New Britain herald., 1929-09-16
NA|R RESOLUTION
 AIMS AT REMOVING
 GRADE CROSSINGS
Movement Will Be Recommend ed to Common Council al
 Meeting Wednesday
START ON MAIN STREET,
 PROPOSAL OF ALDERMAN

Question Timely as Prcparator,
 to Future Action-Also Wants
 Trolley Company to Tear Up
 Tracks on Lines Abandoned in
 Favor of Automobile Buses.
 Elimination of the grade crossing on Main street and others which has been aimed at a number of times in the past two decades. will be again given consideration if the common council acts favorably on a resolution which Alderman David L. Nair of the First Ward said to- day he would present at the regular meeting Wednesday evening.
 The resolution is as follows: 'Whereas the railroad crossings in New Britain are a danger to vehicu- lar traffic and pedestrians, and
 Whereas the public utilities com- mission from time to time arrangcs for the removal of grade crossings in the state, be it
 Resolved, That the railroad con- mittee of the common council con- fer with the proper authorities and give study to the possibility and feasibility of the removal of the Main street grade crossing and oth- CTS in the city of New Britain. and report their findings to the common council"
 Alderman Nair said he had not lost sight of the fact that elimira- tlon of the Main street crossing had been discussed a number of times without result and he realized that 1t was not possible to accomplish the purpose of his resolution imme- diately but it would do no harm, re said, to give the common council and the public information as to the feasibility of the project. The ma Jorlty of the residents of New Brit ain do not know why the crossing remains, Alderman Nair said. nor do they know anything of the ap- proNlmate cost of eliminating 1t, They are also in ignorance as to the engineering features of the project, not knowing whether it would bo better 10 build subway for the railroad tracks or run them over head
 The railroad committee, by meet Ing officials of the railroad com pany and others having an interest III the situation, could at least in form themselves and the public as to what, if anything, can be done, Alderman Nair said.
 Wants Trolley Tracks Removed
 Alderman Nair also intends to introduce d resolution Wednesday night to have the railroad com mlttee favor removal of trolley tracks on the Pennington avenue and North End lines in the event that the public utilities commission grants the Connecticut companv's petition to substitute buses for trolley cars. The resolution is as follows: 'Whereas the Connecticut colhp panS mas applled to the public utilities commission for permission 10 abandon the trolley tracks on the Pennington avenue and the North End lines, and for the sub stitution of buses in place of tro!- ley cars, and
 Whereas, no mention is made of the removal of the trolley tracks be it
 Resolved that the railroad com mittee of the common council ap- pear before the public utilities con- mission and urge that the tracks be removed if the Connecticut con- pany's petition is granted, because it has proven that tracks permitted to remain on streets where trolley cars are not used are a nuisance and dangerous to vehicular traffic and pedestrians.'