Of the place and
investigated the existing conditions.
And although the Southern, the Central,
the Atlanta and West Point, the Seaboard
and the Georgia are going into a union
station company the railroad commission
has issued an order fixing January 9. 1908,
as the day for the officials OF the Western
and Atlantic and the Nashville. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis to appear before 1T
with the plans and specifications for the
proper repairs
The order which was issued Saturday
by Chairman Spencer r. Atkinson and
Secretary j. ID. Massey deals with the de-
pot in a manner that will cause the les
sees to open their eyes and wonder why
the commission had not issued an order
sooner
( The members of the commission are tir-
ed of seeing the states property 50 filthy
and niggardly kept; they want roof on
prepare suitable waiting rooms and the
like and are determined that some
changes shall be brought about.
The hearing on January 9th will no
doubt be an interesting one and some live
~ sensations may crop out, as II is under
stood the commissioners are loaded with
questions to FIRE at the lessees about al
lowing the old depot to go to rack and
ruin.
The following is a copy OF the order:
1T appearing that no legislative action
has been taken by the general assembly at
the present session looking to the con-
struction OF a new passenger depot in the
city OF Atlanta upon the site owned by the
state in said city. and upon which the
passenger depot now stands, and the COM
missioners being OF the opinion, from per-
sonal inspection OF said depot and prem
Uses made upon their own motion, that
the same are not in such condition as to
meet the requirements OF the convenience
and comfort OF the travelling public at
Atlanta, that notice be given the author
titles of the Western and Atlantic rail-
road and OF the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railway company, in said
city, that the railroad commission OF Geor-
gia, will, at a meeting to be held at its
office in Atlanta on Friday the 9Th day OF
january, 1905, take under consideration the
question of requiring the said depot TO be
put IN such conditlon as the puDhc cum
fort and convenience may demand, and
that upon the date named the commission
will hear such suggestions as said rail-
roads mcy desire to present for the con-
sideration of the board, touching the ne
cessity for, and the character of, improve
ments to be made, and that at the same
time said railroads submit to the commits
Eion plans and specifications showing what
improvements they may deem 1t necessary
a. in said denof hUildiUR in order
to render the same adequate to the re-
ouirements OF the public comfort and con-
venience. and this to the end that the
commission may then make such orders
IN the premises as may seem mete and
proper.