Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-10

BUT GREAT THINGS FOR THE CITY
PROPOSED ON IT.
The Vcr,n, 1T Electric Company TO Pre-
seut - stitiGn for street Electric
EalwDy O the City Councii-A Great
ANA ~ orr ny scheme.

T,at st reat things come - those who
wi.' seems 10 Apply to burlington. Sho
wuite.l my years till Mr. {. ". Scarf
locatol vi, ain her borders and announced
dian # vas tie most beautiful city in the
World. 4. .. Ferguson and Mr.. Scarf
ha"Ac.. up this ststemeut by buyng the
lcst.r u. 81 lcrty south OF tie mann city, lay
i, -, tot nto ioj7 end ealing - the rcrgu-
thn &'.l scarf addition. They went to
wrik ,.r; irs rev enterprises, which have
ccni3 ,rr after Gnotb9r, til four concerns
hu>ru.,h .ecured two Of which employ some
tHyl aud, uch. ly locating t9oSe factories on
uet '4l' Oh they, Ok coGrae, 1'5,1e demand
Tor ..t, a. e.S. Inc LueiHos nicn, 10 great
num en- ave purchased lots and helped the
tina V.c' ( immensely.
how 80 Vermont Electric company, It
rrti lrstl N which was gran te, Quarter by
tae asst legislature, sho" t!teir latin in the
iuia.. the c.y by PROPOSING to present.
t. iu',o ting Petition before ths City Coun-
e. '.e !o:t zine:
jp... n COUNT. If Jw coB "f Huntington,
,. eN, rnont Electric company, Il corpora
IL 90 -. Hud existing Uller ana BY virtue
.vi Ga, .,N- Cd III, state " Vermont. by tn3
t.j..t u th"r"ct, hcreu. rv~p. rttuhy pctiiiot-
'j..t tOuhcIt FIR consent 10 use onder all
.t'
tt D.. street Halfway, tho f"I.~"ln6 hFinet
j. s. ~ a, or ., ocu5 tIe. ma,
rd-G over the W m""ahI rttf
L. -. crO;u said Furitl'.toI 10 the village oI
80 Il: thence tlrou-n Nol"hestcr .NelUe
s.reet, TO south h" lio.~.t avenue, 70
g.. to -. RAUL street, - IAN stree,
L." Z street, to ohyhHruo road.
20 Ferris avenue or surn etrert or streets
erLu-.u Huu ScurG addition 10 Hii-
~, or lnrIak 1t tsr l+rh addition. o
,tOl.Nt., l!R rs Of WiIrd az nov On rer-
.4, o.hCr vi th~ clrrr u' raid city ot !}u
"hd Yhi"A may A','" nsrn r. may he
l.. 90 uca' i,.t ny -0il CiJ., ami which
.... icsl sI,tut nY sail g ty ,uutct.
ID. above is move Of great mportance
IT, ci.y SucA a railHey viii furnish
J-i. n, and therefore iettor transportation
tH.1, S found III any city the size Of Bur
n.; NJ, and will D9 as good can be found
:! . &c cite, ike Boston. in tact the rail
.,.. nliI le ON mo same plan that OF the
'.. End railway in Boston.
trolley systen VIII DO used for run
.'o.' the cars. TITO Thomson Houston Elec-
'..c Light and Power company OF Lynn,
. j., offer to construct the road Tor Sji
he company will utliz, The water power
u, = the twin bridges at what Is known as
gorge and when once started Gi4ctricit
= ! be secured Mt comparatively small
.s t. The company call il "Naturai power. "
According to the route laid down in the
f. ltion, the road will he just five miles and
IS ieet long. -Four cars will he required,
d one CT them will pass over the ROAD
cry ID minutes. 1t will take about 30
ninutes to make the trip from y inooski
'idge to Queen City Par. The fare VIII
SAX cents, the same the horse rail
'ay, except to and from Queen City Park,
Which vii. be 10 cents.
The company are also contemplating
1pening up IA park the Ca.i Ledge prom.
rty, 1t nich variety OF anus meuls and
Opportunities for recreation will b. provide
3uch as boating, bathing. swings, concerts
sn,i many other tGin@, Tor entertainment
during the summer season.
The projec. VIII be oe great value 70
Queen City Park and there is probably
nothing that viii enhance The suburbs as
much a. an electric railway. 1t will fur
n,h the working people with such transpot-
tation has b9sn wanted for years. mat
the business msn will appreciate the road
goes with ut sayins.
The Vermont Electric company expect to
be ready ~ January ! to make CONTRACTS for
furnishing electric power to all concerns
wanting it, the power 10 b. supplied whnn
the plant al the & Jr5e is IN ruualng order.
1t Is the intention now TO buii. tne pant
neVt spring and the street railway vita the
iactoi,es, etc, when win want the power,
viii warrant tie company in expandi4s the
amount necessary to utilize the water at
III poilt. There will be Il very small
eHpoAse after thu thing is once under way