The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-03
CALL COMMITTEE
ON UNION STATION
Disney to Make Final Effort This
Week to End Long Inves-
tigation.
ROADS MAY ACT THIS MONTH
Hermitage Station Plan to Be
Considered by r., +. & p. and
A. {. l.. Directors.

Chairman Disney. OF the special
Nouhcii Committee on Union Station
VIII call his committee together this
week TO adopt an official report tn hn
submitted To the Board of Aldermen
az the regular meeting on November
~. since the moro or less startling
development of tho last Board meet
+ ING on october II, whcp the commit
tees report was sent back at tho re-
quest OF Chairman Disney Interest I'm
I the union station matter has steadily
lapsed. until digging 1t UP again is
much In the nature or disturbing Il
tomb
I It's time to pass on tho report and
get rid OF IT," said Mr. Disney los,
night. The committee has done eyerv-
I thing | can do. 1t has already gone
/ on record by n vote of ) 10 in favor
OF specific set OF resolutions. but un-
+ DER tho rccommittal. 1t seems ii win
nave to affirm its action again.
want I" sec tho matter settled and
done whit has been hanging. long
enough"
May settle 1t Friday.
The expected special meeting of III.
Eoard OF Aldermen on Thursday night
VIII probably defer the meeting of
the Union Station Committee ,intil Fri
7 day night. MIR. Disney said that he
will make an effort 10 yet the com
J
Monday night. 1t will not be possible
] to defer the meeting longer ANA have
the report ready FOR the monthly Board
meeting 4 week from Tomorrow
on September IL. at the conclusion
of the las; public hearing on tho
union station question. the committee
adopted a resolution offered by Coun-
Gilman Pollock. indorsing the t,vo-ro:d
station scheme outlined by the prcsl-
dents OF the Atlantic Coast Line ana
Richmond, fredericksburg and Poto-
mae Railroads. The resolution was
supported by Aldermen Crumbs. and
Councilmcn Peters. Pollard Pollock
and Seaton. Chairman Disney alone
opposed it.
Hitch Report.
When tho resolution was submitted
10 the Board IT It's meeting on October
II. II was accompanied by a lengthy
statement relating In bricf tho history
OF the committees efforts to secure nm
agreement on Il union station. and its
failure 10 Induce the roads 10 unite
1t was prepared by the coinmitte.'s
clerk in accordance with established
practice, and transmitted with Tn. res
olutions as an explanatory report
1t developed ut the Board meeting
that neither Chairman Disney nor amy
Of tho committee members had OFF
ctally passed Oh the report In formal
meeting. The Board voted to send tho
Hp!t paper bttk LOT correction, ana
under tho recon.nittal order both the
report and the resolution Will be up
for reapproval. Ii Is probable that
the committee viii approve tho paper
in the form in which IL WIS present
ed 10 the Board, since no exception
was taken II its purport by any Of
the members
Await Directors Action.
While interest I'm the union station
f ignition "a he. Council &c
concerned. has dwiudlcd, the position
OF the two roads that have committed
themselves TO the erection OF an eX-
pensive station on the Hermitage site
is freely discussed. Both roads have
bound themselves by an explicit, state
ment TO III. Annexation Committee to
urg. the carrying out of the joint sta
ton scheme to their respective boards
OF directors. which viii be held this
month.
AT the last meeting OF the commit
tee, Nice-Presidcnt Alexander Iiamil-
ton, Of the Atlantic Coast Line. read a
memorandum OF Il tentative agreement
made on August l3 between President
Emerson. Of his road, and President
White, of the Richmond Frcdercks-
burg and Potomac. setting forth their
conviction that the early erection of a
joint station on the Hermitage site
was necessary for the present and fu-
I turc needs OF tho two roads. Plans for
the Sldlloi were eSHlDlltd TO In. com
nittoe ana Endorsed in the tentative
agreement
Build by Terminal Company.
The memorandum OF the Emerson
White agreement, submitted 10 Mr..
Hamilton. concluded with these see
lions:
1T is our judgment that said station
should be built and operated by a
terminal company. and that said com
panY should acquire and own the whole
Of said tract OF land known as the Old
Fair Grounds.
we think the work Of acquiring
said land and erecting said station
should he entered upon as soon as pos
sible, and to that end the two COM
panics should proceed To have the
terminal companies organized. said
land appraised and acquired. and the
work OF construction begun and COM
plctcd with all convenient dispatch.
I'VE Will recommend to the directors
OF our respective companies that they
take action In accordance with the
foregoing"