The age-herald., 1899-08-31
MEETING OF THE STREET
 RAILROAD COMMITTEE
Chairman Mcknight Win Hold Confer ence Wnh Railroad Superintendents
 Today in Regard to Switching

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 At meeting of the street railroad com mittee yesterday afternoon Chairman Me- Knight was instructed to have a conference with the different superintendents of the railroads with view of devising some temporary scheme of relief at the Twen- tieth street crossing.
 Chirman Mcknight will do this today and the committee will meet subject to his cali to take action.
 Those present at the meeting yesterday afternoon were Mcknight, Pearce, Gray, McAnally. Moore and Rainbow.
 Superintendent Newbold of the Louis- vile and Nashville, and Assistant Superin- tendent Welch of the same road were both present. John P. Tillman the attorney, was also among the spectators. but left as soon as he found the committee did not contemplate any permanent action.
 Chairman Mcknight stated that a meet ing had been held the night previous and some discussion induged in after which the committee adjourned until yesterday afternoon to hear from the railroad men. Superintendent Newbold was invited to speak.
 He said the railroads were first at the Twentieth street crossing. Several years ago after much talk the Twenty-first street bridge was built The agreement was for the railroads to bear a part of the expense, but in the end the city decided to pay for the whole thing so the bridge would be it's own property.
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 There had been little trouble, he said, at he ia+h if anything was done the city should get the people to use the Twenty-first street bridge
 Alderman Moore explained to MT. New bold that the purpose of the meeting was to provide temporary relief. More to con fer with the railroads in order to stop dan gerous switching than anything else
 Alderman Pierce said he believed that the committee had concluded that a tunnel was not feasible at this time. Chairman Mcknight told MT. Newbold that flying switches and kicking cars over the crossing should be stopped. MT. Newbold replied that nothing of the kind was allowed by his road Chairman Mcknight made the statement that flying switch had been made at the crossing within the past forty-eight hours. That is cars were showed across the street without being attached to an engine.
 Assistant Superintendent Welch did some talking at this juncture. He said there was nothing to cause all this fuss" The few accidents showed the little danger at the crossing.
 Alderman Pearce told of an occasion when he was delayed at the crossing on &C., count of switching. That was the cause of most of the complaints The peonIa were tired of it. MT Newbold asked MT. wech if there was anything they could do to relieve matters.
 ''T believe not" said MT. Welch, and his chief nodded approvingly
 '. & N. Had Signs Paiptrd
 MT. Welch smiled volubly and told the committee that signs had been painted for the crossing and presented with the com piments of the Louisville and Nashville. He approved Alderman Jones' plan of mak- ing vehicles go to the right.
 Alderman Moore agreed with Alderman Pearce that the principal complaint was the delay in traffic on account of switching If persons only had to wait for a train to cross there would be little delay, but fre-
 
 three trips had been made over the cross-- ing Alderman McNaly asked Mir. Newbold his opinion on the feasibility of viaduct The superintendent did not venture anf opinion, but said City Engineer Kendrick was better qualified to speak. .9 L Alderman Moore asked him what he thought of the Johns water plan. Gaugh-' ! ter.) MT. Newbold said he didn't see how this would be practicable Mir. Welch said that next to a balloon route it would be good thing. Alderman Pearce asked if the switching could be done somewhere else. MT. Welch replied that there was no' switching at the crossing except to couple up trains and run them out
 Switch Some yhcr4 Else Alderman Pearce suggested that all the railroads be asked to do their switching somewhere else.
 The question of gates was brought up. Mir Welch said that this would not be practicable Traffic would be too much de- layed
 Chairman Mcknight thought the element of danger would be relieved by strict en- | forcement of the law, but it would require two additional men on the police force to enforce the ordinances. He was satisfied