The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-27
So Say IL Citizens in Com
plant to Public Service
Commission
ALLEGE FAILURE TO
CARRY OUT CONTRACT
Commission Asked to Order Various
improvements, Including Better and
Larger Cars - Complaint Presented
to Chairman Bacon.

n complaint to the public service COM 4
mission regarding the Brattleboro Street |
Railroad Co.'S equipment and service, |
signed by II free holders Of the town, |
was presented to the chairman of the |
commission, Robert C. Bacon, this fore !
noon in the office Of the commission in |
the American building. 1t complains that
the company IS not operating its road in
accordance with the spirit OF its contrac. |
with the town in a manner to promote
the security and convenience Of the pat
rons, and asks that the commission make
such orders as viii correct the matters
complained OF. Following is the text OF
the complaint:
70 THE HONORABLE PUBLIC SER
VICE COMMISSION FOR THE
STATE OF VERMONT:
| Your petitioners being free holders OF
the town of Brattleboro in the county of
/ Nindham and state Of Vermont bring
| this their complaint against the Brattle-
/ boro Street Railroad Co. and complaint
makes and says =
/ 1st. That the Brattleboro Street Rail
road Co. Is corporation duly incorpor-
ated under the enactment Of the general
assembly OF the state Of Vermont in
1855, doing business and having its ofIica
in Blattleboro IN said Windham county
and having It's road switches, turnouts.
branches and ali equipment in said town
Of BrattIeboro as aforesaid
ID. That the said Brattleboro Street
Railroad Co was given certain rights,
privileges and franchises by the general
assembly OF the state of Vermont. when
it was Incorporated; and that 1t was given
further rights and privileges BY virtue Of
the contract entered into on the 7th DAY
of May 1885, between the town Of Brat
tleboro and the village of Brattleboro on
the one part and the Brattleboro Street
Railroad Co. on the other part,
. | Sd. That the said BrattlebOro Street
Railroad Co. Is not operating, maintaining
and conducting its said road IN said Brat
, itleboro in accordance with the spirit OF
the aforesaid chapter or the provisions oi
, the aforesaid contract or in a reasonable
and expedicnt manner to promote the se
g, curity, convenience and accommodation L
/, the public and its patrons IN that 1t i,
r not keeping its roadbed and crossings L
as good condition as required by said char
p ter and agreement, in that 1t Is not pro
~ vidng suitable rolling stock TO promot,
the security. convenience and accommoda
% tion of the public of said Brattleboro, il
n that it's cars are not properly heated an,
: VENTILATED during the winter months ant
% are not of sufficient size to accommodate
=, people who wish to ride on the same a
certain times each day, in that the wheel
OF many of its cars which are run owe
said road from time to time are fiat ant
of such shape that the public and patron
. of said road are greatly discommoded il
- travelling on said road. and further, II
- that numerous of the attachments and al
. pliances used on the cars Of said compan
!. are not of an up-to-date pattern.
e Orders Desired.
e Wherefore your petitioners pray tina
the said Brattleboro Street Railroad CO
be- ordered
= First. To keep its roadbed and eros
! ings in proper condition to promote th
=" safety and convenience Of the public upo
- the streets through which said road run
= in said ,8rattleboro,
}" Second. To improve its rolling stock 5
y that any cars with flat wheels improperl
20 4 ventilated on improperly heated viii nC
r be operated upon said road.
- Third To Immediately install on sal
II road for use ears of sufficient size and we
y enough equipped to promote the sa1et
1t and convenience and accommodation
the patrons OF said road.
Fourth And that such further relit
in said premises be granted as to yot
Honorable Commission shall seem meet.
Dated at Brattleboro. VT, this 10Th da
" of March, A d., 1915.
y Howard c. Rice, F. ID. +. Stowe, j.
Barney. +. IT. Davenport, J. /. Stoc
well. J. F. Mann, II. p. Wellman, h. !