Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-11-10
BurIington's Streets at the Lake side.

The project for the removal of all doubt
concerning the title to street endings at
the lake is receiving the commentator
of all classes. and many of our leading
citizens, who hold that these streets
should always have been kept open. ex'
press the opinion that the present is an
unusually favorable time TO assert the
city's rights. In view of the interest in
this subject prevailing, residents of this
city VIII be pleased to learn how the
streets in question were laid out on
page one Of the Records of Highways and
Roads on file in the Office of the city clerk,
appears the following record of the sur
veying and laying out of Main street from
/ the lake caster.y, on Nov. 18th, 1902:
Then surveyed and laid out IN said
town of Burlington, the following roads
by and with the direction aud under the
inspection of the seloctmcn of said town,
TO wit: First. from burlington bay to the
westerly line of Wlliston, beginning ~
a stake about 10 feet south of Jesse Hol-
ls,on's barn or the bank of the lake;
thence :. 81 degrees D. minutes ca. 50
chains 10 ridge on which the college
stands. which said road is one chain and
- links wide. the above said line being
the centre. Then l67 degrees y chs %
Inks. Thence A. Is degrees f. chains.
Thence : 6ls2 chains TO the west line of
the road leading from Colchester to
HinesburgE by John Eldridga, Esl.
/ Thence :. 40 degrees +. 81 chains. Thence
:. n degrees T.. lj chs. 81 links. Thence
s. Is degrees +. 40 chains to Muddy Brook
bridge. being the line between said Bur
linSton and Williston, which last par; of
said road is one chain wide, the aforesaid
Inc being the centre, and the whole dis
lance from the Lake to said Bridge being
I miles, - chains, 81 links"
on pages J? and 60 appears a record of
the surveying and laying out of College
street from the lake to White street, now
Winoosk! avenue. and King street easteriy
nom the lake. and Maple street begin
ming at the southwest corner of lot No
II, 9Th range, at the edge of the waters
OF Lake Champlain. on page . appears
a record of the laying out of Pearl street
from Burlington bay to the Onion River
Falls. beginning at a Pitch Pine bush on
the bank of the lake, 30 links north of tho
northermost city lot at said Burlington
bay" on page 10 appears a record of tho
surveying and laying out of Bank street
beginning at the southwest corner OF loi
NO III, III the itn ulNlSlol, AT the tubt o.
the waters of Lake Champlain. There
also appears on the same page a record
OF the surveying and laying out of Cherry
) street, beginning at the southwest corner
) OF lot No. 81 in the 9Th division at the
edge OF the waters of Lake Champlain.
II is evident from these records that al
OF the principal streets running east ant
: west in this city originally extended tc
the lake, and all distractions now block
ing any of these thoroughfares are sub
; ieot to removal Public sentiment vii
: support the Board of Aldermen in promp
measures to open at least Main street t,
: the lake. and to the clearing of the It'll,
10 the terminus of each of the other thor
oughfares which may eventually need I,
be extended to the waters of the lake.