The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-31
RAILROADS PLAN
Freight STATION
Authority Given for Con-
structiOn on Yer
non Street
TOWN WILL TURN
OVER APPROPRIATION

Building of New Station Several Years
VIII Obviate Much of Necessity of
Crossing Tracks.
Definite assurance that Brattleboro is
to have new freight house has just
been received from Chief Engineer F..
d. Fitzpatrick of the Central Vermont
Railway Cos headquarters in St. Adams
by President Carl S. Hopkins of the
Chamber of Commerce. 1t is to be for
the joint use of the Central Vermont
and Boston & Maine railroads and Will
be located on the westerly side of the
tracks. whereas the present station is
east of the tracks.
The location on Vernon street will do
away with the necessity of crossing the
tracks on Bridge street in order to
reach the freight yard, so far as it af-
fects the bulk of the freight business,
and will eliminate. TO the same extent,
the haul up the grade from the yard TO
the Vernon street level.
When the railroad improvements were
contemplated some years ago the town
appropriated $4,000 toward the work,
and the contract between the railroads
and the town railroad committee. of
which L. f. Holden is chairman. called
for its payment on the establishment of
a freight house on the Vernon street
level west of the tracks. The money
has been Mt the Peoples National bank
awaiting the fulfillment of the contract
by the railroads. and it is referred to
BY Mr.. Fitzpatrick. who says he was
n In, ut
build the freight station through the CO.
operation of President Hopkins and the
selectmen, who agreed that the funds
would be paid.
Following is the text of Mr.. Fitzpat-
riek's letter:
Dear Sir Referring to your letter
of January 10th, 1922, relative TO the
construction of a new freight house, to-
gether with the necessary team tracks
and team driveways. on the upper level
at Brattleboro for the joint use of the
Boston K Maine and the Central Yer
mont railroads, l am very glad to advise
YOU that | have just received authority
to proceed with this work. The work
viii consist of freight warehouse. 25t
| f. long and 80 fit. wide with a platform
on the east side s ft wide and a plat
! form on the south end 40 ft. wide and
60 It. long and on the north end an office
portion that will be SO fit. wide and 5t
! tt. long. The freight house VIII be
served by two parallel tracks. each with
/ nine cars capacity. There will be three
j team tracks with a total capacity of 3.
cars and the freight house and team
! tracks will be reached by paved drive
/ ways for teams and motor trucks.
! The freight house will be so located
| that the Office viii be at the north end
about 100 feet south of the south end ot
/ the passenger station.
~ was successful in having This nPo
| ject authorized due to the cooperation ot
| you and the selectmen in agreeing to pay
| to the railroads interested the fifteeI
/ thousand dollars (S15,000) raised by
bond issue by the town of Brattlebor,
some time ago, on completion of thh
project
Il expect to be in Brattleboro abou
the middle of the coming week and vii
probably have the blueprint of the lay
out of this project with me which | vii
be glad to show you if you are inter
ested."