The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-08
WITH
RAILROADS WAS
EXECUTED TODAY

was arranged to have the public SER
vice commission come mere to give a
hearing May - on the question of the
height of the overpass. All parties
seemed to be desirous of having the
work start as soon as possible.
On Friday evening, May ,, 1912, the
town voted to appropriate S15,50O to
buy the Brattleboro House and $40
600 toward the contemplated railroad
improvements which were outlined at
that time and which have been publish
ed at various times in the local news
papers. The Brattleboro House was
bought and Il contract was drawn uD
to bind the town and the railroad
companies TO carry out the agreement
relative to the railroad work. which
involves removing the old Crosby
grain elevator, blasting out Vernon
street, building new tracks through the
yard, erecting Il new union passenger
station, constructing an oyerpass from
Main street to the Connecticut river
bridge. and various other details.
The board of selectmen, of which the
late John Calvin was chairman. de
clined to sign the contract for certain
reasons. For some time the present
board has been willing to sign, but it
has been impossible until now TO get
all the interested parties together
This was accomplished this forenoon
and the contract was gone over and al
/ tered in some minor particulars and
then signed by all the seIectmen.
Those present We're Mr.. Fits and
the town railroad committee, the Sc
/ lectmen, Vice President q. c. Jones OF
st. Adams, vice president of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad; John 5. Muir
dock of Providence, counsel for the
Grand Trunk and Central Vermont
roads; J. NJ. Morrison of st. Adams
| chief engineer of the Central Vermont
| road; and J. G. Sweeney OF Providence
counsel for the Boston 4 Maine and
/ New York, New Haven & Hartford
roads.
/ When the contract had heen signed
| by the selectmeu it %vas given TO Mr.
Jones, who signed it on the train or
| his way south, and it was then givef
/ to Mr.. Sweeney, who viii take it to
/ President Charles ). Mellen of the
/ New York, New Haven & Hartford
road, who will attach his signature
This contract provides that in con
sideration of the promised improve
| ments and changes the town shall pa,
$4,000 when the work is half complct
| ed and shall pay the other $4,000 a
| the completion OF the work.
| While these matters were being dis
| cussed members Of the public servic,
commission were reached by telephon
and it was arranged that the commits
sion would come to Brattleboro Thurs
day, May %, to hold a hearing on tn
question of the height of the propose
overpass at Bridge street. A specia
act of the legislature of 1912 gives tn
commission authority TO depart in thi
particular instance from the law gov
ernIng the height Of overpasseS an
gives them power to make the min
: ] mum height over the track Is feet,
they are satisfied that conditions wa
rant making it as low as that. Thi
!, hearing viii be held Mt > o'clock
: the afternoon and viii be open to an
: who wish to attend.
Upon the decision of the public Sc
f vice commission viii depend to limi
= ed extent the details of the other worl
-, but not enough TO prevent begiuniu
/ | the work at any time. 1t viii tai
:. a little time. however, to get the mi
f terials here and arrange all the detail
- The Holbrook. Cabot & Rollins 60
t Poration, who are building the BostC
t q Maine railroad between South We
4 non and this town by way of Hinsdal
have the contract for making Il
changes except building the union st
: ton. They will have the railroad col
u pleted and turned over to the railro;
II company before the summer schedu
= goes into effect in June, and will th'
I: be able to devote their attention to I
new contract.
n The Boston & Maine company, W
p bought the old Crosby grain elevat
fs and warehouse, have contracted wi
the North Adams Wrecking compa
Il to tear the building down and t
town of Brattleboro has given t
8 same company the contract to te
$. down the Brattleboro House. 1t is
n, pected that a force of men employ
( by that concern, under the direction
IF +. F. McCraw, member of the fir
= Will come here next Monday to beg
D. that work.
ne As before stated, all parties int
MS ested are desrous of having the rG
tt, road Improvements made as soon
If possible, and all indications point
= an active summer in that line
N Brattleboro.