The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-29
Barre Business Men Enter
Formal Protest
R. COMMISSION
Request That Time Of Running Out Of
Barre Be Changed and That Trains
BE Run from All Main Line
Trains.

Formal complaint Of unsatisfactory
passenger train schedules on the Barre
branch of the Central Vermont railroad
was made to the state boar of railroad
commissioners by forty-six business men
Of this city to-day, with request for
relief. This petition was formulated BY
the Barre Merchants association as the
result Of frequent protests by individual
citizens Of the city.
The petition asserts that ono passen-
ger train leaves Barre daily, except SUM-
day, at 1850 a. M, to connect with train
No. 8, southbound, on the main line,
and that the main line train leaves
Montpelier at 9;lS a. m, causing Barre
patrons to wait at Montpelier thirty
four minutes according to schedule; that
for passengers going north on the train
leaving Barre At 100 a. M, there is .
wait Of twentyfour minutes at Mont
pelier, according to schedule, as the train
leaves Montpelier at $3.50 q. m; that
as matter of fact the waits at Mons
pelier are actually flfty-cight and forty
four minutes, respectively, as the train
from Barre reaches Montpelier twenty
minutes ahead OF the scheduled time Of
arrival.
The complaint further states that the
Central Vermont railway company runs
q passenger train, which leaves Barre at
1885 P. m, TO connect with the main
line train, southbound, that arrives at
n. I n. =. L.
same connection the 1885 p. m. train
out of Barre is also supposed to connect
with the northbound express on the main
line, whereas the northbound express
leaves Montpelier Junction at 3:0s a. m,
necessitating wait Of three hours and
seven minutes for Barre passengers go
ing north.
The petition asks that the time Of
leaving for the morning train mentioned
be at $3.50 a. m; that the board order
the Central Vermont to run a passenger
train to Barre as soon as practicable
after the arrival of each and every pas
senger train on the main line; that the
Central Vermont cause its employees in
this city to furnish as nearly accurate in
formation as possible as to the lateness
of the trains; that a train for Barre
leave Montpelier junction for Barre on
the arrival OF the main line sonthbound
train, and that train be run from
Barre at 2;30 a. M, to connect with the
main line train, northbound
The demands of the petitioners are
as follows:
First: That your honorable board
shall, after due notice and hearing, order
said Central Vermont railway corpora
tion to have passenger train leave
Barre at $3.50 a. M, instead of 1850 a.
M, to connect with main line southbound
train No. s, leaving Montpelier at 0.l3
a. M. and also to connect with main line
northbound train No. Q, leaving Mont
peHer at $3.50.
Second: That your honorable board
shall, after due notice and hearing, order
said Central Vermont railway corpora
tion to have a passenger train leave
for Barre as soon a. practi-
cable and without any unnecessary delay
after the arrival Of each and every main
line passenger train or trains.
IF in your Judgment it il not best to
have but one train leave Montpelier for
Barre after the arrival Of northbound
main line train and southbound main
line train that arrive at Montpelier at
nearly the same time, then order said
train to leave az soon as may be and
without any unnecessary delay after the
arrival of said trains.
Third: That your honorable board
shall, after due notice and hearing, order
he said Central Vermont railway cor
1oration to cause its agents and servants
n The city of Barre to furnish as near
IS possible at any and all times, when
.eeuested so to do BY any person or
persons, correct information as to the
ateness Of any and all main line pas
ienger trains.
Fourth. That your honorable board
hall, after due notice and hearing, order
,he said Central Vermont railway cor
,oration to run a passenger train from
Montpelier to Barre to bring passengers
rom main line southbound train No. 9,
o leave Montpelier Junction for Barre
lot later than l2.45 a. n.
"Fifth: That your honorable board
hall, after due notice and hearing, order
he said Central Vermont railway cor
loration to cause a passenger train to
cave Barre at 2:30 a. m, to connect
With main line northbounr train No. /,
hat leaves Montpelier Junction at sos
!. m.
sixth: That should your honorable
oard believe as do the petitioners that
aid changes in the passenger train ser
ice between Montpelier and Barre
hould be ordered, that your honorable
oard will so order.
Seventh: That your honorable board
rin set such a time for the change Of
ime Of passenger trains to be run to
nd from Barre and Montpelier and any
nd sil matters pertaining to said pas
enger train service as set forth herein
$ shall in your Judgment meet with the
squests hereby made by your petition
rs.
Eighth: That your honorable board
i'll make such further orders relating TO
uch change Of time and addition Of
assenTer trains as to your honorable
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