Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-10
HOPE OF COMPROMISE
Important Developments in Local
Railroad Situation
Company Organized Under Board Of Trade
Charter-Public Service Commission
HEARING April d.


prospects for the Boston e Maine
ROAD from south Vernon to Bratteboro
on the Vermont side of the river loom
larger today than at any previous time
The various interests concerned as
sembled in the Brooks House this fore
noon for a hearing before the public SER
vice commission on petition to suspend
It's order abolishng the Bridge street
crossing but the hearing was continued
to April upon a statement by Attorney
Z. Z. Fits that the parties had agreed
to continuance as more time was
wanted. feeling that a compromise be-
tween the Boston & Maine and Central
Vermont would be reached was in the air.
and In granting a continuance Chairman
Redmond expressed the hope that a com
promise agreement would be reached.
The important development made pub
lie this week in regard to the railroad
situation is the organization of the Bra e.
tleboro x Vernon Railroad company The
board of trade in 1908 secured and paid
for charter for the Brattleboro Vernon
Railroad company to operate a single or
double track electric railroad from Brat
tleboro to Vernon and the Massachusetts
line and with branches as might be de-
sired, with right to take property
owned by any other railroad corpora ton
not in actual use for railroad purposes
and with a right to cross other railroads
1t was very liberal charter and was
procured by the board of trade for the
purpose of helping the industrial develop
ment of Brattleboro and Vernon
The provisions in it in regard to taking
other railroad property We're put in with
express reference to the Central Vermont
property as 1t could have application to
no other road. This makes the Brattle-
boro e Vernon Railroad company charter
usa bic for the construction of a line for
Boston 70 Maine
to Brattleboro 1t gives much more
power than could be had under the gem
eral law.
The railroad committee have caused
the corporation to be organized, and the
necessary amount has been subscribed
and paid in in cash for purposes of or
ganization and to start opera tons All
legal steps have been taken to perfect It,
The organization consists of George L.
Durham. president; l.. T. Holden, vice
president; c. O. Robbins, treasurer: NJ
j. Moran. auditor. and Clarke c. Fits
clerk These five men are the directors
| \ location has been filed for line and
branches as follows:
/. a main line beginning on Main
street in Brattleboro at the corner OF
Main and Flat streets; thence by a curve
| 20 reach the line of survey made by
| the Boston g Maine engineers for a
| tunnel route under the Vernon street hill
| thence along the Boston x Maine survey
| for a tunnel route by way of tunnel
| ard westerly of Vernon street possibly
taking a little of Vernon street, running
| in front Of the White River Chair COM
pany's factory. then practically parallel
| ing the Central Vermont to point below
| Broad brook: thence over head crossing
the Central Vermont, and thence easter
| " TO South Vernon along the original
| Boston e Maine survey.
>. branch from the corner of Main
and Flat streets along Flat and Frost
streets.
2. \ branch from where the road
crosses Milestone brook northerly ia
connect with the Vermont Valley road.
4. \ branch from whore the road
crosses Bridge street casterlY along
Bridge street To- the Connecticut river
The committee DO not make public
what elese is being done Rut the citizens
of Hrattlchoro may We assured that this
| organization " the HrI;UcNoro x Yer
non Railroad cou;pAuy IS part " the
plan which is NC."G varstct and that tht
| Brattlehoro Il Vernon Railroad company
| organization Will Hr Uscd solely to~ the
protection " ,'c Interests ~ BrAttlcNor'
and Vernon Just NNW, tho COMMITTEE. 30
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