Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-10
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
THE STREET RAILROAD.
Conditions Under Which 1t Must
be Built.

Submitted by the Selectmen and BaiIiHs
and Accepted by the Railroad Conn
pany---Public Rights Guarded, and
Future Control Kept in the Hands of
the People.
Memorandum Of agreement bet,yeen the
torn Of BrdtIeborO, the Uuldgc of Brat
tleborO, and the Br0ttleboro Street Rail
road company.
1t is hereby mutually agreed by and be-
tween the town of Brattleboro by its Sc
lectmen, the village of Brattleboro by its
bailiffs, and the Brattleboro street railroad
company by its directors, that the said
railroad company may lay tracks, set poles
and string wires for the purpose of oper-
ating its railroad by electricity, through
the following streets and highways of said
village and town, viz:
Commencing on Canal street at the south
end of Birge street; thence running east
erly along the south side of Canal street to
the south end of Main street bridge, across
said bridge in the centre thereof and up
Main street in the centre thereof to High
street; thence up High street on the north
side thereof to the point where it is inter-
sected by Oak street; thence on the south
:
thence along the south side of Western
Avenue to and across the bridge over
Milestone brook at West Brattleboro;
thence through the village of West Brat
tleboro across the bridge near the post office
to point near the dwelling house of Mrs.
Bigelow.
Also commencing at the west side of
Canal street at point opposite Birge
street; thence south-westerly on the south
side of Canal street to Pine street; thence
crossing Pine street near its junction with
| Canal street to the southwest side of Pine
| street; thence on the south side of Pine
street to Central street; thence northerly
on the east side of Central street to Pros
pect street.
Also commencing at a point on Main
street near the centre of the street OPP
posite High street and connecting with
the line above described; thence nor
therly in the centre of Main street to a
point near the Wells fountain; thence to
the west side of North Main street; thence
northerly on the west side of North Main
street to point near the residence of S.
w. Kimball, where the street crossing the
common intersects North Main street
thence westerly along the north side of the
street crossing the common to Asylum
street, thence across Asylum street to the
north side of Chaplin street; thence west
erly along the north side of Chaplin street
to Oak street; thence southerly on the
east side of Oak street to High street and
connecting with the line above described.
Also commencing at point near the
junction of Frost and Elliot streets on the
southwest side of Frost street; thence run
ming easterly along the south side OF Frosi
| Tt, md
Meeting with theIMain street line, upon the
following terms and conditions.
l. The railroad company shall, as sooI
as possible, restore the surface of the streets
highways, cross walks and roadbed tC
their former condition, to the satisfaction
of the selectmen and road commissioner o.
said town of Brattleboro, whenever sale
company disturbs or eXcavates them il
any way in the operation, construction Of
repair of its railroad, or in asagood condi
ton as the adjacent highway.
2. In all streets and highways, not mac
cadamized used by said railroad company
for its railway, there shall be placed anC
maintained, at street crossings, by sale
railroad company, against the outside o
the rails wooden guard not less than five
inches wide, the upper surface of the sam'
to be not more than one half inch below
the top of the rail, and on the inside o
each rail guard rail of the same width, o
oak or other hard wood, or of such othe
material as shall be satisfactory to tn
selectmen, which shall not be more thai
one andi one-half inches below the top o
said rail; it is understood and agreed tina
paving, concrete or macadam may be sub
sttuted for the planking herein provided
for
8. The railroad company shall grade tn
surface of the roadbed flush with the to-
of said rails on the outside of the track an,
not more than one inch below the top o
said rails on the inside of the track witt
the same material that is used on tina
portion of the street or highway in whicl
said track is laid, and said track shall b
maintained flush with the establishe
grade of the streets or with the surface c
the streets.
4. In the construction of said railway
it becomes necessary to regrade any of tn
streets used by said railway, and such IT
grading is in the opinion of the selectme
! and said railroad company matter
necessity, such regarding is to be done b
the town of Brattleboro, or by the railroa
company to the satisfaction of the selec
men, and the expense of such regradin
shall be borne equally by the town of Bra
tleboro and said railroad company.
5. All poles shall be as nearly straight
possible, chestnut poles, at least six inch(
in diameter at the smaller end; those use
on Main street shall be square or save
poles, and all shall be kept suitably painted
Said poles shall be firmly and properly 81
in the ground to a depth of at least frol
four to six feet, and shall be at least twent
feet in height above ground, and the wire
, attached to said poles shall ibe strung
3 least eighteen feet and six inches above Il