The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-03-12
EVTHLLsZA sTTC MEETING FA VORS
REMOVAL GRADE CROSSINGS
TIE Railroad Commissioners Meet Citizens of the Coun-
fy at Prosperity TO Discuss Ren'oOal Grade
crossings.-The Meeting Unanimous

Aull to say something. He had come
to the meeting to report it, he said,
and he expected to be able to report
all the people in favor OF removing
the crossings. He said that his posi-
ton on this question was we'll known,
that he had been advocating the re-
moval of the grade crossings for a
long time and he hoped that it woui6
be done. That he would be glad Il
the people who lived along the way
would agree to it and would cooper
ate with the others in changing the
road bed. that it would be Of benefit
10 them and to their property to have
the crossings taken out, that he had
talked with COMMISSIONER Sheaiy
about the matter some two or three
years ago. He thought if a plan had
been worked out it should be sub
mitted and then the meeting would
have something before it,
Hon. ]. G. Richards, chairman ,f
the commission, said that he wanted
to congratulate the supervisor and
the citizens upon the efforts which
they were making TO nave these
grade crossings removed. and hes said
that he felt he was speaking for his
entire board when he said what he
did. The commission went to the
legislature and asked for authority
TO regulate these matters. The leg
islature gave the authority to the
commission to require the railroads
to remove the crossings, but did not
give the power to. pro rate the cost
Mr.. Livingston Of the c. n. & L. IS
in favor of removing these crossings
and is willing to bear his share OF
the expense, but the Southern seems
slow to act The supervisor has sub
mitted plan that the county will
pay one-third of the cost and that
each road bear one-third. If the
county wants it done we can order
the Southern railway to remove the
Grade crossings. but we want to be
fair and have an understanding and
have the work done with as little frfc-
ton as possible.
Hon. T. A. Dominick said he under
stood that the railroads crossed the
highways and the roads were there
before the railroads and the railroads
should change the public road. He
said the legislature had provided S31.-
900 for road work and chain gang,
and that the federal government
would contribute $4,000, and that the
money would have to be spent this
year and under the direction of the
State highway commission, and that
the supervisor and the commission
had decided that this road should be
one on which this work was to be
done, andthat before anything is done
the question of the crossings should
be decided. It had been estimated
that the cost of building the three
miles of new road would be $27oG,
not including the cost Of rights Of
way He hoped the meeting would
decide to make the change and re-
move the crossings.
President Livingston Of the c. y
& l.. said that he was ready and will.
inc to pay his one-third Of the cost
for the removal of these crossings,
and for some more below, and would
be willing to join in any movement
that vas right and fair and honest.
He believed that the people who own
ed the land on which the new road
was to be built should be paid for 1t
a reasonable price but that they
should not be exorbitant, but that
matter could be left to a board of ap-
praisers to be appointed by the rail-
roads. the supervisor and the people
interested, if it was thought the OWL
ers were unreasonable in their de-
mands. But in any evenly the should
be compensated for the land and the
damage if there was any, and he was
ready and willing to cooperate in any
way that he could.
Upon motion of Mr.. Dominick the
meeting voted unanimously to request
the railroad commission to have the
grade crossings between Newberry
md Prosperity removed, and the COM
mission promises to have the order
issued at once.
We regret that there was no ex-
preston from the PEOPLE. along the
way whose land will have to be useei
re