New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
GRADE CROSSINGS At HARTFORD.

TROUBLES IN THE IST REGIMENT-TAA-DoD"lN"
Hartford Dec IS (speciaD.-The Superior Court mas
decided the much vexed question In regard 70 the owner
shin Of Church.st. by the city or the NeW-thgau ha
road I'm favor the city. This decision aooushes S'
Grade crossing by admitting the claim that there mas
rovs hesn rght OF way 70 across the rail-
road Az the overhead crossing In connection with ene
new railway station is sufficient Tor the purposo VI ''
road except access to It's spruees@ prop"'
which not at all essential its business, the decision
mnes that railroad not euttcd TO two crossings o'f
biohwov one over head and grade at the same
time. .. A.. ...,o,
Tho ueon Of the city are much pleased with the action
Of the Consolidated road in making certain needed I'M
movements about the union statioh' rasSaso""'
ndr tho tracks 20 tie different lines have been fenced
of and It will be possible for traveller 70 O
come confused and up stairs TO the wrong pi'"o'"
This amounts to the exclusion OF the general puDbo nom
the platforms right which it has long held but " also
makes the station SAFE Tor tidFeIle'S anu iON'' ~ -
unnecessary crowdng
The poo-mlitaFy situation is more strained Vhsh ever
and IL would not surprising TO see the lst hegnehs
succmb TO the unfortunate influences which have been AZ
work against its standing this winter. The designations
~ .he field and stan officers have been returned disap
proyed and again and those OF the line oneers
have all returned In the same manner the Governor
finally accepting OF the latter IRIS means that tns
quarrel will now be transferred from between the ocers
and the Governor to between the rank and ne and the
Governor The rank and nle will support the officers ana
reeect them but this reelection Will not be approved BY
the Governor and will, after two trials have been
allowed appoint officers Of his own choosing. This
trouble could have been avoided II the Governor had ofen
willing 10 guarantee that the would not be eaea
to association for polo next season ms
he would guarantee, only promising that thefe "'
De- no lease hanging the amory when MS successor
took Office This would leave the months oil o'OoorH W
,embeF and December for poo-paying II any one ueS"
70 obtain the lease for those months -. -,
The death OF Captain william Berry, % s-s han,
Selectmen has resulted in the vacancy th"s $500 80.
oiled by appointment of the selectmen anu o. a.a.,nnn,
cyulev carried on the hoaors. Mr. Crlley Is pfonns
penuh,ican ambitious and has for many years oeen =
80, q, rho noard of Aldermen END interested IN s"'
-, 80, % ,own and city His business Is superf'
no-e railway system, and he Is regarded -
uei ,n of good ability and Will add 10 the stfensn
u a. not little excitement over recent revelations
INC" INC NV about tax.dodgmg. IL appears that several
III r,ali,ts OF the city In the habit OF " trustee
" ~ ,her stock of the town and city ana not entering
s n the assessors lists. thereby saving goodly SUM
" 100 This natter Just begun TO be aired ana
,n,oents Of sensational nature are looked for IN
Vs., DAYS Thus far only two individuals have been
"e toned publicly as having been connected With this
matter.