The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-28
Vermont Public Service Com
mission Announces Its Decision
FOLLOWING THE HEARINGS
Commission Asserts That 1t Is Necessary
for the Railroad to Cross at Grade
Other Decision Rendered
by the Board.

Newport, Oct. 2S-The Vermont public
service commission has issued the fol-
lowing order, granting the right of the
Barre railroad to establish several grade
crossings at the Barre quarries;
"On petition of the Barre railroad,
permission is granted il to lay track
across the highway in the towns OF
Barre and WilIiamstown, creating cross
ings at grade on the highway leading
from Graniteville to the Boutwell, quar-
ries; on the highway which leads from
point near the Boutwell, quarries to
Williamstown; and across the last
named highway to a point within the
town of Williamstown The commission
finds that the surroundings are such as
practically to forbid the crossing of such
highway except at grade; that it is pro
posed eventually TO throw up present
grade crossing and construct a new high
way, which will eliminate at least one
of the crossings in question, so that in
the end there will be no more grade
crossings in this locality than exists at
the present time. The track is used
solely as an industry track and the
movements thereoyer seldom average
more than two a day; that the circum-
stances Of this case and the public good,
require that the petitioners be allowed
to create the grade crossings referred to
in the manner indicated
Other Orders.
an the matter Of the elimination OF
the grade crossings south of White River
Junction, as ordered by the commission,
Central Vermont Railway Co. has been
approved, the entire expense being Sl5-
s57.6s, apportioned as follows: To the
town OF Hartford, 10 per cent, Sl,5s5.77 I;
to the state OF Vermont, 25 per cent,
S3,064.4 AZ; to the Central Vermont Rail
way company, 65 per cent. Sl0,307 40.
"In the matter Of the petition of the
Boston 4 Maine railroad asking for the
elimination Of two grade crossings, one
about one hundred feet south Of the
passenger station at Pompanoosue, and
the ether about four thousand feet north
thereof, an order was issued for the elm
nation of these crossings, BY connects
ing section of public highway on the
westerly side of the railroad. the con
struction Of private road and crossing
for certain landowners on the east side
of the railroad, and the removal of a
passenger station to the westerly side Of
the railroad The expense is appor-
toned, To the town OF Norwich, 10 per
cent, but not to exceed 500; to the
state of Vermont, 25 per cent; and the
Boston & Maine, the remainder The
Work is ordered to be completed on or
before December Is, 1911.
"fn the matter Of the petition Of the
incorporators of the Swanton & Alburg
Railroad company, the commission has
granted certificate to the petitioners.
certifying that the proposed railroad,
which is to extend from Swanton TO All.
burg, will be promotive Of the general
good Of the state, and that the ineor
porators have complied with the proyi.
sions of the statute
con petition of Hoosac Tunnel &
Wilmington railroad, the petitioner was
granted leave to operate Sunday train
service from October to October 81.
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