'l‘llE SENTINEL.
Stll'Tfl NOI{\\'r\LK. AUGI'S'I‘ 26, 1887
.i
We print in lull “till \vci it on the first
page ut‘ the Si:.\1‘i.vici.‘tho adillcss of
Chas. ll. rawlut'rng. president. Eof the
Orient insurance company. delnct‘i‘tl at
the rct‘rut state convention of lizciucn.
1t is'a document which deserves special
attention and is worthy of general con-
fidence as its author is an insurance man
of long and extensive 'cxperieuce. and
one who fully appreciates the reeponsi~
hilities of liremen and the many obstacles
l'l thi-ir fullest i-ilii‘iency. Some of his
censurcs and suggestions are quite as
applicable, to this city as any (-ther.
-i LAST RESORT.
The people of this state liavcat last
become thoroughly aroused over the ter—
rible slaughter at railroad crossings,
and unless the Railroad Commissioners
act with more promptness and decision
in relation therrto. and with more re.
gard for public safety than in the past.
the Governor will be petitioned to call a
special session of tho legislature to con-
Milertlie matter. We understand that
tho ilavernor is favorably disposed to
ward such action.
If this becomes ncccssary the indigna~
lion of ii long-sullering people will he
made manifest in a manner very unconr
plilnentiiry as well in disasterous to the
railroad commission. It is high time
their dilly-tlallying with so " serious
a matter as grade crossings was
brought to a termination. As agent i of
the people their present course and nic‘th-
ads are not satisfactory.
1i‘.ill.li".).lll ('1.‘U.\‘.\,‘1.\‘(i‘.\‘.
The length of the reput cf the hear»
lug before the lilllll‘illl'l \‘oinmiesioncrs
in this city \\'eiliiesdiiy so crowds otir
columns as trl prcvcnt our cuntucnting
at length upon the hearing or the sitti-
iition.
citizens that it is about settled lllfl'. the
tracks at the Washington street crossing.
\vith twoadditiouril ones. will soon he
i-erated alrivc thu grade of the streets
, intersecting at that point. and that the
railroad nmnaigciui-ul coutcinpliitc do‘
pressing the grades of those streets vcrv
tiiatcrizilly for lliat purpi‘se. The propos
ed changes. it is estimated. will cost
about $30.00”. it islor the railroad
(‘Uilllnlfifili‘ll‘l‘fitil say “but li‘l‘ililll of
.this expense the city or town shall pay.
In View of these facts it is tune that
some t‘t‘ilCt‘ilr‘ll action of the residents
of the city was'taki-n Ill relation thi~rcto.
“'liilc we believe that tho lrllt‘lis
should be elevated or see no reason for
changing the grades of the sin-ct. and
i‘iii‘tlinly ll ini- \\ hv tlu: city should he to
the expense for the change. 1f the
freight st ition of tho road is clizlngi sl to
u point below the Springwuml bridge.
and the passenger waiting rooms of the
preseut station elevated to the si-cond.
envy. the grade of the streets at the
\\'ashiugton street crossing need not be
disturbed. ‘
(lute-s it! the Fivi- Mile River ('ros‘lng.
John Ferris. 1.) q . after the accident
til. Five, Mile ltivcr. lliiilrcssi‘il a lt‘tlt‘l’ to
the President of the t‘onsolidatcd road.
rcqtu—sting that gatcs be crectcd there at
once. and has rtccivcd the following
answer:
lew ll.i\‘r '. Aug. '23 1M7.
, Jiiltx Fttllltls. l'lsigw llciu- Slit—Yours
of the 20th inst to l‘rcsidcttt t‘lark came
to hand «luring his absence. It might
not be out of place for me to say. how-
evcr. that we hail arranged for gates at
thecrossing referred to by you before
any iti‘tiiient occurred. and as 1 under-
liliilltl it. the work had hrcn lit-gun. l
have since written the Superintendent
of the New York Division to see that the
gates are erected at once. and I i xpei‘t
that tl'ey will he in working order within
a few days. Yours. &c..
0. iii. SHEPARD.
tleneral Sutwrintcmlcnl.
Cedar Point Yacht (duh.
The sccond Regatta for the pennants
was sailed oil l‘edar Point. Saturday.
Aug. goth. in a fresh breeze. Many of
the boats had to reduce sail and the pen-
nants in cacti class changed hands.
, “Jennieve” winning from “Imperial“ in
the large sloop chins: “.~\dclphiui-“ wili~
hing from “Teak" “No. 4“ winning from
“.\licc:“ ‘i’uritan“ winning from
_“llais_\‘." The “Adelphine” and “Teal"
made the fastest time over the course.
The following is the time of starts and
finish:
is roor ci..iss.
Start. : ' Finish.
h m a t h m s
litisy. 11. ‘35 30 l. ‘24
Puritan. ll. ‘24 90 l. ‘24 S
‘30 Poor i‘.\'i‘.\‘.
Peggy. ll. 35 l l. ‘24 4
Jill .ixn MAINSAIL. ‘
Alice. ii. 49 Did not tinish.‘b
No. 4. ll. 49 5 l. 31 30
Casino 11. 54 Not timed. .
OI‘EN' SLOOI‘ (“LA SS.
Adelphine, ll. 50 | l. ‘20 ‘2
Teal. ll. 51 ." ----- l. 28 30
Clams SLoot‘S.
Imperia. , ll. 53 4 l. ‘35 4
Jeneive. ll. 54 2 1. 36 0
RAILROAD V Ciltossmos.
Hearing before the Commissioners
in this City.
*l'rotosts and Arguments .-\ gainst the town
paving for proposed (.‘hangowy
enutor Hill. and Lawyers
“‘arnor and Seymour. 5
There wasa large attendance at the
hearing before the Railroad Commis-
atone-rs Wednesday. on the Monroe St.
and ‘Vashington street crossings. this
city, and Fitch's crossing. East Avenue.
.There appeared on the part of the New
Haven road President Clark. General
§uperintendent Shepard..Division Super.
Intendent Turner. and Lynde Harrison,
the corporation‘s attorney. Morris Sey-
mour a peared for the Housatonic road.
The rat matter considered was the
Monroectreet crossing, to bridge which.
it is estimated will cost $16,000. City
Attorney Light appeared for the city.
