The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
NEW GRADE CROSSING Law
PUBLIC SERVICE ROARD SEEkS
MORE IONER.
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nailrsads change Their street Lowell
a@s Properly 60 ApDSrtlsa the IN.
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nailroads Change TheaP street Level
a@a Properly 60 ApDOPtlsa the ~.
Penae Amsag me PARTIES Interested.
Commissioner BAsssts Of tho Public
Service Board. Who has been studying
the grade crossing conditions In this city.
in a report he made yesterday 10 the board
says thsrs are within the city limits 4S7
places where steam railroads Gross the
street NJ grade. In Manhattan there are
eghty-nins such crossings. Of which
ssvsnty-tour ara on the New York Gen.
trail road south Of Sixty-Erst street. In
Brooklyn there are ssvSnty-eight. aOt
counting thOse of the Brooklyn elevated
spstem. In Queens thsrc are no fewer
than ISs crossings. while in Richmond
there are eiGkty-nine.
Since the creation Of the commission
on July I, 1907. 10 January 1 Of this year
nfty-si psrsOns were killed and 100 in
jured a. these crossings. Commisaioner
Bassett says that the slow progress which
has besn made in the elimination of grade
crossings in this city In due largely To the
unsatisfactory working Of the state
grade crossing law. Under the pro-
y:=sSns % .Ass Lag shs expenses % daias
away with grade crossings s proper
toned 30 that ons-hAlf Of the cost il horne
by the company and ons-quArter each by
the State and city. Although New York
city contributes One-hAlf % the expense
os the State government Commissioner
Bassett says that this city has received
but . vefy ANAL part Of the money appro-
priated by the State Tor wiping out PrAde
crossings. Since the passage Of the grade
croaainw Law in isns the State has Anprb-
prtated u.STS,OOO. and OF this amount
only %. 10 has been appOrtiOned TO this
CITY
Tn. cov,r,i..ion~r =. NJ the oninion
,A.e 81. .-i.,t., - .h,,,lA y. .v,.nAa.a
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orait on Amenoments Suon NJ
mends should he presented 70 tne Legs
lature. A statement given out by the
says:
t.na., TN. rrs..,, r.ilroad Ia 30 IN. Public
sary,cs Cor,mi..ion h.s NO riwht "a alter the
,.rsda ~ = rnIlyoad n, can univ elevate or
deors.. ths p,,bIIe .sr~ets which croaa
-.i,ro.d. .e ~,.d. In many c.ae. how
800 1, 4. .dvan,nv.o,. Ia chanse the rail
rosd y,ade ins,.ad Of that Of the str..ts
"a ~. CowwI..ion.r r.comm.nd. cha,
,ha row.r ~ IN. n,s.lon h. extended
-, o.,-.r ,,iI,o.d a /. vii a. stree, grade.
rh. --.,O,,..-I .,o.n,1r,.o,. nroyIda thar
80. - r.iIroaa. m. mil, scroaa .xi-t-
a.. hi.h-.x. ali sxn.ns.. of thu crossing
dir.-,., h, m. com UnI..Ion ana ali dama re.
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e. 80 .,,.h chsrSs ~ rad. shau no
-, b.. 49,. r.t,,oai conn@nv In 90.
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a.. cor.,,,,c,.1 .c,cs. . s,s.m ~nrfaos
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d. -h.,,.. "a -. 40, ,h. r.tlnoad n. -~ll
:. ssa"-.. =, go. n, ,ha .,r~s,. In such
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-: - 49, "a. t,cL,dIn. IN. .rDen.s
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,...Ls .-t,hiS 20 g., an -.,h .iae of ,bs
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-, 81" ,,,,,nt,.,n"i,,v snd ,ha r.IIroad
.o,,r.n,. =. ,hs,. r,av .~r.s hu, N ,hsy
cannot agree, then In such manner ~ the
may dstsrmine provided that
In no case shall the municipality be com
PEELED TO p~y more than 30 per cent. OF ths
'o. ~, e 49,, OF mas. ~ m -
S, a,.,i',r .-rs",,.. ~. $500.
a. - \. dsrtdsd hv ,hs ritv an villa =. or
to-n nd the railroad corporation and tho
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