The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-04
HOW TO DO IT.
consolidated,s Road Plan for Improving
 the Cut.

the Cut.
 The petition of the Consolidated road to the committee on railroads and bridges of the board of aldermen for the roads coming four track improve ment in the cut in this city. has the following features of general public in terest:
 1. The New Haven & Northampton company owns railroad in the city of New Haven in the least cut so called. between Water street and Grand ave- nue. which said railroad has leased in perpetuity to the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford railroad company.
 ?. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad co. operates fur ther portion of railroad lying between Grand avenue and Mill river in said city of New Haven, connecting with said first described railroad.
 3. Said companies desire to so far alter the location of said railroad as to change the radius of it's curves, the width of it's layout, it's slopes and em- bankments, and to straighten and im- prove it's lines of sight alter its grades, raise the highway bridges passing over | its tracks between Water street bridge and Mill river, and to change the grade of the approaches to said bridges So as to conform to the changes in the height of the bridges in the manner hereinafter set forth.
 4. The general plan requires the wid- ening. of the present least cut" so call- ed, between Water street and Mill riy- er, sufficient to accommodate four tracks. and to permit the construction lof additional tracks or sidings, togeth- CT with certain Improvements in align- ment, as may appear upon certain map of said proposed changes, filed herewith, dated August 1. 1904, and signed, 70. M. Ingersoll, chief engineer New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co.,
 I 5. Said companies desire to replace the present bridges at Fair street, Wooster street, Chapel street, Court street, Union street, Grand avenue, Olive street, Osborn street, Bradley street. Franklin street, Hamilton street, I Wallace street and East street by new structures of span sufficient to permit such widening of the cut, and to raise these new bridges to such height te give sixteen feet clear headroofn be- | tween clearance line of bridge and tor of rail; also to change the grades oi streets which cross said cut on these bridges, to meet the new bridge eleva. tions; also to carry Union street over 9 bridge spanning two tracks, maintain. ing the present street lines between Wooster and Court streets, and to erect a suitable fence along the westerly line I of said street to shut off view ant sound of passing trains, if desired by this honorable board; also to change the grades of the railroad so that tht lamount of raise of street at eact bridge shall be minimum. All of saic Ialterations are to be at the sole eA, lpense of the New York, New Haven 8 Hartford Railroad CO, including the lpaynent of such damages as may be lawfully assessed to adjoining property owners, in case of inability to agret with them In respect to such damages
 The base of the rail at Fair stree lis to be at elevation 2.SS, which Is on, foot below high water mark, and Is al low as is deemed practicable. The worl lis to be so carried on as to involve tht least possible interference with public traffic. and no two consecutive streets will De closed at any one time. Ant I highway traffic will be eontinuousl! maintained at Chapel street and Grant avenue.