The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-03
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IIRST 0 MOVE
% END DEATHS
v,vor Edwards Will Bring
Matter Before Council
Friday Night
IMPROVEMENT SOUGHT
FOR PAST TEN YEARS

Mayor 4. Y. Edwards had on
:. dos, today a communication
;, no ri,v from the Baptist Min
:..srs' and Workers conference.
/. rIirh the city administration
,,Eai 70 use its good offices in
:, sEart 10 have equipment for
=. safeguarding of human life
>. ne Seventh avenue railway
sra,s,rg at the depot.
v,yor Edwards said that the
r,-.sr will be brought before the
~ commissioners by him at
. @.r meeting to be held Friday
III.
~ communication to Mayor
Ts.s,is. which declares that the
-, sas come for drastic action
Is matter, reads as follows:
"HenderSonville. n. c.,
October 2, 1884.
40 Il: Mayor and Board of
Aiarmen,
%: he City of Hendersonville,
Jacksonville, n. c.
Gentlemen:
We. the Baptist Ministers and
Workers Conference of the Caro-
rra Association. representing 46
churches and a membership of
over 1000. respectfully petition
YOU to use your good offices to
The end that bars or electric lights
and bells he placed at the cross
ing Of the Southern railroad at
The DEPOT to protect the lives of
our VeODle against accident from
moving trains.
I'VE believe the time has come
for drastic action on this matter.
We have only to remind you that
IL the past two wears there have
been seven killed at this crossing.
A5Og: two years ago a Mr.. Hudg-
rs was struck here and killed.
lat year the eighty odd year old
J. P. Hvder was fatally wounded
ta,s. Now only last week oc-
aTai the awful tragedy which
HNl.ed in FIVE fatalities. Has not
tie time come for speedy and
remedial action? With FIVE wild
'VS and a host of small children
'e'eft Of their loved ones and
'feat winners, we feel that some
'ang must be done. Shall others
have to pay the same costly toll?
nave these good men died in vain?
We believe that you will agree
nth Us that the time mas come
'or quick action. Believing you
Will agree with us and give the
needed orders to the Southern
'alITav. We are,
Very respectfully,
JAMES NJ. JUSTICE,
"JAS. L. BROWN.
"BROADUS f. JONES,
Committee"
Mayor Edwards, in discussing
ne proposed safety measure. said:
anything I can do to bring
''out some action as sought by
az petition | will certainly do. I
~ that It IS time for the several
s.oS Of the CITY and everybody
...e'eSted in civic affairs to press
wi some change in the matter If
,-1 s safety measure at the Sew
" Eu avenue railroad crossing.
- ~ Ward, who is the Waterman
, ,..Is Is a hne, gentlemanly man,
S st very careful when he is on
~ M, out ne cannot be there at
= .neS' and the recent accident
a.. another lesson that some eff
o., -. must be made to secure as
49,, No. measure of safety as is
'' @,e for traffic at that point.
Ia. 01,cerstand that the effort to
ami MS grade crossing more
~ ST Protected has been under
b. LOT many years-that per-
rss ~ 1Or ten years or more, the
s s,yg.e have been trying to get
H. s'sv'lCn for traffic at this point.
bsI used to have some kind of a
Of NJ 10 gate there. | know some
siro ,DgSe systems are right expen-
Sa out it would be better for
o. "a. .ssllroad to install some kind
d s ,a.ety device than for people
crossi r.lGae to get killed at this