The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-12-24
TOWN WINS CASE IN
PIKE CROSSING
UNOERPASS
Grade Crossing Is Ordered
Abolished
AND ROAD LEFT STRAIGHT
Public Service Commission Makes
Report--Hearine Took Place
Here Sept. 10

The public service commission has
directed the construction OF an I'M
dernass at The pike crossing along
the line OF the present highway
practically, making straight and or
dering the work complication or be-
fore July !, 1915.
The public service commission
romposed OF Robert c. Bacan, VII
liam Il. Warner and Park II, Pollard
gave hearing here on the subject
Sent. 10. The town and The people
OF The vicinity conlended Ter a
straight road while The railroad COM
many wantcd 10 bald on curve IN
order 70 save expense.
The commissioners say in their
rcr@tt.
The order Of the commission IS
for the purpose Indicated in the fore
GOING rcport, the Rutland RailroaH
company is hereby ordered 10 con
struct an undernass beneath tue
track of the Rutland Railroad IN the
manner ami at the location lnd'cai-
"a and set forth in blue print
marked proposed Elimination OF
pike's Crossing, Scheme d" which IS
annexed to this order and made q
part thereof
"said underpass shall consis' Of
concrete ahutmenis and wing walls
and shall be spanncd by a steel Cir
der bridge sufficient TO accommodate
tbe railroad tracks. The clear width
~ Tho underpAs froa Tacc 20 fate OF
the abuimcnts at the snrface o. lhe
roadway shall be at least twoniy-one
feet. each OF said abntments snaii
he located ten and onehalf feet from
polnt marked "G4Sl-l0' IN said
blue print and shall be laid approx
mately parallel TO the center line oil
the highway as at present laid out
Tho clear hoight of said underpass
from the surface OF the finished
roadway to the lowest part OF The
bridge shall be NJ least thirteen ie"t
ana the approaches 10 the underpaas
shall not have q greater grade man
eight por cent.
AN the work herein ordered
shall be- completed on or before me
arst dav eli July. 1914. and shall be-
done 10 The satisfaction OF ne tom
mission.
"WImm thirty days after the com
nlc,ion of the work herein ordered,
he Rutland Railroad Company shall
HE With his Commission. in iripll'
eatc. verified by oath and with YOU
chers. an itemizod sta,emen. OF The
expenses incurred.
"All expense properly incurred in
fulfilling this order including the
pavmcnt OF land damages. shall he
borne. by the state Of Vermont. the
town OF Bennington and the Rutland
Railroad company in the following
proportions:
state of Vermont % per cent
Town of Bennington 10 per cent
Rutland Railroad Co 65 per cent
The adoption OF the plan advo-
Gated bv The Town OF Bennington
would render 81 unnecessary to take
any lands. and the only damage thar
would result to abutting land owners
would be the depression OF the pres
en- highway to a depth exceeding
three go feet bur this would have
To be done II either plan were adopt
ed. We find that even taking INTO
consideration the land damage which
would be caused by the petitioners
plan. yet there would be- some great
or cost in carrying out the Town Of
Remington plan but We find that
This cost win he more than counter
balanced by the advantages OF said
plan in keeping the present highway
straighs and lessening the danger OF
travel. and further &c IS the policy
or the present Commission. wheneyr
it Is practicable. to disturb aha,ting
landowners as little as possible