The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-07-08

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q The hssien A Maine, and lseoss,
fompson II Wakefield, Mass. ooa.ultin,
engineer a the hs-ion A Maine, ap,~ars.
Tor ihese roads y W. Gibson apl.arr.
iof The Twin State Gas 4 Hsesfir com
l.anyi an Interested party IN the matte
81 aholishins the grade crossing. Tn.
members oi the town committee and IN,
sslee,men a! bral,leboro wee also pre-
ent,
The hearing opened With a statement
by Mr., Pitts f~gafding the action oi IA.
town IA voting an appropriation of moi
over $4,000 toward the Improvement
contemplated, lie. aid that the plan
had been practically agreed upon By th.
town committee and the Central Vermont
oiheiais with the exception of some slight
changes that might he made IN view d
The taTi that there sre several tenant,
eeecuHing land leased from the Contra
vermont. lie impressed upon the com
missioners the fact thai the town Of Brai
tleboro desired as little delay as possibl,
IN bringing about the changes oontemplat
ed and suggested the possibility of tbs
public service commission making al
alternative locaiion for the ramp should
u be found advisable in view OF the loca
ton Of the gas plant Of the Twin State
company. q. W. wstters, speaking for
the Central Vermont people, opposed the
suggestion oi Mr.. Fits that the connie
sion's order should one be made. include
an alternative location for the ramp
which would permit the traffic from Brat
tleboro 10 reach the grade Of the Con
necticut river bridge. He preferred that
the commission state definitely in any
order IL might make exactly where the
ramp should be located.
N Il. n
said that in view Of the fact that the rail
road had not introduced any testimony
TO show why the crossing should not be
abolished the commission would doubtless
find that the crossing was a dangerous
one. 4. W. Gibson, representing the
Twin State Gas 4 Electric company,
asked that the ramp in question be con.
structed west OF the gas companys plant
near the river bank and asked the com
mission 10 take into consideration No. 20l
Of the Acts Of 1904 and No. l!s of the
Acts Of 1902 which he believed gave his
clients the right OF eminent domain and
also the right Of the Brattleboro Street
Railway company, operated by the Twin
State Gas a Electric company, TO cross
the Central Vermont railroad at grade.
Mr.. Writers agreed 10 produce the lease
between the Central Vermont railroad
ana the iNin State sunhHauN tnat tHc
commission might understand that phase
OF the situation.
Mr.. Gibson said that he had stated the
position of the Vermont Valley railroad
nj the recent special town meeting IN
Brattleboro, hut for the benefit OF the
public service commission he briefly re.
iterated what he had told the voters Of
Brattleboro. Mr.. Fits Intercepted the
representatives of the Boston 4 Maine
railroad as 20 exactly what its plans con
template Mr.. Stickney said that there
was no reason to anticipate any delay
and that the Boston 4 Maine intended TO
build the piece of road between Brattle-
boro and the town OF Hinsdale, n. n.
Chairman Redmond asked him i he felt
sure that this piece of road would be built
and Mr.. stickney, said that he did IN
view of the fact that the board OF direc-
tors of the New York, New Haven
Hartford. which now controls the Boston
& Maine, had so ordered Mr.. Fits said
that the people of Brattleboro would be
glad to have competing railroads entering
this town and he again suggested that ne
would be glad to have an opportunity 10
see the plans OF the Boston 4 Maine IN
relation to the proposed Hinsdale. Brattle-
boro line. Mr.. Stickney said that the
Bridge street grade crossing did not con,
Germ the Boston & Maine in the least and
that his clients offered no objection TO
the abolition OF such crossing. lie sara
that the representatives oil ms road were
present to present, to the commission 'ne
pjans as contemplated for Boston
Maine improvements and changes in this
vicinity. He said that Consulting Engl'
neer Tompson would show contour
man of the survey as far as completed be-
tween the southern terminus OF the pro
nosed line and this village. 1t was the
man described in detail in the Retomer
several weeks ago. As both Mr.. Gibson
and Mr.. Tompson had stated that the
new passenger station proposed by the
Boston & Maine road would be about
2 500 feet north of the present Centrai
Vermont passenger station those gatheieu
about the table examining the map pc
came curious as to the propaoie ioca'ioh
of the station. uo man
.nd called the attention Of Engineer
Tomnson to the fact that the survey
showed that the station would be 3oVo
foot rather than $500 feet north OF the
present station. At this point, IN the
hearing it was suggested that the toWI
oon,mi1tee. counsel for the committee ana
town and the selectmen have "a confer
ence relative to the position OF the Boston
& Maine in the matter under discussloh
the abolishing Of the grade crossing
recess of 80 minutes was taken anu upIn
Resembling Mr.. Fits stated Una! ome
committee and selectmen were una ai;nbud
That the crossing ought to De aDolsieu
anu ahot tba BOSTON & Maine might locate It's
freobt station on the opposite side OF tne
river. Mr. Fits said that while the com.
m;ttee was not prepared to insist tna'
Tho BOSTON g. Maine use the new passense
..n Station to be built at the foot OF
H. Rr;dae street Jointly with the Central
Da,oont # was not prepared to say tnat
y ought not to be compelled to 40 50. ne
sid that such plans as the Boston
Maine NAV carry into effect may maxi
+ unfeasible to use the new station Jo, ~.
" with the Central Vermont, ana III 't 4e
other hand it may prove as unleas fuo;ob IT.
have two passenger ana two MSS
stations in Brattleboro ne lald ellii ;ntsr.
on the fact that the commltLtee Wa VA eros.
ested in the abolition OF tne eraHe s.o n
SING and was not taking other phases th i.
the situation into consideration a. ''
time. - osLod Engineer
,1 o Of the Central Vermont as TO
the ' cost Of the proposed changes IN M tMe
c c;unn said about 100000. He. told Mr..
I1sGn that he would furnish to the
nlo eu a detailed description OF the
.nnrl, as contemplated. Chairman led
, worn r re- to the fact that the town
nf Rrattleboro had voted to appropriate
OF Oot less than $4,000 toward the pro- pro-
posed changes and that that fgu ts,t wo tha
more than cover the amount mount , una, the the
commission could legally impose en upon M W.
town as its share OF the ea IA would he
Redmond asked if all con e Sbnu MI' make
satisfied a6ddr i for tn The work. to erwh
an oT hn COMPLETED mn not later than Nov. l,
ana ana G Mr oo Fits offered no objection and
MI Writer'S WI said that such an order
Mould Mr; be- satisfactory. Though the tor
,Ho1 order has not been filed and made lii