Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-26
STATION SITE IN COURT
Petition in Equity Is Filed by
Commissioners.
WANT LOCATION CHANGED
Abandonment Of Present Plans De-
manded of Railroad Company.
MORROW ALSO SIGNS PAPERS
Joins Colleagues in Proceedings, Al
though He Has Favored 14th
Street Situation.
WANT LOCATION CHANGED
MORROW ALSO SIGNS PAPERS

E. H. Thomas, corporation counseI.
filed in the District Supreme Court today
a petition in equity to compel the Penn
sylyania Railroad Company to select a
site on it's right of way in the south
west section Of the city upon which to
construct the substation provided for
by Congress. and which will meet with
the approval of the Commissioners; also
for it to abandon it's purpose to erect
the station at 14th and Water streets
southwest
This petition is signed by the three
Commissioners, although Commissioner
Morrow approves of the site at 14th
street and is Of opinion that the Com
missioners-in view of the fact that
they twice approved that site-are with
out authority to withdraw their approval
and order the station located elsewhere.
In the prayers Of the petition the
court is asked to restrain permanently
the railroad company from erecting.
maintaining or establishing any substa-
tion at the place mentioned and that
the company be required and directed
by mandatory injunction to remove from
its right of way at the place mentioned
eyery erection in the nature of a sub
station or platform for the accommoda-
tion of its passengers.
Complaint Of Commissioners.
The complaint recites:
THE defendant railroad company, with
out any authority of law, so complainants
aver. and without any permit from the
latter, the Commissioners of the District
| have erected a platform for passenger use
at the site rejected by them. and. al
though requested. have refused to dis
| continue the work and have declined to
remove the same.
THE said defendant railroad company
although requested by the Commission
! ers have refused to establish and main
tain substation with suitable accommo-
dations for passenger travel at conven-
| lent location north OF the Long bridge
| and at point to be approved by the
Commissioners. except that the defendant
| railroad company claims that they have
| selected the site mentioned as site for
| the substat:on.
THE Commissioners are without any
plain. adequate and complete remedy at
| law to require the removal of this tenn
porary substation now being erected by
the railroad company. and the same is
! being erected by the railroad company
without authority of law. and contrary
thereto. and the said railroad company
| will continue to erect the said substation
until completed, and will occupy the same
| unless restrained by order of the Board
| of Commissioners and because the rail-
road company declines 10 select site for
| the SubStation at a point approved by the
Commissioners.
Preceding the prayers in the petition the
| corporation counsel has described in de-
| tail the history of the substation matter
This has previously been printed In The
| Star.
Southern Platform Ready.
| The Pennsylvania railway authorities
have completed the building of the pas
senger platform at the foot of 18th street
| southwest Within the next few days
the construction of shelter shed at the
station will start
| The platforms will easily accommodate
several hundred persons. They are on
both sides OF the double track and have
independent stairways to the street level,
so that inbound passengers do not have TO
| cross the track to reach 14th street. To
cross the track 1t would be necessary to