The relocated New York Central tracks at the Terrace have been in use seven years but testimony is still being taken to help the Public Service Commission decide how much the railroad must pay the state for the project.
After listening Tuesday to conflicting estimates of the railroad’s liability, Commissioner Ralph E. Lehr adjourned the hearing from the State Office Bldg. here to 10 AM April 1 in Albany.
Crux of varying viewpoints is interpretation of the phrase “railroad improvements not an essential part of the elimination” in the Grade Crossing Elimination Act.
Delegate to Convention
William R. Stevens, New York Central counsel, announced that he would call former State Senator George M. Fearon of Syracuse as a witness April 1.
Mr. Fearon was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1938 that worded the controversial phrase in amending the grade-crossing act.
Mr. Stevens said he will seek testimony on discussion among convention delegates that may explain what the phrase meant to them and the type of facilities they had in mind.
