Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-09
THE CHESTERFIELD BR1DaE.
u IL already under Contract Gor linn.
diate Erection.

CHESTERFIELD PROMPTLY VOTES HER SHARE
oF THE MONEY ANu THE DuNNis,iuNEH.
ACT A. PROMPTLY.
The town Of Chesterfield passed th. fa.
lowing vote on Tuesday iu regard a. Join.
ing with BrattleOoro To build % rrIi-.
across the Connecticut
Hesoir-I That a sum not ,,r..,-lIn. s-,.. ..
aud hereby lS. appropriated for tnr uurr,-.. ..
constructing au iron suspension UrlIl. across r...
Connecticut river. near the head of .u4~.......
rapids. 50 called. al or near "Ieavttt'- k...-
su caii"d' provided that satisfactory arr4u-..
meni- br made with the town of BrattlruHfI 81
% Aid % the construction the Unnecessary rruar..
ana maintenance ui said bridge. ana prHrI..-
further that au equitable agreement boz in..i- n, -
the said town of Brattleboru with respect O.. i..
payment Of damages that might octiir tn-r-..
ana inc S+-iectlHen uf Chesterfield arr hereby a..
thurlzed o. confer with the brids, -lmmi,,iou-.-
oi brhttl-boro. a. soon as may be- for the Dur
pos OF making arrangements o. carry uut t..
PROVISIONS Of tins resolutions iu accurtau,a- Will
the statute for such cases provided lllf DO d. .s
pressY provided furthermore that 200 arraus.
nents effected by the said -..lrctm,n and brIls.
commissioners shall h. binding upon tine town .l
Chesterfield until the saline shall have beech af.
proved by the said town.
The vote was carried by reclamation and
no opposing voice was raised 4 few Der
sons IN the hall who were opposed 10 tn.
project did not vote, but the sentiment of
the town in favor Of the bridge was over
whelmlng
Promptly on Wednesday Warren II But.
Ter, Geo. A. Tuttle and Ira D. Farr. the
Chesterfield selectmen, who are the com
mlssloners under this vote came t. Brat
tieboro and met the Brattleboro comuIi-
sioners IN consultation Articles wer,
drawn up aud signed for the constructor
ana maintenance of the bridge. Chester
held agreeing to the payment Of 5000 and
brattleboro 10 the payment OF not 10 ca.
coed $4,000. Proposals were received for
the construction of the bridge from tic
ermont Construction company of St Al
bans, from the Canton Bridge COMPANY uf
canton, Ohio, and from the East Berlin
bridge company Of Berlin Conn Tn.
contract WAS awarded 10 the last namea
company, which was the lowest bidder. ana
known to be d Responsible aud reliable con
Germ. The contract Is for the sum of So
80 Tor the bridge including masonry and
superstructure complete The contract
was signed ON the spot and the comuau,
VIII have men at work on the abutuieut.
a. soon as the water falls Ia "A pitch wher.
the foundation can bee laid Should III,
circumstances prove favorable the bridge
VIII be completed during the winter IL De-
u be a suspension bridge with iron tower.
ana a span Of 300 feet. The dravlu-
shows II 70 he graceful structure of sui
stantla appearance. The only woodwork
used will he for the ties, flooring and SD,
railing. The special town meetin. of Che
terrified h ratify the action of the select
men will he called for an early day
Under the arrangement entered into fur
the future maintenance of the bridge earf
town becomes responsible for one half I'll,
expense The Chesterfield representative
said It was the feeling of their town that
as Chesterfield gave two-thir,s of the ori.-
maj cost 1t was only fair that Brattlebor
should assume one-half the cost of tutur.
support. Our commissioners conceded the
Justice of this claim aud made their agr--
ment on that basis