The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-26
TWO THINGS SURE.
President Bliss viii Not Look at New
Route or Depressed Tracks Schemes.

President Bliss viii Not Look At Nav
Route or Depressed Tracks Schemes.
The information which President
William II. Bliss of the Boston and AL
bany railroad gave Mayor Rufus a.
Dodge, Jr-, and William Hart of the
grade crossing commission was NOT
very substantial except in two points.
! Those were in relation to the new route
| and depressed tracks plans The presl-
dent OF the railroad informed the rem
resentatives Of Worcester that the rail
ROAD would not have anything to do
with those plans.
me only plan which the president OF
.n loau would at all consider is the
plan which calls for elevation Of tha
tracks. That is the plan which the rail
road will favor '''S OIL
put 10 what extent the road will ha
wiling to raise its tracks without helms,
forced Is not absolutely certain. PresI-
cent Bliss would not give the commits
lee from the grade crossing commission
Aiy too ihueh information on that score
70 reveal the position of the railroad
he put the committee off with advica
10 go ahead and get it's plan ready ana
then the railroad would see what n
would do. ""' II
mayor Dodge and Mr.. Hart were cas-
ny aple TO draw conclusions as TO what
Inc railroads would do II 1t had the entlrs
u taEp OF the grade crossing ouea
tion IN It's own hands To the conagntts
tee II was plain enough that The Rostn,,
ana Albany would do only what n viii
"e opliged 10 do by the legislature.
Inc Boston and Albany wants ala
vateu tracks when the solution of tba
grade crossing question Is agreed m
out II VIII tight to the bitter end anv
seeilipt 10 change the location of the
tracks or deDress them.
How far the tracks VIII he raiaad 20
that is the plan adopted, depends on
Ihe decision OF the Legislature. The
Boston and Albany railroad officinIa
gave the committee from Worcastey ~,
understand that its choice would be an
elevation OF only q inches. the pJan
recommended by the Harvey Shepard
commission appointed by the siInario,.
court. Any attempt on the mart or ~.
city to get the tracks elevated more
IMAM Il inches will be opposed nv tba
BOSTON and Albany railroad Although
the Information obtained by the inter
views with President Bliss was rneapre
the committee received sufficient
knowledge to perceive that the opposi-
tlon or the railroad would be Smallest
Engineers Of the Boston and Albanv
railroad have worked on all three plans
winch were considered By the commits
sion The work which was done on the
southern terminal plan and that FOR
depressed tracks was mainly for tha
purpose OF getting data with which 10
oppose the plans If either was recon-
mended by the grade crossing commits
sion OF Worcester The work on the
elevated tracks plan was done with a.
view OF opposing extreme height more
than the plan itself. President Bliss
told the committee the road would on
pose certain features OF plan for ele-
walton OF the tracks. He said the road
would under no consideration agree TO
either OF the other plans. What feat
ures OF the elevation plans the road
VIII oppose, he did not say definitely.
but the committee understand the con-
test will be reduced 10 question OF
height.
The Boston and Albnay does mot
show any disposition to put itself into
q perspiratlon in it's desire to give the
grade crossing commission informa-
ton. President Bliss is the man who
has full swing of the matter relating 10
the grade crossing question of Wor-
cester. President Bliss Is away from
his office for several days. The grade
crossing commission cannot receive
any information from the Boston ana
Albany railroad during his absence,
which means that nothing can be
learned this week