Connecticut western news., 1922-01-12
PROTECTION AT CROSS INGS ORDER IS MODIFIED Public Utilities Commission
 Notifies the
 Selectmen

The following communication, re- garding the modification of an order by the Public Utilities Commission of April IS, 1917, has been received by the selectmen:
 Public Utilities Commission
 State of Connecticut
 Amendment to Docket No. 23O5.
 In the Matter of Petition of the Central New England Railway Com pany for Modification of Order of April IS, 1917, Requiring Protection by Flagman at Various Grade Cross ings in the Town of North Canaan.
 Based upon petitions as on file, and after conference with parties in in- terest, and for due cause shown, Docket No. 2305 is hereby modified and amended to read as follows:
 Section 1. The Central New Eng land Railway Go. shall maintain flag man protection at Church Street crossing between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a. m. and 1900 o'clock mid night, daily, Sundays included, be- tween May 1st and November 1st in each year, and, between November 1st and May 1st in each year, be- tween the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m., daily, Sundays excepted. During the period, November 1st to May 1st in each year, said company shall protect said crossing between the hours of zoo a. m. and 7:00 p. m., on Sundays, by a fiagman, who may be member of the crew of any engine, car or train passing over said crossing, who shall be stationed at said crossing on the approach to and passage over the same by said engine, car or train, and who shall display a regulation "Stop" crossing sign during any such movement above described, to give warning to the public travelling on the highway.
 Section 2. The Central New Eng land Railway Company shall main tain flagman protection at East Main Street or Borden's Crossing between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a. m and 12:00 midnight, daily, Sum- days included, between May 1st and November 1st in each year, and, between November 1st and May 1st in each year, between the hours of 2 a. m. and ZOO p. m. daily, Sundays excepted. During the period, Nov ember 1st to May 1st in each year, said company shall protect said crossing between the hours of FOO a. m., and 7:00 D. m. on Sundays by flagman, who may be a member of the crew of any engine, car or train passing over said crossing, who shall hn cf af N1,a approach to and passage over the same by said engine, car or train, and who shall display a regulation Stop" crossing sign during any such move ment above described, to give warn ing to the public travelling on the highway.
 Section 3. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company shall protect Main Street crossing by gates between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a. m. and 12:00 o'clock mid night, daily, Sundays included.
 Section 4. On account of a mater ial change in conditions at the Rail- road Street, or Pease crossing, since the order of April IS, 1917, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Company is hereby relieved from further maintenance of flag man protection at said crossing, on and after January 1, 1922. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Company is directed, at the time of discontinuance of the said flagman protection, to remove the flagman hut or shanty at said cross ing, together with all signs pertain ing to such fagman protection, and for the future protection of such crossing, said company is ordered and directed to install and maintain an approved visible automatic signal