The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
NEW ORDERS ISSUED
BY PUB. SERVICE COM
One of Them Is That Relating to Barre
Granite Railway Co., In Which
Case Certificate Is Issued.

| In the matter OF the petition of the
| Rutland Railroad Co. VS.. the towns Of
| Ludlow and Mount Holly, requiring the
elimination OF two grade crossings, one
! in the town of ludlow and the other in
the town of Mount Holly, an order for
| the elimination of which was issued
March /, 1870 the commission has is-
sued its order approving the work Of
! improving the Lower road" so-called.
and the construction OF cross Dad for
thn purpose OF eliminating the crossing.
and has ordered that the Rutland Rail
way company forever hereafter fence
and bar these crossings against public
! travel
| An order has also been issued approx
| ing the work done by the Canadian Pa
cifie Railway company in eliminating
the "kendall crossing and the Green
crossing" located In the town Of New
port and has accepted the new high.
ways as previously ordered, and has
directed said railway company to fence
and bar said crossings against public
travel
In re petition Of the incorporators of
the Barre Granite Railway company for
certificate of expediencY under section
453S OF public statutes, a hearing was
held thereon at Barre, January S, and
from the evidence it appearing that the
proposed railroad will be promotiye of
the general good of the state and that
the sgners of the articles of associa-
ton have complied with the law, the
commission has issued its report and
certificate so finding this to be the fact.
The proposed railroad Ia TO start in the
city of Barre and continue through the
city of Barre, and the town Of Barre to
the town Of Willamstown, distance
Of about ten miles, over such feasible
route as may be determined upon and
along and adjoining various granite
quarries, with spurs and extensions ex-
tending thereto.
In re fatal accident to Charles A.
Hewitt. at Rutland, October IA. 1911, a
public hearing was held at Rutland.
December IA. 1911. and the commission
has issued its report. in which IL finds
that on Park street, in the city of
Rutland, the tracks of the Bennington
division of the Rutland railroad and
the street car tracks Of the Rutland
Electric railroad cross each other at
grade and at right angles.
On October Ia, at 10 o'clock D. m, a
freight train, consisting of twenty.one
cars, was passing over this crossing 20.
ing toward Rutland, when an electric
car, No. n. operated by Charles A.
Hewitt of Rutland, motorman for the
Rutland Railway Light & Power COM
pany. ran into the freight train about
nine ears back from the engine. The
yestibule of the electric ear was demol-
5i.laI hn "a, r,4l L.
killed No one else was injured AS
tho freight train approached the cross
ing, from the uncontradctod evidence, it
appeared that the whistle signals were
sounded. the he'll was rung, the head
light was burning. and no blame for
the accident is attached to the Rut-
land Railroad company.
Mr.. Hewitt was about nineteen years
OF age and had been in the employ of
the Rutland Railway, Light & Power
company for about three months. On
his last trip over this route previous
to and ON the same day OF the accident,
he had failed to stop his car at this
crossing until the forward wheels there
of were on the track of the Rutland
Railroad company, indicating that he |
did not have the car under proper con-
troll
If his failure to stop his car at the
required distance from the Rutland Rail- |
road on this occasion was due to inetfec-
tive brakes, or to slippery tracks, he |
made no mention of il to the conductor |
OF the car. As clear view of the train !
on the Rutland Railroad could be had |
for some distance, from the electric car, /
the commission can give no reason for the |
failure to stop his car in
time to avoid the collision, unless he |
the distance and approach
ell too near the train before applying |
the brakes.
The st. Johnsbury Electric company, /
in compliance with the order of the com
mission authorizing it to increase its
capital stock in the sum of $4,000, is
sred December IL, 1911. has filed its
sworn returns showing that the entire
amount of stock as authorized has been
issued, and the amount realized thereon
is $4,000; and giving in detail the APP
pilcation of the proceeds, which has all