The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-19
RAILROAD WANTS TO
CLOSE THREE STREETS
(continued From Page one.l

leaves the tracks at a straight grade
If limits the width, of the tracks and
also limits fine facilities in connecting
with anv industries that may be es-
tablished along the line The difficulty
rega riding the stones might be obvi-
ated bv Taking more land or construct
ing a retaining wall. This plan makes
If harder to drain the land.
II the tracks are lowered 9 or 10 feet.
the rate of grade would be no more
than II 10 now but fine tracks would be
down in a cut. With a cut of six feet.
the grade north of Cambridge Street
woild he descending toward Worcester
10 about 400 feet south of Southgate
Street
Cambridge Street would be carried
over tha +raclrs about ian feet south Of
its present location This would give
a new street about 500 feet long and
the detour would he only about rs feet
longer than the present street between
tbe two points where If leaves and
ioins tho main street again The grade
ON tha west side will he five per cent
and on The east six ner cent. The new
street is Az feet wide THE railroad
would NOT nuestion If fine CITY wanted
a 5O foot street
The ohiectjon IN running the street
on its nresent location Is that the
would haUn a T1IIph larpar effect
on the damage ouestion some houses
would have re he changed and II would
renuira cbanees in the grades of
woodward and cheever streets The
exnensa CONDITIONS arc the chief oh
iaction 70 The oarrying of tha street an
lite nresent location Tho railroad seri-
ousiv objects IN the 1s-foot headroom
nrovidod ~ +ba cit,,,s man Of Cam
hridge street
senator Ceorqe n uoar counsel for
Artbur n EstehrooL said n e nro-
nosed nv the citv's man 70 take away
the side +raclr fsc;lities of his mani.
factrr;,o.r as+ah,ishr,,ar+ mitch eranlovs
I'm n, e0o nan and women This track
is ca essentiai 70 tbe business of that
sbon that one very large Industry
wo,iId he driven o,t of Uorcester he
oanse II &C. acconono6atad hv tha rail
roed faoiii+3as ,,o,v racoivino oooo aye
wear r. ,,,as +ba intan+ion ~ tba
statnta 70 oi1,e inc coronoission author
~, - aboIish tba croesinoe on tbA
,,si, 1;,,as - a. A1hanI+ and New
Ha1a,, rosds II aid not conternnlata
on, noaddiino, uith tbe crosinas IN
tbe ola Noru1iob road which fnrnisbes
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ASKED ny MI. hues II liie company
ulo nor lneenu 70 move 70 lls Dig PAM
IN niagara, ne saio not TOT the I present
at any Iale. ne lease oL the WoIces-
YET puiiulhS pds Lour Yeas ~ run. -
Is concentrated 10 run tne worcester I,s I
pant uays because II can supply tio
New Ensiano ana New YORK CITY trane
eheaPsf thdh ~ cah NC suppiieu liOiil
the niagara pant.
Mr. hstaprook uescIipeu tne loealloli
ana lne cannges IN lhe SURROUNDINGS
since looI' Inc present pullalnss nave
length OF apoul l9oo reef ana the re-
moVal or the sluetraeks' "oulo pe an
lhcaiculaple loss
ASKED OF Mf. Rusg, ne salo an lhe
CROSSINGS snould pc apollshed by TAX
ing raliToads OUTSIDE the Guy Hihits,
with stations at Lincoln square ana
south worcester. ne wouid pc wiling
to give up ms yaluaple slde track IA
clhtles II TINS were zone, trusting thal
future generations would rise up ana
call him blessed.
Ex-Clty Engineer Charles A. Allen
said, 1T will be mechanically possible
to keep the tracks where they are and
put Jackson Street under the tracks.
This would give sleeper grade than
the city wants but it does not affect 1t
materially. The only difference between
Mr.. Estabrook and the city Is that he
wants the bridge 10 or dozen feet
wider to carry the side track. Another
plan would be to have a switch back
track with a dead end at Jackson
street. but this would be rather ineon-
venient. A third plan is to close Jack
son Street at the railroad but he does
not favor that There is very little
travel on the street.
Senator Hoar said If it is not an alb
solute mechanical necessity in the gen
eraI plan to abolish the crossing, he
would object unless it was especially
necessary under the act.
Col. Benton asked for ruling of the
commission as to whether jackson
Street is included in the legislative act.
Judge Dunbar said the commission is
not prepared to answer that question
now. and at this point the hearing was
adjourned for lunch,
AT the opening of the afternoon SEES
sion. Mr.. Rugg asked Mr.. Hardy, of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford road. about the viaduct. and he