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

| terry street
IL closing. Prof Breed stated that he
did not consider the placing OF the
! proposed station at the foot of Main
street serious obstacle to the access to
the lake. ecause the streets were close
! enough together in this vicinity to afford
! other routes to the water front. He said
that, in his opinion the Main street loca-
ton was the only logical one.
In reply to- Il question. Prof Breed said
he could not undertake to say what the
cost of elimination of the grade cross
ings would be in case the plan calling
for such elimination were adopted. He
discussed in some detail the features of
each plan. pointing out the good and bad
points. but giving no intimation of what
plan the commission might adopt.
just before adjournment Chairman
Redmond asked the Central Vermont to
file with the commission before the next
hearing specifications of the station
proposed in the company's plan. The
Rutland has already submitted such
specifications.
CENTRAL VERMONT's LAST PLAN.
The public service commission at the
morning session reached in their
to the city by the Central Vermont This
is the modified plan presented to the
committee of fifteen on the day beford
the hearings began. In 1t. the tracks
cross the streets at grade the freight
house of the Central Vermont is placed
across the tracks to a position east of
| the present passenger station. The Rut-
! land yards in this plan remain unchang-
! Main street in what is now Lake street
! and the present Lake street would be
| moved 80 feet east. There would be traf-
| iic approaches to the lower level of the
station both by way of College and King
| streets, and the passenger traffic would
| he by way of Main street The train
! sheds would he reached by a stairway Of
about 16 steps. The upper story of the
! proposed station would stand out well at
| the foot of Main street. This plan would
| not interfere with any of the Industries
| along the water front. The platforms
would be $50 feet long. extending from
| King street to College street
| The principal discussion of this last
| plan was devoted to the element of dan
| ger entering into having the tracks cross
| the street at grade. especially at King
! street.
! The testimony was to the effect that
| passengers leaving the trains at the sta
| ton to take the boats would be in dan
| ger when crossing from the station plat
| forms across King street in the rear Of
| trains. Under the plan the two tracks
! entering the station would have con-
vercing switch at the south of King
| street 1t was shown that the view would
| he INSTRUCTED to the south and that it
| would be difficult in the summer to keen
| boat passengers from sWurming across
the main line tracks This situation. If
was shown, would constitute an incrca sed
| element of danger.
CHAIRMAN REDMOND'S PLAN
Chairman Redmond had "A sudden in
spiration Thursday morning He went
in for a combination plan. The cha rman
asked Engineer Stafford what kind of a
proposition IT would be to use the last
| Central Vermont plan for things north
| # College street and the Rutland plan
for changes south OF College street. eX-
cept in the latter plan the grades would
not be eliminated Mr.. Stafford said he
would not want to say what kind Of a
plan that would make without some
study. but he presumed the plan would
change some OF the grades of the streets
leading to the water front. Including
Lake. King and Main streets The testi-
mony concerning grades, switching aud
main line tracks that would he affected
by the last Central Nermous plan oc-
crpied considerable time.
Attorney Lawrence produced a blue
print showing how the present station is
used by the trains of both roads This
plan was intended to show the relative
amount Of occupation of the present
station by the trains of both roads This
plan was presented to show that the
proposed station layout in the last ulau
of tho Central Vermont would not ac-
commodatc the trains that use the pres
emit station. There are now in the pres
ent station, three and sometimes four.
trains at the same time. The question
was raised by the Rutland representa-
tves whether the station proposed by the
resemble a "tlazy quilt"
, The adoption OF the modified Central
Vermont plan. it was shown would
trains without some Arrangement he
Ing made in the proposed plan. to move
the station either north or south of It's
proposed location at the foot of Main
street recess was taken to enable the
engineers to have discussion and a
smoke, AS Chairman Redmond express
ed It,
When the testimony was resumed Mr..
Stafford stated that 1t was probable the
operating departments of the roads
could effect a compromise whereby the
trafhc could be handled by a different
; placing of tracks.
Attorney Lawrence asked how the grade
AT college street was to be eliminated
} under the last plan, He asked II II would
not be much more expensive TO elevate
the tracks at a later date when traffic
was under way than at the present time
The Central Vermont engineer said tina,
the estimated cost of the last plan was
flS4,47b This includes an item of T5.0Ot
for a station. The total estimate as CIV.
en- does not include the land damages
but does include the paving Of the APP
proach to the station from College street
hut not the paving of Lake street proper
The Rutland owns the land between MAR
and King streets which would be required