Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-12-16
VISIT FROM RAILROAD COMMITTEES
Grand Trunk Special Brought Legislators to Inspect Site Of Ppos
ed Developments by Boston zhugh Declined to Hold
Train for Public Meeting

company did not contemplate making an
cmbankment, but provided for a cement
wall practically the entire length OF the
yard, whereupon he was sat upon hard
for entertaining any such idea. do you
suppose" said the engineer, that they
are going to build cement wall, which
would cost an average Of $50 n running
foot? The wall alone would cost over
$500. OO0" The spectator allowed that
he was not concerned about the cost, but
was stating just what the Boston & Maine
plans showed
After a long period of discussion the
party started northward on foot. stopping
every little while to discuss some detail
Of the proposed changes, Mr.. Fitzhugh
and his engineers arguing all the time
that the Boston Il Maine proposition was
unjust and was an unwarranted encroach-
ment upon their property, and Chairman
L. +. Holden OF the Brattleboro commit
tee striving to convince them that the
committee would see that the interests
Of the Grand Trunk and Central Vermont
were protected and that the proposed
changes would really be beneficial to
both roads 1t was noticeable that the
Grand Trunk engineers did not follow the
plans OF the Boston & Maine In their at
tempts to convince the committee, and
II also was noticeable that while things
we're not always represented as shown by
the Boston & Maine prohles the officials
=, corract tho o,t,,noars Of tho other side
orn,rontl,. nreferrin,I 70 40 tbeir talking
at some later time.
A stop was made Mt the freight house
and a proposition was made there that
the official hearing before the committees
be held that afternoon in Brattleboru.
RrottIahoro mon Going IN Nontneller The
ide, v,as ograa,rla IN ali nm tho central
Vermont clio Mr. E,itzbugb ,hi.cting no
causa bis counsel Iudpa powers vas NOT
,,rosort II ,,.,s soo, 40 ono. tb,t tbnra
vas merit I'm his org,,nant so that idea
,,.os ,,ivep I'm Tho, ~ v,as ,rrcd tbat
an hands co f. Festival hail Tho matter
vas NOT decided at thot limo and ais
cueeion was resumed ~, th,. station Mat
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/ Is ,,i,rrcd =, ba,., ,rt,,, .t,tinr ana
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/ hrourrt nv, ,s,,i,, ava da,ila., ,s statod
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& Maine ~ bui,d from Soith Vernon IN
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ho 1nf,ir IN ,rr,nt at,y sucb obartnr Tba
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or b,, ,b,rselvas and t,lked o,or tbe
| Question nr n be,rirr, hof,r, tb. commit
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would he pnN,sa to 40 ca and an orran,,s
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