The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-03-11
BRATTLEB0R0 HANGS
TO BOSTON & MAINE
Has New Proposition to Submit to
Mellen People and Therefore Gets
Continuance Of Public Service
Commission Hearing.
Commission Hearing.

Brattleboro. March H. When the
Vermont public service commission met
here yesterday TO take mp the adjourned
hearing on the citizens petition to eth.
er change Or vacate its order concern
/ ing the abolishing Of the Bridge street
4 grade crossing. the same citizens asked
! for another continuance on the ground
! that an important project was under
way by which they hoped to have the
/ Boston & Maine railroad have its line
/ from Vernon TO Brattleboro on the Yer
mont side of the river This adds am
other chapter to the New Haven vs..
Grand Trunk war at Brattleboro, which
was fought ont at the recent Vermont
| legislature Agreeable TO the request
and on the acquieseence OF the rail.
roads interested the commission grant.
ed continuance to April 4.
! The original order was issued by the
commission last fall and il included an
order to build an overpass where the
present Central Vermont station is To-
Gated and build a new station at Bridge
street This order was later suspend
ed on petition OF the Boston q Maine
system, pending the action Of the leg
islature as to granting the Vermont
Valley railroad tam adjunct OF The Bos-
ton g. Maine) a right to enter over land
Of the Central Vermont. The Central
had already started to carry out the
order, having removed part of elf
there. However, the legislature took
no action. and shortly after that the
citizens OF Brattleboro rescinded their
vote appropriating $4,000 toward the
work contemplated in the original or
der.
Meanwhile another move was put on
foot by Brattleboro people in an en-
deavor to get the Boston & Maine line
into Brattleboro instead Of having II
buiIt across the river on the New Hamp-
shire side and entering Brattleboro by
crossing the Connecticut river TO that
end. citizens OF Bratfleborn have start
ed a new railroad company 20 build
such line. entering this village to the
west of the Central tracks and not
touching them. This would necessitate
condemning some property in the viii
lagc proper. but would olWiatc the ne.
ccsstv Of the Boston 4 Maine com
pany building a costly bridge 10 get
into Brattleboro The Brattlehoro citi-
zens thought that possibly an amicable
settlement OF the local war between
the two railroads might be reached
Therefore. they asked for a continu-
ance Of the hearing. At the hearing
Yesterday the petitioners were repre-
sented by Clark G. Fits and Attorney
Carpenter. the state by States Attor-
ney F. h. Barber, the Brattleboro Elee
trio Railway company aud the Twin
state Gas and Electric company by
John II. and Clarence II. Senter the
Boston q Maine by W. D. 81 Stickney
and the Central Vermont BY MI b. Wit
tiers and Alex Dunnett None of the
parties interested objected to the grant
my Of the continuance and therefore
tile hearing was left tfsE 10 Aprilat
TO permit the citizens OF Brattleboro TO
work ont their plan.
Brattleboro. March ll-lt was made
public in Brattleboro yesterday that a
new railroad corporation had been or
ganized under the charter secured from
the legislature of zoos by the Brattle
bOro board Of trade. This organiza
tion was formed under the name Of the
bl hikttHRiN a VIII AANAtARe'h NNAl
pany with these officers President,
George L. Dnham: vice president /.
L. Holden; treasurer. G. o. Robbins
auditor, NJ J, Moran; clerk, Clarke c.
Fits.
The charter provides that the com.
pany may operate q single or double
track electric railroad from Brattleboro
To Vernon and the Massachusetts, line
and such branches as may be desired,
with a right to take property owned
by any other railroad corporation not
in actual use for railroad purposes and
with the right to cross other railroads,
This charter was secured with the
express purpose OF helping the indus
trial development OF Brattleboro and
Vernon and il is possible il will help
in working out the railroad problem in /
this section.
The local railroad committee has 1
caused the corporation to be organized /
and the necessary funds have been sub |
scribcd il cash for the purpose OF or
gauization and to start operations.