Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
Lease to the New London Northern.

Arrangements were at once begun
for lease of the partially finished
road to the New London Northern
company. and at the annual meeting
the Brattleboro & whitehall Stock
holders gave the directors full author
ty to negotiate such lease, which
was done forthwith. BY its terms the
New London Northern corporation in
substance agreed to take the Brattle-
boro & Whitehall road for term or
90 wears. to complete it and operate u
| in a proper manner; to take bonds OF
the road to the amount of $15O,00o ana
| nav interest ON them; to take all as
sets on hand and furnish cash sum :
cient to complete the road. TINS sum
| to bear interest at per cent, ana 70
constitute a floating debt to be paid
out of the net earnings. after WhlGh
the earnings were to be equaiiy III
vided between the two companies.
T., the snring of 1880 the Central
Vermont company. which held lease
| of the New London Northern began
~ complete the substructure ana
make arrangements for laying the iron.
Rmt at this point another dlnculty
n,as encountered. When the Vermont
valley road learned that the New
ondon Northern had secured controi
of the r &, w. property 1t at once De.
gan to nut obstacles in the pain VI l.a
comnletion. The rails OF tne vi IT,
Valley road. from West river p1iuI =
r. the local station, were ilios.u hitch
that very portion OF the roau .,5, gauge
la been leased by the narrow ea .;'7o
ii'u ,ra,,ant the orders emahalills
s.,t.1a Silas waite then SUPERINTENDENT
NJ Vermont Valley. c. f: Ihoiiip o
u ,,.esident of the Brattiepotu y
s,y,,;4abau AZ once presented pI,l
N,Iaint to Judge Barrett. ashlns
Coi. .I,a Vermont Valley ROAD De ~
.iia. Ia fron, hindering or opstruc ILL.,
H. construction of the naIloM par-
o ;ts leased roadbed. Ju ,,',,a III.
rat issued an order coIlipeiitt s track
Vermont Valley to rei,loNs ,,,;tbin As
from the B. & w roaupeu anosition OF
iiou INJUNCTION to laying the IRON W. ,,anda,
ops a - under lease. on the y, Yer.
dlstaiise mis- order the Ceil'rai III
folioM M ,Sanagement began 10 las IN,
mont e tbe narrow gauge oVei o;n,
rams "a territory. the worh fo,
dlspu,.etuaa IN two days. praytI1t
com s,,aation against the Bra'' Toy,
an Whitehall was prousnr+ Vale,
barrett by the Nerliiodiiy hut /
1u'u..ss,,,.ation the following Ne
was dismissed ,n+ Of iron for tn
The first installment W IN Brattle
narrow gauge ROAD area 1eso from New
boro SeptJ hnre Il was shipped iron
Lonaomd THE purchase pr!ces aA o0
t.nglai, to,, making a saving ol o,1nle
S49 W. astimated cost OF b'a,,
from t me- rails were shipped , m
, ton ondon as fast as tleS va
1roli and a force OF 81 The tracl
neeuee eteadily at work u,tI Eo,,tb Lon
kepe l.aa,, Rrattleboro anu ~, Noyem
. pe.N 5o,rv was completeu', ,.aI vermont
! tior I6. party OF -, and Brattle
per ~ ondon Northern anu wade a
New aoi, Whitehall officials Iliau TN
: boro w, of inspection oee dis
: officlal Uniting station asen, .,.ange
road, appo,i.its and making ar ,1,lnic
: tributing the formal openinE, FAR
ments lor two days later. az ne hut
: took plassr ,st FIVE cents a mn man
was AT ~ u, later on complain. reduce
> few VIC along the line 1t
= to four cen.S' CONTINENT OF the ag,
4 sisted of two i oco,,,o and the Lon
!, lconsls ,he Brattleboro a., baggas
pattern. the two combination 80 clas
: donderry. wv oars. two nrst * bo
!. and passenS observation carr; add
; coaches' wv and Is fat car ,,andcar
freight eal ,snal number on OF ii tn
; ton to lne ,,,inor rolling stoS los s35
u and otner ,,,,a the eduipmehs 't mort
: lcost IL issued S2o9'VVV'
: 600. ss oonds. $4,000. the road wei
. gag 6rst engineers oh ,ihans and
Is Daniels of Sn or1,er Mr. SeN
a - nv the name on CONDUCTOR on n
Z erance was I'm and Fred hiii .s,et sts
d passenger lived train. the ~ ~ We,
e first on the MI as follows a. WI WI
! tion a ,araton 4. B. As ansG. al New
! gamsy1iligJi Green; at TOY nTToWnshen
: ward H Rsrden; at wardSID0rBG:o yntor
= = p. =, Al Jamaica, ~. at soui
7, = Butter IIeslT;;nhaii. James M laaIIisnav
. at M Adn5erry. E W. Meie"uS
t u;.,orv Since Roads c0np lss.~ :
: The .,, n,5'' particularly the Known n1s
Z ings in recent y ye2 wTiind II county. i
!: the res, .s.r was particularly Re
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