Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-05-01

Daniel Hawkins, Oliver Chaplin Samuel Dick
nson, Stephen Hawkins, Edward Cuisine,
Pearlsy Marsh, Silas Barrett, Silas Hooker and
Foster Alexander were present. Daniel Haw
kins, Samuel Dickinson and Pearley Marsh !
were chosen a committee for the Gurtberance of
the purposes for which this meeting was con-
vened.
The following year, June II, 1902 a company
was incorporated by the General Court Of New
Hampshire, under the name Of "The Proprie-
tors of the Iinsdale Bridge and Sixth New
Hampshire Turnpike Corporation" with full
power to erect the necessary bridge or bridges
over Connecticut river sat any point from Dunn
mer's Ferry to the Ferry at Barretts Island, so
called. and also at any place on said Island, or
within one mile above the samei' and to build
a Turnpike road not less than four rods wide on
the shortest and most practicable route "from
Connecticut river in Hinsdae. intending TO mt ct
the aforesaid bridge when erected, through said
Hinsdale and Winchester to the line of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at Warwick"
This act provided for the erection of two toll
houses, one at the bridge over the Connecticut
river and the other at Winchester, and estab-
lished the rate OF tolls. The number of shares
into which the stock should be divided was not
limited.
The first meeting Of the corporntors named
in the act,-who were Oliver Chaplin, Foster
Alexander, Cyrus Shattuck, Seth Hooker, Ed
ward Cuisine, Thomas Taylor John w. Blake.
Samuel Dickinson Gardner Chandler, George
II. Hall, John IIolbrook, Silas Barrett, James
Elliot Stephen Hawkins, Reuben Alexander.
Caleb Alexander, Daniel Twitchell and Daniel
Hawkins, Jrs.,-met at the house of Samuel
Dickinson in Braitleboro Aug. IS, 1902, and
organized by the election of John Holbrook as
President; Foster Alexander, Clerk and Geo.
II. Hall, Perley Marsh, Oliver Chaplin, Daniel
Hawkins, John w. Blake and Benjamin Saw
yer, Directors. During the year following the
subscription to the shares was opened an
survey of the Turnpike route made. At a
meeting of the corporation the number of
shares was fixed TO $50, and the report of the
Committee to lay out the road was accepted.
"prorided The town Of Winchester or any in
dvdvos give the further sum of $50 for the
purpose of making the bridge over Ashuelot
river"
On the Goth of July 1903 contract was
made between the corporation and Oliver Cha
pin, by which the said Chaplin agreed to build
bridge over the Connecticut river at Barrett's
Island, the road, and a bridge over the Ashuelot
river, for the sum of Sl6,0O0, and take one half
in the shares Of the corporation at 800 each
Nov. 81, 1904, at meeting Of the stockholders
it was "Voi ed, unanimously to accept the bridge
over the main river on the west side of Bar
rett's Island" and "to suspend the acceptance
of the bridge over the Creek on the east side
of Barretl's Island" The amount expended
to this time was about $4,000. The bridge
over the main channel, which was an arch
bridge built CT wood owing to defect In its
construction, iel. TO pieces in q very brief pc
Rod after it was opened, and the following year
a new bridge was built upon the same general
plan to supply It's place, at an expense Of $4,000,
which was raised 10y an assessment of S3j per
share.
In the win er of lSO7-9, the bridges over the
Conn, cicut suffered from heshets, as may he
il ieucd from the following votes passed at a
meeting Of the corporation Feb. 4, 1908;
/ "Votcd. That John lIolbrook and Samuel Dickinson
be u committee to make such rop0irs OF the bridge
and river banks rs they sha, ihiul, necessary.
That in consequence OF the late alarming deprcdG-
ons and the danger Of which the bridge Is in OF being
wholly lost by the continual undermining Of the Hbut-
mcuts and wearing away Of the land to which it con-
meets,
| Toied, That nm agent, Oliver Chaplin. be requested
to renew his application to the Legislature Of Mas
suchu.etts for leave to sell Lottery Tickets agreeable
| to grant from the state of New Hampshire"
With an occasional outlay for repairs these
bridges stood until 1920, when, at the annual
meeting of the corporation that year, it was
voted that the Directors be committee to
inspect the bridge over Connecticut river, and
if necessary "to rebuild the bridge in part or in
whole" Tie present year. Upon examination
the main bridge was found defective, and it wa,
removed, and Capt Nathaniel Bliss Of Brattle.
boro was employed to erect a new arch bridge
The bridge was completed that season, and a
TIE next annual meeting an assessment of SlC
per share was made to meet the expense.
In the winter OF lS24-5 the bridge over tn,
Greek or the east channel of the river, wa
carried away, and the following summer an arcl
bridge was built in its place. A assessmen
of $l2 per share was laid 10 meet the expens
of this bridge and for "makiug a new road from
Hinsdae to Winchester
These bridges God until 1881, when the
were both taken Down and new bridges built il
) their place by Capt. Isaac Damon, with whom
n contract was made for that purpose. Capt
Damon was to receive $4,000 for building tn
main bridge and $500 for the Greek" bridge
the price of the latter being diminished on &C
count of the old lumber from the precedn
bridges that was used in its construction. T
build these bridges the shares of the corpora
y ton were assessed 500 each. The main bridg
was covered tx" bridge, the first of the kin
ever erected over the Connecticut by this COZ
= poralioni it stood PC years, and was the onl
. one that was carried off by the action of th
/, water and ice. The committee to superinten
the erection of these bridges was Mrs. Mar
- Chaplin, Francis Goodhue and Henry Clark.
In January 1913 the bridge across tn
: Greek" or the channel east of the Island, wa
!. carried off by freshet, and at a special NEE
" ing of the corporation, Feb 1913, Charles Cha