Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-06
THE DANGEROUS VERNON ROAD.


So much has been said aud much mi-cuuccptiun
has developed. concerning the Vernon road. that
beg little space IN your paper upon the subject A
petition WAS presented Ia the -elcotmeu not long
ago. calling Tor new highway beginning near the
Griffin house. with southern t,rmiuu. ut some
point ON the Vernon road below the new engine
house. with the estimated cost ~ such an under
taking, which here present. need spend no force
in theorzing a. To the motive ~ the -clcctmcu in
denying the petition The proposed road begin.
ming near the Grimm hou-c lD the Royal wood
road j. distance Of sixtN rods This section runs
through or along bank that stands at uu angle uf
- Ut more and Immediately below the cemetery
The construction Of ~ foot wide highway along
this bank would require the binding 81 heavy re-
tanning wall Tor the road bed II feet high. aud 70
similar retaining wall for the embarrassment against
the cemetery. These two walls aggregate the small
amount u 300 yards 81 masonry II would require
The moving Of about ttu yHfd- ~ earth. making
the approximate cost NJ the IN rods SD On This
estimate does not include amy land or other damage
whatever II would require the removal ~ four
houses nov occupied by Wotkmrn. The contiuu-
alton 81 the nc,, ruud from the Royal Wood rund
south; would require the huIdiur ~ dry bridge
over the Royal Wood road and heavy filling fur the
approaches and thence through ut along the gravel
bank, a. might be- determined 10 d point upon the
Vernon rosd below the railroad ward. This route
would involve heavy land damage
The route through Royal Wood land l. undesr-
able because uf H. circuious location land damages
and heavy grades coming from Vernon The huiId.
ing ~ bridge and suitable highway Tor this
southern section would cost about S3UO making "a
total cost Tor conjunction 81 about Sl9OU eNcu--
i've Of all damages make no preienCe Of cstimAt-
ing the land damages that would necessarily be
Incurred IN building such a road but believe they
would be no small amount Thr-e estimates arr
based upon thorough workmanship In constructing
both masonry and highway and are concutred 10 by
men Of better Judgment than myself We have
been well taught that tempofzing Important work
Is not economy 10 the long run
suppose We load the town down with THIS great
expense what relief do receive from the present
Inconvenience The highway 10 removed few
above IT, In due time the old road bed rrNerting
back to IT. former oWnerr. would be- sold IA the
railroad company Tor yard room, and eventually rs
tracks would be h. near the new highway ~ they
are In the present one We would have the cons0-
Aton Of jumping down on the carr IA our vengeance
in place Of driving by them. | believe for the sake
OF our future comfort We should persstently i'm
perfume the railroad company "a extend their ward
eastward, where there Is ample room. instead Of
westward 10 our dcirimcut
For the present emergency have plan which !
here present and advocate. hud hy looking over
the survey Of the present highway ~ made by Mr.
Clark last year that there il ample within the
road limit, al reasonable cost 10 obtain roadway
~ thirty or more feet wide clear of all obstruction
and an improvement upon the present grades aud a
little more elevated and all without damage 10 any
one. ! would include the building 81 fence ten or
twelve feet high against the railroad the entire dis
lance Of danger, except 20 or 30 feet opposite the
Royal Wood road where there II ample room for
teams 10 meet or pass each other. which might be-
left open TO accommodate those who are Obliged tp
load and unload freight AZ this point ] believe sll
this can he accomplished with cost 10 the not
exceeding Sl2D I believe this would make a
practical aud sufe road for any ordinary team and
10 certainly would b" much safer than thousand
other danger points tolerated iu our state IL be-
evident that to entirely abolish the danger must
stop the railroad at So. Vernon and Bellows FALL