New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-11
ELEVATION OF RAILROAD TRACKS.

nun. ,,o,.e,. taII. Considered BY THE con-
,,,rrrr Ok RAILROADS ANp CANALS.
,rre,,on. Feb 10 (specaD.-The House Committee
ON RAILROADS and Canals gave n puDhc nearing o'
uouse Isul 80 49, known as the Erf Track f.leNa-
ton bill. although the measure applies 10 All ran"
roads. to-day. 49,
Assemblynan Flcmm!ng. the introduc"r OF 'he
,,n ,.,s tho fret speaker. lie said that H. be
r,yoa the committee was familiar with the meas
NE II was simply a bill TO compel the railro"'S 10
elevate their tracks. and he would simply say max
>,o 10 is a copy OF the measure thAt p"sSei ''r
House las year. MIR. Flemmng then introduced
ccorec NcEy.an, a brother Of Congressman Thomas
,tt,,,o, who last year won the fight FOR track
Co.. ,,r NcEwan could begin his argument
,1n|,,r , su,ri,ca discussion arose. James Aleu-
, conservative OF the Erie company ""o''SS'"S
-, Commute, denied that the b'1 ABOUT ID "e
.,,, mn was the same that had passed the House
,.s, ,oar on the contrary. be sA'd' 'he OH Nn"""
50 10 roy, the committee last year positively
a. 49,, - r.nort Mr. Allen said that the measure
-, lac, year was known as the Kiker Dill, ana
= ,,,fd tho cost Of clevatinS the track between
,ho rsuroad company. the state ami the muhlci-
it,v through which the road passed 10 'h'S pil''
m come such measure. Mr. Allen declared MS COIN
u,, would not now object. but the measure 10"
,ro tho committee would never be accepted by
the company. 49,, ,.,,,.
Nj
,,'.,1, the cost OF elevating the tracks. because
~ r.uroad companies received their franchises
.,.rout any cost whatever. and they should az
haas, he willing now that the population was so
doreo and their profits great. to elevate their
tracks ,,,, ,,
rho ponnsylvania Company Mr. McEwan SAID
"a COO, tho benefit of track elevation and had, at
nor,,o,s ex,,nse itself abolished probably the
-, DANGEROUS crossing in the world. that at
t,taaha,b . nd continued the elevation into Jersey
Ir,tau sal
,i'S. t,,,", in Jersey city nothing more than
1850, 7s,,rehter pens lie called attention to the
,,,,ont Of ex Assembly man Carroll. TO the TACT
that in year twcnly-elsnt pc'So"S ""' ''"
slaughtered In Jersey cry -, a., 1,t,
..rbe Erie Railroad Company, SAID MT. McEwan'
"can go on killing years II II IS not Compelled 10
oinr,,o ~ tracks and when the judgments are
ri,.d nm they do they have Just done -reorSahZe
ui,n,,er foreclosure OF their large mortgage ana
,rlsys out All those who may have secured dam
ages tso, ..o oor, -ri,,ea TIA, ho
u,rilI mako "A search OF the findings OF the toro
ncrs iuries Of Brooklyn and report the actua num-
her of KILLINGS by cars running at grade.
NJ Allen said that he was not prepared to say
anv,hinr about the measure until he had heard
what the advocates OF the proposed law had to say
in its favor He would then answer all. lie would
saw however, that many OF Mr. McEwans state
mcnts wee decidedly misleading, anu he would in
sist he said that he present to the committee the
actual number OF deaths at the grade crossings.
The committee postponed further hearing on the
elevation bill for week, despite the objection OF
Mr. Flemrllng, the introducer of the measure