Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14


Moulton N Stearns, representing the petit
TONERS for "A station. began the people
inning by bringing to the notice of the
commission the desire on the part OF
the city to have a public wharf and the
necessity. in considering station plans. OF
not blocking the streets leading to the
lake front.
Mr.. Cowles had prepare, list OF
pertinent questions along this line that
brought out Il number of strong points
He first called ex-Mayor James f. Burke
who testified concerning the necessity for
a public wharf and some Of the facts
of the City's attempts to purchase site
at the foot of College street, which is
now history
Mayor Roberts was called to the stand
to make Il statement concerning the i'm
portance of having the city located on
the lake and Of having access to the
water by way of the streets. The mayor
told of number of instances where
manufacturing concerns had inquired
what the prospects We're of locating in
the city and being able TO get access
to the water front. He said that the
reply always had to be that the city had
no undisputod rights leading to the lake
The mayor thought many of the ways
OF getting to the V. ter front should he
kept rs free rs possible
Harry 5. Howard testified CONCERNING
plans now under consideration by the
government for terminal improvements
along the deeper water way route and
OF having been Informed by officials in
Churra Of no J,, 4
essential for this city to have proner
terminal facilities.
Some interesting information was given
the commission by j. T.. Wilkinson, a
truckman, concerning the process Of haul
Ing freight from the Central Vermont and
the Rutland freight sheds. Mr.. Wilkin-
sons testimony had to do principally
with the grades coming from the Central
yards as compared with those encoun-
tered coming from the Rutland Yards He
said that ii was possible to haul a third
more load from the Rutland yard because
the grades up Maple, Battery, ST. Paul
and Main streets were easier for the
teams. So large a load, he said could not
be hauled from the Central yards because
OF the steep College street grade. The
easiest route from the Central yards, he
said, was by way of Lake and Main
do YOU charge more for hauling from
the Central Vermont yards?' he was
asked.
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ENdl MEEK REN Jews PLANS.
4 feature of the afternoon session was a
general review of the plans by Prof c. Is.
Breed q member of the firm OF f3arrows
Il Breed of Boston and employed by the
public service commission as consultins
engineer Professor breeds testimony,
given in reply to questions hv Mr. Cowles
summed M i'm a general wov without
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