The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-28
MNeW Hampshire
HINSDALE.
ROADS PLANS EXPLAINED,
Local People Told What Will Happen
If b. & M. Builds in New Hampshire,

A largely attended citizens meeting was
held in the town hall "Wednesday eve
ming for the purpose OF receiving instruc'
tions from Chief Engineer G. NJ, Temp
son on the plans of the Boston Maine
railroad relative TO the proposed extension
through this town, so that the whole mat
Ter might be acted upon intelligently at the
special town meeting which will take place
at 7.30 o'clocl, this evening =, 80,
A large blue print and profile map OF the
proposed road was placed before the audi
ence and thoroughly explained by Mr..
Tompson. The plans show that the new
line will leave the Ashuelot branch snort
distance southeast OF the farm owned oy
II. IL. Dole going directly through the
buildings of the above mentioned place and
then following along the Connecticut river
in the rear of the farms owned respective.
ly by G.. n. Shattuck, A. 4. l}oldt, +. H.
Pike and w. y. Pike, across the Ashuelot
river near its mouth where It VIII be neces
sary To build bridge on piers owing TO Il
sandy foundation, through the River Tav-
ern buildings, across Arson llOoker's in
an S0foot cut. to the O. $. Higgins and the
C. c. Dix places. along the new lake in the
rear of the old Daniel Smith place AMI
across the former Stearns fiat ON the site
of the old road to lIrattleboro, thence north
following quite close TO the shore until a
short distance above Adam Roeder's where
it goes into the present highway to Brat,
tleboro until the Schorling fiat is reached
at which place the Brattlehoro B. g. NJ
station viii be built All this, of course,
necessitates changes in our highways, but
nevertheless, the Mortified road remains
the same, except that there will be over
passes at II, ii, Dole's and at Doolittles
crossing.
There will be a signal station in the vi.
cinity of the present Bellevue place and a
Hnsdale station at the River Tavern. 1t is
also proposed to have "A signal station
at the Monument
An entirely new highway will be con.
stmcted from the point where the railroad
enters the present highway a short dis
lance north of Adam Roeder's on the
mountain side at an elevation of II feet.
but well graded and with a road % feet in
width with four feet on either side for
cutters and passing underneath the rails
ut the Schorling fiat which flat will then
be two feet higher on this end and eight
feet higher on the north end than at pres
ent A portion of the Gull road in Chester
field will be discontinued and another road
to the east built in its place.
Mr.. Tompson cheerfuly answered all
questions, which to say the least Were
numerous, and many to the point, and he
took considerable time after the meeting
explaining the plans infinitely to those di
rectly concerned.
After Mr. Tompson had resumed his seat
John Calvin. chairman of the Brattleboro
board of selectmen. took the floor and
spoke very Interestingly on the proposed
changes relative to Bridge street which he
referred to as an old interstate road and
of the raising of the big bridge. He ex.
hibited a blue print of the changes which
showed the plans of the public service com
mission and also another plan. the latter
being much better adapted to meet the
present conditions. This in brief is as fol
lows A steel structure with a 40-foot
span passing over the railroad will be
built on Bridge street on which will be
road % feet wide with siX-foot sidewalks. |
AT the point where the structure passes
over the railroad concrete arch will be
built. This structure will be built with
six per cent grade and the big bridge must |
be raised 26 feet ON the west end to meet |
this grade 1t is planned 10 have the
bridge on three-per cent grade making
it IS feet higher on the east end According |
to the best authority the bridge can be
built on this grade without losing any of /
its strength. The road from Bridge street
to the freight yard will be built on a five
per cent grade. The highway on the island I
will be graded gradually toward the center
from both bridges it being necessary to
raise the little bridge about 10 feet in
& NJ station. The expense of building the
structure and raising the big bridge will
be Approximately $4,000 with $1,000 adj
ditional for damages. All the expenses in
Cured in carrying out the above plan to-
gether with the raising of the little bridge
will be borne by the railroads
e. w. Gibson of Brattleboro was present
at the meeting but took no active part in
the proceedings