The Newtown bee., 1908-08-07

| HaWleyvllle, no inconvenience to pas- sengers or communities can arise by reason of the change of route and the three industries located on the present line can be served by spur tracks, safe guarded when used at highway cross ings both by regulations as to speed and by hagmen.
 The rates for service over the new route are to be the same as now pre- vail over the present line, while the passage to all traffic into and through Danbury, a city of twenty thousand inhabitants, will furnish additional convenience to that city without in any manner depriving the inhabitants of Bethel and Hawleyville of any advan- tages which they now possess. It is difficult, therefore, to see how any in-r terest, public or prlvate, can be- in- jured by the changes proposed, but, be that as it may, the safety of the public to be conserved by the doing away with the dangers of these sixteen grade crossings to be thus eliminated far outweighs any disadvantages which may occur to any private interest.
 WHEREAS, after consideration, we do find the allegations of said petition to be true and determine that the all terations and changes described in said petition shall be made by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Company and at its expense, to wit, that the use as railroad of the line of railroad known as the Bethel Branch between Bethel and Hawley- vile from point on the main track of the line of railroad formerly of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Com-- pany, now of the petitioner, and lately known as the Danbury Branch of it's Shore Line Division, southerly of the highway known as Greenwood Avenue in the town of Bethel, thence running northwesterly about 3l, 400 feet to it's intersection with the main line of the railroad formerly of Housatonic Rail- road Company. now of the petitioner, and lately known as its Berkshire Di- vision, at or near the Hawleyville Pas- senger Station of the petitioners said railroad be discontinued by The New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Company substitute therefore a new line of railroad coincident with and on the line and location formerly of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company, now of the petitioner, and lately known as the Danbury Branch hereinbefobe described, beginning at said point in said last mentioned line of railroad just southerly of Green wood Avenue in said town of Bethel, thence on and along the line of rail- road and location of said Danbury Branch to the Danbury Passenger Sta tion of the petitioner, at White Street in the city and town of Danbury, to connection with the line and location of the railroad of The New England Railroad Company now leased to the petitioner, formerly known as the Highland Division of the petitioners railroad but more lately known as it's eastern Division; thence on and along the line and location of said last men, tioned railroad in a generality easterly direction to the aforementioned Flaw leyville Station of the petitioner in said town of Newtown to connection with the existing line of railroad for merly of the Shepaug. Litchfeld and Northern Railroad Company, now of the petitioner, and lately known as the Litchfield Branch of the petitioners railroad, so as to eliminate the cross-- ings at grade of said railroad by the several highways in said towns named and described in the following list:
 Town of Newtown.
 1. Blackman's Crossing, IS m. south Hawleyville Passenger Station.
 2. Kane Crossing, .5S m. south Haw- leyvile Passenger Station
 8. Newtown Crossing. .97 m. south Hawleyville Passenger Station.
 4. Camps Crossing, l.35 m. south Hawleyville Passenger Station.
 5. Nigger's Crossing, 1.66 m. south Hawleyville Passenger Station.
 Town of Bethel.
 6. Weeds Crossing, S.72 m. north Bethel Passenger Station.
 T. Plum Tree Crossing. 2.6 m. north Bethel Passenger Station.
 8. Rockweli's Crossing, 2.52 m. north Bethel Passenger Station. g. School House Crossing, 2.22 m. north Bethel Passenger Station. 10. Cider Mill Crossing, 200 m. north .. Bethel Passenger Station.
 Il. Booths Crossing, l.73 m. north Bethel Passenger Station.
 } F. Grassy Ridge Crossing, 1.17 m. north Bethel Passenger Station. 1S. Engine House Crossing, .55 m. :, north Bethel Passenger Station. ! IA. Maple Avenue Crossing, .4S m. north Bethel Passenger Station. : 15. Main Street Crossing, .46 m
 north Bethel Passenger Station. 16. Golden Hill Crossing, .3S m e north Bethel Passenger Station. + Andrew F. Gates,
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