Talimadge Baker was the first witness.
and he favored abolishing the crossing
and extending Franklin street to inteb
sect Monroe. it‘. however. the crossing
, is bridged; he did not think the city
ought topay half the expense.
Ira‘ Seymour did not consider the
crooning of importance enough to he
bridged or protected. In fact he did not
think there was any public strtet over
the crossing, all the road west of it be~
in: private. Franklin street could be.
opened to .Monme b the removal of two
houses which cost itn $10,000, which
gowould not be willing to sell for $8.
. R. H. Rowan considered the Monroe
street crossing of as little importance as
on the road. It could
on got rid of entirely by extend.-
inz Franklin street.» which he thought
would cost from 86,000 to $8.000.
Dudley P. Ely also considered the
crooning of the east importance of any
in the town. and that there is no new
tilt: of any expense in relation to it.
Deemed it Ina-t adviuble to close the
«not. and unjuat for the cit to pay
any the expense if it in br zed. In
answer to Preoidont Clark a towhat
\\'e therefore simply rcuiind nor
was best to be done until Washington
street crossing. he said he did not think
the Citizens of the placewanted to injure.
the railroad nor be injured by it. He
did not like the present gates. as they
increased the damn“. if they were l‘v-
movcil and two “:lglltt‘ll placed on tho
crossing he thought it would tic twitcr
”‘30 to alter the grade ol‘ thc truck. but
it any chaugcis made. \chld lllt‘lt‘r an
elevated track that Would not impure
a cutting down of the grades oi the
st rcct at the crossing. asihat would very
materially iiiiiiiauc adjacent property.
.\ this point Mr. lizirrtsoii said that
\Vadiiiigion strict was not properly un~
der ousiilcration. and thought that the
matter should be deferred until the
company had finished their survey. Mr.
t‘laik interrupted llllll. howevi-r. and
said that he didn‘t want to delay that
matter. or oi‘auy other crossing a miti~
ute. hilt ill the specdlt‘sl manner avoid
the possibility of another grade crossing
accident. The company was ready to
carry tracks over the crossing and Wotlhl
at once pettttton the commissioners for
an order to that i tl‘ccl.
Mr. \\ oodrull‘. chairman of tho t‘omr
mission. then said if that was the case
they would not be able to come to any
decision in relation to Munroe street.
and would defer the matter to St pt. Tili.
Fitch‘s crossing in East Norwalk was
then taken up and discusscd by Sc tutor
Hill and Attorneys 1. wt \\':it‘ucr and
John S. Seymour. \\'e give Mi ssrs.
llill‘.i and \Varncr‘s It marks iii l‘ull.
;\lr. Seymour appeared in lit-half of the
borough. and made the p out that tho
ratll‘ozid compaiiIi-s and their patrons
should be to all the expense of changing
grade t‘l‘tiaxlngs‘. and no part of it should
he assesscd to towns or cities. He had
only a few minutes and could not argue
the point.
.‘H‘i. “lid. 5 Sl‘l li ll.
Ma. t‘ii \tiiii i,\ \.\ii iii X'l'l mu 3 or iiii. lloitiif
\ll l{\ll.l‘\\\\l' l'ifli!l~\li\.\l li‘
l.le lre, ltri liih tly .iisl lll‘t)‘. to submit to you
:i in“ Ft .‘l‘vlt‘ iiliy so i-i-iiii.».\’ or the I‘\|>t‘li>i‘ of
renaming tliegrnlc curving hut-wuss ir‘i'cli‘s
unorthg. should lie nssvssod upon the towixuf
Somalia. and why thc entire o.\pcusi\ or renmv~
int: iill crossings constructed by a llailhieiil t‘wnr
patty upon a preexisting liighiiay slit uld be
b-iriui by such Company.
What is the occuton or This hearing . A dau-
gusting \lllll“lll'\'ll’l’ cussing untitled prutecli‘ ll
'l‘hii Selectmen _|>i‘llll<~lli‘il this board tniirdcr
the pliictuc t>l gziuvs or :i lligluau ihcrc. at“!
were met liya i‘ullltlct‘ perm-in ll‘wiu llu‘ .\‘. Y.
a X. it it. it. t‘ i. ruling for the all» litioi‘. «J. the
grade crossing at the ‘ hit “\i‘l‘llflt‘l'l t:.e i‘ in
party and the Twin vi Nvirwiilh.
Now whl cl l‘t‘i‘v'gill.‘\‘ your pz-ue!‘ under It.“
strict letter of the law in until the n ~i‘li~~! or ilin
liitllroad t‘ouipqiuy :lizil .‘tll‘i'l’llwil lull wt llm
expense up ~ti the town, l' lmllevt- it is c» ntl‘ul'y
l-i lltcst-il‘ll i-t llic lit“'\i.llt‘\‘l>l‘ll‘lll uilh llil.‘
tusiituu irihi‘lt by the cum; any lierarc the
Legislature at its last SN‘wloii. it tusltlic \iul-h
by the grunt map v. of our citizens.
As 1 . the itilclitiui. .q tho litvv. Uri-.ziiutiiy tor
l~tdilitiu grade cr«-~.~dligs except by ct uscnt ~f
your llmiril, that cl itseul has hi on restrlclt 1
until now is alurmt :nvarl: ‘ ‘y “12‘. held, .- \
unit l‘~- in". ilc willi dim lu lllt‘
roads livt. :il‘tvl‘ «‘~«t..~‘t‘=:i"i-» .
"he l.i\\ of l" ‘
r n l (‘«\llll-'iii)' l... .
\\.'i_\'. Mn N ". ~l \ \-
the saint-
.titurc from may
‘. itiumt; .‘rl l‘i -
Ml let‘ it.» ".1. ri'i :.
.3
r:. l in ~u-i.
lit l>711 it was ptm i
thus: I. . tho u -I any r \\1. “l‘llll’: “Ll h \
\\\\ ilii‘r\l> t‘l: l\ i‘l‘wxfllt lli' .\ l‘\li.
