Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-20
ANOTHER DEPOT PLAN

during the past week having for It's
object the abandonment of the
plan TO erect handsome new
depot, south of the Turnpike, on
the Mccormick land, which had
been definitely decided upon by
the Norfolk & Western Railway
Company, and the substitution
e therefor of a reconstruction of the
present station, or the building of
= new one upon the same site.
There is not single reason that
can be advanced which would in
cline Us to the support of this latest
idea, and there are several reasons
why we should and will oppose it.
In the first place, it is rather late
in the evening for such a plan To
be Matched, as the new depot mat
ter has been before the people for
more than year, and has been
thoroughly discussed pro and con.
The Town Council has had the
subject before it on several occa-
siOns and has, presumably, consid-
cred 1t seriously from every view
point, for the best interest and
welfare of the Town.
The Town Council, the COURIER
and private citizens, have been as
sured by the Railway officials that
they will construct here a depot to
cost $4,000 or more, with plans
modelled along the lines of the
station at Luray, and, with the ex-
penditure necessary for paving,
grading, etc, the total expenditure
would probably amount to more
than $4,000.
The Town Council has had the
necessary strip of the Marks land
condemned for the purpose of n
streetway to the new depot site.
The plans for the new depot (to
be built upon the new site) have
been prepared by the engineers of
the Railway Company.
The reason why the Railway
Company did not draw plans for
the use Of the present site was be-
cause the piece of ground was en-
tirely too small, and, to utilize all
of their space on the westerly side
of the track, would leave a narrow
little alley between the depot and
the abutting property owner, as
the abutting property is upon n
higher level than the depot and the
street could not be graded close to
the fence.
All of the engineers of the Rail-
way Company eXerted every effort
to figure out a plan for the con-
struction of a new depot on the
old site long before they began
looking for new site, and now.
for any of our citizens to attempt
to defeat the construction of the
new and handsome depot on the
new site, and have substituted
therefor q small, unsuitable, I'M
comfortable, and ill-arranged sta
station on the present site, is very
bad policy.
While we give every man the
privilege of believing as he thinks
best, we think that this new idea
terminated in the brain of some |
one who would be put to some !
little Inconvenience by the moving
of the station. Suppose ore, or
ten, or a hundred people, are in
convenienced little. VIII not the |
convenience, comfort, and beauty |
OF the new depot on the new site.
which would be lasting benefit to
thousands, more than overbalance
the inconvenience of few?
And again, with the construc-
ison oi Che new depot on the new
sltc, tic opening &C streetway
iarougn "a the aIill.cued Turnpike
j. practically assured. The Town
VII receive Increased revenue
fsom ~" :hpiFcd property alol o
Si"h a new strretwaN, aud will re-
c We grcat'g Increased revenue
I IN the Rsi'e,y Company for its
] ess;ment ia the costly new
aa iov.
~ C.wycil made a good move
wssen u a'lvocatcd the construction
e a arw ccpot ON a new site and
lad ibc Marks land condemned for
the strc~way.
Shall W. tnru around and march
down H. hill again, after having
reached the summit!
We have a pride in the welfare
aud developmcntof this Town. We