Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-02-28
Hon. BOA1dye PhMizy and the Georgia
Railroad

llOIl' DOWuIC ! lllllZy Has OOlIlC DdCk DIT Ut
abroad commission in an amendment to h
riginal complaint filed with the commissio
gainst the Georgia Railroad about a mont
go. AS requested by the commission, M
'IINIZY has made his charges SPECIFIC
nd | hope they are SPECIFIC enough t
uit even the railroad commission.
The amendment requests:
7. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission requiring the defendant company
within ninety days, to equip or cause to be equip
ped, every locomotive used in regular passenger
traffic upon it's road with an electric or other
high power headlight or modern design, upon
the pain Of suffering the penalties prescribed
in section 2195 of the code for each and every
default
2. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission requiring the defendant company
within six months to replace every rotten and
unsound crosstie upon it's main or branch lines
of railroad with sound, strong and suitable
tie of approved material and dimensions, upon
the pain Of suffering the penalties prescribed
in section 2195 of the code for each and every
default.
3. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission requiring the defendant company
within twelve months to remove from its main
line Of track between Augusta and Atlanta
each and every rail length weighing less than
eighty pounds to the yard and replace the
same with a steel rail weighing not less than
eighty pounds to the yard, and Of approved de-
sign and dimensions upon the pain Ct suffering
the penalties prescribed in section 2195 Of the
code for each and every default.
4. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission requiring the defendant company
within twelve months to remove from it's Ma
con branch road each and every rail length
weighing less than sixty-fve pounds to the
yard, and of approved design and dimensions
upon the pain Of suffering the penalties pre-
scrbed in section 2195 Of the code for each
and every default.
5. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission requiring the defendant company
within eighteen months to ballast it's entire
main line and it's Macon branch road with
broken stone, with gravel or some other eff
cient safe and serviceable material wherever
the same is now ballasted with dirt mud or
other unsafe, inefficient and unsuitable mate
rial.
g. That an order be passed by the railroad
commission and served upon the defendant
company requiring 1t to be and appear before
the railroad commission upon a certain dav
and then and there to answer fully under oath
the complaint that has been made against it,
and in said answer to show cause, II any it
can, why the prayers Of the complainant be not
granted ~-FTTT
T. That the lessee companies. the Louisville.
and Nashville Railroad Company and the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad Company at the
same time be required to file for inspection bv
the commission and by the complainant certi-
fed copies Of all books, letters, accounts, pa
pers and writings of any character within the
possession, custody or control Of them or eth
OF them. relating to the purchase OF cross
ties by said lessees during the last six years,
and also all paper, letters. accounts memoran-
da or writings showing the actual number of
crossties purchased and put in the said road
during the last six years; and also all papers
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