Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-10
NEW RAILWAY DEPOT
CITIZENS DISCUSSED THE STA TON AND ITS APPROACH.
Thomas Kelly's Plan Struck the Gathering as Being the Proper
 One to Adopt.

The meeting held ill Odd Fellows hall last night under the auspices of the Waterbury Business Mems asso- ciation for the purpose of getting d line on what the public thinks regard- Ing an approach to the proposed un- Ion station, was attended by a most representative body of men and turll- ca out to be a big hit for Thomas Kelly, whose plan met the approval or the meeting by a tremendous m;l- JOrity over all the others put togeth- CT. the vote resulting as follows:
 Kelly plan ................. 1O6 Sdlrns plan .................. l0 FaIton plaM .................. , Henderson plan ................ 1 Kelly plan with Cairns or Pat
 tou ........... lO Cairns with Pattons .... F Kellys with Henderson's ...... ;
 The vote was taken by ballot at the close, of the meeting, each person naming his choice on n slip of paper. and dropping 1t into the teller's hat as he passed out.
 The meeting was called to order by ". M. LathrOp, chairman of the com m1ttee of arrangements, who intr0- duced Rev w. ]. Slocum, as chair man. Father Slocum expressed much pleasure at the interest manifested in this great public improvement and considered it laudable work for all who wantsto see Waterbury have the best there is to be had in the way of an approach to the railroad station. He was chcered.
 City Engineer R. A. Cairns was the first speaker and for. over half an hour he worked like a tutor giving big class a lesson in geography. He presented two charts, one showing the company's original plans, and the other giving an explanation of what has been practically decided upon at the foot of Grand street. The first one called for an elevated passenger station twenty feet above the present grade of the street with an approach up terrace from the highway. The freight houses were to be reached through an arched driveway under meath the raised tracks. This would suit the company's purpose but it would be very dsadvantageous to Waterbury, leaving the street grades as they are and rendering the hard ships in hauling freight more expen- sive and unsatisfactory than ever be fore. After a good deal Of talking the company agreed to consider plan which included the construction of n passenger station at grade and the city made an effort to take advantage of the offer. The engineer then re- viewed the Library park project, which has been gone into thoroughly before and explained in dotail and tn the satisfaction of everybody the why and wherefore of the whole plan.
 The company is going to spend vast sums of money on this union station project and he believed that it be hooved the city not to be niggardly in taking hold of things which can be done to better advantage now than nj my time in the future. The cost of the land to be acquired would bc about $l35.OO0. a.
 A. I. Patton followed Mir Cairns with scheme for an approach to the union station through a street to De opened from Church street through nrIvate property and connecting with south Willow street short distance north of the office of the City L,lln- her and Coal company. Mir Patton ar g,,ed that this would put the public within easier reach of the union sta lion than any other plan and that the land damages would, not exceed S6S.O0O.
 W. B. Reynolds. an emnloye Of \. T. Patton. submitted chart which was i'm agreement with Mir Pattons idea until the street reached Sout,i Willow street. from where he propos. cd to reach the station by means of overhead bridges. thus eliminating the cost of changing the grade Of the streets. ,,
 Thomas Kelly exhibited a drawing nroyiding for the; shifting of the sfte nf the union station about aO0 feet northerly. bringing the building io within a short distance from West Nnin street. In other words NIT Kelly.s plan called for the union s'a: fion on West Main street. the ma'il entrance so be between the corner oi North Willow and Judd streets. pnt' ting the station within n few minutes walk of the green. This would give r,sitors to Waterbury \ view of the most pIcturesnne mart Of the city ms soon as they alighted from the trains