Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-14
One MORE FINAL HEARING
Then Dirt May Begin to Fly for
Burlington S New Station.
Commission Not Likely to Select Cen
traI VcrmOnt's Iaat plan BecaJse
of Danger 10 Passengers by
Craze Crossings.

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Thursday a 4:3o y. m. when the
public service commission finished hear
Ing evidence by the railroads and the
people and took an adjournment to Tues
Gay, January .. when the final hearing
will be held
When the hour far adjournment came
Thursday it was the general opinion
pn all sides that progress had been made
A mass of evidence had been introduced
md Chairman Redmond while not indi-
rating directly the attitude of the COM
mission toward the plans, made it fairly
plain that at least one of the plans, the
last one submitted by the Central YER
mont, would not be very seriously con-
Hdered by the commission. This is the
plan that provides for the crossing of the
streets at grade and the element of dan
ger entering into the Arrangement OF
tracks. etc. in the plan was given as the
reason by Chairman Redmond why this
plan would probably not he considered
by the commission.
In making the commissions position in
the matter clear, Chairman Redmond
stated that he thought it only fair 20 say
that to Il certain extent the element of
danger to passengers that would accom-
pany the adoption of the Central Yer
monts modified plan had ratDer preJu-
u'ccd the commission against TINS pi"n'
So far as the other two plans were con-
cerned' the chairman stated that the conn
mission would at this time give out no
lntlmatiOn concerning what their decision
might he concerning them. IL was Iett 10
the attorneys and spectators to decide Tor
themselves whether the statement by
Chairman Redmond meant mat 'he com
mission would select either the hutIahu
Or the Central Vermont plan
Tho general trcn' OF the nearing now
ever, and the statements made at tha
close lead to n vague impression that the
commission does not contemplate throw
Ing out the two plans and ordering COM
Promise plan, but rather that the comnls-
sion will order either one or the other OF
the two plans. Their decision may de-
pend much on the information which, at
the request of the chairman, will be pre-
eented at the next hearing.
Either of the two plans which it Is
thought may be ordered provide for the
elimination Of the grade crossings at col
leee and King streets, and both are much
more elaborate than the last plan sub
rlittod hv the Central Vermont
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The chairman also requested that at tn,
next hearing evidence be submitted as t,
present the status Of College street at tn,
point where it crosses the railroad tracks
The commission viii require evidence
tending to clear up the point as t,
whether College street Is a public high
way at this point II will he recalled
mat the Central Vermont claims Colcg
street belongs to the railroad beloy
battery street Chairman Redmond ais