The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-25
Public Service Commission
Considering Bridge
Street Plans
WILL BE DIRECTED
AGAINST c. v. ROAD
Financial Condition of Boston & Maine
Makes No Ditference-Vote to Raise
Main Street Bridge Involves Sotne
Alterations.

Another set of plans for the overpass
on Bridge street has been received, and
while q proposition invoking an impor-
tant change as does the overpass and
the construction Of a new and modern
railroad station neceSSItates Il thorough
study Of all possible contingencies it IL
expected that within a comparatively
short time the Vermont public service
commission Will issue an order requir-
ing the building Of the overpass. as the
plans are now under consideration.
The public service commission, in
the issuance of such an order, even
| though il involves the expenditure Of
1 large sum Of money, l. not concerned
with the financial condition Of q rail
! road or other corporation. 1t is against
the Central Vermont railroad that an
order for the construction Of the over
! pass will issue, for ii i the tracks Of
that road that cross Bridge street IT
grade. not those Of the Boston 4
/ Maine. Even If Il road against which
Ian order was 10 be issued was in the
/ hands Of d receiver il could not affect
the validity Of the order. which would
he issued against the receiver. and the
public service commission would have
as much power Of enforcement against
that official as it does against duly
elected officers Of the road. This state
ment, to a certain extent. may modify
the opinions of some that the financial
condition Of the Boston Maine road
is solely responsible for what seems to
them like an unnecessary delay in the
construction Of the overpass.
MILESTONE Bridge Survey.
Engineers Gilman L Helvar we're en-
i gagged Yesterday ia taking levels for
the town Of the Main street bridge,
which. at the recent town meeting, ii
was voted 10 raise at an expense not
to exceed $1,000 and to haye the work
completed bv tile time the 0yerpass was
completed.
THE engineers find that no two cor
mers of the bridge are ON tho same
level q condition I'm part due to the
varying grade OF the street at that
point.
: To raise the bridge II to u inches
would mean taking of the lower stel
at the entrance Of lloallcy : cafe ana
the two lower steps leading 70 the coal
office of RarrowS 4 Go. Such 4 raist
would materially reduce the grade ot
Fthe hill leading down from Canal ami
South Main streets To tie bridge a
we'll as reduce the grade Of the Malr
street hill On the west side Of tht
/, street il would mean that the sldewalf
would he raised to within two lnehe:
OF the present level Of the floor Of th'
building until recently occupied y,
Harry L. Emerson and now owned bn
: 4 y. Glapp. II is understood tina
! these changes would be appreciated !,
: the property owners and occupants.
: Slight Changes Necessary.
The raising of the Main street bridg
TO the extent of foot or SO will meal
; some Slight changes. in the grading 9
: Vernon street. as that street, even Wit
G the surfacing yet to be done, would b
e below the grade Of the proposed leve
n This would lie true also Of the site Q
= the old Brattleboro House, to he cor
II verted into park or plaza, and prot
+ ably would require a slight raising 9
: the foundations Of the proposed raj
II road station. Such slight changes j
: grading as might be required unde
: the plan of raising the Main stree
=. bridge are inconsequential in the ma
g ter Of expense or time involved, an
: will be readily worked out in 4 sho'
iy time. To have the plans utimatei
3 decided upon right for all reasonabl
" time is apparently the desire Of all eol
u.