Railway Crossing On Huron Street

Commissioner of Railroads Writes Here About It

Is Waiting for Grade Separation to go Into Effect Before He Takes Action

A letter has been received by City Clerk Harkins from Railroad Commissioner Osborne in reply to a communication from the common council asking what steps the commissioner intended taking towards having a temporary grade crossing put in on Huron street at the point where the D., Y., A. A. & J. electric line crosses the Ann Arbor railroad tracks.

The commissioner says that the time for the use of the crossing by the D., Y., A. A. & J. company has expired, but that he had received a letter from Mayor Copeland stating that satisfactory progress was being made towards permanent grade separation and that he thought the work would begin in a short time. Because of this communication from the mayor, the railroad commissioner  says he thought it best not to enforce the order for the temporary grade crossing at the present.

"The consummation of the plans for permanent grade separation will come before the twenty-second of this month," said the mayor today. "If there should be a possibility of the grade separation project not being effected, which is not likely, the electric road people would have to build a bridge over the Huron street crossing. If the grade separation is effected then the Ann Arbor railroad company will build a bridge over the street car tracks at the Huron street crossing."