Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-25
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Facts About Henderson
During Watkins
Administration

ldulodu company by officials of tu,
of the leading banks, school officisl
bus line, four leading gasoline and oa
companies, three tobacco comnanio.
three automobile dealers two bard
ware merchants, two contractors
three wholesale merchants. one flo'.
mill, one fertilizer company, one cna
dealer, one motor truck companv ona
bonded warehouse company two bot
ting companies, several retail moroh
ants and others. These concerns ana
businesses are among the largest tsv
payers and patrons of the railroad
company.
AT A MEETING OF CITY COJrNCJI
OF HENDERSON MAY p, 1ss5
The following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Powell and read:
Whereas, it is deemed beneficial ey
pedient and necessary that an under,
pass be constructed under the track,
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway IN
the City of Henderson, N. c., at The
intersection of Charles and William
Streets in said City;
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
the City Council of the City of Hen.
derson request, and by these presents
the said City Council of said CITY does
request the State Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission of the State of
North Carolina, to set aside and an
propriate a sum of money necessary
with which to complete said project
which said project as aforesaid is ne
cessary for the better protection Of
lives and property of the residents Of
Henderson, North Carolina.
The following resolution having
been submitted to a roll call vote was
carried by the following vote:
Ayes: M. c. Miles, ]. w. Gill, K. l.
Burton, D. c. Loughlin, T. W. Ellis
F. B. Hight, J. D. Rose and H. T.
Powell.
1t was necessary that the City fur
nish the right-of-way and take care of
the cost of replacing sewers and wa
ter mains. This called for an ex-
penditure of approximately $4,000
This means that during the existence
of the debt, it will cost the taxpayers
about $4,000 a month, the entire cost
to the Government being S15OOOO,
which the City does not have to repay
any part of.
There were many reasons present
ed to the City, Federal Government
Railway and Highway officials for
building this project. Among some
OF which were that the railroad d.
vides the City in about half and that
there are seven grade crossings with
in the corporate limits There are
living within one and one-half miles
OF the underpass site about $4,000 peO-
pie. That traffic counts showed that
over 5000 automobiles pass every
twenty-four hours at the S. A. L. Rail-
way depot crossing and over 1900 at
the Andrews Avenue crossing, the two
being adjacent to the underpass site
1t was estimated that 600 school chill
dren would use the underpass daily
that eight school buses and 10 Grey
mound buses would also avail theh
wi" % VI II11S route Ill IIdNCl'
For many years there has been all
agitation to build a fire house on Inc
east side of the Seaboard railroad 81
as to facilitate the fire departmen.
in its movement to fires. This WOuu
cause an outlay of some $4,000 tOr
site and about $4,000 for equipment
besides the annual cost of manning
me equipment which would be IN Ii1
1elghborhood of five or six thOusanu
iollars a year. The underpass Will ~
away with the necessity of this aaur
lonal expense to the people. the Wv
also believe that the unu'i
PASS will be great saving in time' az.
convenience to pedestrians as wen :.
'ehlcles stopped by trains and shllun9
u cars by the railroad. That to Oun5
ne underpass at Charles Street wOu.a
eliminate the weighing scales OF u.
abroad company which would ~
way with over 80 per cent Oh wv
hitting in the neighborhood OF Wv
chool building as we'll as to ellnlllia~
he blocking of the crossing al o
'eaboard depot. That it would ner
Intimate danger to persons and P'D
'erty by providing a safe place +
ross the railroad in Henderson, II
vas thought that the expenditure
his amount of money would give Gu ..
loyment to many people as "cH If
ut in circulation a great sum +
honey in this community and In n..i.
vould be cooperating with the IT,
ent in his unemployment proSi a 1aora-
This project was under conSiu0 Wv.
on for over a year and publicly m
n 1t many times, the plans weio ortv
lie at the City Hall and the props an,-
wners notified to appear ana .;sbpd
he them. The State also 1ulnl9 IN
ngineers who came to Hende[sV.A do.
xplain the plans to anyone Ino 1rord
red this information. Not d Will
galnst the underpass was Saiu hid
fter the bonds were sold ana 'nv ,de
dvertised and the contract awe" nv
'r the construction of the sam ation
lie Government. The Adnninlsti.a,aliiunp
,els that it was justified in pun nn+ i
lis underpass and believes 'n1 Cy
III be great addition to oui
nd thot ~ 1,,oc oroat1v needed.