The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-17

made in the expense OF all these changes
and run from $4,000 to S6O,O
The pubic service commission nave ,
indicated that the state of Vermont VIII
contribute $l2,5O0.
It is expected that an appropriation Tor
permanent highway improvement may pe
procured out of state funds to be used
in conjunction with the town, toward
the expense of the proposed highway.
The committee have asked the. select,
men to call special town meeting and
the call for such meeting VIII pe pc
issued next week. The committee Will
ask the passage of resolution
appropriating a sum which shall In
no or event exceed fifteen thousand dollars,
as the towns contribution for the WORK;
Under the state law, the town would
be assessed ten per cent toward the
expense of abolishing the grade crossing
without any vote of the town. Inc
abolshment of the grade crossing, would
not necessarily involve the building OF
the new highway from the, point OF !he
over-pass southerly to the freight station
and in place of the present vernon
street. but the committee. feel that tne
only right way to do it is to have the
new highway built in conjunction with th
the other work. The resolution whlch
the committee will offer at town meet
inc inc will provide that the amount appro-
nriated m shall include the ten per cent
which would be assessed against the
town. so that the total cost to the
town, including the ten per cent, 81 shall
not exceed, in any event, Sl5,000. That
would mean that if the ten per cent
assessment were 5000, the town would
nav that sum and $4,000 additional. 1t
viii be proposed that such vote be passed
as will authorize the making OF a con,
tract on behalf of the town conditioned
only that the total expense to the town
shall not exceed the amount stated.
The proposition will be up to the
voters of the town to say whether they
will vote an expenditure of not exceed.
ing $4,000. 1t is pretty certain that II
the town undertook simply to reduce, the
grade of Vernon street it would cost all
Of $4,000. By the proposed, plan we we
not only get the grade reduced, and the
hill substantially taken out, but get the
new station and the abolishment OF tne
grade crossing with the tremendous oehe-
fit of all this to Brattleboro.
Conditions were never better for pr1mg- my
ing this about than right now. The
public service commission are, disposed
to deal very liberally with this com
munity in view of the fact that the
petition brought before them is the first
one on file for this year and nd; m more re
because the demands ,sly sligSa igSn IF BrattIe.
boro % wants to take advantage of the best
possible chance to get substantial AID
from the state. now is the time to do 1t.
The general extensions and improve.
ments going on in the Central Vermont
system all tend to make that, company
disposed dispose to meet the demands. Of the
Community. and the committee e feel that That
the time is opportune to bring TINS
benefit to Brattleboro if the town Is
II is expected that the work will be
done by the railroad company and the
town simply pay definite sum, since since
Of Of ali the changes interferes more ol
% Iess with the operation Of the railroad
and the railroad can do the work much
better than any outside contractor.