Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-20
TO ELIMINATE
RAILWAY CROSSINGS
L. & N. Would Build New High.
way at Red House, If Given
the Right of Way

The elimination of the dangerous
railway crossings on the Red House
pike, between Richmond and Boones-
boro, and especially in the vicinity of
Red House, by changing the public
highway, is not only possible, but very
probable, since officials of the L. &
N. railway company have submitted
plans for an improvement which are
being looked upon with favor by
many.
1t is for the divergence of tho
main highway at Red House from it's
regular course, to the right, thus do
ing away with four of the crossings
at least. Monday, Superintendent
Morrison, Superintendent of Con-
struction Dickson and Chief En-
gineer Williamson of the L. & N.
came to Richmond and then went to
Red House, where an investigation of
the crossing was made. They are
preparing report which will be sub
mitted Immediately and it is probable
that the change in the highway will
be made without delay, if the pro-
position is accepted, and the improve
ment will be in evidence within a
short time.
The reilway company offers without
any expense whatever to Madison
county, to build a new highway for a
considerable distance, sufficient to
miss four of the crossings, and then
again connect with the thoroughfare
beyond the crossings, according to
plans and specifications of the county
road engineer, if the land owners
will but give the company the right
of way. The matter will be formally
presented with a view to getting the
improvement as soon as possible, il
the measure goes through. Some of
the property owners are said to have
sanctioned the proposition and others
are being interrogated relative to the
contemplated change.
The railway company realizes the
immcnsity of travel on this road, and
also the dangerous crossings. 1t is
with the view to rendering the situa-
ton safe for all that the step is be-
ing taken. There have been accidents
at the various crossings which have
resulted in injury and death. The road
is ono of the most heavily travelled of
any in the state, being one of the
chief outlets from Cincinnati Be
tween Richmond and Boonesbores atS
is, niespecially during the sufnrhfsiI
lfNery extensively travelled.
This ohigliway'is the dhisf phtlet frvna
Richmond to Boonesboro Fort, and
thousands travel it during the summer
months in order to visit the bathing
beach, the old fort and other places
of interest.
Dr.. D. J. Williams, in speaking of
the proposed improvement, said that
the matter should receive the endorse
ment of the public at large owing to
the fact that they all realized the
danger of travel there as well as the
extensiveness of it, and that the route
was taken annually by thousands of
tourists, who count upon the Bones
boro Fort as one of the places: of in
.tcrest along the way. He asserted
that the pike was one of the oldest-in
thisrvicinity and that some of the
crossings, one of them especially, was
extremely dangerously even to- those
familiar with the route, not to say
anything about the numerous strang-
-ers who-come this way. Further
imore", he added, "these sightseers
come on to Richmond. They have the
name Of the county and city, as
memories, from a historical stand
point, and spread them broadcast, and
believe that the improvement would
be one of the most far-reaching that
could be mode in the county when the
matter of highways is given consid-
Grafton"