Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-27
Need Of O New Union Station in
Burlington Frankly Admitted.
Two Roads Urged to Get Together and
Agree upon a Pinn for Such Struc-
ture within the Next Three
Weeks.

service commission Tuesday AFTERNOON,
admitted that Burlington was entitled
to n new union station. In their formaI
answers made to the petition or calvin
s. Isham and others against the two
railroad companies, asking the state
commission for "a new union station. II
was admitted that the city needed a
new station and that the facilities at
the present station were inadequate. This
practically assures n new station Tor
Burlington and nearly completes the
contest OF local citizens in their fight
for better local railroad accommodate
tons.
According to the agreement made Tues
day by the officials Of both railroad
companies, they will have until August
&c to got together and try to agree on
some one plan FOR a new station. On
this date tho railroad representatives and
people Interested in Burlington will again
appear before he public service commits
sion. John w. Redmond, chairman of
he commission, declared that he hoped
both companies would reach some
mutually satisfactory plan by that time.
At the opening OF the hearing Attorney
G.. y. Cowlcs said the petitioners had re-
ceived no answer from tho railroads TO
the petition. c. w. Writers. attorney for
the Central Vermont railway, said that
his company had not prepared any
answer for tho reason that the plan
prepared by the Rutland railroad had
been received by General Manager Fitz-
hugh but n few DIT VS. ago. in an informal
answer to the petition made by Burling-
ton people he declared that the need OF
q new station in Burlington was realized
IT, IT., L. ..a AaI aud
added that he hoped the hearing would
be continued so that the officials Of
both roads might agree On plans. He
ASKED for an adjournment of one month,
as did General Manager Fit2h@gh.
The adjourrmcn; was agrcy2>lc to
Cowlos. Moulton & stearns. who repre-
J sent the Ictitiono"9. we wish to be
fair" said Mir. Cowlcs. Both railroads
have admitted that a Hew station is
needed -" ',uringtou. II they had not
admit, &c would have been prepared
to pr M. Cowies objected to an
adjcr"i t of one month, however. as
did i. Trown, representing the Rut-
land RS" I'D. The commission con-
ciliatod by appointing the adjourned
hearing for August lf. Chairman Red
mond decilrcd that he would have pre-
ferred to nae the time longer except
for the Interference that would be made
by the opening Of county court and by
the injunction hearing on the municipal
Fight question.
T.. w. Lawrence, attorney for the Rut-
land railroad, said that the postponement
suited him, but added that he could not
promise that the Rutland road would
reach an ayr ement with the Central
Vermont people.
Chairman Redmond of the commission,
was somewhat insistent that the roads
agree. II fully realize" he said, that
the time set for the officials Of the two
roads to confer Is short, and | should
advise that the work be hurried as much
es possible. II you, Mr.. F"itzhugh,
think that the Rutland people are
tagging. write and tell them so. And
YOU, Mr.. Jarvis, if you think that the
work is being delayed by the Central
Vermont people, why. try and hurry Mr.,
%I'ltzhugh."
MIR. Redmond said also that the sub
ject was an important one to Burlington
and that he was pleased with tho
progress that had been made toward &
new station. lie also warned the rail
road people of the fact that if no agree
ment was reached by August IS it would
mean long and serious delay. and tina
such delay should be avoided.
The array of legal talent present wa:
large. The Central Vermont railwa!
was represented by G. W. Writer'S o
St. Adams, II. II. Powers of MorriSvill'
and II, S. Peck, and the Rutland railroad
by +. w Lawrence of Rutland and r. f
Brown and L. c. Mower. For the com
mittee of fifteen appeared the law firm
Of Cowles. Moulton & Stearns. Genera
Manager T.. II. Iitzhugh mad Genera
Superintendent G. f.. Soule and G.. y
Smith, a director. of the Central Yer
mont, and General Manager q. T. Jarvi!
of the Rutland railroad were als'
present.
General Manager Fitzhugh in his piles
for an adjournment of the hearing for
month. said that in his opinion his com
pany. at least. should secure experts t
go over the railroad terminals In Bur
lington with a view to establishing a sit'
for a union station. BY this method, h
said, some better method than yet sug
rested might be found.
} Following the adjournment of yester
days hearing. the members of the com
} mittee Of fifteen and other citizens wh'
} Rave Joined In the fight for a union sta
} ton spent a few moments in extending
, CONGRATULATIONS to each other. The ad
missions OF both railroad companies tina
) a new station was needed they said mean
81 decided victory.
/, RAILROAD COMPANIES ANSEWS.
The Central Vermont's answer to th'
=, petition of citizens was made orally b,
Attorney Writers, md was to the efec
! that the railway company had decided
, that n new union station WAS needed ant
D that 1t wished to confer. with RUTLAND
D railroad officials as to tho location, etc,
, The answer OF tho Rutland railroad
4 wes a formal written one, and Is as fol
lcwS:
State OF Vermont. Chittenden county
S. s,
q Calvin S. Ishnm OF. al, va. Central Yer
mont Railway company ana Rutland Rail
road ompan
, Petition for new union passenger de
n pot IN burlington.
ANSWER or DEPENDANT RUTLAND
RAILROAD COMPANY,
> This defendant, Rutland Railroad com
pany. answering tho petition IN tho nbov,
entitled cause. admits that the f~acliitie
sengcr station arc INADEQUATE for sub
0 stantiniiy tho reasons alleged In said pc
) ,itlon and that another and different 10
. cetion of said passenger station Is noces
0 sary, substantially In accordance will
a plans submitted herewith.
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