The Detroit times., 1916-02-16
.espectfullY suhmiitetI.
MOSES VARTELL.
LOUIS 81. LEMpk T.
ANTHONY NOMc.
Grade Separation.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen -~- Your Committee on
Grade Separation beg leave 90 inform
your Honorable Body that FOR several
years last past they have endeavored
under section ?, Chapter lo2. Com
piled Laws 1897. as amended, I'm good
fgtth 10 come 20 an agreement with
tho wabash Railroad Company and
Railway Company now operated by
New York Central Lines. and the
Michigan central Railroad Company,
now operated hy New York Central
Lines. whereby the grades OF the sew
eral streets and avenues known as
Livernois. Din. Waterman. Central.
Springwclls Lawndale, Fort street
west Harbough and Dearborn ave-
nue.. Intersecting said railroads. would
BE- separated but without avail.
The said railroads Will make no
proposition themselves nor have they
considered any proposition which has
grades on any or either or the streets
hcreinbcfOrc mentioned. but decline
ABSOLUTELY 10 proceed to consider the
matter. contenting themselves with
the statement that at some future
time they will be willing To enter in
to terms whereby the separation of
said grades may be effected.
Your committee further beg leave
TO inform your Honorable Body that
they have examined the streets here
inbcforc mentioned which are crossed
bv the tracks OF said railroad COM
panies, aud that they are convinced.
and consider 10 necessary to the pro-
lection OF life and property, that the
grades on all OF the streets herein
before mentioned should be immedi-
ately separated
The city IL growing so rapidly. the
traffic OF the city as well as the traf-
Ne of said railroad companies IL In
cieasing Mt such n rate. and paEsen-
gers and freight trains operated
H.y En a.
frequently. and the region traversed
by the said railroad companies is be-
coming SO populated. that the danger
10 life and property of the Inhabitants
of said city Ia increased correspon-
dinghy.
Therefore your committee recon-
mend that the situation be brought
TO the attention OF the Michigan
Railroad Commission. to the end that
that body take such action as I'm It's
Judgment the law requires. To that
end your COMMITTEES recommend the
adoption OF the following resolution.
GEORGE A.. OWEN
JAMES cRANSIIAW. JR.
ALEXANDER Dill.
THOS T.. Gilman
HERMAN SCHULTZ.
ALBERT r.. WILSON.
by Aid owen.
Resolved. That this Body deem that
public necessity. public safety. and
public benefit demand tho immediate
separation OF the gades OF the high
WAYS and railroad OF the wabas sh
Railroad Company, and the Lake
shore q Michigan southern Railway
company. now operated by New York
Central Lines. and the Michigan Cen
traI Railroad Company. now operat-
cd by New York Central Lines. at the
intersection of said railroads I'm the
city OF Detroit with the streets and
avenues known as Livernois. DIX,
Waterman, Central. Springwells.
Iawndalc, Fort street west. Har
bouRh and Dearborn avenue.
re ~ further resolved. that this
Pody deem the continuation of the
railroad companies and highways at
grade at the streets hereinbefore
mentioned public menace to the
safety OF the inhn bitants OF the city
and their property
lie IL further resolved. that the
Michigan Railroad Commission be and
" IL hereby requested to take action,
under the law. looking to the discon-
tinuance ~ said grade crossings and
To the separation OF the grades In
all OF said streets hereinbefore mem
toned
Re IL further resolved. that said
Michigan Railroad Commission he
and W II hereby requested 10 make
an Investigation Of the situation here
inbeforc referred TO. for the purpose
nf cncctinR. under the law, the dis
continuance OF the aforesaid grace
crossings at the highways where said