The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-06
ABOUT THE RAILROAD CUT.
AN APPEAL THAT 1T BE ELIMI'
MATED.
And That New Location be Found for
tiff Not a Cut Elsewhere Then a
TunneI-A Letter from Mr.. 1. H.
Freedman.
,ord q the consolldated.

Auuhel-A AeAteE ANO1A nA'
Freedman.
A word to the Consolidated.
Gentlemen:
I notice in the papers that the hon
orable members of the board of direct
ors of the Consolidated road are to take
trip Of inspection to-day and to-mor-
row. I would like to make few sug-
gestions.
/ would suggest that they look over
the railroad cut in this city, which they
propose to widen for more tracks,
which means a widening of the cut to
double its present width, and also
means an increase Of travel and traf-
fic, I would like to have them take a
view of the condition of the air and
the streets when the trains pass by in
regard to the exhausted steam, ein-
ders, smoke and sparkle which the loco
motives leave behind them in such an
noying quantities. / think they will be
then charitable enough to do away with
the cut and locate their tracks in some
other way. The time is now or never
for this highly important work. 1t
seems to me noM Is the time to re-
locate where they can have a cut Of
the width and height necessary for
immediate and future use.
would like also to have them view
Union street and see how the buildings
on State street look from the rear, or
from Union street. 1t is impossible to
use the buildings to advantage owing
to the clouds of dirt and cinders and
sparks left behind In the air on the
passage of trains. Surely 1t is a. detri-
ment TO trade. The eliminating Of the
cut from the heart Of the city would
be a great Improvement to the city
and great relief to the citizens Of the
locality through which the trains pass.
would also say on the financial
point that by the change the road
would save a great deal Of money, as
with the cut eliminated, the property
they now own along the cut would en-
nance In value. For instance the little
building now occupied for a newspaper
store on Chapel street Gust across the
cut from the Ford building) which
! pays only nominal rent, would bring
with the land 1t occupies from $1,000 to
$l,500 foot; or otherwise the company
could erect couple of stores which
/ would yield a big revenue. So also the
old Merchants holtel property on State
4 street would be valuable again for ho-
ltel property. Union street would also
make the very best location for whole
sale stores, which would also yield a
large revenue. So also as to the fire
engine house on Artizan street. BY
leaving that where 1t is the road would
save from $4,000 to $4,000 The land
occupied by the cut itself would wher
sold 20 adjoining State street owners
Of property bring a big revenue to the
read AS to a new location for the
tracks all the company has to do is Il
instruct its civil engineers to find q
new location, and they will soon fine
one
In conclusion ] would say If there Il
no other way under heaven and eartf
to eliminate the cut, then I srgges
as the old maxim says, If vol
can't swim you must sink" and tina
the company dig down as deep as i
4 has mind to and build tunnel, anc
! let the public streets be. level for tn,
benefit of the traffic Of the city.
4 Respectfully,
LOUIS H. FRIEDMAN.