Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-31

Persons Who used crossing. 95b
 xsNe1D sEesekAs ............ g
 Teams crossing ..,... 2s
 Automobiles crossing ...... IT
 Bicycles crossing .,........
 Total .... ............. 1os4
 Letter from Railresd.
 Early in June the tCerticelli Siix com pany started an effort to get a signal bell placed at the crossing D. E, Ack- royd. representing the company, called on the railroad officials with the request for the signal bell In response tho fol- lowing letter was received
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford
 Railroad Co. Central New England
 Railroad Co.
 New Haven, Conn, June f5 1922 MT. D. E. Aekroyd.
 The Corticalii Silk Co,
 Norwich, Conn.
 Dear Sir: Referring to your cali at my office few weeks ago concerning in stallation of crossing bell at South Golden street in the vicinity of your mill I have given this matter very careful consideration and consulted with my as- sociates and superiors on the subject and have also looked over the ground per- sonally. Of course you know that South Golden street is not a public highway. We have on the railroad thousands of private crossings such as South Golden street, we are not required by law or | by Public Service Commissions of the .yarious states to sound any warnings at private crossings but we do erect crossing signs to act as warning with the information that the crossing in question is private and due care must be exercised by those who use it. Not withstanding this we are always willing and anxious to do anything we can to make safe all crossings on our railroad and we have in view track changes in fthe immediate vicinity of South Colder street which will be commenced before long and which will prevent the placing of any cars immediately north or east of the crossing and therefore the view which is now obstructed by these cars will be clear to persons using the cross ling. This street is within yard limits and with the exception of five regular passenger trains there are no other train, passing over the crossing at what ii considered high rate of speed and believe that with the track changes abov, enumerated vast improvement will ex list in the situation.
 We cannot install a crossing bell O lany similar warning device at this poin without esta ablishing a precedent whiel would be difficult for us to get ava, from at a large number of other point on the railroad and for that reason am obliged to decline the request taa this form of warning be installed at tn point in question.
 I Very truly yours;
 F. E. REGAIN (signed),
 Superintendent. i Appeal to Common Council. \ The next step was an appeal to th common council from the Atlantic Carto ecrporations in the following letter.
 September 27. 1922. The Board of Common Council, Norwich, Connecticut.
 Gentlemen: Tke Brainerd and Arm strong Company and our company unite our efforts sometime ago, toward secu1 ing from the New Haven Railroad signs protection on South Golden street cross ] ling.
 One city administration investigate ! the matter in cur behalf and reporte l. that they would accept this street as l public thoroughfare and with this stres } accepted by the city, we felt that " | could induce the New Haven RaiIroa } Ito install warning signal bell IT - 1 city administration did not live up 5 their agreement, and the matter in : way has hung fire ever since. Repea ed efforts have been made to induce u f railroad company to install signal be : but without success. their latest comrni 2 nication being under date of June 15t : a copy of which is enclosed.
 Passenger trains pass over this eros :, ing at high rate of speed and we b lieye it is one of the most dangerol < crossings iR the city limits. During u : past year there have been several i ' stances where loss of life was prevents
 by very narrow margin. About thr
 weeks ago, one of our employees using,
 motorcycle jumped from it just in tin B to escape serious injury or death s s lowing his machine to go along of a own momentum it crashed into t ,- Brainerd & Armstrong factory IF There is a great deal of. traffic g V ing over this crossing. notwitnstandi e the fact that the street has a dead CT
 On May 4th, 1922, record was talk " of the crossings of the street. with t .s following result:
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