The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
EorthfeM, Mass.
Earring ON GRADE
CROSSING PETITION
..,s,ehusetts Railroad Commits
i, Hears Conflicting Opinions.
l,,ourIoN TO PROPOSED PLAN

"A, interests Desire South Vernon
s,,os Located Between Tracks Of
,,eu and Maine and Central Yer
.,,,-o,ho.s Wan, II in Vermont.
l.rr, Nils given hy the Massa,
,.,.rul commissioners IN Boston
{S,.l,, on thy ptition Of the North
Is.i,tmtn tHlJ HE hoam consider the
4 A, shlnHu ot grade crossings in
felsrH mpvt 10y the special com
r. ,r mn IlUiigipn of such crossings.
..,isr William A. Davenport OF
eIi Vs counsel Tor the selcctmcn.
n "A ihit they made no objection TO
\ IsuhHW 81. expense as made by
s.iil commission. Int they did object
IN Nm Erpuo,ud for the abolition OF
g,..Iu. Cad wanted the board 10 con.
e. gru..N He hung up map OF
Eiss,ion Oh q large scale aud explained
Il r. llu r the commission would
|w IA station fum It's present location
q o,sr ,.t line no Vermont TO site
q, .5aih. and would discontinue
n. .m,b ui ihst Rite. 80 that the public,
IA h. obliged 90 travel much further.
M The .tIgeuuyn proposed. and IN
MI tbry Wolt supported by the inter
J. a I'M Nblly schools, was that the
= s,iln be- placed between the tracks
"a, Boston and Maine railroad and the
I'm Vermont. or the New London
'rLeu. and that there he underpasses
~ tVo r'lpes south where there are
4 ,t..iH-- Jt grade. Nothiield iurn.
1. lf.e proportion OF the business at
s,i0n and South Vernon but little.
go,e 70 length, showing the great in
,rBenla the plan OF the commission
"A mAgt upon the public.
Eliam r, Moody representing the
AZ schools. said that there were four
,st objections 20 the plan OF the spe.
commission. The public We're re-
-el 10 20 around two sides of tri-
4 instead OF using the direct line on
tl,r ,iio which has been used from
: nmym0r.aI il demanded the con.
1s8l q. 400 oyerpass which would re-
n considerable hill-cImbing at the
,eel new station. by making this
isai a0,,iug the trains at the station
d stand Just under the bridge, and
h steam aud smoke would come up
U.L ihe bridge TO the annoyance oil
public The new site would cut off
iright facilities now enjoyed by the
thfel schools The site proposed by
alcamtu would give opportunities for
hin. more people than ever. Attend
"a, The Mortified conferences has in.
ed steadily and was larger this year I
ever before. The selectmen's site is
AFTER OF a mile nearer the Mortified {
d.. representing a large proportion OF l
passenger business.
Councillor Richard W. Irwin said he I
scented the Boston and Maine rail- I
Never before, probably, had the I
beard a case involving so many par I
With distinct interests. Here were I
Numonweaths, two towns and two I
I'd companies. Replying to a ques- {
as 70 the property interest of the Bos- n
md Maine, he said it owned l2-l9ths d
Be station at South Vernon. The o
lions there are a disgrace to modern c
aiding The railroad commissioners p
amont have admitted it in their re- p
The Joint ownership of the prop n
has prevented anything from being a
to improve the conditions. The Sc Ct
en- Of Mortified brought a petition 81
be abolition of the grade crossings b
othield, and the commission con g
Of +. X, Turner, Charles Hazleton
harIe, II. lnnis. The case has been
Consideration about two years. The v
IN Vermont wanted the station
wholly on their side of the line. a
railroad commission took action, !,
az atterward legislated out of Office =,
new commission formed. But moth ~
been done in Vermont since then.
seIectmcn OF Northtield have not Vi
cd, but it is the Moodys who are
Considering all things, at
lense and the public convenience,
made the report which in
Y objected to. The Boston and
road has no preference as TO what a..
IN the case, but it reminds the Wv
sion that a great deal of money +.
En- spent. This plan is a comprom- OF
e9ple Of South Vernon do not want
plan, They want the station kept es
mont. They would feel outraged TO
the station taken out of the state.
eFm0nt railroad commissioners said vi.
ley would look out for the grade da
: IN that state if the Massachu- 80
gQple would do the same in their
As a matter Of compromise, the ia
great Improvement in the pres an
an9n, Mr.. Moody was unable to
the commission of the merit of Bl
l. Mr., Davenport urged the COM to-
10 give the petition careful con
II, and presented Col. Charles to,
jIms Of Brookline, a trustee of he
0dy schools. lie told of the diff :
l4e present plans and spoke in nj
I the plan Of putting the station an ~,
lhe tracks. 'h
H. Proctor and A. G.. Moody ,
5ed the Moody plan. Chairman ing
1ught that a vital feature in the lat
u e existence of the present sta I'M
Vermont, over which Massachu-
have no control, and aga
,LgAt be obliged to stop there any SEQ
w. Davenport quoted Vermont No
Ies TO the effect that his PROPOSE |
pest and that Vermont people fet
Io0abiy fail in with the select Ma
IAN, Aolthfeld will take chances The
taken care Of by the Boston !
ae railroad. Chairman Hall said =
lsyo9d the proposition submitted $40
oald to be that the crossing COM say
!, lla,l was against the public in pos
na Mr. Davenport rejoined that "A
the nub of if chi