The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-03-11

That the new Board of Mayor ana
Aldermen don't propose to Do trineu
nm by the L.. a. N. Railroad Com
n.ny. was made manifest at Thursday
aEeht q meeting of the Board when
xasoIution was adopted instructlng the
Ssreet Committee and the CITY AT
eoruey to take up the matter OF the
Rsisroad Company's contract for the
s<nsfructlon of certain streets aud
sidewalks near the new depot and to
insist upon the Railroad Company
c<rryiug out It's contract.
Another important move was taken
nm s,rce the Railroad Company to take
anne step toward lessening the danger
sk the Cemetery Avenue crossing, ana
ap keen It's tracks clear at the Gallo
way street crossing, SO as not to inter
sarS with passage at that point.
The ordinance repeating the III O'Clock
rs.,l room and bowling alley closing law
.,ssed its third and final reading and
sfse law now stands repealed.
Another interesting feature OF the
sneet,ng was the report OF Alderman
sE-nanter. Of the Street Lighting
Cnnmittee, to the effect that the Com.
nssttee mad received bids from several
esncerns on the erection and putting
IN of an electric light plant IN Column
nxnL and that the Chairman OF the Con. :
nittee, Alderman Dale, had received
Aandreds of letters IN regard to the
Mntter. :,
Three members Of the Council were
shsent from the meetlng-Aldermec
Dale, Borum and Grimes.
Alderman Nichols Talks.
M me conclusion of the reading or
tssa minutes of the last meeting, the
k0ut,Ee between the Railroad Compa y
anc the CITY in regard to the muddie
that nas arisen ont of the failure OF
sue Railroad Company to comply with
sss contract for the construction OF
sidewalks. streets, etc, near the ntW
depot was taken up. CHAIRMAN
Aiehois, CT the Street Committee. re-
gOrsed that nothing had been do @
seward fixing the streets. and tnat
matters stood about where they ala al
sas last meeting. He said he thought
sns Railroad Company was not going
~ 90 anything until it Was forced TO
do il. There mad been some little talk
hsst SUPERINTENDENT Brooks. ~
ina A. IL N, and Alderman j. II.
CnTpenter In reference to the matter,
and he woulo GALLON MI. Carpenter
natter TO report his conversation with
Mr. Brooks. He insisteI, however,
nat some action be taken to make the
Rs,lroaG Company carry out its con-
aract.
Cemetery Avenue Crossing.
He stated that good many
r,mp.aints had been made to him
against the danger Of the railroad
s,rpasing on Cemetery Avenue, ard
AGAINST the continual biockadlng of the
&acks with freight cars az the Gallo
wy Street crossing often preventing
passage on the street at that place
HI spoke OF the danger to the lives or
safisens at the Cemetery Avenue cross
ing. ana said 1t was the most dangel-
1Us crossing be had ever seen. and that
me Railroad 20 ought to be forced to
Nnke some steps to safe guard the lives
Of citi3 Gems who have TO 81 oss that place.
mo WAS in favor of making the Rail
naed Company place watchmen at that
nince and also at the Galloway Street
gr0ssang, to keep the TRACES clear or
standing freight cars. "Or, as they
Aem to be expert underpass builders,
II they had rather put underpasses
shaae, let them do that, said he. Inc
matter was referred to the Street Com
aittee aud went over unit, the next
mseting. when an ordinance will be
esered, compelling the Railroad Com
Rany TO place watchmen or take otnel
sAch precautionary measures at the
Siaces referred to as will lessen the
sanger to the people.
Mr.. Carpenters Statement
Alderman Carpenter then made
rtatement of his talk with Superlnten-
Amt Brooks. Hv said that MIR. Brooks
xsma 10 see hlm some time ago ana
saved him what the City Council mad
aame IN regard to matters at the new
Sepot, and stated that the Railroad
asmpany wanted to settle the trouble
U,,bout legal proceedings being resorted
In IL III couiu be done, He said ne
x.,nered from MI Brooks talk that II
she t,oupcil would allow the Railroad
Gnmpany TO build the walls ne believed
"A vouid do it aud pay for all the TER
rsc,na on the property OF citizens
who would permit the work 10 nt
.soaa. and would pay for half OF tat
U.Ils; and see that the contract II
regard 70 the sidewalks and streets wal
sryied out. Mr.. Brooks admitted
shst me contract the Railroad Con.
ysSS had with the city had not beer
carried out. and also that Iweli.l
.ueet was not graded down accordinl
10 contract, ana also that South MAIL
sfreet had not been graded down nc
Cprd,ng to contract, But this had NO
Sa.D Done. he claimed, because tn,
,tv mad not graded down Thirteenth
sereet. Mr.. Carpenter said ne tol
a. BrooKs that II the Railroad Con-
..nv would agree TO carry out II
seotract that the cits would agree 70
= 40 do 10. That WAS all the city wa
ssking. superintendent Brooks aske
aim 10 write him letter, 80 that D
rpnld lay the matter before the big
sfic,sl of II e Railroad Company. nv
ne mad uot heard hem Nh Fac