This Day in History: 1947-08-05
The 150 people who attended a public hearing concerning eliminating the grade crossing on Main St. soundly rejected all four proposals which had been put forward for their consideration. The only thing that got some support was a plan to build an overhead crossing, not on Main St., but between Prospect and Maple Streets. An underpass was favored by some because of its better general appearance and beauty, but most believed that the drainage problems would be too great under such a plan. The decision was a bitter blow to the Borough officials, who had worked for eighteen months drawing up plans and estimates for the four proposals. The matter was laid aside until estimates of the cost of the overpass could be drawn up. (Bristow)