Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-07-09
THE VILLAGE TMPRO VEAEN1
SOCIETY.

ANOTHER POINT GAINED THE CENTRAL YER
MONT OFFICIALS GIVE A HEARING ON THE
PETITION FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE NARROW
GAUGE SIDE TRACK.
The officers of the Central Vermont rail
road we're in town Wednesday morning, for
the purpose of comforting with the petition
ers for the removal OF the narrow gauge
freight track at the North end Of the pAssen-
ger station, so as to give free approach 10
the station upon that side. At conference
had at the depot at A. NJ, the petitioners
Represented by Dr. Draper, Judge Vino ler,
N. I. Hawley, Jacob Estey, j. j. Ettey, DR..
HoltOn and otheTs-pointed out the inconve-
nience and dangers of the present arrange
ment and it's infringement upon the rights
of the public as they believed, all of which
were freely conceded by OF Governor Smith
and General Manager Hobart. Oh their part,
they stated that they held the road on lease
FROM the New London Northern railroad
company which had only four years longer
TO run, and that large OUTLAWS in the way Of
improvements could not be made but by the
consent OF the latter corporation. The pc
titioners replied that it was not their wish to
put the management to extensive OUTLAWS,
although they had the right to expect when,
FIVE years ago, the new passenger station was
built and plans were announced also for the
reconstruction and relocation Of the freight
depot, and re-arTaDgement Of the freight
! yard that the continuation of the track com.
planned Of would have been only temporary.
| They also reminded the railroad officials
that imm ediately after the passenger station
was built, a track was laid directly in front OF
! the same for the transfer OF freight, which II
was said was an absolute necessity, and which
was submitted to by the citiz5ns for two
! years before q way WAS found to abandon 1t
and now the citizens could not help feeling
that il the present track complained Of were
removed, some way could be found by which
the business OF the road could be managed
a. after the removal of the last mentioned
one They also urged that the unsightnesi
OF surroundings was an annoyance TO the cit
liens, aud especially to the Village Improve
ment Society, who would be glad TO pu
down grass plat with flower beds at the en-
trance TO the station, and protect the same
with cuTbing il this track could be removed
The management we're impressed with the
belief that the inconvenience of the presen
track was due very largely to the situation o.
the weighing scales, and declared their will
ingness at once to remove these to the lowe
part OF the freight yard, and 10 enterdict II
future all transfers OF freight or moving o
engines upon this track in the vicinity of thu
passenger station, at the time of the arriva
and departure of the regular passenger
trains, and II In conference with the Nov
London officials they could devise plan TO
the removal Of the track as requested, i
should be done. They also promised to or
der all piles of rail road ties removed ant
kept hereafter clear from between the station
and the road and make every effort to lesser
the present sources of annoyance and DANCE
to the citizens, II no way were clear to tn
full removal Of the obstruction complained OF
Thus the matter at present rests.
In this connection we would also sugges
to the gas company that similar temporar.
deposits of piles OF ties and lumber be inter
dcted upon their grounds, on the opposit
side of the entrance to the station yard
Much may thus be done to mitigate the un
sightliness OF this locality as we'll AZ the dan
ger heretofore existing.