The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-29
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CRATIC q June 20. Right5of way
Agent Chas. Morris and Engineer
Metznert who have been slu the city
for some days past endeayoring to SCI
cure right q way over the Old survey
offthe Buckhannons & Northern,
through the properties of residents
ofithe lower side Of Maple avenue ;on
the west side OF the river, are / not
meeting with the success that might
be desired either by Mr.. Morris or by
persons Interested In the building Of
a railroad Of most any old kind up, tt.
CARTS Valley river While Mr. Nor.
ris has secured options on right Of
way through the properties Of Capt;
H. A. Spiese and John Chenowett,
theer yet remain some thirty proper.
ties through which the road would
have to pass to- get out OF the corpor..
ate limits. In some way 5theSrumor
has been circulated about the clty. that
at the time the Backhannon & North.
ern interests passed out OF the hands
Of the Goulds the assurance was given
the Lake Erie Company, purchasers Of
the interests, that the right Of way
would be secured through Grafton for
a hundred thousand dollars. This ra:
NOR has had rather a bad effect with
property owners on the West Side. Al
reporter, In conversation with a lead.
Ing resident Of Maple avenue, and
through whose property the road
would pass II built, was told that he
will be in no hurry to give an option
or to sell right Of way through his
premises. This gentleman states that
he has been unable to get any definite
information as to what Is really want
ed with the option, and until be does
so he, and a number. of others, will
not enter Into any kind OF q contract.
1t Is claimed also that the right Of
way now desired would place the rail-.
road track, II built, SO near to the res.
3 u. q liz .
idence properties as to ruin their val;
nes. For instance, the track would
pass within four or FIVE feet OF the
Mrs. Wiley residence: 1t would be but
about thirty feet from the back OF
Councilman Shackelford's home, anil
1t would cut directly through the resi-.
dence OF Mr.. VIM. 7. Lilly, necessitat.
Ing the removal Of his residence fur.
ther front and throwing a portion Of
his land beyond the railroad tracks.
The right Of way agents have offered
Mrs. Wiley $4,000 for privilege Of pass,
ing through her premises. The prop,
erty Is worth twice that much, and It
Is claimed that the. railroad track
within four feet Of the back would
utfsriy ruin It.
Our Informant stated that big ma,
jorlty of the thirty property owners
through whose premises the tracks
would pass prefer 10 enter. Into no op.
ton or contract, but rather abIue y,
a decision Of condemnation eba.>
than to take the price offered for the
property desired. He says, however,
that there would be little II any OBJ.
lection to the granting Of a right OF
way through the properties, providing
the right Of way Is run close to the
river bank instead Of so far up into
the lots. Maple avenue property Is
very valuable and is on the increase
all the time. It We could but get
some definite information" said n.
other Maple avenue resident, "as to
what Is wanted With: this right OF way.
what kind Of a road is to be built and
what 1t Is 10 be used for, We could
more quickly come to an understand.
Ing, but all our efforts along this line
have SO far met with failure. The
agents won't talk to us at all. We can.
not go Into thing OF this kind blind
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