Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-23
BELLOWS FALLS
Cars May BE Run to SaXtOns
River

December I---VNhat the Company Has
Done aud the Plans for the Immediate
Future.
j. II. Holtou, one of the four Burlington
men interested in the Saxtons River cleo
trio railroad came here 10y the early morn
ing train Wednesday. With him came Y.
X. Nash of Providence, r.. l., who Is en-
gagged 10y the company as constructing en-
gineer Mr. Holton and Mr.. Nash spent
the whole day in going carefully over the
route and refreshing Engineer Nash's
memory of the preliminary survey which
he made last December. and in a general
way discussing the location Of the road at
different points.
Mr.. Hoton is to remain here for the
present, and is today discussing the project
with local parties, endeavoring to interest
more local capital in the matter, the com
panv feeling it wise to get local people
enough interested to assure the enterprise
the best of good viii from our citizens.
Mr.. Nash returned to Burlington by
Wednesday nights train, and is there to
day on other matters. He will return
here Friday morning, and intends getting
a meeting Saturday with the selectmen and
bailiffs for the purpose of definitely locat-
ing the road its whole length, and securing
their franchises.
Both men state positively that unless
something unforeseen arises, whereby they
are DELAYED in getting their franchises,
they see no reason why actual work IN
grading will not be begun within two
weeks, and pushed SO rapidly as to have
cars running Dec st. Many things may
occur to delay, but this is the present in
tention, Much will depend upon the sea
son.
Mr.. Nash's survey. as at present made
starts at the passenger station, passing up
by the Island House, through Bridge street
the square, Rockingham and Atkinson
streets to the foot of Terrace hill Then
up Terrace hill and closely following the
Saxtons River road all the way. At
Sabin's bridge it approaches on the left
hand side of the road the survey calling
for a new steel bridge Immediately below
the present wooden structure, and within
a few feet of it.
1t purposes entering the village Of Sax
tons River by the old road over the
street by the factory. They purpose put
ting in new steel bridge there plaukiug
it so it can be used by teams also if de
sired 1t then continues through the Main
street as far as the hotel.
When asked regarding the groves on the
c. l.. Barber farm Mr. Nash said he looked
them over yesterday, and thought them ad-
mirably suited to the purposes of a pleasure
resort He should advise his principals
that if satisfactory terms could be made
they should run a spur track across
the river there, deeming that course prefer
able to locating the main line on that side
of the river, as had been talked
The road is to be built throughout in a
L. s.-1-
pose of handling freight cars, the same as
is being done by the Springfield road
The locations at different points as out
lined above may be varied materially, but
that is in accord with the present plans of
the engineers
Mr.. Nash said that he had not as vet ex-
amined personally into the question of the
furnishing of power, but said the Bellows
Falls Electric Light company had submit
ted in a general way their plans for re
building and eDlarging their plant that at
the present time looked feasible, but they
had not as yet stated their price 1t all
depended upon that. He felt they should
examine the power in the forest more
closely at once, and that at one or the other
locations they could have power ready by
the time the cars were ready.
The death of Mr.. Pierson of the company
last spring, and the late uncertainties of
the war combined to delay the progress of
this enterprise.
The company's road in St. Johnsbury
stands in just about the same situation at
the present time as this, although they
have secured their franchises there, which
they hope to have done here within week
or two at the farthest.
They express themselves as pleased at
the reception with which they are being
met here, having found only the pleasant
est feeling exhibited
Unless they find direct opposition and
antagonism, which they do not expect,
they intend to begin work at once, as
stated above.