Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-02
Saturday, May 2, 1903.
THE C.. G. NV. SIDE TRACK.


conveniently approach the depot on
the north side Of this tsreet, has
loomed up into local issue Of consid-
cradle proportions.
There was petition from the rail-
road on the subject at q recent meet.
ing Of the council; but for some rea-
son, which has not been made clear,
the petition was not acted upon favor
ably. The impression went out in
some way that the council was re-
luctant to act because It did not feel
assured of the wishes Of the citizens
Of the town on the subject, and one
day this week, Mr.. w. II. Herndon cir
culated the following petition and
secured the signatures appended, rep
resenting large majority OF the
property interests Of the town. Less
than a dozen Of all the people to
whom the petition was presented, re-
fused to sign 1t, and It was assumed
by the movers Of the petition that 1t
had the endorsement Of large major
ity of the qualified voters:
To the Honorable, the Mayor and AL
dermen, the Town Council OF York.
vile, South Carolina.
We the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of Yorkville, having learn
ed that the management Of the Caro-
lima and Northwestern railroad re-
for permission to extend their side
track by laying two. additional rails
across East Liberty street with the
view of enabling said railway to reach
its depot platform more conveniently
and handle its cars with greater facil-
ity, and at the same time submitted q
diagram showing that all rails cross
ing said street would be stationary
(spiked DOWN and that the spaces be-
tween the rails would be filled In with
timber and stone so as to render the
crossing Of said tracks by vehicles and
pedestrians easy and comfortable, and
have outlined was refused by your
honorable body. In view Of the fact
that we are satisfied that the interests
of the railroad company will suher. on
account Of the lack Of facilities asked
for, and that those Of the town will I'm
no way be impaired by the laying OF
the additional rails across the street,
we would most respectfully urge that
YOU reconsider your recent decision
and grant the desired privilege to the
railroad company, throwing around
the concession such safeguards as
your wisdom may dictate as being Tor
the protection Of the interests OF the
town in the way Of specifying the con-
dition in which the crossing is to be
maintained at all times. Your prompt
to 90,
sired, and we will ever pray, etc.:
w. H. Herndon, w. w. jenkins, J.
w. Dobson, B. N. Moore, J. @. Wray,
L. B. Foushee. ]. B. Bowen. Louis
Roth, c.. P. Lowrance. g. II. O'Leary,
Jas. M. Starr, M. w. White, j.. r.
Lindsay, ]: M. Heath & Co., w. y. Fer
guson, j. s. Brice, NJ. j! N. Bowen,
Mackorell Bros, Strauss-Smith CO.,
Jno. E. Carroll, w. II. McCorkle. Thos.
IF. Mellow, Frank P. Mccain, VIM. y.
McCaw, w. Brown Wylie, Geo, w.
Williams, C. E. Spencer, L w. john
son, Harry McCaw, w. 8. Dickson.
w. H. Fowler, 8. L. Latimer. j.. c.
Conner. W. P. Harrison, F. g. Dobson.
R. c. Johnson, w. NJ. Kennedy; Geo.
s. sherer. ]. s.. sandifer; H. A. D.
Schorb, M. M. Moore. P. M, Thos. w.
Speck. ]. w. Snider, II. n. Beard,
Heath Elliott Mule Co.. r. H. Dobson.
d. e. Finley, A. M. Grist, o. e. Grist.
r. 8. Mcconnell. w. D. Grist. w. i.
Witherspoon. Jas. F. Hart, w. B. VIII
liams, Jr., w. J. Bowen, j.. n. Rawlin-
son, S. M. McNeel. Paul T. McNeel,
w. H. Mcconnell, VIM. Dickson, Mrs.
Florence Rose, ]. A. Sherer, Harry Q.
Smith. hgcnt. r. B. McClain, p.
B. Beard, W. T. Moore, Jas. e. Carroll.
r. A. Bratton, j. E. Lowry, w. s.. Nell.
F.. A. Crawford, W. o. Harshaw, j.
j. Keller & Co., Jno. w. Miller, Jas.
M. Brian, ]. F. Wallace, ]. A. Howe.
Ia. M. Lowrance, L. w. jenkins, YORK
Implement Co., r. E. Montgomery, T.
F. Gordon, r. D. Alexander, MI. J.
Walker, w. B. Williams, Sr. w. G.
White.
At a meeting of the town council
last Thursday night, called for the
purpose, the foregoing petition was
taken under consideration. All OF the
members Of the council were present,
as was also w. w. Lewis, Esq., town
attorney. Mr.. Lewis discussed the
matter in the capacity Of a private
citizen, from the standpoint Of his own
convenience, his residence being next
east of the depot; and urged the coun-
ell against the establishment OF the
precedent Of recinding its former ac-
tion In Difference to petition from
citizens, etc. He urged. that the coun-
ell was charged with responsibility In
the matter, while the citizens are not
and since it Is to be presumed that
the council acted before in the light OF
investigation, such a petition 'as this.
signed in many instances, without con-
sideration, should not be allowed to at
feet it's careful deliberation. Others par
ticipated In the discussion, and there
were suggestions Of personal interests
Of the effect Of removal Of the depot to
the old site at the foot Of Congress
street, etc. When the question finally
came to a vote the petition was re-
fused four to two. Aldermen M. L.
Carroll, J. ]. Hunter, ]. P. White and
r. B. Lowry voted against granting the
petition, and Aldermen w. B. Moore
and Sam M. Grist voted in favor Of 1t.
The vote was practically the same as
on the question Of granting the peti-
ton originally submitted by the rail-
road. On that occasion Aldermen
Moore and Grist voted for the petition
and Aldermen Carroll and White
against it. Alderman Lowry was not
then member Of the council. Alder
man Hunter declined to vote at that
time, and the tie was broken by Mayor
Willis against the railroad.
LOCAL LACONlCS.
We Will Send Tho Enquirer
~o1,, ,rfiI Tonnorv 1at 1904.