The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-02-10
The Durham Chapel Hill Road
Bill Introduced in the House
The Full Text Of the Measure Given The Following Account Of
The Matter as Far as Il Has Gone up 10 The
Present Time

I the rights Of eminent domain and con-
demnation Of property for railroad
uses and purposes, and shall be sub
ject 10 the restrictions and limitations
contained in chapter sixty-one (6D OF
/ the Revisal OF North Carolina of 1905,
entitled Railroads. and the amend
ments thereto, and also subject to the
rules and regulations OF the North
Carolina corporation commission
under the general railroad laws of this
state.
Sec. 8. That if said State University
Railroad company, or its lessee or
i lessees. successor or successors and
assigns shall locate, construct and
equip and put in actual operation said
i new railroad from the city OF Durham
via Chapel Hill TO the village OF Ven
able, pursuant TO the foregoing sec
tions / and of this act, suitable
depot station for freights and pas
sengers shall be located. established
and maintained upon land to be ac-
CURED for railroad purposes within
TIE corporate limits of the town Of
Chapel Hill. or upon lands adjacent
thereto belonging to the trustees of
the State university. and said depot
station shall be so located as to be
conveniently reached and easily ac-
cessible to the business part OF said
town of Chapel Hill and the State
university buildings and grounds.
Sec. 4. That when said railroad from
the city of Durham via Chapel Hill TO
the said village OF venable shall have
been fully completed, equipped and
put in actual railroad operation for
carrying freight and passengers and
furnishing equal or better accommo-
dations for freights and passengers
10 the manufacturing enterprises.
merchants and citizens and residents
OF yenable as they now have over the
University railroad to and from Uni
versity Station on the North Carolina
railroad. then, and not until then. II
shall be lawful for the said State Uni
yersity Railroad company. It's lessee
or lessees. or its successor or sue
cessors and assigns. IL they shall de-
sire TO do so. TO tear up the tracks,
ETC., OF the university railroad from
University Station 20 the south side
Of Claytor's creek, which runs near
the present depot at venable. and
thereafter discontinue the operation o,
trains over said university railroad
between venable and University Sta
ton. but nothing contained in this
act shall be construed as authorizing
,of permitting the abandonment. or re-
moyal of the present freight and pas
senge. depot station house or the main
line track, sidings and switches now
constituting the railroad terminals OF
said State University Railroad CON-
pany and its lessee or lessees and sue
cessor or successors and assigns on
and over the present depot premises
and environments at venable.
Sec. ). That unless the construction
81 said railroad shall be begun within
twelve months after the ratification OF
this act. and unless said railroad shall
be fully and completely constructed
and put in actual operation from the
city or Durham via Chapel Hill 10
yenable on or before the expiration
Of the two years next ensuing from
and after the ratification OF this act.
then this act shall expire by its own
Limitation. and all the rights. powers.
privileges and franchises hereby
granted shall become null and void.
anything in this ACT to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Sec. 6. That. subject 10 the foe
going conditions and limitations, this
act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its ratification.