Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-08-17
VERMONT VALLEY FARES.
Decision Of the RniIrond Commission

Decision Of the RniIrond Commi--ion-
rHEY REFUSE To- RECOMMEND 4 REDUCTION
IN THE LOCAL RATE. As ASKED FOR ny
hRATrLEnoRo AND BELLOWS FALLS pETI.
TONERS
STATE oF VERMONT, N BOARD uF Rail
ROAD COMMISSIONERS,
WHITE RIVER JUN,TIpN, Aug. q. ISIS \
In the matter Of the petition Of citizen,
Of Brattlebnro and Bellows Fall. against
tn" Vermont Valley and Sullivan County
railroad companies
The proceedings in this case were com
m"nccd Jan Goth 1887. on the petition Of
Hon. 4. y. SWAIN in behalf Of lp.opI. ON
the line Of the Vermont Valley railroad.
and. cmhraccd IA complaint If excessive pn.
S"nger rates on tn" Vermont Valley rail
road between BrHttlchoro and bellows Falls
Notice OF the proceedings was forthwith
given the railroad company and its answer
/ ny Mr.. \. Is. Harris, president, was filed
March sth, 1857 Thereupon at the re
quest "f tn" cumphinauts the case was
suspended hy the board and SOD remained
till called up by Mr. Swain and other riti
zen, Of lrattlchoro aud Below, Falls ON
the llth of April, lS~S. when "a hearing
was appointed for th" 18th day If .NpriI
ISIS, at EriluW~ Falls at which tim, tn.
the CONFORMATION and ,,i,b H..
ciu,u.buinut. .u account, nc tb.. l.',,,l,,..i
Of Vr II,r,,. Gan. En-. IN a. II
Of IuI, lN~S 81, U,,,tI.I,.,.. i- 10y
date. iii. r.llr,al ,.,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,or..I. H.. H.
T. II.rri. ,l,s ,.r..ii.,, ia,,I '' ''
officers flu.,.,f and ..,,,,.. ,C a.. -.
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win the ,an.,.n, ~ ,b.. ,.a;Il "',,'
-b, patiti,p ,,,. .,,,..,,.j..I H.. ~
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and axtandin,, the form. a. ,.'.,5,I i &c.
n. o., ,,t,.,. ali ,l,, ,.'.i -, NY u,
said .o,u,mni., in ,La It,,a " y "a'i ~
between Erattl,I,,r, snJ V,n'i-.,, XVI
the ,oid suII;y,r C,,,,,,,. -,;,...,,I .,.'l
was ropr...ut.J st tl,. hen, -. NJ
r. II,rri- ,L, i '..l-., - - ~' \
c,r,,,rstinp ~ '''''
Tine f.lln,,inp focts ,,,,,.or..l ..,..I ........
found bv the board The y.rr.,,,, y,ll,,
railroad extend, from Hr.,,l.l..r', R'
loy,- Fail. , li.tn,,,... ~ St,,,I1
lnroI for,. b.t,,..,, IL. ,i,,, - '"'
E,ur and onn..ivtb mt ,,..r M r.
Sullivan C.,uutv r,,iIr,,,I ,..,,,,,,,,,''
road i'm New II1n,s,,ir. fr.n E''i,,. I'm 'ii'
t. the stat. line nr,r Wi,j.,r a,.I 49,.
rau.,puuart with tn. t..,,tr.I K..,.,,,'.,'
rnaJ romr,nv onor,t,y H., ai '' ~! U- i'',
SCR. distance If 1G mia. rr','., y y, IN, ''','
Fails The local nasseu....,. Car.. ,ba,..'..,, T.;
30 cent, between tb,.n mint ,i,,, , 'l'a -
and one half cents mar. NH, III ''''''
Tn, nrincinal na.s,.,,,,.. I',,'i.5
these road. is what !. tpn,,n a. ,I,r,,,'.i,
business. these roads t,.,.tbar ,,,,b f.,
md Nau NnrL NJ, IL. ~ ~
snntL of tLcm an5 ,hn a't %ant ~ hartford 1
md Hnsto,, A MINI .,,l,,',. III,
of them rnr,nin,, 49, ,'''''
New York md nr.hor Wo,traaI '',,I , ~
White Mountains WV
For several v,ors - di,.i-i.,, a..
through rot.s Let,,.,,, l,'' I;,''.. u'io
nm. been p,do u,,,,,, tl,.. - :, ''''''1
messenger fares md IN. I,coi ,,a..','.'',.
fire ON the Vern.,,t VIII ,.;i,.iI t.'
bi,,bar tb,,, ,I,,,.. - ID '"'''''p "e,"s
rrrri. Ia',o,. ,,,.,i, 'r ',i'''' 1t mas
bv the tbr,,,,I sr,i ,i, ,,'.'''l '.tI"T''
yiIcJ ononc tho di,Toro,t =, " ',i'l It Ut
tion IN tbei, r..,oct;,. ,,,;, ,",'''' II" P'"l"'
Tho raasn, co. tbi., .,.,.'',., ,'-'
in the fact tbot o,,in,, =, i ,, - i"u,l"
Valley road tL,n nm tlo atl.,' M w. WI ''.'
TINT roa1 If rorr,,i,,,, 'I Wv '''Nl ~
given distance is ,,rsate, a,,I a. H., ,IIS-.'
ratc is fixaJ n,o,,,it,. :;
once Ia tbe nubiic Los 49, mn En- no ''"eI
divide tbot ro,o hot,,.a, ,'I' i'''T'cn' ''''''
T1nder tbis ar,,,,' up' e,,,''',I'l'Ss'
Valley railroad cn,,,,'.,',' -. '',y ''I',i'n'
nav operntinr exnenias 'i''s ' Y'i n'''5 ~
It's stockbolders ~ n nor oa, W, r',',', ~
stool, of n 0o0 nno e.. W.. va Tvs '"l'''"'
md has madn roJnctin,,., i, -. , - F''N'
tho local mill h., -, ~ ~ '""l go ~
fnr iOOO n,iins ISSUING u'hease tlck'tS
ronnJ trim t;ci-at' Wv" wv, ' nus n''l'' an"
IN n,,,. sta,;' o, ms, s'""' from any station
has riven tbe n "i i'''rp oen'S per niue nn'
yiro mi ,,,, ,iIiL az vN'''i'"' uah ser
bv tbe noti,i,,,.,,'' "S V"'l'h'h''n
The reJnctinn IN ' tha .''F e, "'I' i,s,