The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-31
By the State Board OF Railroad
Commissioners
PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN
AT the Conclusion Of the Hearing in This
City Yesterday Afternoon the Board
Selected the Old site for the
Structure.

AT the conclusion Of the public hear-
ing in the city court room yesterday
afternoon on the petition for new
Central Vermont railroad station in
this city, the state board Of railroad
commissioners ordered the railroad to
construct a new passenger station at a
point where the present structure rests,
thus rejecting the railroads proposition
to place the building where the freight
depot is now situated. The location
Of the present passenger station seemed
to the commission to be far preferable,
and the opinion was also held by the
petitioners.
This win necessitate great deal Of
grading to bring the site up out Of the
Quaglnire now there, and iii agreeing
to the order, General Manager Jones
stated that the proper grading win be
done. AS the matter now stands, the
corporations engineer of construction,
Mr. Morrison, ii commissioned to draw
up revised plans for the station. and
present them to the railroad commits
sion for approval This will be done
within the next two weeks, and If the
plans are satisfactory to the railroad
commission for approval This win Be
commission and to the petitioners,
the construction Of the new building
win be started.
In addition to asking for a change of
site from that proposed by the railroad,
the local petitioners also asked that the
station itself be somewhat larger than
originally planned. Hence, Architect
Morrison viii present d sketch Of a
building having two waiting rooms, each
"a by "a feet, with an entrance hall
wide. In one end of the building will
bc the baggage department, making
building something like 70 feet in
length. It's width, as called for, will
be 2s feet. Midway Of the length and
Just back Of the entrance hall viii be
the Office OF the company's agents and
the telegraph. room, with a bow-window
for observation of the tracks.
The interior finish will be Of Georgil
pine, and the exterior covering win be
red brick with tile roof. Of something
similar One express stipulation Of the
raiIr0ad commissioners was that tho
building be adequately heated with an
approved system Of heating. The build
ing is to be one story in height, with
the usual slpoing room. The estimated
cost is $1,000.
This leaves the matter of new
freight station in abeyanee The petit
TONERS were agreed at present to les
the apparent necessity for larger accoms
modations in that department rest, pend
ing the completion of t6e passeng&
facilities.
In making the order 10 the Centrd
Vermont officials, Chairman Redmond d
the railroad commission said that the
board realized the difficulties the raiIs
road has to contend with and he realizeG
fully also the need for better railroag
accommodations In Barre He safe
that the board had therefore tried te
be fair to both parties and hence the
order, as outlined above The hyarinq
was conducted with good feeling fmonQ
the three parties to the discussion, and
there was no apparent jaHgle in the
cordial relations. .s-4-s.
st. Adams July 3f.--It was an
nouneed yesterday at the Central YER
mont offices that the railpoad cortpanv
wonld begin at once the building of
modern passenger station at Barre.
The plans are very similar to the hand
some building recently erected at Wind
sor. The station will be 76 feet long
by 2s feet wide, one story in height,
and win cost about $1,000. IL will be-
Of light colored brick with granite trim
mings.