.iivziwe thi- illstitwlt nu truth-t tuuy hr .-
X‘I‘iiil n i-- tho it iiltwmd t‘
that ‘ iliili‘ ado!) rt 1 iii. ~
t'rlk‘ifill.§.', when u;~.-u the t‘. it
due itwl‘u'u and lxcarii g. .‘llbll‘ ilctiirniiim
ltllt‘l‘i‘lii‘~‘.|§ shall 1 e mule. l-y \\li~ In time :it
wlittsc i-xprtise. l \cul.it'c to awn-rt. giilttil tiz- u.
that rctztmr the im - M‘s wt this law hurt it-
members of the Legislature ulm \oimi for it
uh-ftll‘caltieil i-r inc-git.- ii that i-tii‘ >1 liar . f the
expense of :ilzcrmi‘, Hi.l,:!l\\.‘l)‘.‘ili:l1riii‘uSt‘fillt‘
language of the in“ "l~ i’ltvwsi ii l-\‘ A ltul.
l‘.~\l-_' wwuld l-c lti-lllt‘ i) any wiJ‘ cv VZ-l‘ the
l" -: try insult, but il‘..‘ll the il-~i‘l~‘l-ill - s to \x’lln
~l‘. ll l‘l‘ilr such cxpci so “its t-i lie 'll‘. i'lilllLl vi
l‘y fliul be dependent upon the iti-‘l u: the hit-h.
way t tut-tum; itm railroal i-r twii- elm-set lxy it.
that film lauguago lzcars this . s‘. action and
that it Was so intended. l luivo lti dwilht. but it
Was ltwl so construct. and as :i insult we llilil
that! lit lssl the law was again amended pru\':d-
lug that “l\ .\\‘ t'.\>l‘ sit.\t.t. .‘li'lih ‘lltix i-St
itit.i' oi rut. in} Nsi be paid by the hill”), city
i~l‘ ism-ugh. t‘crtailily this aim udtucul rims
liot ct ulcuiplatc ii Hillfi‘l tn appnrttunnwm o:
fifty or inti)‘ per cent. through-u: the >lrili‘ but
rather that each \‘iL‘t‘ should be lu-urd and de-
lt’f‘iltlilt‘il upi-tl itr-x --\vu particular inertia.
l >\ll*llill.llllil ii railroad helm: luciiulto pay
all expense of alteration “here it l.. s rendered
a plot-listing Ligliuuv unsntntwr trrncl. stud
wlivro under tl.i~ law of lost a railroad is com-
pulled to pay the cubic rapt-use or a new layout
or Tfilirl‘ailiill if its fornicr one is so hear in all
cvlstit g highway :ui tn rcndcr lrztviii ltiez'con
ila "whats. that the l a} lllt‘l.l by a town of any
portion or the oval i-l changing a grudc cruxstug
where that cussing “il‘i ma in by a railroad
company was never intended or cohlcmplalod.
Cont-liar for a moment the iiitliculliisallstug
fnim the accepted construction of llll‘ law. it a
"Mini ad is running in the some :cccrtil direc-
thin with it highway. actually \‘Vi‘lll’flh: it or
only l. can ii 5w near it as to render it dart-cr-
otu to lravcl. proi'l ted ilm highway was pro.
\ltillSl)‘ constructul. tlii-cotut-ui. i‘utt becom-
pcllcil to make all ucexlml alter-art its at it; own
uxpenss, but if the same highway is i’lii‘s.\)d‘ by
the lame railroad. the expense of iui'cssit‘y
alterations must be apportioned utou the \\|r‘
porntlon and the community jointly.
But aside tmm the woriilii; of the law. upon
whom iloestlie responsibility itihe t'xmlt‘llt‘i‘
of int-so iicaili traps rest. Lust 'l‘uieilay aircr-
uoon, a husband. and ii wife. ii sister and a son,
were hurled liliu eternity fhdn at: unprotected.
uuwnlclicd null unguarded crossing at Five Mile
River. When the llui‘i‘lx‘ of this awtul sliiughier
has passed away. and the question of pecuniary
damages is In be decided by the Courts (if not
pn vlottsly settled by the conipaliyJ will the
town of hurwaik be suniiuoni d as a party in the
suit ». i think iii-i. gyntlcnicii. and it not H“
spiiiisible tor the (‘Sielt‘ili‘t‘ of the danger. why
is the law so construed as white the‘l‘own
llablu for its removal ‘3 is such a unlistructloii
proper and fair?
But this request is inconsistolit with the pust—
lion taken by this company before the Legisla-
turn this year.
When this subject was before the Special
Committee appi intcd after the absolute failure
of the Uompauies to forco upon the State an
ultimate i-xponillture of several mlirlons of
dollars to Ninoviievlls or their own creation.
the authorized re. rcsentatlve of this Company
appeared beforetliat Committee and declared
in Doha" of the Company in favor of a bill pro-
viding for'the removal of crowings made by
innit-rind companies. at the sole ex penso of the
com; anion. and tor an equal division of eIiN‘use
upon all other cross-lugs;and l pet‘siuiaily was
switched by the agent or this Company to use
every effort in my power to pin cure the phi-usage
of a compulsory bill. if every ii llarot‘ all (‘3‘
ponse of every- kind had tube paid upon the
line of this Road by the (bmtiany alone. Has
the unbounded liberality ortlie new manage-
ment. of which so much was board after the
failure of the Railroad Gimmittee Bill. all oczed
out since the adjournment of the General As-
sambly? 1 most sincerely hope that it has not.
but that the Spirit or the hill which fal'cd upon
the last day of the Session. in thesenate. but
which had received the almost unanimous up.
pruval of the House of' Representatives and
which received the public approval or a member
or the Boom of Dirmturs or this Company- at
the meeting of the Joint Committee of the two
Houses, will bo the spirit in which the Company
will now not and that this Town will not be
called upon in bear any expense in the removal
or this crowing or any other similarly situated.
But the existence or this crossing and all such
crossings on the line of this company‘s mad. ls
aposlt'ivo violation of a specific provision of
its own charter and of existing statute law.
Both the law and the charter prov to that in
case or necessity, (tin lwilctcrluinod b the rail~
road commissioner's). the company in y (‘\|1|~
struct unilr railroad across or upon . public
highway, .“liul said company shall res ore said
highway thus intersected to its former state. or
in a sutflcleut manner not to impair its useful-
ness." The right of way on either side of tho
highway is bought and owned by the railroad
company: the right of way ON THE utouwar
ni-ver cost the railroad a dollar, is still owned
by the public, and to the railroad company was
given simply a privilege dependent entirely
upon the fulfillment of certain conditions and
upon the continued compliance with those con—
ditlons, depends the continued exercise of that
privilege. It by a change of grodc. by neglect
to maintain danger signals. by laying addit-
ional tracks by increasing the number and
aimed of tra no, or in any such marked and
special way. the danger to travel is greatly in
creased and the usefulness of the highway is
thereby impaired. does the original acceptance
of such grade crossing, made by former coni-
missluneni. under entirely differentcondiriona.
preclude the towns of this state from so-r IM-
PLOBISG. ht". DEMASDING that the highways
Ihnll be again matured to their original condit-
ion and made lit and auto for the use of their
ricbtful owners !
