Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
PUBLIC SERVICE DECISIONS
burlington Traction Company Mny
Issue 100000 Bonds--SheIburne
Hay Crossing Eliminated.

Newport. July 1.-The following orders
have recently been issued and promul.
gated by the public service commission
In the matter of the petition for the es-
Establishment OF municipal corporation
within the town OF Peacham. tho commits.
sion has issued It's report and order grant,
Ing charter for the proposed municipal
ity. to be known as THE Village Of
Peachanl'' Tho order prescribes the ter.
ritorial limits of the proposed village. de-.
fines Its governmental powers and func.
TONS and limits its expenditures and in
debtedness
In the matter of the elimination OF tho
Grade crossing next West Of the Central
Vermont railway bridge, near Sheldon
Junction. in the town of Sheldon. by tho
construction Of an underpass. the COM
mission has approved the statement Of OK
penses filed by the Central Vermont Rail-
way company: the whole expense being
1855 81. apport;oned as follows: The town
OF Sheldon. $75G.36; State of Vermont. ST.
s9o91; Central Vermont Railway company.
si,916.35.
The commission has granted the Pas
sumpsfc Telephone company. with its
principal office ut Newport. authority TO
increase It's capital stock In the sum OF
al, $50. to be sold only at par. and the pro-
Goods to be used In full payment OF the
purchase price Of the plant and property
OF the Citizens Telephone & Telegraph
exchange. q Vermont telephone corpora
ton, with its principal office at st. Johns
bury. Passumpstc Telephone company
is controlled by the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph company and the
Citizens Telephone and Telegraph is an
independent company.
BURLINGTON AND SEELBURNE.
certificate has been granted to the
Huntington Traction company, Yer
mont corporation. operating an electric
railway In the city of Burlington, to
execute its bonds in the sum OF not ex-
ceeding $4,000. bearing interest at the
rate OF six per cent. per annum, to be
secured by mortgage on all the prop
erty Of the Burlington Traction company
and also on al the property owned by
Vergennes. The certificate provides tina,
the bonds shall be disposed Of subject
to the conditions following: 500. 900 to be
sold for cash and the proceeds to be used
In full payment of the purchase price
of the real estate. water power, and en-.
tire plant Of the Vergennes Power COM
pany. located In the city OF Vergennes
$4,000 to be sold and the proceeds used
to pay $15a0OO of bonds Of the Burlington
Traction company maturing January /
1914; and the remaining $l50,0O of the
authorized issue to be held in the treasur,
OF the burlington Traction company and
not to be issued until further order OF
the commission. The certificate further
provides that the Burlington Tractor
company on the first day of August 1912
the first day of January, 1913 and ever,
six months thereafter file with the com.
mission its written. sworn return show.
ing the amount of bonds issued. proceeds
of the sale thereof, and the application
of said proceeds.
An order has been issued for the elin,ina
ton of the grade crossing on the R,r.
land railroad in the town Of Shelburne
near the head OF Shelburne bay, known
as "Thompson's crossing" This Is &c
he eliminated by the construction OF ar
underpass. and the expense is to be ap.
portioned TO the town Of Shelburne. State
of Vermont. and the Rutland Railroad
company. in the proportions OF 10 pc,
cent, Is per cent and 65 per cent
respectively
TWO ROADS EXEMPTED.
On petitions Of the Canadian Pacific
Railway company and the Boston &
Maine, Vermont Valley. st. Johnsbury q
Lake Champlain. Montpelier G. Well.
River. and Barre railroads, orders Of ap
proval Of warning boards for highwa,
crossings have been issued, according I.
plans and specifications filed by each O,
said companies.
Authority has been issued to Charie,
r. Crosby and the Vermont Last Bloch
company to construct spur tracks lead
ing to their respective Industrial plants
in the town of Brattleboro. across tn.
highway at grade.
The Clarendon 4 Pittsford Railroad
company and the Bristol Railroad com.
pany have been exempted from eliminat
ing any grade crossings during tho yea
1912.
In conjunction with like order issuet
by the Massachusetts, board of railroad
commissioners. the public service com
mission has granted authority to tn,
Iioosao Tunnel & Wilmington railroad t,
operate Sunday train service from
June "a to November !. 1912
The Woodstock Electric company. ,
Vermont corporation. located at Wood
stock, has been granted authority to in
crease Its capital stock In the sum of $40.
IN tho nf
Indebtedness Incurred In extending tn,
electric lines Of the corporation and othe
permanent improvements.
DATES FOR HEARINGa
The following cases, pending before IN,
commission. stand for hearing as below:
July 2-At the town clerks office, WI
nooski. 200 y. m; hearing on petition O
the selectmsn OF Colchester and Soutl
Burlington VS.. Central Vermont Railwa,
company, ct al, elimination Of grad,
crossing near high bridge")
July AT Hotel Allen. Fair Haven. Ga
a IN; adjourned hearings In the follow
ing cases: Rutland Railway. Light &
Power Co, Va. Jacob Warner: DuIick
keenan, q CO., ct Al. VS.. d. & H. Co.
Jacob Warner VS.. d. & IL. Co.: Rutlan,
Railway Light & Power Co. VS. Mrs N
r. Reed. (The above cases are for tn
settlement of land damages In connection
with the elimination OF grade crossing a
Fair Haven. on the d. HI
July ll-At Hotel Vermont, Burlington
900 y. m. adjourned hearing In re Stat,
Va. Western Union Tel. & Tel Co (Thi
case was partially heard at Burlington OF
May q. and relates to service and rates