The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-04
HIGH TIME
To Abolish the
Crossings.
AID. POTTER
Expresses His Views on
Commissions Report.


wa o'10i' Nv N"' s--''i4 ~
OF the grade crossing commission last
year. was not pleased with the results
of a 1,aa,,s ,-or1- He bali.vas +ha
COMMISSION shoulu nave zone some
thing tangible towards the solution of
the problem. Snsaking on the subject
70 ,rha g., 80, ,,o.,t,,,57o,, ~ roid.
SP' moi SV'7sei >'''' -A' Sou
L dld not sign the report OF the
commission because l believed that the
commission should hav. formulated
o,,a ,,o9.s.,.,s,.s..1 -. -, 49,.
anu recommended some special pan
for the abolition of our grade cross
ings. The question is not a new one.
1t has been the subject of public dis
cussion and investigation nv commit
tees and commissions for a dozen wears.
and this commission in nv opinion.
ought not to have left the matter
where it found il.
"Tbe legislatures has already exemnt-
| ed the cifv from the oners finn of the
grade CROSSING act foi. neri;1d of
seven wears Which will exn;ra vear
from next AnriJ IF tbe matter is NOT
brought before tbe nresent legislature
tha citIJ will fnd itea1F q WOW fyo,, NOV,
in the SANE silva tior q ye s r oa, aeo
| when n was thouebt tbat tbe limo he
| tween Ian / ana Anvil 2 ,yas not s1,f-
| fcient 10 ,,ndertalra 70 oa+ on OCT raIo-
| five To tbe matte,. thcongh tbe IeeisIs.
| ture and tharefora tbe o3,l,, ~reso,f Let
| To the civ yas ~ oa+ onnt,,a,. s,,s,a,,N
| sion of tbe eeneral law IF ma sort of
fbine &c to,'@ ~ So 70, ms $50 ooA ~
evary neI oan,S,1isstor, ,,e,.sists Nv y,
| tbrashiner o,-o, ~ ti,, ia st,.a,,, 49,
hae, a,n,, 49, 4; ~, ~ tts-iI.
~ Ie,e anu NY
+rst rs s'ees eSery prom, goou anu oaa
20 ~ 10 I.e-t y
crossiI,e,, I ,,,;,1 80 oLo,;stS sAe0e
20. tIoi IIits WI ~ eFe 81 We apolisneu.
pelieVe mat II was tne outy Oh thls
ro oard re3 ~ ~ 9 ana recon-
h ilietu q a piaL wnlcn, ~ US oplIilon was
&c ~, @uap.eu 70 ploiitote Inc welfare
80 ot Siss e1>isti"e eoliullloils
s'i ~ t.iSGli 11, taii &c g.
IN trllnA tiiat II tne Guy snouia aoopt
ona pi% al. ' enE,iS anu praoslcaple, ana
Ia uou1a ue e1ecuteu LOT rea-
ooli9pie eApelollure OF money, the rail-
aoaus woutq ACCEPT tne same, or, IN
az a,iey siouiu not, we coulo 90 TO
! Ire leg t3s lslature anu ger law compel
te, ~ " e1ocepI ~ anu u Pay % per
..a,,' " 'iie eAPeiluituIe.
z,i,iS - NO reason why worcester
o oiaoiI ~ ilave lee sraue crosslnss
snS,i,saI III d leas1napie way Wlthout
! tI ing " sieatel sllare ol tue expense
|
eities anu towns. bFoeKtoh' newton
an W. N,, tialilp 70 say nothlhe OF
U s,eiI piaIes' nave suGceedeo IN secur-
- inS 'IS opoii'Ioll VI tiielL srdoe cross-
| re ny tlle pay hlelIt u ~ per cent
~ .ie oos' uliugi special acls OF the
(, anu As4ll 70 see why WoT
'.e9 sh3oiu longer wait LoI the Tall-
aooo DliicialS " ueclue WHAT VIII ne
@S,tt1T,GS- 1oie 70 tIeHl:
Lley are satlsIleu WIN the general
SIdue CROSSING Jaw ana tney are Will
ing 70 leaVe worcester IN the mole II
Jug LOT ltseIl until II mas mace up us
IiIllu What pan 1t wants; Wneh 1t mas
| asieeu upon reaSoiaple plan they
viii probably agree TO II; put they VIII
never agree ana the legislature VIII
HeFel aSlee: upon d IVe or Ten nlllloIi
pan pr, ulivss worcester Is WldlinS 10 pay
al IL WIZ cost ABOVE Sz'oVo,Uuo.
IN reply 70 questlon as 10 what was
the pest pan 10 remedy the evll, MT.
Fotter sald there were only Two
1easlDle ana sensible plans under the
! existins cohdltlon OF tnlnss,one Is 10
raise the railroad tracks and the other
is to lower them. The railroad tracks
anu tHe oepotS are Wen enough locateu
as tney are. Inc CITY ana us industries
nave grown up around them, ana TO
now talk OF removing them to the out
\ skirts OF the CITY, with miles OF tunnels
ai,u ele ciossluss oL d SCORE u slIeeIs'
with new union depot located upon
piles in swamp, is to talk OF some
thlng that resembles moonshine, and
that became ancient history years ago.
AS TO whether grade crossings should
pc abollshed by the raising or the low
erlng OF railroad tracks" said Mr.. Pot
ter 1T depends largely upon the con-
formation OF the ground in the place
where the abolition is to take place. The
business part of Worcester is in val
ley and our sewer system is establish
ed so near the top of the ground that
it is impossible to sink the railroad
tracks very deep without a rearrange-