The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-15
ORIGINAL PLANS
TO BE FOLLOWED
Central Vermont to Carry Out
Public Service Order
REGARDING CROSSING ABOLITION
President Fitghugh Authority for the
Statement overpass and New Station
Are TO Be Built as Soon as Possible
More of Ledge TO Be Removed.

President l.. IL, Fitlhugh OF the central
Vermont Railway company, accompanies
nv Howard q, Kelley, chief engineer OF the
Grand Trunk system, and W, H. Costello
sunprintondent of the southern division,
stoned in Brattleboro Tuesday morning on
his way from New London TO 81. Adams.
President Fitzhugh inspected the new
road east of Vernon street when reduces
the grade from the freight station to the
ton OF the Vernon street hill ana eNpfessvu
satisfaction over the progress oil the WORK.
lie said that there would be no unnecessary
DELAYS in carrying out the orders oil the
nubhc service commission calling for the
nbolisbing of the Bridge street grade
crossing and the construction OF an over
mass from point on Vernon street west
of the passenger station to the bank oil the
Connecticut river. When President Fitz
hugh was asked il the proposed vladnct
scheme AT the crossing had been given up
he said that such plan had been suggest,
ed by interested persons and had received
the approval of the Central Vermont en-
gineers but as the public service commlS'
sion's order was in no way connected with
the elimination OF the grade crossing 10y
yiaduct nothing further had been done
about it. He said it was the intention oil
his road to carry out the public service
commissions orders and that the road was
doing this as fast as il could. MIR. flt2hugh
was reminded that the town OF BratlleDoro
at a special town meeting had voted 10
rescind the appropriation OF Slouoo TO,
ward the changes planned by the Central
Vermont but he made no comment upon
that phase of the matter. other than 70
reiterate that his road would carry. Out the
orders of the public service commission Us
expeditiously as possible, ,,--
When asked whether BIattleboro people
might expect to have a new passenger
station inside of year Mr., Fitzhugh said
he was unable to name date when the
work would be completed. lie said that
the road was as anxious as the people oil
Brattleboro to complete the changes plan
ned at Brattleboro and that the work
would be carried on until the original pro
iect had been completed. He said that
considerable more rock must be removed
from the ledge in front OF the passenger
station before a station can be bullt upon
the site selected As to the station struc'
ture Mr.. Fitzhugh said that one satisfactory
to the people of Brattleboro would be butt
He was asked if he understood that
President Charles S. Melen of the Boston
& Maine no longer cared to consider build !
ing the proposed 10.mile extension from
south Vernon to Brattleboro on the Yer,
mont side of the Connecticut river, ana
said that he did so understand the matter. |
In closing the conversation Mr., Fitzhugh
said he was sorry that he could not tell
the people of Brattleboro more definitely
as to the time the new station would be
completed and the grade crossing abolished.
He said that the several tenants ON the
railroad property, who are obliged to move,
have been notified and given reasonable
time in which to secure other locations
Until these tenants vacate but little can |
be done in the way of building the over
pass from Vernon street and the construc-
ton department of the road will turn its
attention to removing more OF the ledge
Mr. Fitzhugh and his party left Brattle-
boro at eight o'clock.