Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-03-01

called, to Center street on the Hapgood
Terrace, so-caled, and Center street
aforesaid to West street to be graded so
that the grade between said George and
West streets shall not be over five per cent
in any Of its parts. February IS, 1899.
Signed by George A. Weston, A. H.
Thompson, c. E. Howard, George B.
Wheeler, E. S. Leonard, E. L. Walker,
c. L. Barber, A. N. Swain, L. S. Hayes,
c. Chase and George R. Wales"
A hearing on this petition was held in
the Office of the town clerk Saturday fore
noon and an adjournment taken until Sat-
urday, March IL, at 10 A. NJ, when the
plan Of an accurate survey will be submit
ted and the complaints of property owners
on Pine street will be heard.
1t is stated that the grade asked for will
necessitate marked change on Pine
street. The grading will have to begin at
the junction Of Henry street extepson,
and will necessitate cut of over ten feet
from the top of the bill, and fill OF about
six feet above the road bed at the head of
Burt Place. J. H. Holton, the president
of the company, stated Saturday that it
was the intention to grade only part OF
the highway, the part on the west side
next to the bank, and this would leave the
travelled part of the highway just as it is
now. A section of the charter, however,
reads as follows: ''Said company shall
keep the portion of the highway between
its tracks and for distance of two feet on
each side thereof in as good condition for
travel in all respects as is the adjacent
highway. and shall so grade the surface Of
the streets and cross walks within and ad
jacent to its tracks that persons and vehi-
cles can conveniently cross or turn off
from the same" 1t is maintained that un-
der this restriction the highway will have to
be graded, at the head of Burt Place tor
instance, six or eight feet over its entire
width. This would place l. B. Newman
and Burt Place in peculiar situation.
Some argue that the road should 60
down Westminster street and up the front
Terrace hill. Others say let the road 60
up Pine to the ravine at the head of Burt
Place and then lay out a route through
Williams orchard.
In case the selectmen do not grant the
petition, the railroad commissioners can be
appealed to.
THE FRANCHISE.
After giving the route, which is from the
depot along Elm street to Bridge street,
thence through the square and up Rock
ingham street to Morgan's park, thence
down Atkinson street to George street,
thence to Pine street and the terrace,
the text of TIE agreement on the part
of the bailiffs and the directors of the COM
pany is as follows:
Said tracks are to he so laid as not to
interfere with the present sidewalks along
t sides of the streets through which the same
t pass.
Said railway company to be furnished
such established grades, not exceeding four
per cent on Central and Pine streets AS will
2 make it practical to haul standard freight
t cars over said tracks from and to the steam
railroads at the terminus of said track u
the village of Bellows Falls, all grading 10
y 10 l,-s II r,,lxuo,, II
expense. Having examined above de-
SCRIBE route we judge the same to be the
most suitable one obtainable for the con-
venience of the public using said streets.
: Therefore be it resolved by the bailifs
of the Bellows Falls village corporation Of
Vermont that the said Bellows Falls and
! Saxtons River street railway company may
9 in accordance with its charter rights lay its
f tracks and place its poles and wire, and
n use electricity under the overhead trolley
system or any other system in operating its
road in the streets above mentioned upon
: the following conditions, viz. All tracks
to be standard gauge of four feet, eight ard
one halt inches The rails shall, be steel
ct" rails, not less than so pounds per yard
v in weight, and suitable for the purpose for
: which they are intended.
The location OF the nee essary polls
, shall be given by the bailIffs OF the village,
and the height OF the poles and wires, tie
depth the poles are set in the ground, and
the material and finish of the poles shall te
;. suitable for the purpose for which they ae
, intended the poles shall be painted with
two coats of dark bottle green paint.
J, The track shall be laid to conform to The
!. grade established by the baillffs, whe,.
i, ever cut ing or filing is required to Obtain
: the suitable grades mentioned in the de
S scription of the location. Everywhere els
e the present grades and surfaces of The
a streets shall be restored at once upon The
completion of the track in any street, and
the new surface shall coincide with ths
top, of the rails of said track and shall b.
OF the same materials and as good in quail
: ity and as good in workmanship as the ad.
3 jcining undisturbsd surface of the street
; The paving, macadsm and concrete, als