The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-03-27
FOR THE OPENING
OF CHURCH STREET
Called Meeting of Mayor and AL
dermen So Passes.

Of the agitation Of some years standin
on the question Of moving the passenge
depot in Union City out Of the stree
lines.
The railroads have held that the open
ing is private property and declined from
time to time to agree that said opening
be cleared and dedicated as a street
Some years ago the railroads obtainet
permission from the city to build thu
. depot in the street. The old depot wal
north of the crossing and out Of tn,
street lines.
After a mass meeting on the 10th
inst, held for the purpose of getting the
sentiment ofour people on the question,
the board at its meeting last week post
poued action, until called meeting, in
order to again refer the matter to the
railroad people and in order that petit
ton might be circulated for fuller ex-
preston OF the voters and taxpayers.
This was done and the petition at the
called meeting Wednesday night this
week was presented with $50 names Of
the white voters and taxpayers of Union
City praying that legal proceedings be
taken to open Church street. The meet
ing was attended by large number OF
representative citizens, and number OF
addresses were made fayoring the open
ing OF the street, to-wit:
F. J. Smith, G. N. Lannom, j. M.
Brice, J. P. Verhine, ]. f. Howard, DIR.
+. M. McRee, O. Spradlin, ]. L. Mosier,
DR.. @. w. Miles, DIR. G. H. Niles, Mr..
Arthur Ellsworth, M. w. Miles, and
others, all in favor OF instituting legal
proceedings to open the street in ques-
ton. No one spoke against it. The
city attorney was called on to explain
the possible legal aspects that may ac-
crue from the suit.
The following resolution passed after
lengthy discussion of the subject by
vote Of four to three, the Mayor voting
in favor OF its passage:
Whereas the present and future needs
OF the town Of Union City require that
east Church street and west Church
street be connected and made one con-
tinuous and uninterrupted street, free
OF all barriers and impediments, from
east to west;
And whereas the present passenger
depot is at present an obstruction in the
way Of said connection and should be
removed; and whereas the Mayor and
Aldermen Of Union City have exhausted
every peaceful and amicable remedy by
which to induce the Mobile & Ohio and
the Nashville & Chattanooga railroads
to remove or agree to remove said pas /
senger depot, to the end that Church /
street may be opened from end to end /
for street purposes; and whereas the I
officials OF said railroads have three
Times declined and refused to remove
or agree to remove said passenger depot /
out OF the line OF Church street and to s
hereby permit the connection Of the /
East and west part Of said street, unless t
to do SO;
And whereas majority OF the white
,oters and taxpayers Of Union City are /
lesirous that said depot be removed and
hat said Church street be opened up
nd connected as aforesaid; and whereas
hey wish the city to take the necessary g
egal steps to accomplish this end by Il
nstituting condemnation proceedings, Q
s evidenced by the following petition v
igned by $50 white votersand taxpayers n
1 the town: g
Hon. Board of Mayor and Aldermen !,
Of Union City: y
We, the undersigned citizens and D
lxpayers OF Union City, hereby petit Of
on you to take the necessary legal ii
teps to clear Church street OF the depot =
nd open up and connect east Church :"
rect with west Church street. = V'
And whereas the executive committee
| the Business Mems Club has passed
favoring such action:
Therefore be it resolved by the Board
Mayor and Aldermen Of Union City,
called meeting regularly called and !;
Did on March "a, 1914, that the said :;
GARD OF Mayor and Aldermen grant N
i'd petition and that the city attorney ~
, directed to prepare suitable and
oper ordinance or ordinances opening y
, and extending east Church street ~
ross the Nashville and Chattanooga =.
ID Mobile & Ohio railroads to juno =;
in with west Church street at the y,
int where it now ends, and that he g
wise the board Of any and all other 80