GRADE CROSSINGS.

Notices have been served upon this department of the filing of the following petitions for the appointment of special commissioners for the abolition of grade crossings:

Barnstable County.

Bourne, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bourne Neck crossing. James E. Cotter, Eben D. Crocker and Rufus A. Soule appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.

Harwich.

Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Main Street crossing. Alpheus Sanford, Prescott Keyes and Harry Southworth appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's report filed. Pending.

Wellfleet and Eastham. Directors of Old Colony Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of certain grade crossings in Wellfleet and Eastham. George L. Rogers, Louis A. Frothingham and Franz H. Krebs appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Wade Keyes appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.

Berkshire County.

Adams. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of Commercial Street crossing in Adams.
George W. Wiggin, W. W. McClench and Edward K. Turner
appointed commissioners. Pending.

Great Barrington, Selectmen of, petitioners.

Petition for the abolition of a grade crossing in the village of Housatonic in said town. John J. Flaherty, Edmund K. Turner and Stephen S. Taft appointed commissioners. Pending. Hinsdale, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bullard's Church Street and Pierce's grade crossings in Hinsdale. Thomas W. Kennefick, William Sullivan and Charles M. Ludden appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report

filed. Ralph H. Ellis appointed auditor. Auditor's second report filed. Pending.

Lee, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Langdon's crossing in Lee. Wade Keyes, Thomas W. Kennefick and Luther Dean appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Pending. Lenox, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of grade crossings in Lenox. Fred Joy, Louis A. Frothingham and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. J. Mott Hallowell appointed auditor. North Adams. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petition

ers. Petition for abolition of Main Street crossing, known as Braytonville crossing, in North Adams. Edmund K. Turner, W. W. McClench and Joseph P. Magenis appointed commissioners. Pending.

Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, and Directors of Boston &
Albany Railroad Company, petitioners.. Petition for the
abolition of Hubbard and Gates avenues and Jason Street
crossings in Pittsfield. Thomas W. Kennefick, William
Sullivan and Charles M. Ludden appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Patrick J. Ashe appointed
auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners.

abolition of Merrill crossing in Pittsfield.
Kennefick, Frederick L. Green and Edmund K. Turner ap-
pointed commissioners. Pending.

Pittsfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Holmes Road crossing. William W. McClench, Charles N. Clark and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending.

Petition for Thomas W.

Richmond and West Stockbridge, Selectmen of, petitioners. Joint petition for abolition of Griffin and Arnold's crossings in Richmond and West Stockbridge. Joseph Bennett, Charles Almy and John C. Crosby appointed commissioners. Clifford Brigham, auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending. Stockbridge, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition J. B. Carroll, E. B. Bishop and Luther Dean appointed commissioners. Pending.

of "River Road" crossing in Stockbridge.

West Stockbridge. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company et al., petitioners. Petition for abolition of State line crossing in West Stockbridge. Richard W. Irwin, Henry W. Ashley and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Frank H. Cande appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

West Stockbridge. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company et al., petitioners. Petition for abolition of Potter's crossing in West Stockbridge. Richard W. Irwin, Henry W. Ashley and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. F. H. Cande appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

Williamstown. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petition

ers. Petition for the abolition of a grade crossing in Williamstown, near the Fitchburg Railroad station. Edmund K. Turner, W. W. McClench and Charles N. Clark appointed commissioners. Pending.

Bristol County.

Attleborough. Directors of Old Colony Railroad, petitioners.
Petition for abolition of South Main Street crossing in
Attleborough. George W. Wiggin, A. P. Martin and C. A.
Allen appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed.
C. H. Cooper appointed auditor. Auditor's third report filed.
Pending.

Attleborough, Selectmen of, petitioners.

Petition for abolition of West Street, North Main Street and other crossings in Attleborough. James R. Dunbar, H. L. Parker and William Jackson appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.

Easton. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of crossing at
Eastondale. James E. Cotter, Wm. Rankin and Chas. D.
Bray appointed commissioners. Fred Joy appointed auditor.
Auditor's fourth report filed. Pending.

Fall River, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for
abolition of Brownell Street crossing and other crossings in
Fall River. John Q. A. Brackett, Samuel N. Aldrich and
Charles A. Allen appointed commissioners. Commissioners'
report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's
thirteenth report filed. Pending.

New Bedford, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of certain grade crossings in New Bedford. George F. Richardson, Horatio G. Herrick and Wm. Wheeler appointed commissioners. Pending.

Taunton, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for aboli-
tion of grade crossings in Taunton. William B. French, A. C.
Southworth and Edward B. Bishop appointed commissioners.
Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

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Essex County.

Petition for

Haverhill, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. abolition of Washington Street and other crossings in Haverhill. George W. Wiggin, William B. French and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending.

Ipswich. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Underhill crossing in Ipswich. George W. Wiggin, A. D. Bosson and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

Ipswich, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of High Street crossing. Geo. W. Wiggin, Edmund K. Turner and William F. Dana appointed commissioners. Pending. Lynn, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Summer Street and other crossings on Saugus branch of Boston & Maine Railroad and Market Street and other crossings on main line. George W. Wiggin, Edgar R. Champlin and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Pending. Manchester. Directors of Boston & Maine Railroad Company, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of the Summer Street crossing in Manchester. George P. Sanger, Edward B. Bishop and Chas. A. Putnam appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Andrew Fiske appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending. Swampscott, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of Burrill Street crossing. Henry Wardwell, Charles W. Gay and Edmund K. Turner appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Charles A. Sayward appointed auditor. Pending.

Franklin County.

Deerfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Sprouts crossing on Main Street, Deerfield. Timothy G. Spaulding, Edmund K. Turner and Franklin T. Hammond appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.

Greenfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition of Russell Street crossing in Greenfield. Edmund K. Turner, Walter P. Hall and Fred D. Stanley appointed commissioners. Pending.

Greenfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition

of Allen Street crossing in Greenfield. Edmund K. Turner, Walter P. Hall and Fred D. Stanley appointed commissioners. Pending.

Northfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of River Street crossing in Northfield. Alpheus Sanford, Charles W. Hazelton and Newell D. Winter appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Dana Malone appointed auditor. Auditor's first and supplemental reports filed. Pending.

Hampden County.

Chester, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Hunt-
ington Road in Chester. Charles E. Hibbard, William
Sullivan and Wm. P. Martin appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Ralph W. Ellis appointed auditor.
Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

Chester, Selectmen of, and Directors of Boston & Albany Rail-
road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Hunt-
ington Street and White Chop crossing in Chester. Charles
E. Hibbard, William Sullivan and William P. Martin ap-
pointed commissioners. Thos. W. Kennefick appointed audi-
tor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.
Chicopee, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abo-
lition of Plainfield and Exchange Street crossings and other
crossings in Chicopee. Geo. W. Wiggin, Edmund K. Tur-
ner and Fred D. Stanley appointed commissioners. Com-
missioners' report filed. Timothy G. Spaulding appointed
auditor. Auditor's fourth report filed. Pending.
Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of
Palmer and Belchertown Road crossing in Palmer. T. M.
Brown, Chas. E. Hibbard and Henry G. Taft appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Stephen S. Taft
appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.

Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Burley's crossing in Palmer. Pending.

Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Springfield Road crossing, otherwise known as the Wire Mill crossing, in Palmer. William Turtle, Frederick L. Greene and John W. Mason appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Pending.

Springfield, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bay State Road and other crossings in Springfield. George W. Richardson, Marshall Wilcox and George W. Wiggin appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Charles W. Bosworth appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending.