Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-21
TO-DAY's RAILROAD HEARING.

TO-DAY'S RAILROAD HEARING. An Order Granted for the Appoint
 ment of an Engineer to Examine Into
 the Matter.
 The hearing on the proposed union station was argued before Railroad Com missioners Woodruff. Seymour and Hay ward this morning in the police court room. At the opening of the hearing | the inclosure within the room was filled | with petitioners and witnesses for all | the railroads concerned. E. D. Robbins of Hartford appeared for the N. Y. & N. E. railroad; John P. Kellogg of this city flor the Meriden and Waterbury rail l road; Lynde Harrlson of New Haven, for N Y, N H. & H. railroad, and Will liam D. Bishop of Bridgeport, for the Naugatuck division.
 City Attorney Terry opened the hear ing for the city and town by detailing the decision of the last general assembly. He spoke of the necs ssity of a change of the direction of all the roads. He also spoke of the order of the present board, issued some time since, requiring the erection of some structure which would bridge the Naugatuck road at West Main street, and come to the present grade of the New England road. He claimed that if it was necessary to bridge the Naugatuck road at this point it was
 
 land road at the West Main street cross ing. He spoke of the appeal from the decision of the board on this matter; touched on the order of the board as re- gards the grade on Burnham street, from which an appeal was taken, and also the grade of South Riverside and Bank streets. He spoke of the great saving to everyone concerned Ii the crossing at Bank street of the Naugatuck road could be SO diminished or changed as to combine with the crossing of the New England road. He said that if the roads interested would combine and look at the necessity and advantages of hav- ing all roads unite at one point, it far "Gqa bs be neone saving waterS~ry RGs Snly but more especially for the railroad com panies. He would suggest to the con- panies concerned that competent en- gineer be appointed on mutual agree mept of city and companies, who should make minute report, with proper plans and approximations and that if so de- sired, let the commissioners themselves appoint said engineer, then both sides could act more understandingly and with knowledge of expense concerned.
 For the Naugatuck division William D. Bishop of Bridgeport concurred in the idea of Attorney Terry that some competent engineer be appointed by the railroad authorities and if they could not mutually agree that the commissioners appoint said engineer. Here wordy argument was opened between the representative of the latter road and
 Attorney Terry, and the plan of the grades of the different roads m the city
 as drawn by City Eng int CT Weld being
 handed to the railroad representative,
 served to augment the dispute, until Com missioner Woodruff decided in
 favor of Attorney Terry.
 Commissioner Woodruff then stated } that in his opinion the decision of the board was that the engineer be mutu, the grade crossings required a change I the change should be ordered and then
 the location of the union depot de.
 cided, and vice versa should there be nc
 change of grades. In either case the
 location of the union depot to be decided and report made to the commissioners
 who shall act upon the findings.
 r Attorney Terry said he would rather have the board appoint the engineer. a. , with such a man and it would require q competent man.
 Attorney Kellogg for the Nerider t road coincided with Attorney Terry. , At this point the different representa- tives of the roads, together with the authorities of the city, held meeting and came to the following decision Clemens Hersdell of Holyoke, chief en , gineer of the Water Company in thai ? city, and at one time commissioner o1 Mass, was ..the first one named as the person to draw up the plans for the ap proval of the parties interested. In the event of lis refusal, w. Howard Smitt 7 of the New York aqueduct was name, , and Milford Gerrien, the young Ast o
 the three. of New York, was named a. l al other alternate. Charles Church rail 5 expert of New York, was named as tht t third party, but the railroad authorltle @ learning that he had given testimony a g one time which pr, bably was not favor
 able to themselves, dropped his nam' s from the list.
 s The commissioners then decided tba s the expense be borne by the Naugatuck
 Msrlden & Waterbury, New Englano | roads and the city of Waterbury. Th' 5 hearing was then adjourned until Febru ary 10 at NOrwich