Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-12-08
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EAGER FOR ROAD
Boston & Maine Has Plans for
Line to South Vernon That
Look Good.
WILL SAVE TOWN OVER $4,000
Central Vermont Asks to Have
the Legislature Defer Action
until It Can Look the
Ground Over.
WILL SAVE TOWN OVER $4,000

Montpelier Dec THE railroad
committees Of the House and Senate |
held hearing this evening on the |
bills granting a charter 10 tho South !
crn Vermont railroad 70 build from
Rrattlehoro to South Vernon and to
the Central Vermont road to build
from Windsor TO Brattleboro owing
to the time consumed In the coneidera-
ton Of the first mentioned charter.
the latter was not taken up. The
hearing attracted large audience
which completely filed the Supreme
Court room where IT was held a
delegation OF - Brattleboro men was
present az that town is chiefly inter
ested in the proposed new railroad.
The Boston G. Naive road which
will control the new road from Brat
tleboro to South Vernon, If It IS built.
was represented by ". y. Q. Stlcknev
of Bethel and r. a. Lawrence Of Eu'-
| lan nd, while II. II. Powers of Morris
VILE. G W Writer'S OF st. Adams and
j. s. Murdock OF Providence Z T.. sp-
peared for the Central Vermont. Vice
! President Fitzhugh and General Man
aRer Jones Of the central Vermont
were also present. e. &. Fits of
Rrattleboro appeared for the Rrattle-
boro board of trade.
! Mr.. Sticknev stated to the commit
tee that the present insufficient rail
road facilities at Pre- ttlehoro was the
main reason for asking for the char
ter for the new road he represented
| r. b,.
it could not be properly handled with
the present trackaEe between Brattle-
horo and South Vernon. There was
no opposition on the part OF his road
to the charter sought by the Central
Vermont road. If the new road were
built less yard room would be re-
quired at Brattleboro, as freight trains
would pass through without breaking
bulk.
WILL ELIMINATE CROSSING.
The plans for the new road provided
for entering Brattleboro at grade which
| would carry 1t at a height of II feet
over Bridge street and so eliminate this
| dangerous grade crossing. They proposed
to raise the track OF the Central Yer
mont road to this grade without expense
to that road and to build a new pas
senger station without cent of eX-
pense to Brattleloru and thus save that
town the $4,000 1t has voted to give the
Central Vermont to assist in the con-
struction Of new station. This plan
would also avoid the expense OF the over
pass recently ordered by the public SER
vice commission to abolish the Eridg,
street crossing.
Mr. Suckney stated to the commission
on ;he authority OF President Mellen OF
the Boston & Maine road that the new
road would surely be built tust as soon
as the Legislature granted authority for
It. Plans for the new road were exhibited
and explained by Engineer Thompson.
For the Central Vermont road, Judge
Powers said the officials of the road
came here ignorant OF the plans for the
new road or Of the case that would be
presented to the committee IN favor OF
IT. He accordingly asked the committee
to continue the hearing until a week
from Monday night, December y. and
meanwhile his road would provide A
special train and take the committee
to Brattleboro and let then. look over
tho ground. lie said there was no chance
TOR any serious difficulty as the Ros
ton Maine We're not opposing the char.
tor sought by HIS road
CENTRAL. WANTS TO BE SIRE
so FAR as he knew the Central would
not oppose the plans Of the other road
except in 50 far MS II was necessary to
safeguard the rights OF the Central AT
Rrattleboro. The officials Of the Gem
trail road wanted TO he sure that their
terminal facilities would not bo teken
away from them by any power granted
TO the new road
Mr. Fits stated that the people II
his town were practically Unanimously
In favor Of the plans for the new
. road ana were equally DESTROYS OF hay
Ing the Central Vermont road build
its proposed line Shipping facilities
al Brattleboro demanded relief and
there was a prospect of much moro
serious congestion IN tho near future
"a new Industries were attracted to
Brattleboro. He thought PASSENGERS
We're aforementioned by the different
mileages required to travel from White
River Junction to South Vernon and
that Brattleboro business men were
Inconvenience by the round about
way Of shipping freight over the Bos-
ton & Maine road from South Vernon
by way OF Ksene and Bellows Falls. 8
distance of SIS miles to get 10.
r. q. Crosby. George Durham. Il. ".
Holden and John Calvin Of Brattle-
boro testified to the need OF relief
h from the congested conditions at Brat
a tleboro and to the entire approval Of
the citizens Of the place of the plans
for the road to South Vernon.
The conference committee on the
'. trustee process bill held its first meet
!. ing this afternoon and discussed the
!, matter for an hour and a half without
, reaching any conclusion.
). PHELPS FOUND GUILTY