Can it no mutual for a moment that acons
cant floated fort: your: «solo noon highway by
passing over it upon I «tingle track two M~
annual- train: dall ’ each way and one fro chi
tutti over: othu u. in to hold good without
additional precautions when the service is in-
o to one hundrod and twon
and the wood olntout doublod t
'l“llll\\l ~l
_ ~.
tlnu fa spoi‘ilh' prwvlslun cl i!:<h\\ll it‘st'tch
ltlmwltlhuy ili‘jllhi l . the My 1.- r— ~ 1' this t»»iii;._
din .lic rl’\l‘!"'t‘ .-l tlm pu' _ ‘ liner“; ltll
sued l; ti vi stun (‘ ’ll iv lit the r~ ll \rii wi
ll.v lust '\\t‘llllt‘i r. ~~ .inll li‘l!1l:l..‘|l :u :1 r
lll"?‘ ‘1 tlgln‘iviw ma . ‘. isl: ‘c. t 1.2. t' not
I
ask you plainly. gentlemen. even assuming
that this condition of affairs is to continue with
your consent. WiI this company be permitted
to still further inch-rise the danger by making
a fourtrack road through this static. thereby
practically doubling the grade ctm sings. t‘cr-
tailily if ilzc) . under "air cl .‘tcr lime :i right
tw iti:iiiit.itii “will as thcy .i: . uiiprozi l li d. or
to claim Hunt the to“ 11> ttl‘) tuition . t ihi- .»..:.t,
- l‘ llli‘ll‘ l‘ctitniail. can thi ) tact \itth tullfll l “
tict- chitin that lhr l<l\\l,.\ :-l¢~>\l.\l ill‘” be.” :i
til’iipiuiiuitrtlc purl vi-llic if. til i‘--i:sll’itz'ilts.v
ill" i‘limsitigs i-t‘ llu~ .‘iilililu :i.il tl.ii its lli‘\\
twin: laid it lllt‘ grains th- l‘i‘<‘~lt ate camp. that
to he septitiitcil.
.xl
The only flrgllllll‘iJ l Lave cu l‘ Lerit'd in hit}-
port of the claim Hull at up w i»: d :ru any
of tho t“.i\i vi a Trill~l\ ii. l\ .‘lr t.~l.i.n~~ " l‘tio
\iell unite ood theory .ngn niacin the :.. tvr-
liuuuxetit .ts auxin-tuna: “as. that “tact! er lie
railroad bad l’i‘Wl “mid cut across the litgl way
or the highway across the l‘lillli‘lltl. either “its
in lii‘\\~l'ii:tll\‘a \iul: the law as it ih- n i listed.
and inasmuch as the Sillk‘t‘qlli ul nicissliy for
thc separation of the grades .iro e in almost all
chars as much from lli\\ iLcri “>0 in Ilul uiarh :i
and l\ll‘ll‘.t\\.‘~ of the it wu us in m the llii‘lt‘llri‘ :ii
lral‘dc at ii speed or trains i n the ralin a i. Home
In}? t‘lti’ltrliclliil \\llill‘ll\llll‘ ll‘ llit‘ i\ rt \‘1 llm
citatigcs." i quote from .tl.e l“; vrl - f tl~z~i
lioiiivralale ll. lll'il. and l lt‘llt‘\t‘ .! :s the i i.:y
pussitile ground upon which y in d. c >l»‘ll in r .d
have heru h Md. but here the he!» are dilcwliy
tho I‘cYcch. here. liistcail oi tire ll:.li:.“~ [4‘53ng
this cussing in a day iii a loii’ l‘ltll‘ ot speed. we
iiltii cue ltuiidt‘n! and twi my live thins. rill»
hing at a rate but iil‘calnid i-t terry yi tits ago.
someof ilictii stopping at neither tiiuwt up ..«~
nut-station. running so swinty that lu‘ii-lc the
passengers can breathe a slit-lit prugr that :l.~~
horrible calamity of tax: may uni l-o thou nu
piuiicil. they luui- passed the iilawlit i‘lpi'. piiinu»
cil through lhc cen’er i-t ll.l> thr: l1; city. rush-
oil over lliii grade i‘h ss‘ics and ,. ne i-u tliolr
\Ti‘l)‘. licl‘i‘lauzi‘o llt Nth
death and lliourulux tic ind. lirivc l
lions change-l in this case ..
Xv“. gentlemen. pahlou me ill wk
l"lllli~ll litl map of N -l‘\\‘ltih in 3‘ T.
the Plan ttti‘l l‘it‘ll! St~tlii‘liii-ii‘.s. \. ii
thatovcr with! is how l-‘t'rli's th‘.‘r‘.la..
‘. pct“ l::ii on ‘i :n‘lng
p. t’ianl‘
travel willie fh‘lll the chitro :i ettun - t
i“ \‘l l
hetwccn Greg. 2‘) ‘s l‘Hll“.
tuck and that this was tl.i\ o
the Pauli ~l-
as the Fur ,
of the restart” s til \i imflll)‘ ad
was \‘ll‘llf‘l:t31t‘ll)'>l«l\‘i‘ltlt‘l“.\-
bridge. 'l‘lcz: lli-l a Mu: e rv mi ca it
K‘J \Yli
V... \\
c in: pa lilt
tho l.t‘lltl\~
l .‘ . ii! iii‘
South Xa-i'witlk.
'l‘n lfi‘ii‘ll lllh highway
“lutmnmlvuh‘iu'li .; :lc
i ‘s. an:
.ii
in.
