Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-05-21
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
$PULLMAN TUESDAY
A Number of Improvements in Service
and Accommodations to be Made.

Tuesday evening the railroad com
mission visited Pullman and spent an
hour listening to complaints from
Pullman citizens on the service and
accomodatiCns given by the Northern
Pacific at this place The commits
sloners heard the complaints, winch
were presented by James S. Klem-
gard, spokesman for the committee
and given under oath. The tcsfi-
mony was taken down by the steno-
graphtr Of the commission. After the
hearing .he commissioners went over
the yard and Mr.. K'emgard, ] NJ.
Reid, j. n. Emerson and other mem
| Oers of the Onmittce, pointed out
the matters of which complaint was
made. In every instance prompt re-
lief was promised.
The commissioners were accom-
panied by a number of the railroad
officials, and the general western at
torney OF the road. When complaints
were made these officials investigated
and if they regarded the complaint
as we'll founded and the remedy ask
ed as reasonable, they made an oder
at once, granting tie relief asked for
This was tho case IN every instance
in Pullman.
The train arrived at o'clock Tues
day evening and the commissioners
and officials were met at the depot
by the committee and number of
citizens. J. S. Itlemgard was worn
and gave testimony before the COM
mission, ID the stenographer took
down his evidence. A number of
questions were asked ard answered
and then the committee took a look
over the yard and depot grounds.
The railroad people viewed the deep
hole at the north end of the GranG |
street bridge and agreed to stand half |
of the expense Of filing it, if the city |
council would stand the other half |
THIS was agreed to ami tie unsighty |
hole viii he filled aid walk leid |
so people can reach the depot from |
Grand street without wading deep in
mud.
The results of the visit of the com |
mission to PIIlmen are that more and
better lights VIII be put in the de-
pot waiting rooms; running water
will be put in each waiting room
ma the toilets are to be connected
with the sewer. The mud hole east
Of the depot will be drained ana a
pipe laid from the spring which al
ways seeps enough water t" keep a
mud hole on the east side of the
depot and the water will run Under
the track into the rive. An electric
bell will be put in at the KamiacEnm
street crossing, just east of the iep0t
This will be connected with an elec-
trio wire running down the track to
the water tank and so arranged that
when a train hits the track at the
end of the wire the bell will begin
ringing and continue until the train
crosses the street. The stock yards
are to be supplied with water
troughs and feed racks and water
piped into the yards.
To Connect Tracks
The question OF connection between
the O. r e n. and n. p. tracks was
discussed but nothing can be done
about this The matter is now be
fore the courts and the o. r. & n. Is
fighting it hard and threatens to
carry the question to the higher
courts The Northern Pacific people
expressed willingness 10 connect the
tracks at once, but the o. K. & n.
refuses to allow the correction, say
ing IF we do we will get to do the
switching charges, and the Northern
Pacific will haul the freight and get
the freight charges" The matter
rests there, but the commission ex-
pressed a determination 10 force
co 1ncctiCn if the law will allow IT,
The comnissi1n is composed OF II. |
A. Fairchild, chairman; }. w Jones
and j. c. Lawrence. sir. Lawrence
did not reach here on the specla!
train, having stopped at Palouse, but
came in on the regular Lewiston
train No. II, and Joined he other
members at Pullman. The train
W mt through to Genesee, STOPPING
for a short time at Johnson, Cotton
and Uniontown. The train returned
through Pullman about l o'clock
going to Coulee City