The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-02
DEPOT IN DECATURS
ORDER MADE BY THE ALABAMA
 RAILROAD COMMISSION.
station is to Be Located Between oid and New TOwns--severai Cases Considered at Monthly
 Meeting.

The Railroad Commission of Alabama at It's regular monthly meeting entered an order on the docket showing that II there had ever been any opposition to the location of the union depot at De- catur the opposition had now become reconciled
 petition in the interest of New De, catur had been filed by Mayor Samuel Blackwell of that town asking that the location of the depot be changed.
 At yesterdays meeting it was an- nounced that the petition had been withdrawn. The new depot Is to be TO- cated between the towns of Decatur and New Decatur and 1t Is understood that some of the residents of that town do not think that the location was near enough to the business portion of New Decatur.
 The petition of Mayor H. A. Skeggs of Decatur for a continuance Of the erection order of the depot was post poned until the September meeting pending the institution of condemna- tion proceedings by the railroads.
 Action was taken as follows by the Commission at its meeting yesterday:
 w. J. Rutland, ct als, vs. Central of Georgia Railway; petition for better depot accommodations at Fitzpatrick. Continued, pending instruction.
 l.. R. Ellis. ct als. vs. Southern Railway, depot accommodations at El- eanor. In consideration of the petition and the evidence in support thereof 1t is ordered by the Commission that the Southern Railway Company rebuild its depot at Eleanor by January 1. 1905, in accordance with the general order heretofore made by the Commission with reference to depots.
 A. D. Hudson vs. Southern Railway, petition for spur track near Gayles- vile; matter adjusted.
 Peacock Iron Works vs. Western Railway of Alabama and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, rate on car wheels and axles from Selma to Richburg. This cause is dismissed for want of prosecu- ton.
 w. B. Killebraw vs. Central of Georgia Railway; freight rate to Cof- fee Springs. Petition dismissed for want of prosecution.
 E. B. Mickle vs. Central of Georgia Railway. prepayment of freight charges at Opelika on traffic destined to Roan- oke. Ala. Continued pending settle ment.
 H. A. Skeggs. Mayor, vs. Southern Railway Company; petition for contin-
  union depot at Decatur, continued to first Monday In September pending con- demnation proceedings. John W. Tipton, ct als, vs. Southern Railway, petition to rebuild depot at Paint Rock. This cause continued pending the building of the depot
 G. w. Olive, ct als vs. Southern Railway; petition to stop night trains at Berry. It being shown in this cause that the night train going west Is a fast train doing an interstate business and that the local service in each di- rection is reasonable, this petition is therefore denied. the Commission be. ing without authority to stop trains In such cases
 G. P. Bowling vs. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Central of Georgia Railway, rates on classes two and three from Chattanooga to Ozark; con- tinued.
 W. E. Wedgeworth. ct als, vs. Ala, bama Great Southern Railroad; rate or sugar from New Orleans to Akron, Ala The subject of this petition being ex- Commission Is without authority to act in the premises and the petition is ac- cordingly dismissed.
 Samuel Blackwell, Mayor, ct als, vs Southern Railway and Louisville and Nashville Railroad, petition to change location of depot In Decatur. Petition withdrawn by Hon. Samuel Blackwell Mayor of New Decatur. which petition was mailed the Hon. Samuel Blackwell on July 30, 1904.