The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-27
GRADE CROSSING
CASE AGAIN DELAYED
Possibility That There May be
a Settlement.
HEARING POSTPONED TO JULY g
os,ensibly 10 Allow Conference on
Certain Points by Attorneys Repre-
sen,ing Opposite sides-ouesiion OF
New station Brought Up.

horn taken IN the matter u aholishins
the Hfdee street grade crossing Of the
Central Vermont railrnad. While the con
tinuance Was granted ostcnsibly for the
puftnss II conference between the at
ioIneys 0n both sides over ccrtain points
II j. believed that an agreement will bc
reached before July 9. Chairman Red
mond 81 the commission miimatcd a.
much when be a.ked that the commits
.ioners he notified promptly II AN agree
iaent wa reached and wanted u know
whether sheh an agreement was likely 20
hc reached before june 20.
Yesterday morning IN the Brooks House
the public service commission began a
hearing on the petition TO abolish thu
crossing Chairman John W. Redmond.
:. HOLSTER jackson aud Eli III. Porter,
the frll commission with Rufus W. Spear,
the clerk. were present The petitioners
were represented hy Clarke G. Fitts and
Arthur y. Carpenter, the latter also ap-
peafing for the town OF Bratileboro.
{. ". Writers Of 81. Albans represented
the Central Vermont Railway company
aud W. II. c. Siickney OF Bethel appear
ed for the Boston A Maine railroad. The
Central Vermont was also represented
by General Manager q. c. Jones and
Chief Engineer Morrison Of 81. Albans.
The hearing began at 10 o'clock. Mr..
Fits explained that he had had con
ference with Mr. Writers and that Mr.
Witters wished 10 make a statement TO
the commission before the hearing was
proceeded with Mr. Writers said that
while many points set forth in the pc
tition would be accepted there were 9TH
ers that might possibly be taken to the
courts. In view Of this situation of al
fair he was OF the opinion that any
plans that the petitioners might submit
ought not 10 be made a part OF the rec
ords Of the hearing. He intimated that
the petitioners and the railroad would
naturally have 10 make concessions and
asked that the hearing be continued four
weeks
Mr.. Fits said that the project was a
matter OF importance TO the town OF
and called the attention OF
the commission to the fact that the mat
ter had been given the right of way over
other matters that the commission has IN
hand at this time Ii continuance was
TO be granted he wanted II understood
that the matter should be TIven pre-
ference over other matters as soon as
possible. He called attention to the fact
that another petition would be made to
the commission asking for the locating OF
the Central Vermont passenger station |
ON another site and said that such a !
change was really the only feasible soln- |
tion Of the grade crossing problem. Char |
man Redmond assured Mr.. Fits that the |
Brattlehoro grade crossing matter should |
have right Of way over other similar |
cases. Mr.. Fits asked ii both the Cen
rial Vermont and Boston & Maine roads |
would accept service OF a petition to
,hange the location of the passenger sta
ion, a hearing to I've held upon the mat
er at the same time the grade crossing |
was taken M again, providing
10Th roads were given three or four days
lotice. The attorneys for both roads
Igreed to accept such services.
Mr.. Fits told the commission that the
petitioners had made a count Of the num-
ler of pedestrians and vehicles crossing
he tracks on Bridge street in one day
rhe count was made Monday. which was
day OF ordinary business. From 9 a. m.
o 1890 p. m. 1917 pedestrians crossed
he tracks and during the same period
rs vehicles were driven over the cross
ng. Mr.. Fits added that there was of
curse more or less traffic over the cross
ng after 1890 p. m. While no attempt
vas made to keep a record of the actual
lumber of trains passing over the Bridge
treet crossing count made Wednesday
rom one o'clock to 1890 p. m, showed
hat so locomotives or trains passed over
he crossing 1t was stated by Mr.. Fits
hat probably the same number passed
ver the crossing from $50 a. m, to p.
n.. which would make about l5O trains
rossing Bridge street during the day.
Then the matter of deciding upon a
ate for the continuance of the hearing
vas taken up and Mr.. Fits urged that
be as early as possible Mr.. Writers
ras not at all interested in hurrying mat
ers and Chairman Redmond stated that |
e had two cases in court which would
revent his being in Brattleboro on june
o. and for an indefinite time after that
ate Mr.. Fits insisted that the date
g early in July. and it was suggested
nat the hearing be continued until about t,
he middle of July The commission
nally agreed upon July 6. Interested
arties present to testify during the hear
lg, if occasion required, whispered among
as to the propriety of state
ffical like Chairman Redmond postpon,-
g public business that he might attend {
his personal affairs .
J.. Z. Holden. representing the board of
ade. showed a blue print of the grade
ossing and explained how it might be
polished and a new station built. 1t
as estimated that 100000 would abolish
ie grade crossing, construct an over
iss and build a new passenger station.
r. Holden stated that a Boston con-
actor had offered to blast out the rock1
,cessary to reduce the grade on Vernon
rect and put the proposed station site
shape for station for s4l 900. He
ought that Brattleboro ought to have a
5000 station but Mr.. Fits said that at
asst a $4,000 station should be built
henever new one is built. After the
airing the commissioners and attorneys
If ed the crossing and passenger station.