Record of actions taken on crossing petitions, 1889-1910.

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Record of actions taken on crossing petitions, 1889-1910.

Record entries for commission actions taken on railroad petitions to cross other rail lines include record, file, and box numbers; petitioning and responding railroads; petition filing date; petition statement; commission action (e.g., viewed crossing; oral argument heard; opinion filed) and date; and occasionally, commission's final decision with date and record book references.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7390697

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