The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-25
S0UABBLE OYER
RAILROAD ROUTE
MEMBERS or CITY COUNCIL AND
DIRECTORS OF THE a : Y.
X. X. CANNOT REACH
An AGREEMENT.
Proposition Made by Council Ha~
Been Turned Down by Rep
resentatiVeS of the Rail-
road Company.

IE seems Impossible FOR rEe re-
tors of the Aberdeen < Tola .zhse
Valley Railroad Company ana zzeu-
bers of the city council go asree ca
the route OF the proposed -l-e
through the city of Columbus- TEa
I city council. az q special ueeuaz helE
Friday night. refused ra grnr
OF way ana terminal facilities aee1-l-
ing 10 surveys made br the COMPANY
and submitted a counter proposition
changing both the route ana e1e -
cation OF the depot. which, la rur1.
was rejected bv the railroad people.
The line which the company le-
sires TO construct enters the elr
from the northeast. near the ear
barn. and proceeds in 8 soutEerlr ll-
reetion 70 the Kayanaugh Kuftrfue
Mlls. where it turns west. goes un
Sixth avenue To Kaye's new ice plant.
thence south 10 Seventh avenue. ana
tl'ence west 10 the Sherrod ware-
house property. where the company
proposed to erect its depot
Friday night the council refused 20
consider the proposition from the
railroad company as outlined above.
q her as 10 the route oF the read or
the location OF the depot. and sub
mitted a counter proposition. whieh.
as stated above, was rejected by the
railroad people. The proposition
s omitted by the council provides
that the line enter the eity at che
northwest corner OK the negro GEM
etery, which is two blocks east 81
tie original survey, uroceed In e
southerly direction TO the Kavauauzh
Knitting Mill. and thence west to .
pat Of land just north of the nIaaz
OF the Independent Cottousee4 -
and Fertilizer Company. whfeh rhe
council proposes shall De- used as q
site for the depot.
The property offered by the eoun-
cii as a site for the depot comprises
the south halves OF squares g. 81 ana
5 $ Barry's survey. the three pieces
Of property being respectively oane.3
by Mr.. JRO- r Maxwell. Col. e. T.
Lincoln and Mr. c. F. Sherrud me
reason given BY the council fof uof
TO locate the depot at the
point suggested BY the company is
that the amount Of money necessarv
to secure the property required
would be greater than the city could
AFFORD 10 expeud- In order TO pro
vide the necessary terminal facilities
At the point in question. il would be
necessary 10 purchase not only the
5herrOd warehouse site. but valuable
squares Under the terms OF the .
franchise the city furnishes terminal .
ABILITIES and right OF way through F.
he corporate limits. and the council f
las no desire to make exorbitant ex-
'enditures in acquiring the neees-
ay property.
Mr.. c. f. Sherrod, one OF the local
directors Of the railroad company,
Tas asked why the proposition CT the
ity council was turned down. and
n reply made the following state
lent:
The representatives OF the Absr-
cen & Tombigbee Valley Railroad
My ask the fulfllment OF the ex-
ress sentiment Of the citizens OF Co
INDUS in voting the issuance OF
leir bonds TO give right OF wav
trough the city and terminal facil-
les for handling passenger and
eight traffic, advantages OF the /
me to be equal 10 those OF the two
,ads now in the city. without refer
ice to any particular location"