The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-24
Barre Granite Railway Co. An
n0unCeS Its Location
FROM BARRE TO QUARRIES
Starting at Central Vermont Station, 1t
Will Follow the Right Bank of Stevens
Branch and Cross Stream, After Which
1t Will Tunnel South Main st.

The directors of the Barre Granite
Railway company filed in the city clerk,
office to-day a description of the pro
posed location OF the new railroad, tc
be built from Barre to the granite quar-
ries and thence TO Nilliamstown 1t i,
the first definite statement OF the route
to be followed, although the location has
been generally known.
Starting at point described as the
"center Of the westerly team track Of
the Central Vermont railroad" near the
passenger station off Depot square, the
survey curves to the right, crossing the
new channel Of the Stevens branch, until
it reaches Prospect street. Crossing Pros
pect street it follows the right bank OF
the river along land which has long been
owned by the Central Vermont railroad.
paraleling Brooklyn street II passes
over land, which Is unoccupied, until op.
posite Webster avenue where il spans
Stevens branch to Mill street. There
it bears to the left, and the line will
tunnel the Jockey hollow hill on South
Main street and also the line of the Barre
railroad on the southeasterly side OF
South Main street, thus avoiding road
crossing at grade and also crossing
with another railroad.
After passing through this tunnel. the
line will come to Jail branch 1T point
near the westerly end of the Granite
City trotting park. Crossing the river it
will follow along the east bank of Jail
branch, cutting off the easterly edge OF
the park and coming to the Ayers street
highway, intersecting that and Patterson
street in turn. 1t will then be necessary
to cross Jail branch again, after which
the line will follow the right hank Of
Jail branch to the city line between
Barre and East Barre.
The proposed location after the line
crosses the city border into the town is
that it follows the right bank OF Jail
branch for some distance and then bears
slightly to the right crossing the Bolster
aud Jackson properties until it comes to
the quarry section lying between the
villages of East Barre and Websterville;
thence on to Williamstown. where il
again connects with the established line
of the Central Vermont railroad.
The description filed with the city
clerk to-day is signed by the five direct
ors of the new company: T.. H. Fitz-
hugh, G. G. Jones. G. w. Writers, A. Il.
Campbell and William Barclay with w.
II Chaffee as clerk. The document re-
cites that the Barre Granite Railway
company has been incorporated under
the general law of Vermont, with power
10 pass through Barre, Barre Town and
1t also recites that ut
has the right and power TO possess and
enjoy the right of eminent domain ami
al other right and powers conferred
upon railroad corporations by the gen
aral laws ef Vermont"
In this latter connection. it should be
stated that for some months back agents |
If the road have been engaged in buying
Up right of way and as q result it is
that the right of way has |
been nearly. if not entirely, acquired. |
The right of way described in the loca
ion runs from two rods to two and
lalf rods wide