Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-19
THE RUTLAND CANADIAN
ITS EFFORTS TO CROSS THE PROP.
ERTY OF THE CENTRAL VERNON T
Meeting of the Commission To-day to
Further COnsider the Case-What the
Rutland People Desire-Progress
of Work on tho Line.

of Work on tho Line.
! 1t is expected that the commission APP
pointed by the Supreme Court to adjust
the difficulty between the Rutland-Capa-
dian Railroad company and the Central
Vermont relative to the crossing of the
latter's property by the formers tracks,
! will hold session in this city to-day
to further consider the case. The COM
mission consists of Judge II. II. Wheeler
James e. Chil1s, general manager of the
| New York, Ontagio and Western, and
President William H. Baldwin of the Long
Island railroad
The Rutland Canadian company has
filed location which takes in the square
between King, Main and Battery streets.
where they propose TO erect a new station
and the line from that point extends
north along Lake street to the northery
end of that thoroughfare where it
strikes tho Central Vermont property,
running to the east of the latter COM
pany's main line near the Standard Oil
tanks. From that point it runs straight
to the lake shore on land of the Stacy
estate, which joins the Central Vermont
property on the north The line then fol-
lows the shore to the Episcopal Institute
property, which is crossed where the farm
across this will keep the line practically
at lake level.
1t is proposed to have the RutlandCa-
madam cross under the Central Vermont
roads main line about 800 feet south of
the tunnel, which would avoid grade
crossing upon the main lines of either
road.
The commission at n former meeting
found that to secure a crossing for the
Rutland-Canadian on this route it would
be necessary in addition to determining
the manner of the crossing of the two
main lines to take certain property of the
CentCal Vermont on both sides of the la
ter's main line, including some side tracks
and yard buildings, and the question arose
whether the commission had the power tn
take and condemn such property outside
of the main right of way as well as 10
determine the manner of crossing The
comxnssion made report to the Supreme
Couvt asking for instructions defining
their powers and the court held that the
commissions power is limited to the man
ner of crossing the Central Verinont's
main line, and that the ether property
must be taken by Condemnation proceed
ings the same as other property is con-
demned for railroad purposes.
The commission to-day will there
fore contine It's attention to the manner OF
crossing the main line of the Central Yer.
mont. The other commission appointed
earlier in the summer and consisting OF
Hon. Torrey f. Wales, Col. b. b. Small
ley and Hon. w. j. Van Patten. have au'
thority to take into consideration the part
Of the selected route not fixed by the com
mission first named
According to a representative of tht
Rutland-C anadian company that corpora
ton desires an Independent line through
) this city in keeping with the remaindtl
l Of the line which Is of costly construction
10 ensure short distances and easy grad.
; with a view to the conducting of a large
, through business. The objection made 4
the Joint use of the Central Vermont yarC
t Is that it does not give the new road thu
: facilities that trunk line ought to have
and does not enable il to give such ser
2 vice to the public as the latter desires.
. In the case of two railroads having clos
mutual interests even the JOINT use o
yards is always unsatisfactory and whel'
the two roads are natural ccmpetito or
Joint operation is far from desirable. Thu
link from College street to the north sid
lof the Central Vermont yard is the onl.
, portion Of the routa between Bellows Fall
and Ogdcnsburg not absolutely owned an'
controlled by the Rutland road. The own
ershp of its own track through this par
> of the route would make the entire sys
ten more valuable and prevent its bein!
, hampered by any other road at this point
, Some one party must control the opera
ton of the yard and it would thus ne pos
. sihle for one road to tie up the freight o
the other, and delay fast passenger ser
, vice as is frequently done by competing
, lines. The matter OF price of rental OF
! right of way through the Central Vernon
, ysed cuts a small figure, owing to ties
considerations.
In the meantime the work of Construc
ton of the new road is making good pro
srcss. All the light grading the entir
, length of the line is completed from III
! Episcopal Institute grounds to Noya'
Junction, p. @. The masonry work 70
' the bridges at the Gut ana at Pelot
+ Point has also been begun. The force
. are now conc entrated on the work in tn
l heavy rock cuts and the rubble esnbank
( ments on the lake. The emb&nkmen
= from Colchester Point to Aliens Poin
: is well advanced, about one-third Of tn
V work remaining to be completed. tn
o work is in progress from both points. a
i Chambers hotel the fill is completed t
= the river and teams cross the embark
a ment by long approaches. The stear
= shovel and construction train that kav
g been liz use at Chambers are now en-
s ployed in broadening the onbankmen
d south of that place along the lake Shor
in order to protect and strengthen
against the waves. When this work
completed which 1t is expected Will be i
. a few days, the steam shovel and con
- struction train will be taken to the Epls
a copal Institute grounds to make III
= heavy cut which will be necessary ther'
. 1t is probable that this work of excaVa
:. ton will be commenced next week. Tn
;, cut across these grounds will be abou
- one fourth of a mile long and in front &
= Bishop Halls house it will be over
- feet deep. The soil that Is eXcavated wi
:, be used for the fill at the cemetery wher
- the company will FIJI between the railroa
a emhankment and the fence will also b
=, set in close to the track and the yves
s slope of the cemetery grounds so as nc
n to encroach on the cemetery.
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