The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-20
HEARING ON TIE "GUT. |"
RAILROAD PRESENTS "DAM 1GEn CLAUSE AS AMENDMENT

$ original PrOpOsitiOn-Even Then
 Many Urge Delay in Order to Settle :. Other PartIeuIars--Gradesa and Smoke
 Nuisance Brought Up-ReeOmpense for Damage to Business Wanted.
 4 public hearing was held by the landing aldermanic committee on rail- oads and bridges in the city hall last 'vening on the proposition of the rail- bad regarding the widening of the cut. Ihefe were about twenty present, and She eoncensus of opinion seemed to be hat the matter ought to be delayed un- kI the subject of grades, the smoke Euisance and the prospective damage, lot alone to property, but also to busi- Hess could be amicably adjusted. George D. Watrous, as attorney for Ehe railroad, presented an amendment the original proposition of the rail- pad in reference to the payment of
 amages sustained by adjoining proper E owners. A. s
 City Engineer Kelly reported that as Ehe result O. conferences with the rail-
 bad engineers. the steep grades in some Instances had been modified but admit
 led that the steepest grade which oc-
 urs at Chapel street had not been re-
 uced. ..
 H F. Chillingworth and several others
 ontended for a uniform grade of 3 per Eent. General Ford referred to the tremen-
 ous project as much needed and ap- &rived of by the citizens as a whole, but to the steep grades and the
 reatest damage to the city as whole znless every safeguard was provided For. He said the whole project was one
 If great magnitude and it was too much *o ask committees and city fathers who
 erved without compensation to act up- & &n and be responsible for this important matter, and suggested that a cbmmis- *ion of three be appointed as in Bridge Bort to adjust the matter as between the #itizens and the railroad and that the Committee be paid for their services. Although the amendment of MT. Wat #ous was an improvement, it did not.
 Be said, properly protect the owners of
 Il property damages.
 T Lawyer w. A. Wright took a similar q jew, in reference to the adjustment of
 amages and suggested that the agree *nent should provide that the railroad bag all damages rising from the pro- bosed change.
 E George D. Bishop, of Peck & Bishop, Spoke of the difficulty of loaded teams &n getting over tie present bridges and
 eclared thataan additional two feet Svould make them impossible unless the Present grades were reduced.
 & The smoke question was also discuss ed. by Dr. Linsley, secretary of the state boapd of health, and others i'll relaton So it's injurious effect, not alone on prop &rty but on health. The damage that Evould be sustained by interruptions to business of those who were tenants and Taxpayers and not adjoining property owners as is provided for in the propos- ed agreement was also spoken of.
 Several others urged the committee to ielay their report until many of these complications could be agreeably pro- zided for
 The committee then went into execu-
 i've session, which was of but short duration. No'action had been taken by
 he committee last night when they ad-
 ourned and it looks as though the delay wanted by many would materialize,
 hus giving the city time to make bet ter arrangements for damages sustained as a result of the Improvements.
 Another hearing will be held next Thursday night.