The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-06
BARRE COMPANY INCORPORATED.
MartinsOn Estate Company Is Capitalized
at $4,000.

The Martnson Estate Granite com.
pany has fled articles Of association with
the Vermont secretary Of state to quarry
and buy granite. The capital stock il
$4,000, and the incorporators are Ida M.
Martinson, widow of the late John Mar.
tinson, O. r. Anderson, II. william Scott,
Charles M Scott and Edith NJ. Scott 1t
is the purpose Of the company to erect
large granite plant in the south end
Of the city The public service commits
sion has given permission for a grade
crossing to the proposed plant,
The order giving permission was is
sued to-day. The report Of the hearing
and order is as follows:
After due notice thereof, a hearing
was had on this petition at Barre on
June 8, 1903, with the appearances noted
at the head hereof
From the evidence, including our care
ful examination OF the locality, we find
that the lot that will be served BY the
proposed spur lies on the easterly side OF
Batchelder street, and has frontage
thereon Of about 24l feet, and depth
OF about 200 feet. This lot is one Of the
few unappropriated lots in Barre that is
in every way suitable for the site OF D
granite shed. For that purpose IL is
worth about 81 500, and for any other
purpose it Is probably worth less than
$500.
'0f course, II is worthless as site
for granite shed, unless there il direct
railroad communication Herewith. If
the desired spur track can be constructed,
arrangements have been made whereby
building 40 feet long and 90 feet wide
viii be constructed thereon, and q gran
ite manufacturing plant installed that
viii employ about fifty men. The lot is
near the railroad, and to render it avail
able for the purpose indicated, il is nee
essary only to extend across Batehelder
street the sidetrack that already serves
a large number Of plants. Batchelder
street proper runs from Ayers street to
the line Of Barre Town--a short dis
tance whereon are few houses. n
There is no other route BY which this
lot can get the required railroad com
munication; and therein the situation
differs essentially from the conditions re-.
vealed by the hearing IN q similar petit.
tion brought By The Central Vermont
railway In behalf Of n. J. Bertoi, re-
ported on page 50 Of the Eleventh Bi
ennial Report Of the Board Of Railroad
Commissioners, and wherein we denied
the requested permission
Although we are convinced that the
must he very exceptional
that would justify as in departing from
the manifest general policy Of the law,
and allowing the installation Of a rail-
road highway crossing at grade, we think
that the circumstances Of this case are
such that it would be unjust to refuse
the petition, and that public good re-
quires that it be granted.
@0rder.
For the purpose indicated IN the fore
going report. and for no other purpose.
permission is hereby granted the Barre
Railroad company to extend at grade its
present sidetraek on 'Batchelder mead
aw' in tho city of Barre across Batchel.
der street To said land now owned hy
John Il. and Donald Smith The Barre
railroad shall at All times keep said
track within the limits Of said street,
suitably planked for public travel along
said street,