The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-29
RAMP IDEA ABANDONED.
Conference Regarding Local Railroad
Improvements.

A special train of Grand Trunk
private ears carrying officials Of the
Grand Trunk railway passed through
Brattleboro about 4 O'Clock Wednes.
day afternoon on q trip from Mon
treal to New York. The train was
made up of baggage ear and the pri.
vate ears, Quebec, Ontario, Canada and
Bonaventure. Among the officials on
the train were A. w. Smithers, chair.
man of the Crank Trunk board of di-
rectors, and chairman Of the London
committee Of the Grand Trunk Pacific
board: Charles NJ. Hays, president of
the Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pa.
cific, and chairman of the Central Yer.
mont railway board of directors; H. II.
FitZhugh. president of the Central Yer
mont railway; Howard G.. Kelley, chief
engineer of the Grand Trunk.
The party was Joined AT st. Adams
by General Manager G. c. Jones of the
Central Vermont and several other Off
cials of the Central Vermont. The party
reached Montreal Wednesday after an
extended trip through the Canadian
northwest on a tour of inspection over
the Grand Trunk going over the line to
Fitzhugh. 23j miles west of Edmonton,
the capital Of Alberta. Mr. ~mithers
will sail from New York for Liverpool
tomorrow.
On Wednesday word was received
from the Central Vermont headquarters
that a conference was desired with the
officials of Brattleboro and attorney
for the town railroad committee rela-
tive to the matter of abOlishing the
Bridge street grade crossing. Select
man John Calvin, NJ. j. Moran of the
local railroad committee, A. p. Carpen-
ter, town attorney, and Clarke C. Fits,
went to White River Junction yester-
day morning to meet the party of Cen
tral Vermont and Grand Trunk officials
enumerated above. While the train was
running between White River Junction
and Brattleboro the conference was held
and the result is embodied in an official
statement given out Yesterday. 1t is as
follows:
"a conference was had yesterday
between President E. II. Fitzhugh and
General Manager George c. Jones of
the Central Vermont Railway company,
Chairman John Calvin of the select
men, NJ. J. Moran of the local railroad
committee and A. p. Carpenter and
Clarke C. Fits, attorneys. for the, town
railroad committee. relative to change
in plan for abolshing the Bridge street
grade crossing.
"Both the railroad officials and the
representatives of the town agreed that
the roundabout overhead bridge and
ramp as originally planned and as in
cluded in the public service commits.
sion 5 order, ought not TO be carried
out. 1t was tentatively agreed that the
best solution of abolishing the grade
crossing is to build viaduct from the
Brattleboro House to the Connecticut
river bridge, over the tracks. Engi-
neers plans and estimates for such a
viaduct were discussed and it was ar
ranged that engineers representing
both parties should meet at once, make
plans in detail and estimates of ex-
penses.
''Then the railroad will submit a
proposition as to what it will require of
the town in addition to the $4,000
originally voted by the town toward
the expense of carrying out the new
plan. The whole mater will then be
submitted to a special town meeting"