The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-22
sRArTLesoRo's NEW PROPOSAL
Anoths- Effort to Secure New Boston
and Maine Line

and Maine Line
Brattleboro. April 22-With view
Of averting the disaster which they
believe viii come to this part of the
tate / the Boston and Maine railroad
builds lis South Vermont rattleboro
link on the New Hampshire side of
the Connecticut river. the people of
this town. through their local COM
uittee have asked Governor John A.
dead 10 convene the legislature in ex-
ira sea sion for the purpose of consid-
efing plan which will enable the
liostuu and Maine to enter Brattle-
tcro from the south on the Vermont
side o the river over route which
practically touches none of the land
nov tsed by the Central Vermont
road flr terminal purposes. The call
Tor an extra session is the result of
a con ereTce which was held Satur-
day between a representative of the
local abroad committee and Presi-
/ dent hellen OF the New Haven system
AZ that time Mr. Mellen agreed to
l hold ID temporarily his order to be-
gin work on the New Hampshire line.
In Undertaking TO bring about a So
I luton OF the local railroad situation
/ which will prove most advantageous
/ 10 tha section OF the state, the local
I comm ttee has made plans OF such a
d charaf ter as 70 effect in the least
/ possible degree any territory of the
/ Central Vermont These plans in
/ substance provide that the Boston &
I Maine proposed line, as IL comes
I from The south. shall cross Central
| Vermont land east OF the Central Yer
mont engine house. about mile
/ south OF this village. the land at this
point being unusable for railroad pur-
poses. as IL Is practically submerged.
I The line then continues northward
throuih the river by fill TO a point
someF here near the Barrows coal
shed and then across the northeast
corner OF the Central Vermont land
20 Bridge street, the length of the
crossing al this point being about 700
feet
This plan takes nothing from the
Central Vermont except short spur
track serving several store houses,
and 90 Offset this last, the Brattleboro
committee offers to provide west of
the Central Vermont tracks an equal
amount OF space and TO procure the
location thereon OF all the industries
and sore houses served by this track.
The committee further agrees to have
the rev land decided 10 the Central
Vermont and to build a spur track
Nithout expense to that road and to
] hA It'd ats-tn
81 ant on the new land shall pay at
east as much rental 10 the Central
Vermont as they now pay. This sub.
liutui on can be brought about by NOV
az Vernon street west into the bank
slnd tiking the Judge property, there
Ply giving the Central Vermont much
1aore room than is taken away. Such
0 plan would in no way affect the OPP
fration OF Central Vermont trains nor
;urta its terminal facilities in the
slight esq degree
Eh plan was submitted to the Cen
tml ,crmout officials recently, but
they refused 20 consider 1t, saying
sm1. that they would allow the Bos-
tfu and Maine trackage rights, the
onora lon of an trains over tracks
a res Central Vermont land to be
"a der Central Vermont control The
local committee is unable to under.
stand why the Central Vermont
81 ou,I want To- control the Boston and
Mcinr trains across a line similar to
that described above Such a con
tnll would be an annoyance and delay
TO the public as well as to the Boston
and Maine and could be of no posi-
bls al vantage TO the Central Vermont
IRE sidcnt Mellen says that he can
build als line In New Hampshire with.
on ely hlndrance and delay and alb
octtly refuses TO come TO the Yer
mont slice unless he can have full
colltul of the operation of his own
trains BrattlebOro people feel that
Mr. Nellen has come more than hall
way Cn the proposition as he is will
ing ;u yield the question OF raising
the tracks and OF coming into Brat
tleloTI according to the plan present
ed at the last session OF the legisla
tun,. although Il has taken a great
deal ~ urging on the part of Brattle
bore people TO bring about this change
OF ~. mon.
Buuleboro people feel that it is
units that the Central Vermont
shoid have this Independent right
north OF Bridge street crossing and
yet refuse the Boston and Maine SINH
lar fights over a very small corner Of
Central Vermont land south of Bridge
strelf In view Of this situation they
are skiing the governor for a chance
10 show their proposition to the leg
d .slatlro and TO get the relief which
,hey re certain viii be given.