[F.] MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND ORDERS. CHANGE IN OPERATION OF DRAW IN SLADE'S FERRY BRIDGE, and APPORTIONMENT OF EXPENSE THEREOF. Pursuant to the authority conferred upon it under the provisions of chapter 206 of the Acts of the Legislature of 1900, the Board has proceeded to consider a change in the operation of the draw of the highway and railroad bridge across Taunton River, between the city of Fall River and the town of Somerset. Two public hearings were given, at which were represented the city of Fall River, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, the Globe Street Railway Company and the towns of Somerset, Swansea, Dighton and Rehoboth. In view of all the statements of fact and expert opinion presented, - it is Ordered, That the draw of the highway and railroad bridge across the Taunton River, between the city of Fall River and the town of Somerset, be operated by electricity; and that the structure be altered by providing motors and gearing attached to the structure suitable for operating it by electric power, and in accordance with detail plans to be hereafter submitted to and approved by the Board. It is further ordered, That the work of effecting such alteration shall be performed by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, and shall be completed on or before January 1, 1901; such period of time, however, to be further extended by the Board, if upon good cause shown it shall appear that, with all reasonable effort made, the completion of said work shall have required further time. It is further ordered, That the proportions in which the cost of making these alterations and of thereafter operating said draw shall be borne and paid as follows: The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company shall bear and pay sixty per cent of such cost. The Globe Street Railway Company shall bear and pay twenty per cent of such cost. The city of Fall River shall bear and pay fifteen per cent of such cost. The town of Somerset shall bear and pay two and seventy-five onehundredths per cent of such cost. The town of Swansea shall bear and pay two and twenty-five onehundredths per cent of such cost. In the opinion of the Board, in view of all the evidence, the towns of Dighton and Rehoboth ought not to be called upon to bear and pay any part of this cost. GEORGE W. BISHOP, Commissioners. Commissioner Jackson did not sit in this matter, owing to the fact that he had been formerly interested in this case as counsel for some of the parties. JUNE 29, 1900. Attest: WM. A. CRAFTS, Clerk. REPORT OF JOINT BOARD OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS AND HARBOR AND LAND COMMISSIONERS, relative to Bridge over ACUSHNET RIVER, BETWEEN NEW BEDFORD AND FAIRHAVEN. Whereas, The city of New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth aforesaid, has been authorized by the General Court, by chapter 439 of the Acts of the year 1900, to construct a temporary bridge over the channel of Acushnet River, between the city of New Bedford and the west side of Fish Island, in the county of Bristol and Commonwealth aforesaid; and, before beginning said work, has given written notice to the Board of Railroad Commissioners and the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, constituted a joint board under said act, of the work intended to be done, and submitted, for the approval of the joint board, plans showing in detail the location and dimensions of said work, and the mode in which the same is to be performed; and whereas, due notice of said application, and of the time and place fixed for a hearing thereon, has been given; Now, the joint board, having heard all parties desiring to be heard and having fully considered said application, hereby approves the plans for said work, hereto annexed, and the mode of performing the same as shown thereby, and hereby authorizes said work to be done in accordance therewith, subject to the provisions of chapter 439 of the Acts of 1900, and of all laws of the United States which are or may be in force applicable thereto. The work hereby authorized and approved is the construction of a temporary bridge, on piles, to be built without a draw therein, across a portion of Acushnet River between the city of New Bedford and the west side of Fish Island; also the approaches to said bridge, as shown on the plans annexed hereto, dated July 26, 1900, and signed by the joint board. The Union Street Railway Company shall lay its tracks upon said bridge and approaches as shown on said plans, under the general supervision of the city engineer of the city of New Bedford, and operate the same as at present, and under such further regulations, terms and conditions as the joint board may from time to time prescribe. The city is to connect the old channel of the river with the new channel north of Fish Island before constructing the temporary bridge, in accordance with a plan entitled "Location of proposed Dredging by the City of New Bedford," etc., by W. F. Williams, city engineer, dated July 23, 1900, under a contract already executed. Said temporary bridge shall be removed to the satisfaction of the joint board upon the completion of the permanent bridge and approaches thereto. In witness whereof, the joint Board have hereto set their hands this twenty-sixth day of July, in the year nineteen hundred. JAMES F. JACKSON, Railroad Commissioners. WOODWARD EMERY, CLINTON WHITE, CHAS. C. DOTEN, Harbor and Land Commissioners. APPOINTMENT OF RAILROAD INSPECTOR. Ordered, That John Q. Hennigan of North Attleborough, Massachusetts, be, and he hereby is, under the provisions of chapter 535 of the Acts of 1894, and chapter 376 of the Acts of 1897, appointed to be a Railroad Inspector, with the powers and duties in said statutes set forth, to hold said office for a term commencing on the eighteenth day of July, 1900, and terminating on the first day of October, 1901, unless sooner removed for cause. Until further notice, the Board specially assigns to Inspector Hennigan, for examination under the above named statutes, the railroads and street railways heretofore assigned to Inspector Charles E. Paige, deceased. By order of the Board, JULY 18, 1900. WM. A. CRAFTS, Clerk. APPOINTMENT OF RAILROAD INSPECTOR. Ordered, That Lewellyn H. McLain of Newtonville, Massachusetts, be, and he hereby is, under the provisions of chapter 535 of the Acts of 1894 and chapter 376 of the Acts of 1897, appointed to be a Railroad Inspector, with the powers and duties in said statutes set forth, to hold said office for a term commencing on the first day of October, 1900, and terminating on the first day of October, 1903, unless sooner removed for cause. Until further notice, the Board will assign Inspector Lewellyn H. McLain such duties as from time to time it may direct. SEPTEMBER 26, 1900. By order of the Board, WM. A. CRAFTS, Clerk. APPOINTMENT OF RAILROAD INSPECTOR. Ordered, That Daniel M. Wheeler of Worcester, Massachusetts, be, and he hereby is, under the provisions of chapter 535 of the Acts of 1894 and chapter 376 of the Acts of 1897, appointed to be a Railroad Inspector, with the powers and duties in said statutes set forth, to hold said office for a term commencing on the first day of October, 1900, and terminating on the first day of October, 1903, unless sooner removed for cause. By order of the Board, SEPTEMBER 26, 1900. WM. A. CRAFTS, Clerk. COMPENSATION OF MESSENger. Ordered, That the compensation of George L. Brackett for performance of all duties required by the Board in the care of their office, and as messenger, be at the rate of eight hundred dollars a year, from and after the first day of March, 1900. Attest: WM. A. CRAFTS, Clerk. MARCH 19, 1900. |