The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-23
TO APPROVE CUT PLANS.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AP-
 PEAR TO FAVOR

The Railroad Company's Proposition
 Take No Other Scheme Under Con-
 sideratiOn-say That if City Objects
 to Railroads Plans It Should Offer 8
 Better One-strOng Opposition Made ] by Several Prominent Men.
 The plans of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford raiIroad-both orig inal and amended-as regards the rail- road cut matter-Were again taken up yesterday by the railroad commission CTS at a public hearing, the indication being apparently given by Commission CT Wilcox at the close of the session tbat they would receive the approval of the commission.
 "The commissioners will take the plans under consideration, and will an: nounce their decision in few days. In the meantime, the hearing is ad- journed sine die" said the chairman.
 Prior to the announcement, however, MT. Wilcox had informed Corporation Counsel Daggett that the commission CTS were firm in the opinion that in opposing the plans presented by the company the city should have submit ted a better one, and that in the ab- sence of any proposition from the city there was no reason for disappearing the company's, but rather for acting favorably on 1t, view to which MT. Daggett took strong exception.
 Has any plan been presented by the city government?' MT. Flyer had ask ed MT. Daggett, . sa-.-...s
 q do not understand it to be the duty of the city government to submit any plan," replied the corporation counsel, ''put merely to state its reasons for op- posing the railroads proposition.'
 Well, wetdo consider it the duty of the city" interjected MT. Wilcox. fin opposing this plan to submit a better one. I do not think the company should be bottled up in it's efforts to make needed improvements"
 And five minute consultation was sufficient to enable the commissioners to decide upon their course of action. I That their decision will be in favor of the company's plans was the unani- nous opinion of the large number of people present, despite the announce ment of the chairman that "the deci- sion will not be reached for several days, and in the meantime MT. Gris- wold may get the company to agree to the plan submitted by him.
 Crowding rooms 10-11 in the city hall was a large throng of prominent citi- zens and leading property owners and taxpayers, many of whom expressed their opposition to the railroads plans, while othrs were content to simply. de- nounce them in private conversation. Two women were also present, having been cited with other property owners on State and Chapel and Wooster streets. ...
 Late in arriving, Commissioners Fly Ter, Seymour and Wilcox reached the city hall at 10:15 o'clock, a short con- sultation preceding the opening of the session. Representing the city was Cor poration CGaunsel Daggett, while George D Watrous, of Watrous & Day, appeared for the railroad company. As preIudes to the session MT. Wilcox said ! At the last hearing 1t was generally understood that that should be the final one but an amendment having been offered by the railroad company affecting several streets the hearings may be reopened and continued for the presentation of the views of the eitl- zens." @ ~.@s ....f... 5s4e<c.% I .as. Y