The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-30
Brattleb0rO Railroad Bill is
Sm0thered at Finish
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
Gov. Mead Vetoed Bill Laying Flat Rate
Of Taxation on Intangibles, and
House Passed 1t over His Veto,
But Only in Vain.

It was few minutes before midnight
by the State House clock when the YER
mont legislature took final adjourn
ment Of the 1901 session Saturday
night, but the watches in the pockets
OF the members gave the time as 80
a. m, which was correct Considerable
people had simply seen to it that the
Vermont solons did not work on the
Sabbath, according TO the official time
piece.
The closing hours Of the general as
sembly were marked by the defeat Of
the Boston 4 Maine railroad in it's el-
forts to confiscate land Of the Central
Vermont at Brattleboro, the House and
Senate conferees giving up in iangle.
and by the veto of the bill laying
fiat rate on intangibles. The House at
tempted to- repass the intangibles bin
over the governors veto, and did by a
vote of 76 to 60; but the action was
not constitutional because two-thirds
vote of the members was lacking.
Most Of the legislature hastened to
leave Montpelier by the early morning
special trains Sunday, and the few who
were left in the city over Sunday picked
up their belongings to-day and departed.
All received per diem Of S4 for 81 days,
with mileage.
The Railroad Bill.
The railroad fight at Brattleboro was
ended early in the night when the con
ference committee reported in each
branch that it had failed to agree. the
vote standing three to three. The re-
ports were accepted in each branch
The report Of the House members of
the conference committee reviewed the
fight, as follows;
Tn undersigned the committee APP
pointed on behalf of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, members Of the committee
of conference, upon the disagreeing votes
of the House and Senate upon House
bill, entitled II. 1872, An act to author
ize the Vermont Valley railroad to con-
struct and operate a railroad between
Brattleboro and South Vernon and to
take land therefor" respectfully report
that they have been in conference with
the Senate committee since their ap-
pointment; no agreement could be
reached by which the Vermont Valley
railroad would be permitted to have an
independent line of tracks uncontrolled
by the Central Vermont Railway com
pany
The objection raised was that the leg
islature should not take any property,
however small used for railroad pur-
poses by one railroad corporation and
permit its use by another railroad cor
poFation. 1t was then suggested by the
members OF the committee on the part
Of the Senate, that we give the Vermont
Valley railroad the right to take that
land OF the New London Northern Rail-
road company lying upon and west Of
Vernon street in Brattleboro, which is
not now, and never has been, used for
railroad purposes, to which the members
Of the committee on the part of the
House aceeded, and in fmtheranee of
this idea. the members of the committee
on the part Of the House, submitted the
following proposition in writing:
"And the said Vermont Valley rail-
road may construct its line in Brattle
boro, upon double track location, and
for that purpose may cross the location
of the New London Northern Railroad
in the town of Vernon south
Of the meadows using only so much
thereof as may be necessary for the
oa,,,.t r,,ot;nn of ono n,.erbaa1 o, ,,n1ar
pass. and may take of the lands of the
New London Northern railroad in Brat
tleboro, west of Vernon street, not used
for railroad purposes, and may take so
much Of Bridge street, and Vernon street,
as may be necessary to construct their
said line 70 q crossing ot the West
River railroad upon the said Vermont
Valley railroads land north OF Bright
street, relocating and constructing said
streets so as to avoid grade crossings
and not to obstruct the approach to the
passenger station. And may cross said
West River railroad at grade. under .
20 he supervised by the
public service commission. or may relo-
ate said West River track if requested
" the Central Vermont Railway COM
1auy."
After discussion. this proposition was
modified by adding the following That
lnly that part Of the New London
Northern Railroad Co.'s. land be appro-
,riated by the Vermont Valley railroad,
which lies west of Vernon street. and
$ not used for railroad purposes. and
hall be decided by the public service
TO be necessary. and that the
ocation shall be fixed by the public
erviee commission where Il is feasible
o construct the line. in tie judgment
Il said commission, aud that an con
tuicti0n authorized in Brattleboro aud
Ternon shall be under the supervision
& the public service commission and
lot used until accepted by them.
"And that said Vermont Valley rail
Dad should cross the New london
Northern railroad ia Vernon. south of
he meadows, by au overpass or under
Ass, and connect with the Vermont
ALLEY railroad tracks by crossing the
racks of the West River railroad at
Tade. or a. the public service commits
ion may order. both construction IN
e subject to the supervision inspec-
ion and acceptance Of the public scr-
ice commission. as above provided
And the members 81 said committee
u the part Of the House further re-
ort that they are crediblY informed and