charge the construction of the track herein referred to shall be commenced and completed. This order to remain in effect until further orders of this Commission.

For some time past the Commission has had correspondence with Mr. J. W. Brock, of Honea Path, S. C., in regard to establishment of a grade crossing over Southern Railway tracks just north of the southern end of your side track, and just south of the clear post on the same track at Honea Path. This was requested in order to get to a certain track of land lying being your tracks and tracks of the Piedmont & Northern Railway Co. Commissioners Cansler and Arnold visited site of the proposed crossing and held a hearing in connection with the matter. There was some question as to what would be proper in the premises. In addition to this, there was a petition from the Town Council of Honea Path asking that certain crossing facilities be granted which would extend what is known as Hampton Avenue and the town of Honea Path.

Chairman Shealy and Commissioner Arnold made a visit recently and inspected conditions existing and we reached the decision that it would be right and proper for your company to construct a grade crossing at the southern boundary of the above referred to Hampton Avenue across your tracks, the crossing to be twenty-four feet wide, your company to construct same to the ditches on either side of the track. This would put the crossing just south of your clear post and north of the frog, and at a distance sufficient not to interfere with the workings of the frog. In view of these facts and the peculiar conditions surrounding this proposition,

IT IS ORDERED, That Southern Railway Company proceed without delay to construct and maintain this crossing at the point

designated herein until the further orders of this Commission. By order of the Commission.

(Seal)

FRANK W. SHEALY,

Chairman.

J. P. DARBY, Secretary.

Columbia, S. C., August 3, 1920.

ORDER NO. 210.

Referring to correspondence between the Railroad Commission and General Superintendent H. L. Hungerford, of Southern Railway Company, relative to request of citizens of Newberry County for establishment of flag station at Ropps, S. C.

The Commission regrets that it cannot agree with the position taken by Mr. Hungerford in his letter of July 30, relative to this matter, and feels that a flag stop should be established at Ropps for a trial period of ninety days. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED, That Southern Railway Company stop its passenger trains on flag at Ropps, S. C., a point about two miles north of Old Town and three miles south of Chappells, for a period of ninety days, effective September 1, 1920.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That Southern Railway Company is hereby required to keep an account of the number of passengers boarding and leaving trains at Ropps during the period above specified, and the amount of revenue obtained from passenger traffic originating and having destination at this point, as the information will enable the Commission to more intelligently determine the future of this stop at the expiration of the trial period. This order to remain in effect until the further orders of this commission.

carried on in regard to overhead crossing near Mile Post No. 40 on the Columbia-Charlotte Division of Southern Railway. The Commission made a physical inspection of this structure on August 4, 1920, and find it in a dangerous condition, so much so that we instructed the Highway Commissioner to post notice to all parties using this bridge to slow down to a speed of six miles per hour, and so far as in his power to see that no load greater than one ton passed over same on trucks. The caps on some of the bents under this bridge are very much decayed, and the stringers in some instances are defective to the extent that in our opinion makes the bride dangerous. The flooring in some places is rotten, and the baluster is absolutely worthless so far as affording protection is concerned. The location of the present bridge is not at all what it should be. In addition to the above facts, the Highway Engineer stated to the Commission that it was agreed to between his Commission and the railroad authorities that if the Highway Commission would build this road at the present location there would be no question in regard to the railroad building overhead bridge. This road could have kept the old roadway and crossed 300 yards further south at grade and the grade of the highway would have been equally as good, if not better than that obtained under the present location. However, in order to eliminate the dangers that would necessarily exist at this crossing, the Chester County Highway Commission adopted the route using the overhead bridge at a cost of between seven or eight thousand dollars more than the original roadway would have been. This shows conclusively that the county was trying to do its part to protect the public from dangers at grade crossings. The engineer, for the Highway Commission stated to Commissioner Arnold that if concrete abutments were built he would fill in the remainder of the fill necessary to carry to the end of the bridge. Of course this Commission cannot specify what kind of material shall be used in this structure, but we do think, regarding the proposition from a point of economy and safety, that concrete abutments should be built at each end of this structure, which of course will shorten the span necessary to cross the tracks, and we simply offer this as a suggestion.

In addition to the above, the present structure is entirely too low, being dangerous to employees, and should not be allowed to remain if no other dangers existed.

The Commission is surprised that it becomes necessary to call

the attention of the Southern Railway Company, to a proposition of this kind, and in view of the facts above stated, and others. that could be mentioned and are known to the Commission,

IT IS ORDERED, That the Southern Railway Company proceed without delay to erect an overhead bridge near Mile Post No. 40 on the Columbia-Charlotte Division of Southern Railway, at a point which will properly connect the new highway which is built up as near as possible to the proposed site of the overhead bridge herein mentioned.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this bridge be built of material fully capacitated to handle traffic such as is passing over roads of this kind at present.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That this structure must have a clearance of at least twenty-two (22) feet from the top of the rail.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the work on this structure be commenced not later than September 1, 1920, as the conditions at this point are regarded by the Commission as extremely dangerous, not only to the public but to the railroad as well. This order to remain in effect until the further orders of this Commission.

As is well known to officials of Southern Railway Co. the citizens of the City of Gaffney, S. C., have been writing, petitioning and begging the Railroad Commission for many months to require the Southern Railway Co., to erect a shed to protect, especially, passengers who board and get off trains on your eastbound main line, against inclement weather.

Commissioner Arnold went to Gaffney recently and reports to the Commission that he made a thorough examination of conditions at this point, by inquiry and observation, especially when passenger trains meet at this station; that he is convinced that the complaints as to inadequate protection and discomfort arising therefrom have not been exaggerated; that he recommends that the Southern Railway Company be requested to prepare better facilities for the comfort and protection of its passengers at this point. Therefore,

IT IS ORDERED, That the Southern Railway Company be and it is hereby required to proceed to erect, adjacent to and south of its eastbound main line, at its passenger station in the City of Gaffney, S. C., a shed or structure of some kind of such dimensions as is adequate to the service for which it is intended, and in keeping with the progressive spirit of the city of Gaffney, and in conformity with its facilities at points along its line similarly situated, and file with this Commission on or before the first day of September, 1920, their proposed plans and specifications of the structure.

In re Stopping Southern Train No. 27 Between Columbia and

Spartanburg at Dawkins, Blairs, Shelton and Pacolet.

Mr. H. L. Hungerford, General Superintendent, Southern Railway, Charlotte, N. C.

Dear Sir: For quite a while, the Commission has had considerable correspondence, and is in receipt of many petitions, and has held many conferences in regard to stopping your train No. 27, known as the Carolina Special, at Dawkins, Blairs, Shelton and Pacolet.