Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-04-30
THE RAILROAD BANK
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Nearly Aft OF the unsghtly trccs aud shrubs that
have obstfucted the view from the car windows aou
the line Of the valley railroad have D,ou ,innigg
Of the white Mountain travel, aud nov the outeIh
Connecticut can be watched nearly the WhoG i'ms' n
on the line. The sloping banks have hkeWlse 9e'u
clicked up and grassed prosontinga healhy uuu ~
traotiye appearance. Two places, however, yei re
main as eye-sores to the travelling public though no
Legitimate excuse eau be offered for their unuuy ~
stence. The greater Of these nuisances - ionu I
bnros main street where all sorts Of rubbish aud OF
fensive material IL dumped from the rear o. sto.o
and hotels. Tue railroad company ~ reauyi u ~ w
derstood to remedy this evil with the cooperation o.
nbuttera who allow their tenants 10 DrinB ~
upon generally tidy community By tnetauhB a su
nrisanre IA is inst opposite this rubbish aud hlth
that all Of the incoming trains are bound 70 stP' NY
where the cars In hot weather are "ltehtmeH n'uu
With unpleasant odors The village mproVon',ut s"
cety certainly ought 10 look into this matter az Que
and before the summer travel begins. Aslmilarpace
be found in the rear OF the storss near WI &
trains enter Bellows Falls station Tue ralltoau co
pany, together with enerprsing etlzeh., WI Sir
! may not have a pecunary interest IN maHng theiI
surroundings beautiful aud Clearly eau III au9IuI ~
say the least to offend the eye Of summer y,i'CLs
| allowing such unwh0esome places 70 eNlst, huout
which there is much complaint. -BrdNieboro AeU" 10
Sunday Republican.
The Republicans correspondent touches on
one OF the worst features OF the railroad D@nk
nuisance when he speaks OF the spectacle
which its accommodations OF filth and rubbish
present to summer travellers and to all per
sons who have occasion to pass through Bfat
tleboro by rail. The stopping OF the trains
under the bank, which the law compels, Il
direct invitation to every occupant OF every
train to look out at the surroundings, aud Tor
some minutes tho attention OF every pa7seh
ger is called 10 the revolving sight.
ITS EFFECT ON SUMMER VISITORS AND OTHER
sTRANuERs.
It is indeed outrageous that town 80 con
spicuously clean, tidy aud attractive a. Is
! hy ba
ference Of a few persons, gain the reputation
abroad OF harborog the nastie5t aud most
repulsve spot between New York and Canada
or the White Mountains The damage, too, Is
a positive aud material one, aud not alone a
sentimental one. Last summer cases came 10
our knowledge where visitors had been deter
red from stopping here, as they bad intended,
by this unsavory spot. This very week a Ne"
York lady has come TO us to TIL us OF two
friends of hers who came here last season III
tending to remain several weeks; they saw
the railroad bank with its filth and the untidy
buildings above it they supposed the bank
and buildings were the tail end Of row OF
low tenement houses, aud passed on. No
wonder they did
WHAT THE PROPERTY HOLDERS OWE TO TUE
, Town.
= But it is not alone because OF summer vi-i-
8 tors or the reputation Of the town abroad that
the bank should be cleaned up and the rear
. ends of the buildings which abut there be
made decent ia appearance. Tue property
holders owe il to the 400 other people of
the village. who keep their own premises
clean, to Abate this nuisance. IL II was sin
gle individual or concern that maintained this
foul blot on the town, the community would
!, have risen up years ago 10 compel It's abate-
y ment. II Mr. Brooks and Mr. Crosby on the
= west side Of the street we're to allow such a
state OF things in the Of their buildings
:, there would be public outcry against it, and
p the easi-sde people would lead 1t because of
!, its detrinieut to their own health and business
y But ~ things actually are, look at the tidy
II way everything il kept in the ar Of the west
side building, and then take a look behind
the east side buildings There is no more
Re reason Why rubbish and filth should be dump
i, ed and left in the one case than IN the other
y except that "it has always been done SO
Ar The thing for the east side property holders
r to do is TO first have their premises made
clean, and then stop their tenants from dump
~ ing refuse from back doors aud windows, auc
be- have it brought down and out to the pave
m ment aud carried away at stated intervals, al
=. ia done in the Crosby and Books hu'dug
T. aud a. s done in every other place Of the siz
he OF Brattleboro.
be THE WORK SHOULD BE DONE NOW. AND DOM
be THOROUGHLY.
