Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-06-07

sioss Of Goodwill between a., 10.
Towas.
A large number Of people. not les, tina,
1000. probably, gathered at the new Db..
terrified bridge on Tuesday Afternoon d.
participate in the formal opening exerci...
! The barriers were removed from both end
Of the bridge at O'Clock and the long I,,.
Of teams waiting on the Vermont side 6IaI
across b. the New Hampshire side vb.r.
the exercises took place. col Hoos,,
chairman Of the Brattleboro bOnrd of ..I4.,
men, called the meeting ~ order api
briefly aluding 10 the happy event of tI,.
day, introduced Hon b D. Harri. chair
man Of the Brattleboro board Of comm.
sioners. who spoke a. follows
Mr.. HABRIss REMAINS
There is a manifest proprety, ! think III
marking the completion Of an importsr,
enterprise like this boy suitable publ. cer.
monies and an interchange Of congratub
tions over an event Of much local intere.,
aud significance, that will largely iacrtst.
and increase social and business intercour,.
between the intelligent and thriving peopI.
inhabitng the opposite sides Of tins beaut
full river, and greatly contribute, we hYp.
! and believe to their mutual satisfaction and
enjoyment as well ~ ~ their materm
prosperity There is cause for cougratuH
ton, too, in the perfect harmony and rpuI
| feeling which has prevailed throughout Oh.
progress Of the work 1t is certainly ar.
markable, a. well a. a very gratifying fact
that these two neighbOring towns, by aplp
uar vote IN each very nearly or quite unau
imous. have united ~ do this work and
that its progress, from start ~ finish. ha-
been unmarried 10y accident to life or limit
aud absolutely free from all contention
The commissioners Of the town Of Brat
tlebOro for whom have the honor h. speaE
have had no disagreements in performm.
their duties wherein, they take much plea
sure in acknowledging, they have constant
ly had the intelligent and hearty coJpers
ton of the representatives Of the town u'
| Chesterfield, t. whose wise foresight auI
prompt liberalty in it, support this nov
completed enterprise primarily owes IT, m
ception and its success
1t is only simple justice ~ state that The
Berlin Irou Bridge company. who have
built the bridge, including the solid mason.
! ~ foundations upon which It rest- through
their competent and trustworthy agent,
Messrs pendleton and Hanna have at all
times and in all particulars shown ilIu.
disposition u comply IN good faith with al
the requirements OF their contract AM
the representatives of the two towns ha,
ing carefully scrutinized the construction
work IN all its stages now cordially unit,
IN this public expression Of entire satisia..
ton with the manner il which they hay.
met their obligations. For the very mode
rate price Of Sl2 SO, they have erecteI
for US the beautiful and substantial strue
ture now before you, whose graceful out
lines and elegant proportions are Il constant
and ever increasing delight to the eve, aud
in whose ample strength and permanent
endurance we have undoubting confidence
Having finished the work committed o.
them 70 do the commissioners of the town
Of Bratteboro, in formally surrenderlng
a. they now do, the future control and care
Of the bridge 70 the permanent authoritie-
Of the town, u be administered in accord
ance with a duly-executed contract be.
tween the towns now on record, have
great satisfaction in the belief that thes
are delivering Il thoroughly substantial and
suitable bridge that will be a long cOntiu
Jung convenience and benefit t. the pubu
generally, and especially 10 the public
spirited citizens of the two towns that have
81 wisely and cordially united 10 build it
When Mr. Harris closed Col Hooker said
It had been understood that Mr. c F. Oil
son, Of the Chesterfield board Of sslectmeu
would be the next speaker, but Mr.. ellison
had delegated him 70 introduce Mr. .. l.
Randall. one of the Chesterfield bridg.
commissioners, in his place
Mr. Randall began his remarks with d
pleasant alusion u some Of the doubts
which had been expressed, before the work
was finished, a. to the strength of the
bridge, passing from this 70 say that the
achievement TO day celebrated was the con
summation of a scheme more than seventy
years old In 1877 charter was secured
for bridge between Chesterfield and DUN.
merston by the ermont and New Hamp-
shire bridge company, but the project fell
through. In 1913 the town of Chesterfield
voted to build bridge between that town
and BrattlebOro, but this scheme also fel
through. All these years the mountain
road, one Of the hardest pieces Of road any
where about here, has been a bugbear L.
Chesterfield people, save only in winter
when they could cross on the ice. 1t wa
peculiarly gratifying 70 the people Of Ches
terrified, Mr.. Randall said that their offer
u the people Of Brattleboro had been a..
cepted 50 cordially and SO promptly The
people Of the west of Chesterfield felt very
thankful t. the people Of the east part that
they had acted 50 generously in the matter
raising no opposition to the proposal u vote
money for the bridge All were grateful
that the work had been done 50 harmo.
niously IN every respect, aud there Wa
cause, he said, for cordial gratitude D the
Berlin Bridge Company for the thorough
way IN which their work had been done
Their work had been carefully watched
aud not the least disposition had been
shown % slight 1t IN any way On the
contrary they had acted fair and square
from beginning to end. Mr. Randall then
gave the facts, "a elsewhere stated, about
the strength Of the bridge. and closed with
"a rppaxg..4 ..F Il
toward the people Of Bratteboro for their
ready aid IN the enterprise
Mr. ellison was then called out and spoke
briefly. He told why he had declined t.
speak III the FIRST place, and then gave d
little history of the enterprise saving II
had grown out of the defeat in the New
Hampshire Legislature of the reasonable re
quest of Mr. Waite to be allowed to establish
d ferry at that point two wears ago Che,
terneld people then thought they would se,
what could be done about u bridge aud
here was the result The people of tn.
north and east part of the town. he said
were entitled t. especial thanks for their
nelghborly action IN the matter.
Mr. Chas. c. F. Goodrich a leading eli
zen OF Chesterfield, and a member of the
board of bridge commissioners. whose work
and influence have been important factors
IN carrying the enterprise 10 successful
completion was next called upon but eN
cused himself from speaking
hon. b. ID. Harris then stepped forward
and, amid the cheers and laughter of the
assemblage, said he had great pleasure in
introducing an unusual product, modest
man - Col. Geo. W Hooker chairman of
the Brattleboro board of selectmen.
Col Hooker responded saying that he
gratefully accepted the trust contided o.
HIM as an official representative of the PEG
pie OF Brattleboro, and he took great pleas
ure IN promising TO see the bridge properly
cared Tor lie wished 10 publicly thank
Mr. r. NJ Waite for the excellent highway
built on the Vermont side. Ii was under
stood that Mr., Waite had lost money on the
Job, but lac did not believe 1t. though Waite
said so himself He thanked the ladies for
Their attendance on the happy occasion.
ana congratulated the people Of the two
towns ON their union by this handsome
bridge 1t was good thing for Chester
nelu ana no less good thing for Brattle-
ooro' lie hoped every Brattleboro mer
chant would sell his goods So low that no
Chesterfield or estmorelaud man would
60 to keene 10 trade. Col Hooker closed
by calling out and introducing the bridge
engineers, Messrs. Pendleton and Hanna
who were welcomed with round of hearty
applause.
W II. Alexander, who was next called
out said he had spent forty years of his life
III Chesterfield and thirty nine in Brattle
ooro' lie had grown old and was worn out
ouI oil all the beautiful sights he had seen
- Lls iohe NE TINS bridge uniting the two
towns was the most beautiful
Mr., Edward Crosby said few words av
pressing his qualification in seeing this
bridge built and stha hsrs la4 H., y -. ~,