Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
RUTLAND. CANADIAN ROAD.
CONFERENCE OF OFFICIALS AND
BURLINGTON BUSINESS MEN.
I.oo., Sentiment Favors the Route at the
West Side of the City aad Through
Grand Isle County Railroad
Committee Appointed.

A meeting for the discussion of matters
pertaining to the Rutland-Canadian raj
road for the mutual enlightenment OF the
officials OF the road and the citizens o.
burlington. was held at the Van Ness
House Friday morning. The meeting
was attended by about Is business men or
burlington. President Frank r. Wells OF
the new road and President Clement of
the Rutland railroad were present. The
conference ended in endorsing the route
at the Western portion of the city. an ex-
preston OF approval for the building or
the road through the islands and the APP
pointment of a committee of five to confer
with the officials of the railroad as repre-
seniing the city OF Burlington.
The meeting was called to order In the
parlors OF the Van Ness by r. r. Wells.
II. 5. Peck was named and elected as per-
maIent chairman. Mr.. Wells then an
nounced that the object of the gathering
was to allow the business men OF the city
TO meet and converse with President Gem
ent as to mode of entrance OF the pro
posed road. union passenger station ana
any other pertinent matters.
President Clement was asked 10 outline
the plan Of the enterprise. which he did as
follows: Two surveys have been made for
the road-one through the islands and the
other along the lake shore. The company
do not yet know which route il the morc
feasible. Both the relative expense and
amount of business have TO be considered.
The company do not know that any road
will DO built. The Central Vermont inter-
eSis are DESTROYS that the new company
SHALL use their trl ks to enter Canada bu.
no steps have been taken toward this ar
rang mcrt. IL is n good thing to know
what the people o. Burlington want and
their expression Will influence our judy
ment in the arrangements The line pre-
| .errcd is through the islands IL We can
Z E~C ffCh - sNs her lie n
possibility OF 4 tracksge entrance through
the tunnel over the Central Vermont and
there is also the way around upon tho
/ route OF the Old Burlington and Lamoilis
| road.
! This route is not desirable on account
OF the necessity OF coming in and out over
n y like the TRACKS, at Essex junction.
The route along the shore through the
lumber yards would he very expensive
and the crossing OF the Centrals tracks
exceedingly impracticab.c.
. Upon raqu>S = las Lyman said the
route over the old y. and l. road would.
as surveyed. bring the road TO Winooski
Mt Chase or Barrett streets and cross tie
river at about the point where the barn OF
the burlington FlouIlne mill was recent v
removed and passing under the Central
Vermont tracks below the present WI
nooski station.
President Element continued by saying
that the route crossing at Colchester
point to the nearest island point would be
expensive and so great n distance as 10
arouse a question as to praci!cab!lity. II
used the rotd would then probably come
around TO Tire east end OF the Central
, Vermont tunnel Manager Hays OF the
!, Grand Trunk is anxious to have the rev
road use the Central Vermont track. II
Is impossible to state what the attitude al
the Central would be about the use OF its
tracks into the city from the tunnel. The
Rutland railroad own the right OF way &c
the middle of College street. The DISPOSE
ton OF tho Rutland railroad would not be
toward going beyond a friendly arrange
ment with he Central The project has
been proposed of tunnelling from the @ q
: Rutland station easteriy to the tunnel.
Eliss Lynn. II suggested the use OF Lake
street now only partially laid out by the
city and occupied TO some extent by 4.
4 Central Vermont railroad and Edwa.C
: Wells asked II in case the eas,ery roct'
, was used. would through trans from New
n York and Boston be run INFO This city.
4 President Clement hSd not considered
a the latter matter and said no survey
had ever been made in the city.
= Elias Lyman moved that il be taken a
= the sense ~ the meeting that ;he city o
4 Burlington strongly favored the route &
n the west side Of the city and this Wa
a passed by unanimous vote.
y W. ". Walker then moved that il b
4 the decision OF the meeting that the isl
n and route WAS the one desired by the ci,,
n Of burlington and this was also unaLi
n moCsly passed.
II Was Ihcu moved that a committee o
l. three hs appointed to name committe
Il Of FIVE TO represent the city in conf~renc
3 with the officials OF the proposed road an
a the motion passed. W. W. Walker, W.
q Van Fat,ea and c. \. Hihbari wer
A named and reported as the permaner
COMMITTEES d. W. Robinson. W. J. Va
: Pat,Sn. Elias Lyman, II. ". Allen and :,
y =. SpAulding. The repor, was ratified.
During the latter part OF the meei.n
y, the purpose OF the gathering was perNerl
:, Ell by thu introduction OF a discussion c
y" freight rates and the charges for switch
=, ing by the two rival roads now eaterir
= The city.
a An adjournment was taken at II o'cloci