~ i‘!‘ 5‘15; I: Ln! lie
qud. Today that
how iluien truck is llili‘i‘rt‘i‘li .1 “Ti.
iv)‘ a simple glut co at the c iii} . ..
wl‘l sch that it \ cit-nit 9: mild »‘
>lusi‘.l ‘. lllvil 51‘ il‘i‘ tr
ii‘l‘l) y ltlsh:~-. "
tic
ll:o opera! it i l' lzcu u it
l~rligo cicr‘ llil‘ ll\--l‘. ~ll
r-E't‘rltit‘l HI ill\i~l‘ ll.<.\i l ili 't
\\t‘t‘l‘ l i . ..g y ~i.
uuiuy cl .~ v-l it! i M t?-
lc sill ZH-ilt .t ii. ~ ... ; mt
our imidit‘g « lil.‘ l..\ uh ~ lists
iil‘lhisrntifii u:tiy)~;; .
days s tl..-il llc tram-7. tiicl.‘.y the y. .i‘
i:\i‘l‘ l-‘ cri s~ai 2 \v:.~ l\\i- e .i- ..
l-dity. Menu-11>}: then as it i u: r: .‘ .'
way lt‘uvv'. li‘ts l‘t‘l’ll
in! \‘iltn :- _-l i «
tliot‘uilhwltiuii-l. g ulttit Ltl>l.
lllillii‘l ‘-t ly ll int-.imuhul u! lm llli st: "
.-t‘!l.i~-'i\i~lltluli-r -- -l:l.e.:‘_\‘ it; :
iii-turn now) is l"i\t‘ hen-i. i.- ~ 2.1... it;
hurts i :ii: to. it is wraith» ‘
’li“ t».
3. \..
ll. t‘w. 3-. iii s. Intel) up].
the l. \\ it .\:<' the
iii in rum to l‘lll‘.
l‘i‘ l»: ‘- ltiii lc
.~ : i;z.\i:t_\ iris throw:
it :ii'ttt..gy {Ill-E i‘xn l~:
l'vtfi-l
in u»! .
the hixl:
12w on -?!u- :l 1..»
it. iw' u- :t‘lm:
n~ -'. ll»
~~l .th-n.
v” . a: uni. ' .
>‘tu “ .i‘
..\ lawn»
Luis l .‘t\i‘ ix
taut - ‘
i». illll~1ltir .
c. impart. ‘
t-.‘.~'
rind .\' i:.
-)‘lv:ii.::i it.
:t in! in it‘ i:.-~ “
Tilinl'o
‘l‘xi ll
lmt'e to -.l ty, i
turn you» ;i;-i l} .‘ '
rcla'.‘ in '.l.r- t’i-tn \ .‘ til e to.
il‘is‘. ‘erliiit‘. tilt-l l inn;- \c i am site in it
.l it \t‘
s pri't‘ ,; \
’tlll :-
ixril
tux tiieui llfit: a XXEEIK it. sin-tit t. “rum 3.1:. .« ~ .
pr .
that charuclct’isi-s this lc lvr wi-u \l to
live of the Ntllil‘ ri sizil‘ that it cause \|
\ew \Ntk A; Lit
Wm. S. i“ mun, Fm), acluruu tn t _
illnl lzi brim: !\\ llm‘ tumor it Hi
the road \‘l «\sllig .-:: While the ulii it‘ Ms} . ' ‘
that no i‘lildul ..sc the Hunt. iii :1 '
with u‘. \I‘X‘}‘lll\‘l\_\‘ c\;‘-et.s~~. and to i. _
highway lllliit‘l‘ the track \kuli‘. lliiii l; llil‘llit‘ l!
ilt‘i‘t\\“‘|t)‘l«\ drum illitl In ii.t. nl‘ ‘i.ii.~ ii..:i-r
slritiiilti: ‘illh‘it‘r tllc tr ‘k. li ‘\\'I\i‘t“ ii iii“
'l‘uvrn i-i \wrw‘ill. “it! I . mic-the . at“ l: r.- such
it depth as thcy tiny desire an i drain the “.‘l‘i‘Y‘.
slzuu ‘. this lm imx‘cssuit‘)‘. this cumin: y ii “
per '3 lid in z.. run .«i i tpo um 1! .~ 2'2i\“i p 3.
tualuta it the xtll‘m, the Town to take t amt
and i-l.ilt'c care oi the highway ill. 1c: {Loki .
is respectfully.
.slgue.‘ arts It. lit _\1. Ni; !.
And now. gi-iitli iiicti. petnit'. “lt' to any. that
this is a vci)‘ sctiv us matter in the Town cl
Xot’u tilt. ..
’i‘wi-liiyscicu urn-lo ctxusungs c l:.\‘;2‘i'.-‘ a
part of it.» :e car) left to us by turnicr rut rind
adiuiulslr‘lilious.
The rapidly inchislng acctdcnis warn us ital
Some radical measures must lie twitch f t‘ the
1 tiitcctiiiu of the llvcsol‘ out clilael‘s. For s .clt
or these i‘l‘m‘rll us as have been cniatcd by the
town. we arc rcst-hlisibie and should lie cunt-
polled to Pay i-ur share of the cost i-l‘ tcmnflrg
them. For the roan-val or illx so that have
been crcatcil by the railnniils. i do not brill-Vt}
that the it u should or can be com; cited to p iy
a stunt ~ ill-bar. and uulrs. 1 am n.ucu mistaken
in the feeling ot our cttlrons li|K2ll ib's stir grct
any attempt to enforce such an up: I‘i‘llid mom
will he met with long pr“ tactrii and littlcr ui <
ins-til. n. The Supri-nie Court lit 5 declared
“such crossings public nuisances, llflllgt‘lvlifi to
human liteaiiil ihut iioone bu n vcs'eil tight
in the creation and mi tinudtme of >lli‘li a
nuisance" To that t\-urt we \\ ill ; x. z neces
sary.
The Legislzit re at its last Sc: s1 ii by an over
wlielniing nirjorlty i-xprcssel ills Lu Ltinzeut of
tho Nate u; on this matter. tin-l i: la in ores the
rallmada of the State to heed wait the warnir g.
To you. gentlemen of the Board or nzllll‘fl‘td
'Eiiiitnilssiiaucre. the people of the Suite who
make Courts and chls'atun s and : ailnmi
(‘i~txiriils.~i=-ucm; to you we are looking for the
pr servant-n ofour livcs and tho limit film: of
our rights. ,
i said at the beginning. that this c‘nlm that
towns must share in the expense or altering
grade crossings created by l‘allronii wmpanlcs.
was repugnant to the ideas of rlglirenusnesmiiid
justice entertainisi by the great majority or the
people.