IN IN We again take this subject up IN deta no
ie- to point finger at any Individual there al
At too many sinners involved TO 90 tbat-but "A
s1n' the beginning Of the season t. once more cal
on public attention TO the matter to candid
I'D present the just as it is, aud to point on
W. the steps that should be taken to remedy tn
re- evil. Some Of the property holders are a.
ys ready arous, d, and have taken steps TO &c
lef their own ruLbi, h ont Of sight after fashion
sts But, as we have repeatedly said, it is of n
m use to make any halfway ID of the work q
ny cleaning ny, and then leave it for the Tubbis
he to accumulate again. 1t must be done tbol
iu- oughly, and it can only be 20 done by tn
ace property holders making mutual thing of il
wa The best and most practicable suggestion tbs
was made last year or that has ever beet
~ made, was that tue bank should b, cleane
down to the original soil, uniform grade an
G curvature be establisht d As nearly po7.i0l,
-op aud then grass and other green things be a
yer lowed to grow to cover tie un-ightline s.
%- The single privy which now mains on th
il bank should be removed, aud tue TOW Ii shout
Dor Rbate its own Duisance, which IL Mt a poir
oal where it is AN offence both to the public iGrt
he ~ and 10 one of the churches. 1t has SEE me
ret to us tLat-as the town is one of the large
ear property holders on the bank, and as two
5st the selectmen are also individual property
The holders-the move for united action migl
yer very properly come from the selectmen.
ads WHAT THE RAILROAD COMPANY WILL DOTH
HOLDERS
our 1t was well known last season that the raj
,Ss road company stood ready aud willing to d
Of any and every reasonable thing to have Il
De- bank cleaned up and kept Glenn. Tney al
~ ~ still ready to do this and the fault that II
.iso work is not done is not theirs. Toward Il
in end Of last summer Roadmaster Clark OF Il
Vermont Valley company stated to US that |
co had repeatedly cleaned up the bank in yea
Ahnfff lai a RIr., 4
l have done it they have dumped their dir
ms rubbish right down on TO me again, and
leo will never move another shovslful Of it uni
| am assured that the dumping of refu
80. there will be stopped Does any one bIau
lrr' Mr.. Clark for taking this position III
present week he has told us again that
stands ready to take hold with the propert
=. holders any day to clean up tho bank if tn
will agree that thereafter it shall be ke
clean. Mr., Herrick generously agrees GU /
Odd own part, that, if a united movem, Mt is mad
Eel he will at his own expense send a team throuj
IN Main street twice a week to take away SUI
tees refuse as tenants bring out and put in sutat
the receptacles on the sidewalk The whole thii
or is therefore in a nutshell. No possible excu
tiei- Is left for inaction on the part of properi
lock holders.
sne WHAT THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT soCIET1
~, SHOULD DO.
heir We wish, however, to endorse one mo
S SeE suggestion made by the Republicans corr
e OF sPonuen'i huu IL Is that tue matter Is o
9TH which the Village improvement society m
lade properly interest itself in. We believe Ii
for the society should this year make it uud
the stood and felt tnat its whole weight and
sion fiuence are enlisted in behalf of this nost ~.
essary improvement of all, ard the ann,
meeting to be held next Monday evening v
be proper time to take the first steps
rs Public sentiment is thoroughly aroused
100. this subject Not day passes but promne
nge, citizens urg us to go on with tho wo K
Yam agitation aud prodiiug which We began Is
too, year,
ali We shall certainly do it,
orge
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