The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-05-02
ELECTRICS TO
TROY DIRECT
Plans For the NewLineFrom
North Hoosick
TO BE BUILT NEXT YEAR
Franchises are Owned By the
Bennington and North
Adams Company

Ever since the consolidation several
months ago OF the Bennington 4 Hoos
lex Valley railway and the Bennington
a North Adams Street Railway com
pany, speculation has been rife and
newspaper talk abundant, says the
Troy Press, as TO the plans OF the new
company, par. -larly as TO the prob.
able extensions OF Its line 70 this city.
George 4. Greene OF Hoosick Falls
who for several years was the head
and activ, manager OF the Bennington
X Hoosick Valley line, remains with
the new company as n director and
manager OF Its line. Mr. Greene, how
ever, has nothing to say regarding tho
plans OF the new company, which along
with the trolley line acquired valuable
franchises which will enable II 10 con
meet the Bennington aud North Adams
line with Troy and with Cambridge
and Greenwich rs we'll. That these ex
tensions sooner OF later will be made
there Is little doubt, but when IL q ques
ton which those who are probebly In
a position TO know refuse 10 say.
The rights OF way however, are now
matters OF public record and as such
reveal what the probable route will be.
II Is not likely that the road from
HoosIck Falls 70 Troy will be built
this summer aud the route here outlin.
ed may be changed but from the rights
aud franchises secured, the trolley
lines will 10 through the following ter
ritory:
Commencing NJ the present line ~
North Hooslck and extending from
there In practically o straight line TO
Eagle Bridge, through the village, then
practically on The same courses a. ths
highway 70 and through the village OF
Buskirk, and then running down
through the valley, practically be.
tween the east and west bound tracks
OF the Boston & Maine 10 Johnson
vile, running through the village OF
Johnsonyille, and then In n direct line
10 and through tho village OF Valley
Falls and from there Crossing the Hoo
sick and running straight tothe village
OF schsghticoke, through its main
street, crossing the river near Iis pres
ent highway bridge and Then In .
straight course 10 Melrose and from
there 10 direct line 70 the city OF
Troy.
From 4 point near Eagle Bridge tho
old company secureda Franchise In
direct line 70 the village OF Cambridge
and through that village directly 10
Greenwich.
Then the company also secured q
franchise from Hoosick Falls direct To
Hoosick and through that village, fol
loving the HoosIck Valley directly 10
North Pownal and Pownal, VI, and
from there 10 willlamstown, Mass.
The line from wllllAmstown 10 Pownai
will be 10 operation very soon, as part
OF the new line 10 Bennington, which
leaves q comparatively short stretch
In order 70 connect Hoosick Falls and
Pownal by way Of the Hoosick Valley
territory.
There have been statements made In
the newspapers that the line from Pow
nal 10 Hooslck Falls will be construct
ed 10 the near future but nothing dehn
lle can BE- learned about this PROPOSE
ton, neither can anything definitely
be learned rs 10 the construction OF
the extension from North Hooslck 70
Troy.
All these franchises now belong TO
the Bennington and North Adams
Street Railway company, which has
about completed that part OF Ia line
from wllliamstown 70 bennington.
This new line IL bsIng built on easy
grades for fast time. Very heavy steel
Is being laid and when completed the
line will be as good and well equipped
as any other trolley line In the country
which makes II certain that II this com
pany does construct the various extern
slons mentioned II will build frstclass
limos with the most up-to date equip.