The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-23
.OVERPASS
WILL BE 18 TT.
Public Service Commission
Made This Order
Yesterday
NO OPPOSITION
MADE AT HEARING

Bridge Street Matters Settled Win No
Di@eulty-Tcstsmony Submitted ~
PetitioneT-Text OF Agreement Bs.
tween Town and Railroads.
s vitality important point en- Bfaftle-
boro's railroad developments was aeefa.
81 yesterday afternoon, about 485
o'clock. when the Vermont public ssr.
vice commission. after a hearing in thr
Brooks House. announced that 81 won3d
modify TIE order of sept So 1910. -
q 70 allow the bniiding 81 an overrass
"a Bridge street ~ height 81 Is feet
from the rails. The formal order e
that effect VIII be drawn up later. bat
the railroads can now 20 ahca1 wsfh
tie proposed changes A. rapidly as fhev
3esire.
The commission met ia the Brooks
House -parlor 81 O'Clock with raIlfoaa
officials, attorneys, witnesses and spec
tatcrs. making a company Of 49, o.
more Chairman Watson announced
that before hearing the parties inter
ested the commission would like 90 vis-
II the scene Of the proposed changes.
which was done. after which ail return-
ed 20 the Brooks Honse.
The hearing was then opened formal
II "a the petition 90 have the order -
sept. 30, 1910. modified. That order
was 90 abolish the Bridge street eross-
iug hy buii,iinu n road over the tracks
about 500 feet south a. Bridge street.
\ but IL was made before the present
! plans were formulated. and Ga the Iieht
I + 81 subsequent developments the over
3 lpass az the Baint azsauld ise enfinelt eat
+ of harmony with presenf needs
I The statutory height If overpasses fn
Y Vermont Is - feet. but by special aet
z nf the Legislature the puhiir service
+ commission was given authority 81 this
instance 20 allow one % be built at q
minimum height Of IS feet
!. Before testimony was taken Attorncv
Sweeney for the Boston a Maine com
lpany announced that the engineers HAD
Z estimated that n 22.foot overuass
would cost approximately $4,000 and
that an ls-foot overpass would cost
4 about $4,000.
y Attorney &. G. Fits conducted the
y ease for the petitioners and had d
s. number OF witnesses sworn. He called
q y. +. HelyHr Of the firm of Gilman a
b lielyar. civil engineers. for the FIRST
& witness. His testimony was especial
a- lv as to measurements he had made
\, % show the distance at which oecu.
a pants Of teams and automobiles could
l- see each other while going and coming
IS on the oyerpass. He showed thar II
l. the clearance was Is feet, which would
=. allow the contemplated 5 per cent
IL grade from q point near the Main
II street bridge up 20 the top and The
ss same grade down on the other SIDE
ee the line Of vision would be much long
IN CT and the danger Of accidents rnuei
s less than il the clearance was p feet
ts M. J. Moran, treasurer Of the Islana
IT, Park company was called and was
-s. asked as 20 the amount Of traftie a.
the bridge He said that after q bal
q game he had seen the bridge LITERAL,
ST. packed with people, teams aud auto
10 mobiles. that he had seen 100 auto
y. mobiles in front Of the Island pari
~ property at one time and that durinl
- the coming season the company intend
ed 10 have some kind of ENTERTAINERS
ever afternoon and evening. H
thought the danger would be greatl.
e. increased as the height Of the over
pass was sacreased and the line O
vision shortened.
By Chairman Watson asked Mr Mora,
if the Island Park Company woui
claim damages If the east end Of th
m bridge was raised from one foot Z
~ two feet. Mr.. Moran replied that /
or, the approach was made as good a. 3
Of present without leaving the pavilio
nd down in a hole be could not see tha
nd any particular damage would result
in from raising the east end the amour
as indicated, but that if il was raise
-as four or FIVE feet the damage would d
1,o 4 spriOus
III Lyman z. Holden was asked abou
Dr. the amount Of traffic 70 and from IN
M railroad station. He said that III
N construction Of a ramp from the ove'
~ pass to the Boston a Maine freiQt
~ yard, which would be built near III
". river, would mean that at least 10
- teams n day gould 90 70 and from II
freight house by way Of the overnaf
- besides the ordinary traffic over II
VI road. There would be more danger
IN people coming up the ramp. he sai,
lis if the overpass were built at p feet
ie- The amount of travel mentioned d
md the foregoing witness was thought q
his Henry X. Brown 10 be TOO snial
reu He thought an Js-foot orerpa,
would he much safer than a higher on
At this point Chairman Watson sai
the commission had heard sufficient te
led timony along that line.
me The next witness was Station Agei
asi limit north Of Bridge street was ha
lse a mile and south Of the street was 81
ker mile and that all trains came IN undi