The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-15
DURHAM DEPOT
ALL SETTLED NOW
Commission Accepts Plans
Roads Agree On.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
Location Twelve Feet Further North From Main
Line of Soulherh--.S eaboard Bears Ont
third of Cost, N. & ". Third
Of Building.

Again Yesterday representatives OF the
before the Corporation Commission. TINS
time it was merely to settle upon the de-
tails regarding the plans for the Union
Depot and its location, as we'll as an
agreement between the Southern Rail
way and the Seaboard Air Line.
There were present Col. A. B. Andrews,
First Vice-president of Southern Rail
way; Mr. Fab H. Busbee, counsel for
Southern; Vice president J. Nj. Barr, OF
the Seaboard Air Line; Judge Leigh r.
Watts, oil Portsmouth, General Counsel
Seaboard Air Line; Judge 7. b. Womack,
Judge r. w. Winston, counsel for Sea-
beard; General Manager L. E. Johnson,
OF the Norfolk and Western; Major w. A.
Guthrie. counsel for Norfolk and Wes-
tern; City Attorney Fl. 4. Foushee, OF
Durham, and Mr.. Victor S. Bryant, OF
Durham.
After considerable argument as to the
location of the depot, the commission
finally issued the following order:
ordered that the plans, plot and pho
tograph of brick building submitted by
the Southern Railway and approved by
the other respondents on September 14th,
1868, be accepted by the Corporation
Commission as the plans, site and char
acter of building for the union passen-
ger depot for Durham, except the depot
building shall be located northward from
the main line OF the North Carolina Rail
road a distance of twelve feet further
than is shown In said plans and plot;
that the cost of this proceeding and of
this site and the building be paid for
by the respondents In the following ratio:
Cne-third of the whole cost by the Sea
board Air Line Company and one third OF
the cost Of the building by the Norfolk
and Western Railway Company and tbs
balance of the whole cost by the South
ern Railway Company; that work upon
the union depot shall begin at once or
just as soon as the title to said site can
be secured by condemnation proceedings
or purchased and pushed to completion
without unnecessary delay; this order is
based upon the stipulation made by the
Southern Railway Company IN writing
which was accepted by the Seaboard Air
Line Railway and the same by consent OF
parties is filed as part OF the record In
this proceeding, and this cause is con-
tinued for further directions. This Sep.
TENDER 14th, 1903.
"FRANKLIN M'NEILL,
'Chairman."
The following agreement between the
Southern and Seaboard was drawn up:
1T will be conceded by the Southern
Railway Company, for itself and so far
as it can control, by its lessor, that if
the proceedings for condemnation be con-
tinued, so far as that part of the right
of way which lies between Roxboro and
Church streets is concerned and that
part which lies west of the location of
the passenger station is concerned, that
no opposition will be made by the South
ern Railway to the use and occupation
of that part Immediately south of the
location of the station occupied by track
of union station. without additional cost
for such part. This stipulation and what
ever may be done in pursuance of it shall
not be used by either party in the con-
Cemn:tion proceedings. The use of the
track as now used by the Seaboard Air
Line 10 It's freight station to continue I'M
III the termination in due course of the
litigation now pending.
1T is agreed that whatever may be
the result of the condemnation proceed
ings of Seaboard Air Line and South
cru Railway and others now pending the
Seaboard Air Line is to have full access
To the union passenger station upon the