The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-09


interested viii be given an opportunity
70 De heard at this time.
Some tiyf1e ago the commissioners
ordered the 500 line to construct 4
siding about midway between the towns
OF Lankfn and Adams, in Walsh
county, giving the railroad
Sixty days In which to complete the
work. On account OF the frozen
ground the company asks an extern
SION OF time in which to make the inn
~provenent. The matter was referred
20 Commissioners Anderson for inves.
tigation.
kenmars Makes complaInt.
Amdavits were filed with the com-
mission by parties who wanted to
Eake passage or 500 line trains at
henmare, who by al Of the time
or the arrival of the trains not be-
ing bulletined and no information
could be has al to the probable time
OF their arrival, owing to delays, who
az suffered a great deal Of loss of
time and expense. The statutes pro-
vide that the time of arrival of trains
shall be bulletined and 1t is made the
states attorneys duty to investigate
complaints and prosecute in behalf of
the commission. The matter was re-
ferred to the states attorney of Burke
~Sbp "ANA ~ S4uCS LlAd oil az.
tion be commenced IL there seems to
be reasonable grounds for complaint.
A number of verbal complaints have
Deem made to the members of the
commission as to the poorly lighted
depot platforms in many places and
this matter will be taken up with the
several companies with a view OF hav-
ing a better condition Of things pre-
vail.
Tbn Nyn,4hAun nn.
pany requests permission to close the
at Cashel In Walsh county,
Schiable in Cass county. State
nents Of the amount of earnings at
thee stations for the past twelve
months will be asked for, and if the
are not sufficient under the
law, permission will be granted. The
earnings from freight and passenger
business must aggregate $4,000 a
before the company can be re-
CURED to maintain an agency.
Cannot Grant Permission.
A petition was filed with the COM
mission some time ago by farmers
living nea the Canadian border. north
Walhalla, on the Great Northern
Morden branch, asking that
the railroad company be- required to
put in a siding just south of the
a distance Of about five
miles. The law gives the commits
sion authority to order in sidings,
where there appears to be business
enough to warrant, between stations
or more miles apart, but one
the towns between which the sid
is wanted Is on the American side
and the other on the Canadian side
Of the line. The attorney generals
office has issued an opinion, holding
ShR ~ nfHafn~ hos M .y,AIn-s&.r
to order the siding put in.
A petition has been before the COM
mission for some little time, asking
that the Great Northern Railroad Co.
be required to construct a side
between Glenburn and Deering,
and 1t is likely that the commission
srs will visit the proposed site very
soon, to investigate the needs of the
community seeking the improvement.
More than 200 patrons Of the Great
Northern and Northwestern railroads
Dickey county petition the COM
to issue an order requiring the
to join in the cost of pro-
a suitable waiting room at the
Of the two lines. near Lud-
den, for the accommodation of those
waiting to take either Of the trains.
Commissioners Anderson and Mann
have visited the sit, known as New
ton, and it is likely that the improve
ment will be ordered in, though nc
action was taken yesterday.
There are many applicants for the
position of secretary of the commits
sion, to succeed MI. Hall and 1t was
expected that the new mar would be
Jan. Z, but there were
many good fellows after the job
and each Of them coming with excel
lent records back of them and the
best Of endorsements, that the COM
missioners were at a loss as to what
to take. The matter will lay
until the meeting Of the COM
mission to be held during the first
week in January.