The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-16
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
ACTION FOR SECURING GATES FOR
RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
Specifications for the New State Road
National Band Concert-Death OF
Henry Saunders--Accidents, Personal
JOttings, Etc.

Henry Observation-Disclosures Personal
JOttings, Etc.
At the meeting of the board of bur-
gesses last evening the following petit
tion was presented
To the Honorable Court of Burgesses of
the, Borough of Wallingford:
The subscribing citizens of the Dor
ough urgently request that you take
Immediate action to procure from the
railroad commissioners an order requlr-
ing the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company to place
and maintain suitable gates at the
Ward street crossing, or other proper
safeguards, pursuant to section 3424 of
the general statutes of the state.
In making this request we call your
attention to the peculiarly dangerous
character of this crossing, the repeated
loss Of life and damage to property
thereat, and the narrow escapes con-
stantly occurring owing to the great
speed Of trains the persistent acton
of the railroad company in o0structirg
the view of approaching trains by box
cars uponothe siding and the gross in
adequacy of ordinary signals as a
warning tor travellers upon the high
way.
We remind you that in July, 1897, the
then court of burgesses requested the
commissioners to order gates at that
crossing, but that no action was taken
because of the promises of railroad Off
Gals to remedy the evil of their own ac-
cord; that all appeals to and promises
by the railroad officials heretofore made
have amounted to nothing; that the
board .of school visitors have repeatedly
called attention to this matter; that at
the annual meeting of the Central school
district in June, $685. it was urged that
the district committee Urge the court of
burgesses to have safeguards placed at
said crossing, and that in March, 1899,
the freennen of the borough at a special
meeting again voted that it was a duty
of the first Importance to require this
crossing to- be put in safe condition,
and pledged their mutual and constant
support to that end.
We also call your attention to the
fact that the railroad company excuses
its negligence in enhancing the dangers
at that crossing without increasing its
precautions for the protection of the
public on the ground that no order has
been made by the railroad commission
ars for additional. safeguards and that
a majority Of the Judges of the SUI
preme court, in the recent Tessmer
case, by their decision have upheld the
railroad company in it's plea of non-re-
sponsibility.
This view of the law places the re-
spomsibility for future accidents upon
the borough authorities, inasmuch as
ia, railroad commissioners are not re-
ouired to act until requested as proviQ'
ed An the statute above referred to. I'm
less YOU act we see no way whereby the
mini c can be protected in their rights
AT sa id crossing, or future injuries re-
dressed.
We therefore urge your prompt atten-
ton in the premises.
Dated at Wallingford, August IA,
1899.
James Dss.McGaughey, M. D., w. Burr
Hall Henry B. Hall, e. c. Morse, G.
d. Morris, Clifton.J Morse, Mark Pit
man. T. A. Cook, Othniel I. Martin,
4 r. - Fitzgerald, Henry Martin, John
w Fitzgerald, G. NJ. Jones, John M. |
Cannon. N F. Ingraham S. j. O'Neii,
John A. Martin, J. w. Lane, c. Storrs |
Hall william Mcdonald, w. A. Booth, 4
Andrews. Theodore Michaels, Will 1
liam P. Wilson, M, D., William /.
Todd f. A. Wallace, John B. Ken
drick. D. E. Morris, John p. Steven
son. M. J. Redman, H. D. Hall, e. J. /,
Heineman, J. R. Strauss
THE National band will give an out
doo. concert on Main street this even |
mo and will render the following pro-
Eramme:
March-Watch Hill ...,..-..... kenneth |
Overture-Macbetb .......-...... Claus
Waltz-she Was Happy Til She
Met You ..................C hattaWay
March-Ben Bolt ..................So usa !
Medley-Whos Dat Callin'Y..... Boyer
Scotland Gems .........-.....'.... CONN j
Cake Walk--Smoky Mokes.. -. Mackle
American Overture .Meyrehes
Selectman Hall received last evening
the specifications for the new state ROAD
to he laid on North Colony street. me |
papers will be filled out and returned
to Road Commissioner Macdonald aEI
once $50
Henry Saunders died Monday night !
aged thirty years The funeral will be |
held Thursday morning at O'CLOCK |,
fram the Holy Trinity church. The de- |
ceased leaves mother, Mrs. Robert !
Saunders and four sisters-Mrs. James
stewart. Mrs. J. j. Dwyer Mrs, August 1
wenck and Miss Rose Saunders. |
Reporter Frank Smith was able TO pc !
ont on the street yesterday, but Will not
resume his duties on the Meriden Rec-
ord for several days
Samuel Elton of Roanoke va, IS the |
guest of his sister, Mrs G. X. Caring
ton of Center street.
n w. Horr of Chicopee Falls IS the |
.,uest of j. p. Doolittle of Academy
street.
levi Hull and Andrew Barry will at
tend the annual reunion of their OLD
repiment, the First Connecticut caval-
nv in Meriden to-day.
Rev. f. E. Marble is stopping at Fine
Orchard. ~,
Mrs. F. M. Tyler and children VIII
start Thursday morning for New YORK
and at 3 o'clock will sail on the Chat
tahoochie for Savannah en- route TO
their home in Fort Pierce, Fla.
The Windsor Locks team viii play
hall here on Saturday on the Colony
About 5 O'Clock Sunday evening Mr.. and