The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-22
Road Looks For Iniunc-
ton to Be Dissolved.
WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY
Then We Shall Know Whether the m
junction viii Be Made Permanent.
A Lonesome Picket PAGES
His Beat at the Chapel
Hill Crossing.

Durham. N. c., March 21.-All was
quiet along Peabody and Pettigrew
streets today. During the day cutie a
large number of people visited the
scene and looked on what was done.
But there was nothing doing. The
only evidence that the city and South
ern road is at outs and that a further
move is anticipated is a lone police Of
ficer-a sentry--who keeps constant
watch at the. Chapel Hill street cross
ing. This officer is there by order OF
the board of aldermen and mayor.
having instructions to arrest any anu
all parties if any attempt lis made 10
connect the new Peabody street line
and the Norfolk and Western track
across Chapel Hill street. But this
will not be done at least not at this
time
The hastily constructed piece Of
road--crcss-tie thrown down on the
top of the macadam street bed and
rails nailed to these ties at intervals
remains where everything stopped
when Judge PEBBLES took a hand IN
the affair yesterday morning. Every
thing and everybody waits for Friday
morning when the temporary re-
straining ORDER will be heard by Judge
| PEBBLES The new road has almost
completely blocked the street, especi-
| ally SO at the mouth OF Carr street.
The crOss-ties and irons form such an
obstruction that vehicles Wishing to
enter Carr street or come from that
street towards the main thoroughfare
of the town, nave to take circuitous
route to get UP town.
! The city authorities feel confident
that at the hearing Friday the evidence
| introduced will be such that the In
| junction will be made permanent and
that then the obstruction will be taken
from the street.
The Railroad Busy.
On the other hand the railroad peo-
! pie evidently expect the Injunction 10
| he dissolved. Today quite a large
number of cross-ties and irons were
unloaded in that section, evidently for
the purpose Of pushing forward the
work If the restraining order is set
aside by the court The representa-
| tives of the road rely on the decision
/ in the Peabody street suit in which the
Federal court directed that the city get
off of the railroad company's right OF
/ way and that a permanent Injunction
/ be issued to restrain the city from
interfering with the affairs of the road
/ 1t is even limited that the entire pro-
ceedings everything done by the city,
its representatives. court ana ail--are
/ in contempt of the Federal Court.
! This is not the view taken by the city
authorities. No attempt was made to
i interfere with the work on Peabody
street The claim is made that there
/ is q difference in the Pettigrew street
situation. The city says that THIS
street was condemned as highway
/ thirty years ago and has been kept up
as a street ever since that time. there
being no dispute over the ownership
| Of the street This is the first road
that the Southern has laid in the
street. Some time ago an attempt was
made to lay a road along the side Of
this street and across the mouth Of
the tunnel The aldermen ordered
that the work stop and this order was
complied with.
The action of the board in revoking
the permit given the Norfolk and
Western road to cross Chapel Hill
street was taken for the reason that
| the city claims that If the connection
is allowed trains will be operated
across the mouth Of the Carr street
tunnel in violation of the State law.
passed by the last legislature
AT the meeting Of the aldermen last
might the first step was taken looking
to an appeal to the state Corporation
| Commission to open Carr street
through the Southern and SeaboarQ
Air Line property to Main street.
| committee was appointed to ascertain
the amount of damages property own
ers would want for land taken If this
street was extended. If this can be
agreed upon the Corporation Commits
sion will be asked to order the raising
| Of all tracks to a level with the main
/ line road in order to get an UNDER
| ground way. In order TO take uD tnis
matter the board adjourned to meet
again this evening when the report
Of the committee was heard. Some
definite stems will be taken within tha
next few days. Then viii come test
4 Of the new law, in which the Corpor-
alton Commission is given the right to
! order improvements Of this kind.