If a refusal on our pan to pay. is to be met by
allowing the present condlilon or things to con-
tlnue. then there is nothing clse with which. it
can be taimpared. but the demand of the high»
\vayninn. ' your money or your lite."
Denying any moral or legal obligation. re-
cognizing as a Community no claim upon the
score of gratitude. we ask your Honorable Board,
as the representatives c f the pt‘ulllt‘. to order the
grades at this crossing to be separated at the
sole expense of the Railroad company.
i In the one side is a corporation paylv g ten
percent. dividends upon $l5,bt‘0.tl00 capital. with
suntan) c0 undivided prut‘lts already gathered
into its troitsury. from the wickets or the people,
bound bylaw. justice and humanity to afford us.
simply. s.ii‘l~:l‘v. ‘
0n the other side is a. town of 15.0.10 inhabi-
tants with a grand list of maximum with adebt
of $2( 0.000 and burdened with an annual tax of
one per cent asking from you. simply. Ji‘s’l‘tCE.
Mil. “tum Eli‘s sl‘l-Llit‘ll.
The argument oi my friend has left but little
for me 1o say upon the question under con-
sideration. I will not touch the ground he has
occupied so well. 1 desire to endorse most
heartily all he has said.
Possibly I may be able to suggest a few
thoughts, of minor importance. in addition to
what he has said.
And first. i ut‘s’l‘speak of the frcqucntkllliug
of people by “us railroad company. upon the
grade crossings on the line of its road. Don‘t
hell me people are careless. certainly they are.
they always have boon. But that. does not. ac.-
count for the frequency of these distressing oi~
eurmnces: and it it did. no man. not yot .
rallmad corimration. ought to kill people bo~
”use they are commas. if they can avoid the
killing. and it can be avoided. The trouble is
in the increase. of the number of trains. the ln‘
crease of their 3 id. and the grade crossings.
It seems to boa mined that the grade oruss~
lugs must go. Both the public and the railroad
company wish to be rid of them. It is only a
question. as to who shall pay for their removal.
I shall assume that you will find this cniss.
lng dangerous and order the mud to be mad.)
under the railroaditracks. The only question
I suppose la. as to the portion or the ex iense.
ll? ANY. the town of Norwalk shall pay. here
are in this case. some important facts about
which there can be no dispute. Permit Inn to
unto them; because. on them. 1 base the claims
I make.
. i. At the point where this dangerous crossing
now is. there was. below the railroad was built.
a public highway which was not dangerous. and
which is now dangerous. because the railroad
track omsnea it at. grade. .
3. Since the railroad was built. travel on thli
old highw has not increased. but the travel on
the “slim has greatly increased.
a. so turn: this highway crossing has been
made near. dangerous by the lacunae or pub
iic travel. the danger has been caused by the
increased railroad travel. alone. There. has
been the only increase of travel.
A. This unsung is to-ilay alarmingly dan—
gerous to human life. ’
1 need no: an.»)nxit 1.x prove that this highway
has lici‘i-nii- so daiiircriius as to impair its use-
tulitcssasa highway. Mr. Hill has told you
uhai lid l-u-u \li'ltt‘ by the toxin. lwi‘uuselts
Iisi‘iiilrii‘ss as a highway had been iiiipiiihwl.
l|\'\ llll‘r ill tact. the it ll. t‘o. in tho pi‘im‘vutznii
--i‘ its hustlii-rw‘. lirts litziitc this hard itixsiilc tr
public tun-d. 'l'lu-y limo laid will (”in r
li-{tiL ‘i‘lic it. it. t‘u. has ilcsti‘oyrd lliislii'hh?
nay. they haw Ililllt‘ it. it is true. in the
l‘i\‘~‘\‘\‘\liiulluf its ll‘gllllliilll‘ business, but they.
and tlicy :iiunc. llt|\i’ done it.
All these things :llN‘il‘llt‘. imynliil questi ill.
and “Hit tlicse tarts. you may lllhl‘ one titme.
tiud that is, that at n.- [lillt‘ since llitmcnrpurit-
llt'll was created. had it tho uh-tlt‘ to tune the
tilllilii‘ i-li' this highway; iit‘ iii int‘i‘c litc town in
give up this and lay out another in its sir-ail.
“2‘ It\ NR" ii. without tarnishing another. or to
impair its llxt‘fulht‘\“ without t‘estv-i'iii: it.
‘l‘licy have done it ncvcrtlieless. but the duty of
rcsti-riu: ii. at tho sole cost of the corporation.
rcsls on it losilay. as it always has in the past.
and rortlits reason. they should pay all the
c‘ st or the champ. of this grade ci‘vssiuzz.
'l‘ln‘y lutic hi'ic created it liuisnlii‘c. danger.
with to human life, A\~l|llllll_: now. that tiny
lune livl the 11;!” r. kn p and nuiiutiiin it.
and that it must lll‘ removed. why should lint
llti‘) n moi.» ll. ryi‘cp! that you. liming the
l“‘\\l‘r in til‘tli‘l‘ tlti‘llt’li- i!“ ll. ll:t\i‘ hit! 3.»
iil‘ili‘l‘t‘il? ‘
l apt». at i.» you as honest and intelligent
turn. l‘nr nu :insiicr to llll“ «pit-snort. -
if this is an old highway. niiulc dungcreusby
lhc railroad company to such tlill‘Xlt‘ltl that
you tiual ii to tie your duty in order the danger
i‘li‘iili‘ll by this riitlr- :id i‘villllilll} retuwhid. wliy
up...“ 1...; the “thinud company that llll‘
ch tiliwi llic danger l-vul‘ all lizc cost l‘l its rc-
lit-iuii“
llvii. “it any principle iif tut
you wrdcr any .ttlicr pm. l_\‘ tux _
~-t ll, \\ y tun) you n 'l \\lill its llllli‘ll Justice.
wt l‘ii ilijlisili‘n‘. - ;-;t_\' the
uh» it ”st ..r u a- i..; iy the lust «iv-itdr . r it
These :Il’i‘ simple iglli‘xlliilt". lilll \ilicn you
:iiisuwl' them. _\. it dis; use of the unillrr i-i-lut‘c
_\ iu tu-iluy hi it: re ‘:t'.l lm titit uric
l shall not Ilisxllii.‘ ‘l.:il \uu \iill .-
i~i»lupt'-~iiit~i~ ill:\ ti. ‘l‘. Fl.‘ the luv:
‘:il lusttvc. can
t. i-t‘ any part
‘lll‘V‘t I‘
ii“. x “hi it le \t'!‘ .l u
.‘l ‘lll‘ sit.»
