The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-17
Sumter, S. C.. May %, 1901.

Sumter. S. c., May %, 1901.
! The City Council of Sumter, City.
Gentlemen In behalf of the Atlantic
| Coast Jline Railroad Company | beg
/ leave to submit the following for your
consideration:
! AS you are aware, inquiries have
been made to this Company for more
1 than a year past, looking to giving
your City better facilities for the ac-
eommodation of passengers. The II.
7 r. Co. has had this matter under con-
sideration and it has had to encounter
and overcome number OF d1fhcultles
before arriving at conclusion.
It believes tnat it has so arranged
| matters that it can handle its passenger
business on separate line OF tracks
from its freight business, II 1t can get
| the cooperation of your city, and l
therefore respectfully submit for your
consideration Z,
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 Harvln
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 q street
of similar width on the Northern part
of the Brand lots, next to the telephone
factory, running, from Harvln Street
to the E. r. tracks. This new street
when opened, would almost directly
connect with continuation Of the
street on the other side OF the b.
tracks.
The R. r. Go. further asks that
YOU close that part of Main Street
not already closed up lying between
Dingle Street and the Southern bound
ary Of the r. r. Cos. property. AS
It now stands, the warehouse occupied
by Mr.. 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 Avenue to Main Street
and It will donate as much of Its pro-
perty as is necessary to continue Di-
vine 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 ware
house as street for at least one year
and until the r. r. Co. may see fit
TO use the property, but it viii not
bind itself that it will not at some.
time need this property and make use
Of it.
Or, If neither of these propositions
be practicable, then the r. r. Co. ask
that you take ten and not more than
fifteen feet of. its property on the
Southern lire between Main Street
and Manning Avenue and procure a
like quantity south of its property and
have a street connecting Manning
AFenue and Main Street.
In addition to all this, you will read
iIy see the disadvantage of having two
crossings so near together ss they are
now maintained, and when Main
SGISSI CrGSS1iiS - sCiC5So eiiO IL. 1es w.
will place a hagman at the Manning
Avenue crossing for the protection OF
the public. Yours truly,
(Signed9 j. 4. kenley.
After full and careful considera-
tion of the matter the Council adopt
ed by unanimous vote a resolution
embodying the following points: s.
Council agrees to close Graham Street
between Harvin Street and the Coast
Line tracks and allow the r. r. Co.
to make use of the strip of land, and
in lieu thereof the r. R. Co. is to
open street between the telephone
factory and the Brand residence.
2. The City Council will close mp
Main Street from Dingle Street to the
Southern boundary of the land owned
81 the Coast Line, and the Coast Line
will put in more tracks and will take
out the Shore warehouse and remove
tie present passenger depot.
8. The City Council decided to take
Is feet from the Southern boundary OF
the r. r. property between Main
Street and Manning Avenue for con-
Meeting street between these two
points.