. Electric railway journal . as securing theassents of abuttors, or approvals of towns, boroughs andcities, etc., giving the facts in detail, and that it there-fore prays a hearing be held and the plans be hearing can always be helped, and often can bereduced to a merely formal reading of the petition, byseeing the parties affected and explaining just what itis intended to do. The average citizen doesnt hankerafter court proceedings, and is only too glad to avoidthem when, as is the case if he has no objection to thelocation, his absence does not affect his rights. If on theother
. Electric railway journal . as securing theassents of abuttors, or approvals of towns, boroughs andcities, etc., giving the facts in detail, and that it there-fore prays a hearing be held and the plans be hearing can always be helped, and often can bereduced to a merely formal reading of the petition, byseeing the parties affected and explaining just what itis intended to do. The average citizen doesnt hankerafter court proceedings, and is only too glad to avoidthem when, as is the case if he has no objection to thelocation, his absence does not affect his rights. If on theother hand he does object, and his objection cannot bemet by some minor change, the objector should be madeclearly to understand that he should go to the the company is justified in its stand it can alwayssecure a favorable decision from a fair commission. Ifthe objector has had a chance to present his case, andhas been ruled against by third parties, he will usuallyaccept the decision in good part. If he does not, his. DETAIL PLAN OF TRACK AND WIRE CROSSINGS crabbing does not begin to have the disturbing influ-ence on the neighbors as the complaints of the man whohas been done by the company. The hearing is usually started by reading the petition,after which the company is called on to explain its plans,and then the remonstrances are heard. The less said bythe representatives of the company, outside of answersto direct questions, the better. The petition should havestated the general facts, and the company representa-tive is wise to offer to explain anything not clear, but tovolunteer no information outside of that specificallycalled for. This requires tact, for while it is entirelypossible to say almost nothing and yet leave all hearerswell pleased, it is easier to tell altogether too much, andin addition leave the listeners wishing for horse whips. Lack of Discretion May Result inStarting SomethingThe reason for stinginess as to detail is the possibil-ity of starting so
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