Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-25
CONCERNING LAND.
Railroad Wants Caseys Land 10 Con-
 meet the Two Roads.

IL was noon to-day before the con- demnation proceedings brought by the Consolidated railroad company against John Casey and his wife Margaret began, though they were to have begun at II o'clock. The delay was occa stoned by the inability of the railroad commissioners to reach town on ac- count of the great railroad traffic GUS tomary at this season Attorney Ken nedy represented the Caseys, who keep saloon at the corner of Simons street and Washington avenue, where the property involved is situated. It is a strip 63x117. +. J. Easterbroke. en- gineer for the railroad, explained the proposed Improvements which the company is said to have in view. In brief, he said that the property owned by the Caseys, and John and Mary F.. McEEoy of Railroad hill stood in the way of proposed connecting track between the Naugatuck and the High. land divisions, The track would begin about TOO feet south of Washington avenue and run for about the same distance north of that point and would be about 1,,vv feet long. 1t is proposed to make 1t a double track on an ena- banklnent, of thirty feet wide on top and about fifty at the base. The i6ea
 
 haul freight and passengers from enc road to the other without leaving the cars, especially freight coming from the west by way of the Poughkeepsie bridge. -A bridge over Washington avenue would be necessary and where the Highland division passenger depot now stands it is proposed to erect a large freight depot.
 IT, response to Attorney Kennedy. the enginee- said the company has se- cured the rights to all the land that it needs on the proposed route Up to the Casey property. Of course, he said, the route proposed is the least costly to the company, but that was not the main point involved. There were a hundred others, and for long time the matter has been viewed from va rious standpoints and the route pro- posed was found to be the best for all practical purposes. To go by any other way would involve far sleeper grade than the standard grade. 1t was also said by the engineer that the pres. ent main track from Washington ave- nue to the Naugatuck depot would be discontinued eventually
 Mrs Casey testified that there has been saloon on her property for the last thirty years She objected to the company taking any of her property. because her nome is there, and has been there for g long time, and all that she has made in the world was ac- quired there
 Attorney Kennedy asked why the adjoining highway was not asked for by the company, and he held that the company did not require ali of his clients prdDerty.
 Attorney SpOck, counsel for the com. pany, said that the railroad company cannot do everything at once. and that in time it will ask the city to condemn the highway in question, or the part of it required by the company He said that part of the Caseys' land would be of no value for the purpose stated. The company needed all of it and was willing to pay q fair compen- SatioE.
 MT Kennedy held that the necessity alleged in the application for the hear ing was not shown ill the testimony. More proof was necessary than the statement of the company's engineer.
 A similar application relative to sev. enteen acres owned by various parties in the vicinity of Platts Mills and the Bristol manufactory was then taken up. All those concerned excepting Clara A. BrZezinsli, the music teach CT, were represented by Attorney Bronson. Miss Brzezinski was neither represented nor present. All con cerned except her had come to an agreement with the company, so that only her rights stood in the way.
 Relative to this matter, Engineer Easterbroke stated that all crossings and cury es from Platts Mills north will be eliminated by the proposed i'm. proyement This closed the hearing, The commissioners will report to tho superior court, and if they recommend q condemnation there will be a further hearing before the court Then if the court sustairs the opinion of the com missioners 2 committee to appraise the land involved will be appointed.
 The Caseys were offered $10.0OO, and they asked $15,O00. Their property consists of two houses and q large lot. The proposed Improvements will cus eff one corner of one or the houses. The company secured to-day the rights 10 the property of John and Mary l.. McEvoy on Railroad hill. They asked S1O,OOO and were offered SS,O0n. Whal the final arrangement was was not rnada krnmn,