The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-20
Construction of Union Pass
enger Station to Be
Finished Oct. |
COMMISSION MAKES
NEW ORDER TODAY
Would Grant Another Month, on Pc
tition, if Satisfied with Progress of
Work-Central Vermont to File Sta
tion Plan in Two Weeks.

An official order for the completion of
Brattleboro's proposed union passenger
station by Oct. 1, 1915, without an over
pass, was made this morning by the
public service commission, with the under
standing that another month would be
granted in which to complete the work,
on petition, if it appeared to the commits
sion that the project had been carried for
ward from this time with reasonable pro-
gress.
A hearing before the commission was
held at 10 clock in the new headquarters
in the Wilder building, the full board be
ing present, consisting of Robert G. Bacon
of Brattleboro, chairman, William r. War
ner Of Nergennes and Walter A. Dutton
Of Hardwick The attorneys present were
Charles d. Watson of St Albans for the
Central Vermont railroad, a. b. CortheH
of Boston for the Boston & Maine railroad,
A. p Carpenter for the town of Brattle-
boro II. f. Whitney for the BrattlebOro
railroad committee, c. NJ Miller for the
Twin State Gas & Electric company and
Wantastiquet lodge of Odd Fellows, and
| O. b. Hughes, states attorney, for the
state
Chairman Bacon announced that the
hearing on the matter of the division of
the expense of the preliminary work be
tween the Central Vermont and Boston
X Maine railroads would be postponed to
a date to be announced, and that the
present hearing would have to do with a
petition for a modification of the former
order which required that the union sta
ton and overpass be completed by Jan.
IL. 1913. An agreement covering the de-
tsired modification had been fled with the
commission, signed by the town and both
railroad companies.
In this agreement it was stipulated that
both railroad companies should use the
freight depot on the west side of the
tracks The commission thought that this
was not a matter for the commission to
incorporate in its order, as if any trouble
arose over the agreement it would be set
tied in a court of law or chancery and
not by the commission. Consequently
that matter was left out of the order.
Mr.. Watson said that conference on that
particular matter would be held today and
that both railroad companies intended to
live up to the agreement.
Chief Engineer Morrison of the Central
Vermont road submitted a new ground
plan for the station, but said the archi-
tect's plans and specifications would not
be ready for two weeks and that it would
be necessary then to call for bids for con-
istructon Mr.. Watson raised the question
as to whether there would be time to
complete the station by Oct. l and Mr..
Morrison thought that would not give suf-
hcient time The commission thought it
would not be best to change the time. as
that might involve the whole agreement.
1t appeared that modified plan for a
station was necessary if no overpass was
to be built at this time. The new plan
does not involve Bridge street at all II
also appeared that work already had beer
begun on the site
After discussing various phases of the
project briefly Chairman Bacon dictated
a modified order, which runs against tn,
Central Vermont road, to the effect thai
, architects plans for a union station bt
submitted within two weeks, that the sta
, tion be completed by Oct. /, 1915, will
the understanding that an application fo
another month would not be turned down
$ provided it appeared to the commission
that the work had been carried on will
;, reasonable diligence, and that the con
: struction of the overpass might be post
. poned, subject to further orders.