Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
TWO MONTHS ADJOURNMENT
Hearing on New Station Will Be
Resumed April 8.
Public Service Commission Suggests
That Unwieldy Committee of FJf-
teen Give Way to Three Prac-
teal business Men.

Robin redbreasts will be chirping mer-
rily when the public service commission
comes to Burlington again. At the con-
clusion of the hearing Tuesday in the
federal court room, on the ma tier of q
new union station. an adjournment was
taken until April 0, at two o'clock in the
afternoon
where are We at?" was the question
that went the rounds in the corridor of
the courthouse Tuesday afternoon when
adjournment was taken. Everyone was
sure they had heard much talk but no
one was sure he had any very clear idea
Of what had been accomplished.
One thing had been proven beyond a
doubt and that was that the public
service commission had become con-
WINGED that the committee of fifteen as a
whole had made bungle Of the station
project. Chairman Redmond announced
just prior to adjournment that he be-
| ieved the best interests OF the city
would be served by placing the station
| matter in the hands OF n small commit
| tee, not to exceed three. composed OF
| practical business men, and clothing them
with authority to give the public service
commission some definite information
concerning what Burlington wants.
The city. by the terms of the latest adj
journment. has another long breathing
spell In which TO prepare a plan and sub
NIT IT to the commission. The city, also
has !. chance to notify the commission
through a committee just nat 1t would
| like in the way Of a station. 1t " thought
| possible that a plan will be drawn up
following the lines Of plan submitted
| by T.. q. Sinclair. Mr. Sinclairs plan oc-
| cupiej much OF the attention OF the COM
! mission Tuesday and 1t Is possible that
q compromise plan may be drawn from IT,
When the hearing was resumed Tues.
day morning, Chairman Redmond ar
nounced that the taking Of evidence con
corning the status Of the highways cross.
ing the tracks would be continued until q
| future date, owing to the absence of City
Attorney NJ. c. Leary. who was called
away by the death Of a member Of his
| family. This announcement disposed OF
part of the hearing which seemed likely
at one time to continue for some time
| The commission then took up the con.
sideration of the ast two plans submit
ted by the Central Vermont RAILWAY
company. showing the station located
south of Main street and also between
Main and College streets. A lengthy dis.
c'ssion followed, in which much techni.
cal testimony was given by the engineer
concerning the grades and other feature.
| which would enter into the adoption OF
either OF these plans. Both these plans
60 emplate the elevated tracks.
THE SINCLAIR PLAN
| Shortly before noon the plan prepared
| by F. O. Sinclair was submitted to the
| commission. Tho plan contemplate
the locating OF the station at the
foot Of Main street. west OF the present
tracks. The station would face the lake
! and would be reached by an overpass
from Main street. crossing the trair
sheds. This overpass, after crossing the
tracks, would branch north and south
and King and College streets would bs
| reached by means OF ramps ending ives
OF the tracks on each street. The tram,
from the Champlain Transportation com
| pany's deck and the foot Of College stree
would come up the ramps on a four pei
cent. grade. to point just east OF the
station, where tie ramps would inerg,