The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-19
,'.''':, Gaso.A s! :, Al. MEETING
VOTES AGAINST
TROLLEY BILLS
Adopts Resolution Opposing the
Measures before Legislature
J. P. MORRISSEY PRESIDES
Voted to Send Committee of Two
to Attend Public Hearing
Tuesday Evening
J. P. MoRRIssEY PREsIDEs

About a hundred and twenty-five
citizens assembled at high school hall
Friday evening in response to the call
for q spec al village meeting to obtain
an expression OF opinion upon two
bills now lie Gre the state leg stature,
One of the bill is a senate meas
ure which provides that street rail-
way corporations after making appll'
cat on to the public service commits
on and complying with certain pro-
VS. ons may abandon services on lines
or portions of lines that are ia ling to
show a profit and may even dismantle
such unprofitab lines or port ons OF
Ines
The other bill Is a house measures
introduced by Representa- We Henry
Chase for the purpose of assisting the
village OF Benn ngton to reach set
tlement with the Berkshire Street
Railway company in the controversy
over the paving Of NAN street.
This controversy has been in pro-
gress for some time and out OF 1t
have come two previous village meet
.ngs. BY the provisions OF the char
ter under which the company Is OPP
Grating the corporation is required to
keen the port on Of the street be.
tween it's rails and for a distance or
one foot on each s de of the rails IN
the same condition as the rest OF
streets over which its cars run.
This provision means that the COM
panv is bound by Is charter to bear
a portion of the expense OF the con-
crete nav ny which the village pro-
noses to lay on Main street during the
coming spring and summer. The
company wishes to be released from
ti,s expense on the ground that 1t is
financially unable TO meet 1t, The
III introduced by Representative
Chase who is also the Bennington WI
lage attorney. provides a way Tor the
votes OF Bennington to wave tnis
obligat on or a part OF it at a specal
or regular meet ng ~
Village President John ?. Morris.
coy ca led the meeting to order and
read the call Village Clerk W. r.
Hogan had an important engagemeht
and asked 10 be excused. The va
cancv was filed by the elect on OF
Frank e Howe as clerk. President
Norrissev read a copy of the two bills
and opened the meeting for discus
Sion William H. Nichols introduced
n resolut on TO the eff ect tnat II was
the sense OF the meeting that the pllls
ehould not be enacted and asked lot
its adont'on. .,
Robert f. Healy local representa- p',
five of the berkshire Street Hallway
comnanv. asked that the two bills DO
considered separately and the request
was agreed to. The resolution so
far as IL applied to the senate Dill per-
mittlng street ra lway companies 10
abandon lines or sections OF lines was
adopted. ,o.onod
Mr. Healy then made a detailed
s,otorent of the companys position
He submitted estimates maoe oy .he
Y llage engineer, II. p Breed on the
cost OF relaying the tracks ana lay ny
the pavement on Main street ana
endeayored to show that II the work
were done through such arrangement
ne would be made possible throuSh
tho massage OF the bill that there
would no a saving o. eSponse owe,
on5 above what would be incurred
sbonld ,C the village proceed under the
Mr. Hea'y was on his feet NUMBER
~ mes n reoly to arguments aa'
yauced by SPEAKERS. all OF whom sup. sup.
,-o.ted tho resolution conoeihulnsi
tba hpl william H. Nichols edward
T nan. NJ. b Morgan, ward !,
Ivons. ,rs Dr. c. S. Buchanan and Fred FREQ
r T SVI9, Martin took part in the debate.
The ~ vote adoptlns the reso'ut on wa, was
not 5t' unan NOUS expression OF those
nresent nrs hut there were no votes III
the negative. .Io ,,oot,np
Just before adiourning the me meeting .ors
voted that the chair appoint ,,ttao WV ,Hp
resentat,ve c tizens as a commilteo .sc
tSot tSof"s should 60 to MONTPELIER for the
rrTS nnroose scot Of appearing at public hear, n
%", i"g Tnesday evening in opposition 10
tbe measures.