Schenectady, about four hundred feet west of a protected crossing known as Rector's crossing, should be closed and discontinued, and the travel thereon diverted to Rector's crossing by the construction of a connecting piece of highway. The Board so determined. The work has been completed, and the crossing closed, the travel now crossing the railroad at Rector's crossing, which is protected by gates.

9. TOWN OF GUILFORD, CHENANGO COUNTY.-This was a petition that two grade crossings of the New York, Ontario and Western Railway, known as the Root's and the Milk Station crossings, should be closed and discontinued, the travel thereon to be diverted by the construction of a bridge and connecting pieces of highway, so that it should not cross the railroad. The Board So determined, and the grading and necessary masonry involved in this improvement have been completed and the bridge will shortly be erected.

10. THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition for a determination by the Board that the grade crossing of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, by a highway known as the Ridge road, in the town of West Seneca, Erie county, should be carried over said railway above grade. The Board so determined. Involved in this determination is the cutting down of the roadbed of the railway. The work has not been begun at the time of writing this report.

11. TOWN OF RANDOLPH, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY.-This was a petition that the Fifth avenue crossing of the Erie Railroad, in the village of Randolph, should be closed and discontinued, and that the Jamestown street crossing of said railroad should be carried underneath the railroad, and a connecting piece of highway built from Fifth avenue to the proposed Jamestown street undercrossing. The Board so determined, and the work involved in this determination is nearing completion.

12. TOWN OF RANDOLPH, CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. This was a petition for a determination by the Board that the Ireland road crossing of the Erie Railroad, in the town of Randolph, should be changed from grade and carried underneath the railroad.

The Board has so determined. This work has been commenced and is nearing completion.

13. CITY OF ELMIRA.-This was a petition for a determination by the Board that the Woodlawn avenue crossing of the Erie Railroad, in the city of Elmira, should be changed from grade and carried underneath the railroad. The Board so determined. Involved in this matter was an application also by the city that the Reformatory street crossing of the railroad, adjoining the Woodlawn avenue crossing, should be closed and discontinued, and the travel on Reformatory street diverted, by the construction of a connecting street, to the undercrossing at Woodlawn The Board also decided this application in the affirmative. The preliminaries for the work at these crossings have been completed and work will be pushed as rapidly as possible.

avenue.

14. TOWN OF HOLLAND, ERIE COUNTY.-This was a petition for a determination by the Board that a highway crossing of the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railway, by the Crosby road, in the town of Holland, Erie county, should be changed from grade and carried over the railroad above grade. The Board so determined. The work has been completed and the overhead crossing is now in use.

15. THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition that two highways near the station of said railway known as Hardy's or Pike, in the town of Gainesville, Wyoming county, which crossed at grade, should be closed and discontinued, the highways combined in one and carried over the railroad by means of a bridge. The Board so determined. The grading and masonry work involved in this determination has been completed, and the bridge will be erected in the near future.

16. THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition for a determination that a highway crossing of said railway, near Mumford station, by a highway known as the Guthrie road, in the town of Wheatland, Monroe county, should be closed and discontinued and the travel diverted to another and safer crossing nearby, by the construction of a

connecting piece of highway. The Board so determined, and is informed that the work will be begun shortly.

17. Town BOARD OF THE TOWN OF LEROY, GENESEE COUNTY.— This was a petition for a determination by the Board that a highway crossing of the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway, by a highway known as the Leroy and Roanoke road, at a point known as Haskin's crossing in said town, should be changed from grade and the highway carried over the railroad. The Board so determined. The grading and masonry work at this crossing is completed and the bridge will be erected in the near future.

18. THE BUFFALO, ROCHESTER AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition for a determination by the Board that four grade crossings of said railway, known as the Gould crossing, Hedges crossing, Underhill crossing and Norcross crossing, in the town of Colden, Erie county, should be closed and discontinued and the travel diverted therefrom by the construction of a piece of highway which would make it unnecessary to cross the railroad at these points. The Board so determined. The work has been completed and the four crossings named closed.

19. TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF CARROLL, COUNTY OF CHAUTAUQUA.—This was a petition for a determination that two grade crossings of the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh Railroad, by a highway known as the Falconer road, in said town, known as the Tracy crossing and the Lawson crossing, should be closed and discontinued, and that a piece of highway should be constructed continuing the Falconer road so that it would not cross the railroad. This petition was granted. The local authorities, however, do not seem to be inclined to proceed in the matter.

20. THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD COMPANY. This was a petition for a determination that the Spencer street and Livingston avenue grade crossings of said railroad in the city of Albany, should be changed from grade and carried underneath the railroad. The Board so determined. The work was undertaken and is progressing diligently.

21. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination by the Board that the crossing of said railroad by a highway known as Division avenue, in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk county, should be closed and discontinued, the travel thereon to be diverted to another crossing protected by gates, through the construction of a connecting piece of highway. The Board so determined, and proceedings to acquire the necessary land for the new piece of highway are being taken.

22. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination by the Board that a grade crossing of said railroad by a highway known as Smith's road, in the town of Hempstead, Nassau county, should be closed and discontinued, the travel thereon to be diverted to the Hempstead and Babylon turnpike. The Board so determined.

23. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that the Atlantic avenue grade crossing of said railroad, in Arverne, New York city, should be closed and discontinued, the travel to be diverted to other crossings in the vicinity. The Board so determined.

24. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that a crossing of said railroad, at a point known as Overton avenue, in the town of Islip, Suffolk county, should be closed and discontinued. This crossing has been made a farm crossing only.

25. THE NEW YORK AND ROCKAWAY BEACH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition for a determination that a crossing of said railway by a highway in ward 2, of the Borough of Queens, New York city, known as Trotting Course Lane, should be changed from grade and the highway carried over the railroad by means of a bridge. The Board so determined.

26. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that a crossing of said railroad at a point known as Hyde's crossing, in the town of Islip, Suffolk county, should be closed and discontinued. This crossing has been made. a farm crossing only.

27. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that a grade crossing of said railroad by Jones avenue, near the Bellmore station on said railroad, should be closed and discontinued. The Board so determined and the crossing has been closed.

28. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that a grade crossing of said railroad by a highway known as the Swamp road, in the town of Hempstead, Nassau county, should be closed and discontinued. The Board so determined.

29. THE BUFFalo, Rochester and PITTSBURGH RAILWAY COMPANY. This was a petition that a crossing at grade of said railway by a highway known as the Abbott road, near the Windom station on said railway, Erie county, should be abolished and the highway carried underneath the railway. The Board so determined. Proposals of contractors for doing the work referred to in this determination have been approved by the Board, and the work will be commenced in the near future.

30. TOWN OF LEICESTER, LIVINGSTON COUNTY.-This was a petition for a determination that a grade crossing of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad by the Mount Morris road highway, in the town of Leicester, Livingston county, should be closed and discontinued, the travel thereon to be diverted to an existing undercrossing. The Board so determined. The work has been completed and the Mount Morris road crossing of the railroad is closed.

31. CITY OF BINGHAMTON.-This was a petition for a determination that Bevier street, in said city, should be carried underneath the Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad and the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad. The Board so determined. Work has been commenced at the Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad crossing, and plans for the work at, the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad crossing are, at the time of writing this report, before the Board for approval.

32. THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD COMPANY.-This was a petition for a determination that a grade crossing of said railway by