Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-09-28
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building the road in the middle of the
street from the depot to the Westminster
line ne ar the tomb. They then want to
swing onto the left or river side Of the
road and continue on that side to a point
below the Sabin bridge. A steel bridge
will be built over Ssxtons River. some 20
feet below the highway bridge. Some 200
feet beyond the Sabin bridge the road will
cross to the right side Of the highway and
continue on the river side to Saxtons
River village. There is talk to the effect
that the old highway bridge at Saxtons
River will be repaired or replaced and used
by the company.
The following statement of specifications
was read to the selectmen Saturday, and
will be put in form AID givea them for
their consideration soon.
| To the Selectmen, Town of Rockingham,
| Vermont:
The Bellows Falls & Saxtons River
Street Railway company, in accordance
with the general law, hereby gives notice
of its purpose to build its railway in the
town of Rockingham according to the fol-
lowing description of construction and
location, viz:
Construction - Track to be standard
gauge (our feet eight and one-half inches),
steel t rails lot less than 50 pounds per
yard in weight, and constructed under
steam road specifications. Road to be
operated by electricity. under the trolley
system with bracket construction where
the track is located on the side OF the
highway and span wire construction where
the track is located in the centre OF the
highway Steel bridges will be built with
out il terfering with the town bridges ex-
cept at Saxtons River village, where said
company proposes to replace the present
old bridge with one suitable for railroad
traffic.
All culverts crossed by said railway
shall be suitably heightened with materials
and workmanship good as found in ex-
listing culverts Guard plank will be
placed at all public and private grade
crossings. Where the location is given
said company on the side of the highway,
and such location by the topography re-
quires considerable expense in avoiding
encroachment upon the present travelled
part of the highway, or better alignment
desired by said company necessitates such
encroachment, the travelled part of the
highway shall be so widened and graded
on the side opposite such encroachment as
to leave not less than Is feet of travelled
way in as good condition as found before
construction of said tracks.
The grade of said track shall be main
tanned .omewhat higher than the highway
wherever lower grade would cause the
to become considerably higher
than the track when considerable depth OF
snow covers the highway where adjacent to
said track. Where said track is located in
The centre of the highway and any other
points where said track occupies the trav-
sled part of the highway, the grade of the
highway will coincide with the top Of the
.ails, except that portion of the same be-
ween the rails may be one inch lower than I
he top of the rails and said company shall ,
maintain such grades with as good mate
isls aud in as good condition as the sur '
ace of the highway adjoining said tracks. l
Location-Said railroad track to begin
t the town line between the towns of G
Westminster and Rockingham and on the !
asterly or right hand side of the highway \
eadiug from Bellows Falls villageto Sax
ons River village. Thence north~esterly
long said easterly side of said highway, /,
nd about eight feet westerly from the =
asterly Inc Of said highway as defined by
aid selectmen, about 9400 feet to the old :,
OGDEN bridge in the edge of the village of :
sxtons River. Thence crossing the river =
yer a new steel bridge, and following the Il
entire of tie highway-which highway
all be regarded suitably for hauling =
andard freight cars on said trsck-about Q
500 feet to the northerly part Of the vi 9