Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-19
RIVAL RAILROAD FACTIONS
in BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Majority Seem to Favor Rutland Company s
Plan for New Station-Detailed Summary
Calls for Expenditure of $254. 367

ed. Alderman Cowles moved that the
resolution be referred to the committee
OF fifteen.
For whom did you introduce this reso-
lution?" asked Mir Cowles of Mr.. Sulii
van.
For the people who want this railroad
business settled" was the reply.
who gave you the resolution Mr..
Cowles asked again.
That's my business" was the reply.
81 refuse to tell"
The fact was brought out by both Alder
men Cowles and Drew that n similar reso-
luton had been before the board and had
been submitted to the committee OF ff-
teen This first resolution. 1t was stated.
was laid on the table by the committee
for further consideration.
"If you gentlemen wish TO get the pub
lie up In arms against this board for CIV
ing away public street. why, adopt this
! resolution" declared Mr.. Cowles. The
| city has just expended 1920 to open
Depot street, which would be obliterated
! II the Rutland railroad were to occupy
| Lake street"
| Alderman Duhamel, also. objected
! strenuously TO the resolution. He declar-
ing that there was no hurry in the mat
| ter. and that the board. under no crcum-
stances. should give away public prop
erty so lightly.
! I'VE are placed here as guardians Of
the peoples property" repeated Mr..
! Cowles Il am surprised that you gen
tlemen should he willing TO grant away
their privileges upon so hasty and light
consideration"
The motion that the resolution he
laid on the table was lost by one vote,
the board being split : before. The
motion to adopt the resolution wa,
carried by n majority Of one. the two
factions still keeping together.
RUTLAND RAILROAD SUBMITS NEW
PLAN.
| Monday afternoon the Committe,
OF fifteen met to inspect a new plan
for union station and approaches
submitted by the Rutland Railroad
company, this plan being an amend
ment to n plan submitted previously
The cost estimate Of the Rutland
plan was given In detail for the first
time, the total cost being s254,36-
compared with s314.971 for the Cen
tral Vermont plan.
The amended plan shows more de-
tails appertaining to the station prop
. cr. a description of which has appear
ell in the Free Press. The amendcJ
plan locates the station n few fee
west of the first proposed location. tht
object of this being to lessen the
height of the foot bridge over which
passengers would go to board trains
The height has been reduced from >,
. feet to &c feet, a decrease of six fee
D in the stairs over which passenger:
would descend in going to and from
trains from the station floor. The law
requires n clear way OF 22 feet fol
freight trains below such structures
and l6 feet for passenger trains Nom
: but passenger trains would pas.
through the station.
The amended plan also shows mino
improvements in the overhead passes
on College and King streets.
! In the cost estimate the RUTLAND
road proposes to expend $4,000 70
the station alone. and S32,1OO for plat
! forms. Canopies, walks. etc. The Cen
: trail Vermont estimate sets aside 81,
t O0o for the station, platforms, stair
. ways. baggage hoist, etc, which wcul
/ make it appear that the Rutland PEG
q iplc intend to build the better station
The estimate for elimination o
grade crossing was increased TIL
uercentage to be paid by the cit
would be $4,000, instead of $4,000, AM
! the states share would lie $4,000. in
I stead of $1,000,
, dat nm CT INA