The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-21
The MeddLer
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II any resident OF BrattleborO doubts
that the junction of Main and Flat
streets is a dangerous spot let him
watch the corner for a little while any
afternoon. A few minutes ought to be
enough to convince him. Indeed. if he |
happens to make his observation when
traffic is more than usually heavy
he will wonder how a day passes with
out collision. 1t is impossible for oc-
cupants of vehicles going down Main
street hill to get any view of what
may be coming toward them from Flat
street, while the same uncertainty ex-
lists in the case of traffic headed to-
ward Main street from Flat. The boot
black stand ON the southeast corner
of the lot owned by H G. Barber is
largely responsible for this dangerous
condition. That it ought to be re-
moved in the interest of public safety
is a fact that not one person in one
hundred would have the hardihood to
dispute. Perhaps it is too much to ex-
pect the owner of this bit of propertv
to tear it down of his own accord.
thereby losing an annual rental which
The Meddler understands is close to
SO, but there seems to be no good
reason why the town officials should
not give favorable consideration to a
petition asking them to take by con
demnation proceedings, if necessary.
the land on which it stands. The au-
| tomobile collision of last Sunday is an
| illustration of what is likely to happen
at the corner of Main and Flat streets
almost any time, and the present dan
ger will be considerably increased
when the garage now being built on
Flat street is completed. The special
committee appointed by the town sew
eral years ago to consider the question
of widening and Strengthening Flat
street recommended the taking of a
portion of the land on the upper
side of Flat street including that on
which the bootblack stand is built.
Nothing win be accomplished by post
poning action on these recommended
tions. The selectmen should take ac-
ton before somebody gets killed.
Residents along the local trolley line
complain that their morning sleep is
continually disturbed by the noise OF
a group of young men who come from
the west to the east village on the car
which reaches the Common at 6.45, a
m. These commuters, it Is said, seen
to take great delight in loudly cheering
everyone they see who is up at thai
time in the morning, evidently MOI
stopping to think that there NAV BIZ
within range of their voices some folk.
who have right to sleep until
clock. The Meddler assumes that til,
annoyance is due to thoughtIessness oil
the part of those who cause it rattle
than to desire to disturb the publi
peace or fanatical belief that nobod,
should stay abed any longer than they
= In any event, however, it ought t
l cease.
1 The spirit that prompted the re
: pairs on the sidewalk on the east sid
of Main street yesterday was an ex
tremely commendable one, but til
= time chosen is not worthy of like az
r proval. There hash been a day i
t, long time when so many people wer
S on the street, among them a large nun
Y Der of visitors. Consequently the boxe
k and boards spread over the newly CT
. mented patches were more than usual
! noticeable and resulted in more tina
- the usual number Of stubbed toes.
Since The Meddler s observations {
last week anent local railroad static
= developments detailed plans for I'll
:, proposed structure actually have con-
= into possession of the public servi,
commission and have been approved b
that body. This is certainly hop
full sign, removing as it does tt
e chance for procrastination on til
e. ground that plans were Sin prepar
81 ton" Bids for construction of I'll
RS station ought to be in preparation /
= this time, and there is little reasc