The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-09
UNION DEPOT AT
 JASPER ORDERED Railroad Commission Makes
 Formal Order TO ACCEPT EUTAW DEPOT No Action Taken in Movement for Bet ter Passenger Service In North A1nbama-Roads Trimming
 to the Letter
TO ACCEPT EUTAW DEPOT

montgomery, FeDfuary S.-tSpeclal.D- The Alabama railroad commission agreed today to accept the new depot at Eutaw, with additions, and also issued formal orr der for a union depot at Jasper.
 No action was taken in the movement for better passenger service on the North ern Alabama, though evidence was taken.
 Action was also deferred in the com plaint that certain roads are charging ex- tra for dunnage in cattle shipments. The acts do not provide for this part of cattle haul, and the roads are trimming to the letter.
 The order of the commission in the case of the Jasper union depot follows in full:
 Jasper Depot Order
 The Jasper Industrial club vs. Kansas company, the Northern Alabama Rail- road company and the Illinois Central Railroad company. Complaint inadequate depot facilities at Jasper, Ala. Docket No. 616.
 Whereas, Under an order of the com- mission made in the above case, on Mo- vember l, 1909, the several railroad com- panies, defendants herein, reported to this commission that they were unable to agree upon location for said union pas senger station; this commission did, on January 26, 1910, visit the city of Jasper, Walker county, for the purpose of select ing the location for said union passenger station, and having examined the prem ises and heard evidence and representa- tions offered by said railroad com panies, defendants herein, and having duly considered the same proceed to se- lect, locate and designate the site or To- cation for the building of said union pas senger station, and do hereby order and direct that the said union passenger sta tion heretofore ordered to be constructed by said defendants, be located and built upon that certain plot or parcel of land embraced in the northeast angle of the intersection of the Northern Alabama railroad, main line. and the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, main line, and bounded as follows: On the south by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad, main line; on the west by the Northern Alabama railroad, main line, and on the north and east by the connecting track of the Northern Ala bama railroad with the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad by said railroad companies. for use in opera tion in their several businesses as com mon carriers of passengers.
 And it is further ordered and directed by the railroad commission of Alabama that the said railroad companies, either in; ind acquire the land as described above for said purposes by purchase or condemna- tion under the laws of the state of Ala bana governing proceedings for the con demnation of property for public use. And that said railroad companies report to this commission at it's next regular meeting their action in the premises, to- getLer with an outline of the plans, size an1 nature of such building as they may agle upon. In the event of the failure of said companies to agree upon joint action in the execution of this order, within such time as will enable them to make sucf report, 1t is ordered and d. rected that the Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company pro- ceeo alone and upon its own motion and in its own name to secure said land, finer by purchase or condemnation, and submit report thereof, together with an outline of plans, size and nature of such building, in the judgment of its man. agers and officials will be suitable for carrying out the order of this commits sion for the erection and operation of a union passenger station as aforesaid.
 In the event of failure of said railroad coni panies to agree upon joint plan and report it is further ordered and directed by this commission that the other rail- roads named herein will. after the erec- tioE and construction of said union pas- serser station. enter and use the same. upon such terms as may be agreed on by al of said companies, and that upon their failure to agree, then on such terms and conoltions as this commission may order and direct hereafter, and it is ordered that this cause be continued for further orders on the coming in of the reports hereby directed to be made.
 Eutaw Depot Lease
 In the Eutaw depot case the follow ing order was entered:
 John w. Cook, ct als, vs. The Alabama
 Great Southern Railroad Company
 Complaint inadequate depot facilities
 and petition for new passenger de-
 pot at Eutaw, Ala. Docket No. 617.
 The answer and report of the snId railroad company in obedience to the order of this commission. showing that the passenger btdliOH plOVluco oy STiu company at it's station at Eutaw req sonably provided with waiting rooms, with proper and sufficient heating and water, chairs or seats, and bulletin board, but that said station is not sup piled with and has not connected there with sufficient and reasonable wa ter closet or toilet for use by ladies.
 It is therefore ordered by this coni- mission that the structure and build ing of said passenger station and oth- CT arrangements as reported by said railroad company with the exception as to ladies' toilet or water closet, be and the same are hereby accepted by this commission, the same being already constructed without express approval it is further ordered by the commis- sion that said Alabama Great South ern Railroad company supply the said white waiting room with a sufficient and water closet or toilet for use by lady passengers, properly con nected herewith and that the plan tn erefor be submitted to this commis- sion at it's next regular meeting, March '. 1910 CHARLES HENDERSON,
 President.
 I hereby certify that the above is ] true and correct copy of order as ls- sued. >. r. KENNEDY,
 Secretary.