Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-09-07
THE RAILROADS CAN EASILY AGREE IF THEY WILL.


fore public commission will unquestonaby determine
ton If the railroads are able to get together
and the suggestions members of the commission may offer nothing
ed IT, however either railroad refuses make any concession and
insists the carrying of its ideas or dong nothing
before Burlington this greatly needed public Improvement
IN announcing the adjourned hearing Chairman Redmond a d very
practically certain that unless the two roads compromise lat TINS
will necessary body order the construction
Chairman Redmond indicated commission ordered
the erection of station possibly neither road would be SATISFIED
with the structure that might finally be ordered by the Supreme
Court which made the ultimate authority by the special act as
regards both law and the merits of the
AS we have already Indicated will be an easy matter tor the
two railroads to get together they really want provide Bur
ngon with passenger station Let summarize the situa
the Central roads have admitted
before the public service commission that burlington mpratve
Both roads have indicated by statements WELL as by plans
Both roads have proposed plans for a sidehi station
Both roads have planned station that will require stairs either
up to the tracks or down to the tracks.
Both roads have taken the position that grade crossings should
be emn on the streets Immediately north and south of the pro-
Both roads have submitted plans contemplating the expenditure
of 100000 or over in connection with the new station and allied
Now with the need of station the location the cost of
improvements and the elimination of grade crossings all practically
agreed upon by the two railroads. the Fundamental features of the
situation disposed Of Whether grade crossings shall be avoided
by carrying the tracks the the the tracks
whether shall climb stairs tracks downstairs to
tracks and what kind of shall be provided details to be
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Any unprecedented looking these plans and noting
the points concerning which the railroads
fail be convinced that the differences slight
compared with the obstacles encountered the outset when the
roads did not talk favoaby whatever concerning new station
There is in reality good and sufficient why the Rut-
land and the Central Vermont railroads should not be able to
unless they determined not to build union passenger sta
ion.
1t will therefore, stand people in hand to watch to see
which road hugs features wholly outside of the province of the
special providing accommodations alone and which
road is ready o make concessions
people should also that the special provides
That the public service commission may on petition order the
railroad corporations whose railroads Burlington TO csab
fish and maintain union passenger depot
That thc public service commission apportionng the
pense of building depot and providing land and approaches
land and approaches to be paid by the city of Burlington
deems Just and and make its order conditional upon
such payment by the city.
That corporations purposes of such depot
providing approaches and for additional tracks made
necessary thereby cray jointly purchase otherwise
take condemn and hold such lands within said city of Burlington
including the location Of the public
mission determines o be
The law also provides that the railroads extend their tracks
Ito with other the
conditions provided by law The special act nothing
about crossings freight other things directly
connected with the project.
Every possible contingency has been provided for by putting
hands of the public relating this
particular situation in Burlington.
Chairman Redmond has declared that the commission will
keep the separate like grade
erection Of If the roads
determined build then other matters will be dragged
afforclng basis for appeal and consequent delay
the public commission order
such location that the question of grade
will than will rights of and frelgh
believe the railroads. recognizing tins fact will reacf
agreement will seriously interfere with the yards the
freight facilities of either system.