The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-06-18
CALLED MEETING
OF CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL SESSION TO ADJUDI-
CATE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
RAILROAD AND LAND
OWNERS.
Marx Il Heard Had Prohibited A. &
II. V. People From Entering
Their Property, But Mat
ter Was Settled.


Mayor Donnel1 called a special
meeting OF the City Council last
Wednesday for the purpose of ad-
Indicating differences between Marx
& Heard and the promoters of the
Aberdeen & Tombigbee Valley Rail
road regarding the running OF sur
vey through the Max & Heard addi-
ton. The proposed line of the road
runs directly through this plat, and
as it has always been the intention
of the owners to sell the lots for res
idence purposes, they do Tot desire
the railroad to pass along the con
templated route, and gave the COM
pany legal notice not 10 enter the
property for the purpose of making
a survey or for any purpose whatso-
ever.
Several Of the directors of the
Aberdeen & Tombigbee Railroad
We're present, while the firm Of Marx
& Heard was represented by Mr.. L.
Marx, Mr. H. J. Jennings, the vice
president OF the railroad company,
presented his side OF the question
and urged that the company be al
lowed to proceed with the survey,
declaring that the work OF the com
pany would be seriously hindered
unless this was done. Mr.. Marx gave
his reasons for not wanting the line
to run according to the contemplated
route, but, at the request of the
council agreed for the survey TO pro-
ceed, with the understanding, how
ever, that by doing so his firm does
not waive the legal right TO enjoin
the company from constructing its
permanent line along this route.
The line which the company, ae-
cording to it's present plans. proposes
to follow, enters the city from the
northwest, striking the Marx & Heard
addition near the street car barn, run
ming through their property in
southerly direction, and crossing Col
1ege street one block east of the resi-
dence of Mr.. Dabney Erwin. Skirting
the old Graham Jones place, the line
proceeds south to the Kavanaugh
Knitting Mills, where it turns east
and runs along Sixth avenue TO
Hayes new ice plant, thence south 10
Seventh avenue, and thence east TO
the Sherrod warehouse property,
where the depot viii be located
Tt is the desire Of Marx and Heard
to have the company carry their line
east as far as Twenty-eighth street.
and in the event that this is done,
they are willing to make liberal con-
cessions regarding right of way. They
do not, however, desire to have the
line run as at present contemplated,
being Of the opinion that the railroad
would seriously impair the value Of
their property as a location 70 homes.
AS stated above, the depot of the
new line is 10 be located on the site
Of the cotton warehouse which was
blown down By the storm which vis-
tied this city several weeks ago. This
represents the square
bounded on the north by Seventh av-
enue, on the east by Seventh street,
on the south by the Mobile & Ohio .
Railroad tracks and on the west By
Sixth street. It Is owned by Mr.. c.
F. Sherrod, one OF the directors of
he road, and its proximity to the Mo
pile & Ohio passenger station makes
t desirable site for a depot. The
property embraces only one city
block, and the room for a freight
ard seems TO be hardly adequate,
tut Mr.. Sherrod owns other prop
.rty in the neighborhood. which may
be utilized for this pur-
,ose.