The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-21
To Build Proposed Road in
Vermont.
PRESIDENT MELLEN STAYS
WORK IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Local Railroad Committee and Attor-
neys Have Asked the Governor to
Safeguard Interests of the State by
Presenting New Plan to Legislature

Since the announcement in The Re
former of last Friday that the Boston
a Maine railroad would build from
South Vernon to BrattlebOrO on the
New Hampshire side of the river there
have been momentous changes IN the
local railroad situation. Following the
official announcement OF PRESIDENT
Charles :. Mellen of the New Haven
system 10 Chief Engineer Tompson,
the local railroad committee began a
strenuous effort to secure temporary
DELAY in the proceedings and the success
of their work is proven by the fact that
there is strong probability that Gov
ernor Mead will convene the legislature
i'm extra session to consider 4 new plah
to keep the Boston 4 Maine in Yer
mont.
C. c. Fits, counsel for the local com
mittee, had conference with Ifes-
ident Mellen last Saturday afternoon
and after the situation had been thor
ounhlv canyassed the latter agreed TO
DELAY the work on the New Hampsh shire
side temporarily in order to give the
peOple of Brattleboro one more chance.
On Monday of this week the local com
mittee and its counsel visited the gov
ernor at Rutland and showed him plans,
which. in their opinion, will enable the
Boston & Maine to enter Brattlehofo
from the south without harming IN any
way the Central Vermont S terminal
facilities Governor Mead fully real.
ICES what il means to this section OF
the state to bring about such a solution
of the railroad question and IS as anN-
ious as anybody else to see the adop'
tion of some plan which will obvlate the
necessity of the Boston Name bulla-
in New Hampshire. The governor is
giving the matter his entire attention
and his decision may be expected at
any hour
The Brattlehoro committee, IN un'
dertaking to bring about a compromise
in the railroad situation of Bratteboro,
have made plans of their own of such
a character as to affect IN the least
possible degree any territory, OF the
Central Vermont railroad. The plan
in substance is that the proposed
Boston & Maine line, as it comes from
the south. will strike and cross Cent
raj Vermont land easterly OF the Cent.
raj Vermont engine house, crossing
Central Vermont land which is un-
used and unusable by the Central, Yer
mont for railroad purposes being
practically in the pond at the present
time. No plans which the Central Yer
mont have ever made contemplates the
use of this land. 1t does not in any
way affect the terminals of the Central
Vermont. The line then goes through
the river somewhere near the Barrows
coal shed and then crosses the corner
of the Central Vermont land to Bridge
street, the length of the line across the
Central Vermont mt that point beng
about 700 feet. Ii practically does
nothing to the Central Vermont except
to take the spur track running
tn the beef house and gas plant
which serves several stOrehouses also.
The Brattleboro committee have offered
as a condition precendent to the Cent
raj Vermont; that they will undertake
to provide westerly of the Central
Vermont tracks an equal amount OF
space and procure the location thereon
of all the industries and storehouses
located on this spur track, cause the
land to be decided to the Central Yer
mont and a spur track built thereon,
without expense to the Central Vermont,
and all the industries and plants put
thereon, with the provision that they
shall pay at least as much rental to the
Central Vermont as they now pay
This can be done by putting Vernon
Street into the bank and taking the
Judge property, giving the Central Yer
mont even more room than is taken
from them This absolutely saves the
Central Vermont from any damage and
would not in any way affect the oper
ations of the Central Vermont trains
or terminal facilities. The Central Yer
mont officials refuse to grant this, but
simply say they will give trackage
rights to the Boston & Maine, the oper
alton of trains over the tracks across
Central Vermont land to be under Cent
raj Vermont control