Hi i‘f..‘lll .1: “iv-MS. :ii.-i
l ‘3». tho 1h. .: l-- he !!~\lli‘.
'l"i~ l'l it till liizil if this
llitllilllilllliu.‘ .
d. :l‘ llu y ll:l\t‘ d 'llw
\l‘lldl‘.) oz! Hy y. .its
3“ ~'«~i:;p:i ) llii- must
-: \lll“
i... xii
‘tl
till‘ri in l‘ .
.1 .
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‘ tiip.it.} l w
_\i>_-i:\.}.\
. iriiivi nu.)
l'lllll‘\
\\l y :t i»
,ii.) pa
i‘. ~aniliL“.
. pay
dues ‘lll‘ trict ll..il thi-
l\\'i my, ll.ll't) or
lumli
<ll;i’_\ i~‘l‘ lll';\ .-. p. -;i'tv-ti. i trust that
‘ . I l' 1. iii; . : \ :iisiil. ts ~t-lel~~i in pay
lu this it. two. \\.. sl ‘ ‘ . tom
~. ll‘- [lull-1‘"! vi the In .-,.m,
.iiiii..-i>..‘ : ‘: .1: :l-l lt'ri\li,‘\rl‘
“tummy.“ .i, .-x,i) .‘l'l xiv: Rial
by the Law. “lili‘ll
H .
v‘. tltdl i am .~
tun-vi. ix
and
. --\l=\l 21- \‘\ r:
\rwrulrrntli Itcglniclit Reunion.
‘i‘tr ll union of tho cha illi‘t nth High
lili‘! t :i! lldllltlllt' t-i lll"l‘lu\\’ pr! mists to
to thc picauiritis! i \‘l r lit-hi liv ihc ur—
_; .u .1. .11. :i. the lvfctull'uili‘lifi being c 'lil
pl. tv for ilw full coini‘wrt :tud t'.‘_i )1“! hi
i -,-‘i \\ l.» :itic ll l. All \\ ho all. in! Will
ii. giv- ii the It tum twin is iii; ”to litu-
lilil} a: d X runlli rt‘dal.
.\utii'i~ to Teachers
ii) «1.qu t‘l- tl.~- .\i“ll‘.g Selim-ii V-
:ltz' ii :.i‘ltt l‘r‘ l‘f llii‘ liillil‘x‘.‘ Scliwius
~I'\t nil illsilli‘ls : f it.» mm. cl
,ire r- iplt~lcl t 31hr"! til it;-
~lhil Ni‘ltuul l:. us“. 5i U l.
i‘-\.
i
N, !\\‘
lslll' ki‘il
X: tuaik
. tllnl :it the
r H \ll Sch-ail l‘t'll‘t‘, X tr“. _ . fit
'3. 5‘7. l. r t ,\ tulip. itii:n :ii.i
i‘i (llili‘ulr ~.
lkl trivia}. .\. pt: :;.li i 1‘
il\'-
5 It cri it"s h u Ir.
\‘Hl‘li-l? ‘ <., ,: ‘.
\ l‘.. l\\? . L'n‘ii
l.\.i'.~t.-1ti of X. ion ‘vi
' i.
“ll.
_ i.
Nut Meal SHE Vitelali Martel
Haiti‘s 5 Kiwi, l ~l l. lt‘lll’l we
stand
Fresh Meals, Pfilllli‘l’, it
.\‘~.- u f.;.i
VEGETABLES .
ill their scusun
Urdu-s for *4qu li-ft at ilic unirkct \iill n'u'ivc
tin-lulu tutti-lion.
l’voplos‘ I‘lzu-kot.
A. ll. TYLER, Proprietor.
FEE. SALE fl CHEAP;
1 l\\i\ Tami?) lions-c “itli :ill molt-m impnive—
meals.
1 housc and in: in line loc lliJll in East Norivuik.
Also twenty litic bunting lots to he soid in?-
terms. ‘.
to Eli: l: llti‘
Liar of
Stock farm. 250 acres. in tine stale of cultivation.
with all the stock. 2min. cw. Price $73)“. 1
Two houses to rent. Possession givcn ininicdiwic
570-"
J. S. RANDALL.
Eatst Norwvnlk.
REAL us'i‘A'rE
Sale and Exchange Rooms.
\VASIIINGTO N 83;.
_ Dcsirtihlc lots for business purposes or residences
in different parts of the city. and also dwelling
houses a} unsuitable prim-3 and on easy terms.
New \ or}; c -rl‘i:~}x)nt‘lt‘nl~‘_ Phillips 3; Wells. 'hh
liupc building. “ho make country property a spec~
la. y.
Passports for those \‘igiting Europe obtained
Deeds. Mort K‘lL't‘S. and releases carefully drawn
and lllli‘ l0 Rea. l‘rupuity Si‘ill‘t‘llctl.
. ‘ NElSON TAYLOR.
Notary Public and Commisaiouer o: the Superior
mum
Fruiting partly on the main road from 50"”! 3‘0!“
ii? to Damon and paitly on a road to Five Mile
'el’ '
- Fllll SALE}
—~.\ Great Bairgaln~
The land is all together but is iiividzxi ofl' with sub.
slant ill fences iii about to lots. About 1558ch is
Woodland and the nuance iselilicr cultivated or
pasture. The farm lrui all it two houses anda barn.
limo! the houses has to nuns and the other 8.
The barn is arranged with smile forhorscs and
town. The farrn has nlstt on it a corn crib. smnko
house. lug lien. we. it has ala-o on it ripple, pear.
mach. cherry anti small fruit true.
Price$5000
\ Haircut remain on Hurtw Enquire of
.‘ILSOR TAYLO at Real brute Acetic Wash
union 3t. 3' act if" '
./
giggiLTHFUL
BEAUTIFUL
QONVENIENT
L
00
“ON—.—
{W
man.»savvy-"~-‘i--"—"‘-‘ ‘-‘ " "
Seven Plots Already Sold this Summer. ‘
3" FROM THE SPLENDID PREPERTY 0F JDHN J. CAPE, Esq,..:5§r73
GOLDEN HILL,
Call at my office and talk' about securinga site for
A HOME.
