Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30
NEW PLAN FOR STATION.
Central Vermont officials vii
Submit One before Week Is Over
Contemplated Elimination of Grad
Crossings md other Expensive
Ideas VIII lie Abandoned
Conference Monday.

A new plan for a union station IN
Burlington, including proposed rear
rangement of tracks, etc, that would
be made necessary for a satisfactory
adjustment Of track rights between
the Central Vermont and tho Rutland
Railroad companies, Will be submit
ted TO Burlington by the Central YER
mont Railway company as result of
a meeting yesterday afternoon be-
tween tho committee Of fifteen and
officials of the road This plan will
he in the hands of the committee OF
fifteen late this week, ard the mem
bers Of the committee will meet ngain
with the Central Vermont officials
Monday afternoon at three o'clock TO
discuss the plans This Is the day be-
fore the date set for the hearing be-
fore the public service commission.
and while It Is not known definitely
just what effect the new plans may
have on the hearing It IS sai1
that such a step on the part of the
Central Vermont may result in sat
isfactorY adjustment Of the union sta
ton problem without the aid Of She
public service commission.
There was a full attendance Of o..
committee yesterday and the Cent?
Vermont was represented by Pre-
dent T.. II. Fitzhugh, General Manage
G. c. Jones, and Vice President and
Attorney G. w. Writer'S It was /
sort of get together" meeting to dis
cuss the situation and If no appreci-
able Roadway was made on the station
matter. at least few points were
cleared up
It was made quite plain by the
members of the committee generally
that the last plan submitted by the
Central Vermont, calling for tho elm
| ination of the grade crossings at COL
lege. King. Maple and Main streets
|by means OF elevated tracks, as well
as other extensive Improvements, was
not acceptable to the city. This point
out of the way. the officials Of the
road and the members of the commit
tee were ready to talk business. A.
a result the Central Vermont will on
Monday submit tho new plan that viii
J follow more conservative and eco
nomical lines in the matter of pro
posed expenditures and be based on
improvements that call for the tracks
crossing the streets at grade.
It developed from a discussion Of the
subject that the Central Vermont has
been laborug under the superstition that
the city would go in for plans that
called for the elimination of all grade
crossings. the n'li.S in Of nearly four
acres of the oity's land ami other inn
Iprovemer.s involving land damages that
would bring the estimated cost of tho
improvements 20 nearly half million
dollars The members Of the committee
would not state what amount they
thought the city would he willing to
sanction in the way of improvements.
Tho members took the position that
what the city wants is a new union
station first and that the added i'm
provements contained in the proposed
plan Of the railroad We're far too eX-
tensive for the city 10 consider in case
the municipality should he called upon
10 bear portion oC the expense, The
reprc~cntntivcs of the road stated tha'
LIT had been assumed that the city want
ed plars that called for the elimination
,Cf the Grade crossings and that with
out doubt other panS could he made
lcalling for more conservative changes
satisfactory track arrangements with
the Rutland road. etc, and the layine
of the racks across the streets at grade
This new plan. it is understood. vii
be somewhat along the lines of the frs
Milan submitted by the Central Vernon
company. but the proposed location OF
the passenger station, il is understood
will be near or at the foot of MAR
street which is conceded by both roads
and the city to be the most desirable
location for It.