Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
MORE ENGINEERS HERE
New Boston & Maine Corps Sur.
veying on Vermont Side
No information Concerning Conference
with President MeIlen-Public Service
Commission Hearing Friday.

Little information has been given out
by the town railroad committee or at
torneys since the conference in Boston
Friday with President Charles S. Mellen
of the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad company, relative to building a
connecting link between South Vernon
and Brattleboro on the Vermont side OF
the river but an air Of confidence seems
to surround all those present at the con-
ference. The committee, G. O. Robbins,
L. e. Holden and NJ. ]. Moran, the at
torneys, Judge j. NJ. Tyler 6. G. Fits,
w. b. c. Stickney and Il. w. Gibson,
and Chief Engineer G.. NJ. Tompson met
President Melen in the North station az
1870 and went over the situation for
about two hours The law points in
volved in building a line in the face OF
a refusal of charter by the legislature,
the engineering problems and the finan-
cial outlay which would be required were
discussed in some detail, and there ap-
peared to be no legal obstacle that could
not be overcome. course of action was
formulated, but as a matter of policy II
was decided not to give out any infor-
nation of which the opposition might
take advantage. 1t may be stated. how
ever, that every string favora BILE for a
line on this side of the river is being
pulled.
Newspapers in Boston and New York.
contained Saturday dispatches to tho
effect that the Brattleboro men were
refused by President Mellen and that it
was decided to build on the New Hamp-
shire side. The committee state that
there was no word of truth in the des-
patches, that Mr.. Mellen was very cour-
teous and interested in the propositions
made and that their confidence in the
successful outcome of their efforts was
in no way diminished The civil en-
gineers who have been al work on tho
New Hampshire survey, getting the facts
ready to submit to contractors have con-
tinued their work on that side of the
river but this week a new set of engin-
GERS has been surveying for the Boston
Il Maine on this side, under Mr.. Tomp-
sons direction, working near the Brat
tleboro House, the Main street bridge,
the odd Fellows building, Bonds build
ing and the Ullery building. which does
not indicate that the idea of building.
alongside the Central Vermont tracks has
been abandoned. 1t is expected that
within 10 days some important develop
ments will take place and that the COM
mittee will have some definite announce
ment to make.
No hearing was held Wednesday by the.
public service commission on the petition.
to suspend the order of Sept. 10, reuuir-
ing the Central Vermont company to
abolish the Bridge street crossing and
build new passenger station, the Cen
tral Vermont asking for a postponement
for the reason that attorneys in this
case, Judge II. II. Powers of Morrisvilie
and Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury
were unable to attend to the matter this
week. The committee and ATTORNEYS
agreed to the postponement on the writ
ten agreement that the Central Vermont
should confine its opera tions
now in progress toward carrying out the
order of the commission to its own prem
lses and that nothing the company
should do during the postponement
should affect the situation in any way.
1t has been decided to have the hearing
on Friday morning of next week, begin
ming "a o'clock in the Brooks House.