Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-14

uAlon uepot. MI. Tyler stated, among
other things, that the matter of the
erection of this new station was now
up to the people of Pine Bluff The
plans had been approved, he said, 5y
the proper officials of his road, and he
was prepared to- enter into. an agree
ment that the same should be built
He explained the delay so far, and
stated that he was ready to do busi.
ness with the people here if they were
ready for it.
Mr. Tyler made the interesting
statement that the Iron Mountain,
among other improvements, contem.
plated the double tracking of ninety
miles of road in the near future, in
addition to the ballasting of every mile
of road, including all branch lines
He was asked if the company pro-
posed to contiue storing cotton at the
new depot. "Nc. SIR replied Mr..
Tyler. "We have taken up this mat
ter with the compress people, with
view of getting them to store all of
the Gotten coming on our trains. I
understand that all the local firms
have agreed to receive this cotton
direct from our line, and store it
themselves, except cne, which wants
us to deliver the cotton at our freight
house. l want to say here that we
, will positively not handle cotton at
our freight house another year. The
cotton men of this city have simply
got to meet us half way in this mat
ter. The trouble has been the fan'.
Of the cotton men of your city rather
than the fault of the company. We
will go out Of town with this business
before we will continue it another
year"
In discussing the telegraph and cleo
trio light pole matter on Fourth ave-
. nue., Mr. Tyler stated that if the city
required the company to light Fourth
avenue it would be necessary to give
them the privilege of retaining their
poles there: but he proposed that
these poles be placed in the center of
the railroad company's right of way
between the double tracks proposed
for that street. He said that neat iron
poles would be erected and that they
would consume no more room than
the double tracks would necessitate.
1t was suggested that Mr.. Tyler
give an estimate of the cost CT the
proposed new building. He said it
would cost in the neighborhocd o.
$4,000 The former plans of the COM
pany called for a 100000 building. but
Mr. Tyler explained that the company
had used. in the plans for the present
building. all the available space in tho
block and that it would be practically
impossible to spend 100000 on such >
structure. AS the present plans met
fully all the demands of the city. he
Thought the council should be salts
fed with them. He said that the
passenger and freight depots. togeth-
er with all the improvements contem-
plated by his company here. would
call for an expenditure Cf 100000.
He said that the estimated cost to
the property owners of paving Fourth
avenue, under the proposition CT his
company to furnish all the material
for the work, and lay it down here
free of cost. was $4,000. which he de-
clared was the cheapest paving dis
trict the city had ever known He
thought the property owners should
.oroe to it. There are eighteen
blocks to be paved.
On motion Of one of the aldermen
present a committee was appointed 10
draft an ordinance covering IN"
ground fully and report at the mex
REGULAR session of the city council,
next Monday night. This committee
is comcpsed of Aldermen Jordan FoE
Riley and City Attorney Coleman. ami
If will act in conjunction with iii
committee from the boaI Of trade.
Thus the Iron Mountains new pG''' .
csition is practically agreed TO by 'hN
civ council Of Pine Bluff the pfa''-
er ordinance has been ordered ara'
cd and it is now up tc the property
owners along Fourth avenue as 20
whether the city shall have a new NV
ion station or not. and as to whPf9N'
tbov shall have a paved street or NJ