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. Commission-
ers' report filed. Fred E. Jones appointed auditor. Auditor's

second report filed. Pending.
Harwich. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-

road 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 Com-

pany, petitioners. Petition for abolition of certain grade
crossings in Wellfleet and Eastham. George L. Rogers,
Louis A. Frothingham and Franz H. Krebs appointed com-
missioners. Commissioners' report filed. Wade Keyes ap-
pointed 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 Rail-

road Company, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bul-
lard's Church Street and Pierce's grade crossings in Hinsdale.
Thomas W. Kennefick, William Sullivan and Charles M.
Ludden appointed commissioners. Commissioners' report

ers.

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

report filed. Pending. Lee, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Lang.

don'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. Commission

ers' report filed. J. Mott Hallowell appointed auditor. North Adams. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petition

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. Petition for

abolition of Merrill crossing in Pittsfield. Thomas W. 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 commis

sioners. Pending. Richmond and West Stockbridge, Selectmen oi, 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. Clif

ford Brigham, auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending. Stockbridge, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for the abolition

of “River Road” crossing in Stockbridge. J. B. Carroll, E. B. Bishop and Luther Dean appointed commissioners.

Pending: West Stockbridge. Directors of New York, New Haven & Hart

ford 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 & Hart

ford 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 ap-
pointed commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. F. H.
Cande appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pend-

ing.
Williamstown. Hoosac Valley Street Railway Company, petition-

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.

ers.

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 Attle-
borough. 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 ap-

pointed 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.

Essex County. Haverhill, Mayor and Aldermen of, petitioners. Petition for

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, peti

tioners. Petition for abolition of Underbill 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 aboli

tion 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. Champ

lin 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 audi

tor. 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 commission

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 commission

Pending.

ers.

Northfield, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of

River Street crossing in Northfield. Alpheus Sanford,
Charles W. Hazelton and Newell D. Winter appointed com-
missioners. 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. Turner and Fred D. Stanley appointed commissioners. Commissioners' 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 commissioners. Commissioners' report filed. Stephen S. Taft

appointed auditor. Auditor's first report filed. Pending. Palmer, Selectmen of, petitioners. Petition for abolition of Bur

ley'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. Commission

ers' 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.

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