Show RAILWAY hAlLWAY BLOCKING GRADE CROSSINGS WITH TRAINS C Commissioner Newman Says Viaduct Must Be Built or Conditions Altered I I j Notice that the Denver Denvel Rio filo Grande railroad is blocking with vilh trains the grade crossings s over Its Ita right of way was ws given to the tho city commission this morning by hI Stephen Stephenn n B. B Newman newly appointed member of ot the commission who declared that tha unless the tile condition Is speedily cor rc tod he will urge urse that the railroad company compan be compelled to construct a a. viaduct at al Seventh So South street Mr 1 Newman Neuman said he ne had received numerous complaints from residents of or the west side re regarding conditions at the crossings The worst one however however how how- ever over ho he told the tho t commission Is at Seventh South street where the crosstown crosstown crosstown cross- cross town traffic is heavier heaver than at other points There he lie said children arc held up almost dally daily on oil their wa way to school and working girls g on their way to their places of employment lire are often delayed as much as forty forty- five o minutes Mr Newman wanted to know what had of an ordinance pa passed several years rears a ago o requiring the Denver Denver Den Den- ver er Rio nio Grande to erect a a no viaduct Induct at that crossing Investigation developed devel devel- developed the fact fael that the ordinance was repealed when tho the railroad compau company agreed to build the tho present Bro Broadway wa viaduct That being the case Mr MI Newman declared it is ts time for the ordinance to bo ho re-enacted re unless the Ule railroad company can make arrangements under which the crossing will not be blocked The commission took the complaint under advisement and will conduct an Investigation with a view to determining determining deter deter- mining why the crossings are aro blocked Mr Newman stated that he ho will continue con con- continuo to obtain information on the subject and will be bo prepared to demand demand de de- de mand construction of ot the viaduct un un- leas S 'S s existing conditions aro arc speedily corrected The congested condition of the Denv Denver Den Den- v ver r Rio Grande tracks in the city has for a long time been a subject of ot complaint on the of west side I residents Recently railroad company com com- pony pany official have hav stated that relief relief re re- re lief will Ill bo given when the Ule Improvements improvements Improve improve- ments meats now contemplated at the I church farm yards ards are arc completed |