Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-02-03
IN INTEREST OF B. & NJ.
Citizens Hope to Have Road Built
on Vermont Side

Special Town Meeting Called for Feb. ID |
Survey In New Hampshire to Be Re.
sumed at once.
When it was learned Sunday morning |
that the Vermont Senate had definitely |
killed the bill granting the Boston &
Maine Railroad company the right to |
build from South Vernon to Bratteboro |
beside the Central Vermont tracks as |
reported in an article elsewhere in this |
paper, Indignation ran high, and 1t has
not yet subsidized. 1t Is the one thing
that everybody is talking about and at
torneys and others are doing their best
to devise some way whereby the Boston
& Maine may build on this side of the
river. 1t Is believed that this can be
DONE but the Investigations do not war
rant positive statement that all difficult
ties can be surmounted in a way that
would be feasible financially.
When the | legislature adjourned the
Central Vermont road announced that it
would begin at once the work of sur
veying for a double track from Windsor
to Brattleboro. The general public has
not realized that the Legislature not only
denied the Boston q Maine the right to
build from South Vernon to Brattleboro,
but granted the Central Vermont a char
ter to build from Windsor to Bratte-
boro, but such is the fact. That the
Central Vermont intends to carry out
the order of the public service commits
sion to abolish the grade crossing at
Bridge street by building an overpass
near where the present passenger sta
ton stands also Is apparent because
force of men has begun work on the
ledge opposite the station taking it up
where they left off last autumn.
The sentiment of the town appears to
be that at the present time the plan of
building an overpass as now ordered is
! not desirable, in view of recent develop
ments, and a town meeting has been
! called to take action on the matter. The
| railroad committee appointed by the town
! some time ago to carry on negotiations
for the prospective railroad development
in this town, together with the select
| men, sent a telegram Monday to Chair
man John w. Redmond of the public
/ service commission asking the commits
sion to suspend the order and Mr.. Red
| mond replied that before it could be sus
pended it would be necessary to petition
! the commission to appoint public hear
| ing on the question. n rough draft of
such a petition was prepared yesterday,
| but it has not yet been forwarded
Petitions asking the seectmen to call a
| special town meeting We're circulated
Wednesday and were signed by about
| everybody who had an opportunity, and
warrants were issued yesterday for such
a meeting to be held in Festival hall
| Tuesday, Feb. II, at p m. The first
! article 10 see II the town VIII vote TO
| rescind the vote taken in a special meet
ing July ., which was to appropriate
$4,000 toward the expense of cutting
down the grade of Vernon street, con-
structing a new highway from the Brat
tleboro House to the freight depot, build
ing an overpass and abolshing the grade
crossing, the work to be done by the
Central Vermont railroad.
The second article is to see if the town
will vote to instruct the selectmen to
apply to the public service commission
for an order to vacate, suspend. amend
or modify the order relating to the abol-
ishment of the Bridge street crossing,
| which order Is dated Sept. &C. 1910 and
to take any other action that in the
judgment of the selectmen may be nee
essary to protect the interests of the
| town. Article three is to see If the
| town will vote to instruct the selectmen
to take such action as may be neces-
| sary to prevent carrying out the plans
of the Central Vermont Railway com
pany in relation to the adjustment of
the crossing Article four is to see what
instruction. If any, the town will give to
its special railroad committee.
That the Central Vermont will oppose any
effort calculated to make 1t any easier
for the Boston e Maine to build on this
side of the river is foregone conclusion
and it is not unlikely that they will argue
that the proceedings have gone too far
President G. G. ZONES Of tho Central Ver-
mont Tuesday that n snecial town meet
ing would be held.
When the senate killed tho Ros+on G.
Maine hill II vas announced that the
Roston & Maine would huiId IN the New
Hamnshire side of the river buiding
double track hridge AZ south vernor hut
at frst utiiizing tbe single tracl, hridge
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