Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-11-14
The railroad and The Town Agree.

The town council passed an ordi.
nance Monday night allowing the Nor
folk & Western Railway the privileges
it desires in connection with its i'm
provements in Shepherdstown. The
franchise is one that was prepared by
the railway attorneys after several con.
ferences with the committee of the
council. except for one slight change,
and We have no doubt that as passed
it will be acceptable to the railway
company. We think it will be entire
ly satisfactory TO the people Of this
community. as it agrees to practically
everything that the people wanted.
The ordinance giants the railway
the privilege to construct Its new line
over New, Mill, German and High
streets, with the alleys between, az fol-
lows: New street, at grade; Mill
street, at an elevation six inches higher
than the old track German street, at
an elevation Of Q feet higher than
the old track, with level grade on
the east and seven per cent grade on
the west /; High street at IN elevation
of II feet above the present street,
with an 8 per cent grade on the east
aud.lsvel on the west.
II re urn for these privileges the
railroat company agrees to make and
gr4 lie up the approaches on the said
streets and alleys and maintain them
for distance of Is feet on each side
of the track to make and maintain
pavements and cutters as individual
citizens are required to do; the rail-
road company assumes all liability for
damages to citizens or property owners
by reason of the construction and oper-
alton Of the railway.
The company agrees to maintain q
daily Waterman at the Washington
street crossing. 1t also agrees to take
up the old track that crosses German
street and permanently abandon that
part of the street, and to repair and
regrade the old roadbed. The parts
of the old track north and south OF
German street are to be used only as
sidlngs or spurs for local purposes.
The company also agrees to pay in.
to the treasury of the town the sum Of
500 to cover the expenses of special
meetings, the publication, of the ordl-
nance and such other expenses as may
be incurred in connection with this
project.
Finally add best Of all, the town
wins its fight for new station within
the corporate limits. The railroad
company agrees to "erect and maintain
a new and creditable passenger station
or combined passenger aud freight
station. as it may prefer, within the
corporate limits OF Shepherdstown, at
a point along its line between Church
alley and High street, which said new
station shall be completed and opened
for the use of the public within thirty
months from the passage of this ordi-
nance.
The only change made by the coun-
Gil in the ordinance offered by the rail-
road attorneys il in the time for the
completion of the new station. The
railroad had it within thirty months
from and after the completion by it
of new track" The council changed
it to read, within thirty months from
the passage Of this ordinance If
the railroad is acting in good faith. and
we take it that it is, it cannot object to
time limit Of two and a-half years
in which the new station shall be erect
ed.
The town gets nearly every thing
that it wanted. 1t asked for two
watchmen, but compromised on one |;
it gets the old track removed from
German street /; it gets new station
within the corporate limits, which will
consequently be under town control
and must have approaches approved
by the .town. The people are to be
congratulated upon the victory won
for them by the council.