Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-04-10
srREET RAILWAY MEETING

\ meeting Of the lncOrpOrAtOrs Of the
"Brattlet-oro Street Railway company" was
held at the Brooks House Monday after
noon, under the terms Of the act Of incor-
pOration, to see what action. # any. should
be taken about opening the subscription
books Of the company. This act Of incor
poration was passed ~ ! $50, and gives the
company the right to construct, maintain
and operate "a street railroad. from any
point in the village of Brattleboro, through
any Of the village streets and town
highways, u any point in the village Of
Vest Brattleboro \ majority Of the II
corporators named ia the act were present
at the meeting Judge Wheeler made a
statement to the effect that on the after
noon Of Fast day Mr. G. II McEachron of
Vest Hebron, y. Y came TO his house,
saying he understood that there had been
some talk Of d street railroad in Brattle-
boro, and that a company with which he
was connected owns six miles Of street rail
road track, and the necessary equipment
Of cars, switches, etc which has recently
been taken up in tlens Falls, y Y. where
the horse railroad has been superseded by
the trolley system He said this plant Was in
good condition, and its owners would dis
pose Of il at low price. They would sell
1t outright, or should $1,000 he subscribed
in Brattleboro toward the stock Of the pro
posed street railway he thought the com
pany might he willing n put in money
enough TO finish and operate the road On
account Of the heavy snow storm MIR No
Earhron could not look about town, as he
wished, and this meeting was therefore
called 10 lay what he said before the cor
porators.
There was some general discussion Of the
subject, a. to whether it would be desira-
bic TO have the road built, and the desira-
bility. If built, Of having 1t 90 into the
hands Of some outside company for owner
ship and operation. Col Hooker, who was
chosen chairman, said that if d street rail
way was built it would he necessary To
have it start from some point on or near
the railroad grounds, and run up through
Main and Asylum streets, aud around By
Chaplin or Chase streets TO Oak street, aud
thence up High street and Western avenue
TO West Brattleboro. The through travel
between the two villages would amount 10
little. 1t would he the short rides in the
main part Of this village that would fur
nish the paying business. DR.. C. s Clark
Of the West village raised the question
whether such railway would not damage
the avenue for driving purposes, especially
in the winter. Judge Wheeler stated that
in Burlington when the heavy snow comes
there is no effort made 10 keep the track
open To Winooski, but the cars are put on
traverses, and run in that way until the
snow goes of.
The result Of the meeting WAS the ap-
pointment Of S. y. Herrick, 4 Starkey
and +. W. Stoddard committee 10 confer
with Mr.. McEAchron, and find out exactly
what proposition he is willing 70 make
1t was evidently the thought of all pres
ent that in case a street railway is ever
built in Brattleboro il should be owned and
operated by home capital, and not by some
concern whose only interest in the town is
the amount Of money that can be got out
Of its people.