Matter of Grade Crossing Commissioners

The grade crossing commissioners of the city of Buffalo, having decided that it was necessary to close or discontinue a part of Bailey avenue, brought this proceeding under the authority of statute (L. 1888, ch. 345, § 12; L. 1911, ch. 358; L. 1916, ch. 576) for the appointment of commissioners to ascertain the compensation payable to abutting owners. The city of Buffalo and the railroad companies made answer in opposition to "the petition that the owners, though barred of access to the north, had been left with access to the south; that this access was adequate and reasonable, with the…