THE TIDE SETS THAT WAY.
-Washington Street, -
NELSON TAYLOR; -
South Norwalk, Conn.
SMITH BEETHEESé
0.\I.\ “\I-I Q! .\l.l'l‘\' 'l‘Hl‘. \ [HY Ill-3T
liltlit‘. Sal‘l‘ l‘i'llK.
\ r‘\t.. Flush l‘niiit.
l..\\ii:. t‘uttsl‘n lli'rr‘.
SMHRED ‘l‘i-xm‘E.
St'iilXu t‘lttcithx.
lit ll.i MNA.
l‘ill'lflltt.
.\it“r‘ri».\‘.
ll.\ MS. Slit ll‘ldll‘dts‘.
“liAl‘th. FRANKI’UR VS"
tom initials «Hill:
I§d rind ltrcsscil
I‘Rllfill l’ 'I‘JKY DAY.
('l‘lit‘r“‘l‘li\1‘rl‘|‘ priiutptly :it uny little
of the day or I‘\Q‘l|lllg.
-s.\u'ru Bruis-
i‘. .\'. Slil'l‘ll. l”. .\ SMITH.
L'iuth i‘s ill. ck, \\‘:i~hingtnn St.
NOW'
Is H..- t;tne to put in
New Healers
an i h we iiiil nxms “14:15:11.
.\\‘c shall h- l xtri nu iy lusy Illt‘.iulit r
part iii' the sc:t~on and \\i hit IlilVlt‘?’
p iit:i-s to have tin :r
FURNACES
cleaniil :-s s-uin :is tV:'-.‘~ili.i~ i i not i the
delay \\'ll.t‘ll must "mu-«iii \ ciniu ldil’l
ill the scluoii. \Vi- “i u“ :2 vi'e the
Public to I K’tlllli‘t our can» 'i‘ t'\ it crezi-a
mg . '
STOCK
House Furnishing GOUES.
, NEW c‘ubifitii PDT
tnui‘h :lppt'icuttid by those wit-i use it.
\\ l have all the l.it -st llllpl‘ith‘il
Lamps & Burners
and the cr-lrhruiml
«this City State Filler-«-
also a lull hi.c of
Ear leranlasswate
in all its appointments.
1‘. H. NASI; 5513120
Fresh Vegetables
of all kinds at
Remsul’s Matte
which are picked daily from his farm in East
Noru‘alk.
Fresh Meat, Poultry and
' Fish. K
Constantly on hand.
C. E. RI‘JRISON,
MAIN STREET.
. Pasture can be had for one or two horses by apply-
ing at the market.
WEST NURWALK.
$85 0,00
Will buy one acre of land fronting on the Main
ftn‘et. with house containing 8 moms. and Burn.
l‘he pn-nuscs are in good couditionnvcll shaded and
has considerable fruit on them.
$2,600.00
Will buy ten acres of land. four of which from on
the Nani street and have on them a goo i housc
contain-mg ll minis. large barn and carriag- house.
The buildings are in excellent condition and are
well shaded.
thine“: will exchange for city impcrly. or ifsold,
will allow if desired. tart of pith: use money to re-
[menu on mung-gr. '
EAST NEEWALK
Two desirable residences. both in excoll nt -
ditlon—Priccs nmiablc. and terms easy. r can
Enquire or ‘ Nelson Taylor,
Real Estaté and
Exchange Roonns.
Washington till-cor, So. Nor-want.
Boots
AND
,, on. ‘—
Tzlc s 31.- nicihwl of inform ::.‘ 1L» '~>;'i 1‘
“Eu-n Eli"
Best Goals For The
-MONE
‘25 ilill‘crcut Factories
Air:
Ev. t_\1l:ltii: it tight fur innit. uni
crous to tilt li'inri priciw. lint call and t x
ninth:- and yr u will find
L'IVt’il.
C. H. Harvey,
l2 MAIN 51‘.
VS."
Shoes.
c. H. Harvey 1
Least _,
l’crl‘cct Assortment;
.x-E
>il‘i‘ffll‘ll» ti
flflMSTflEK BEES.
Will offer their line of
Men’s, Ynuhs’, Buys’ and Children’s
SUITS "
AT A REDUCTION,
To'close their Spring-and Summer
Stock.
EYMEUEBEES
For lini- 1. sills ill.
Maple Syrup.
N. U. Molasses.
'l‘ ‘as w Coffees.
' \lil ti<.
i‘iNl‘. ~~
{‘rcaiiiicry and Dairy
lluller.
. : t .
:t >Eit‘i‘;.lil\
{ ..l. .lliil M‘t'lll‘t‘ :t llllt‘ l‘rcs-
can of
Jacob‘s .thsolttlcly l’ltt‘c
ilsiltiu: l’oivilcr.
E‘-\'llill Swift llrl full ll<t‘?.
You ital-ii lllll')’ is the licst.
l‘ull and :l \lltl‘
hills Worth and Ivuk :z "lli‘
Lady in Ellihlllll.
Sin-rt": .v Barnes
.llaiuts. Lard. Pork. elm,
' with us.
on? With ch t‘\‘
l
get .i Ciln't‘. U!‘
.1»
'l oilci Soaps
trust‘s lw‘ll‘: it;l;t_ s-crii \\ liv l: E” . ~ . -. ‘ - ' ~ 5
~ ~ in. t l Lit , : ' '
xvii goods for :tl-«iul “in! Mint - ' 1 L 1 d ’\ ’“1 “ I} du“.“
ii. Illl‘r‘ tut-t. fl." varii itc~ arc in = ruazss .\ 'h. iii-n \‘r-Eiip-{it in It?
i
(‘mtl'ci-lioucry
constantly on hand.
Samantha liars
wumvurov smear
Cents’ and
E would call attention to our Ladies’
w Misses? Bathing Suits.
6111 Men’s Shir- Wais s from 25s. to $1.00
.A complete line of
Insurance Building,
-———SO. NORWALK.—-—-
LAD ES’ AND
-MUSLIN . QTNDERWEAR-
25 CENTS
, A. DIGKERMAN ,& SON,
39 Washington Street,
Gents’ Underwear
and Hosiery.
‘B‘flMSTllllK BROS.
45 Main Street,
—enORWALx.—~
CHILDREN ’S -
; South Nor-walk.
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