Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08

Cliutu I pay OUT u lou % extra H1Onty
because the two railroads were having
n battle over the situation.
Chairman Redmond then stated that
the commission wanted the engineers of
the two roads, Mr.. Sinclair and Professor
Breed. the commissions engineer. to get
together and find out why the estimates
advanced were 30 wide apart. He said
the commission Intended to get the mat
ter of cost on record and what the city
wanted before they left the city.
The commission stated that the Gen.
trail Vermont had furnished no specific
plan for a station building. President
Fitzhugh replied that this had been de-
.layed owing to the fact II had not been
determined whether the station was TO be
built at grade or not. The road was
directed to submit plans from the studies
available.
Attorney Lawrence occupied the rest Of
the morning In explaining the Rutland
railroads latest plan. which conforms,
with some modification. to &c Sinclair
plan, but locates the station on Battery
street. a street level. a little south Of
Main street.
WHERE DO STREETS END?
The afternoon session was taken IN al
most entirely with the question of the
legal status of the land at the foot of
College, Main, King and Maple streets
do they, or do they not, extend to the
present shore line Of the lake?
The contingent of oldest inhabitants
was drawn upon and their memories were
taxed to the utmost in the effort to clear
up this point. Acknowledgement Sargent
and Mayor Roberts examined tho wit
ncsses, on behalf Of the State and the
city. respectively. 1t is in the interest
OF the State to show that the streets
do not extent westerly toward the lake.
for in that case the State will he relieved
Of a sharc Of the cost of overpasses.
Richard J. Daley. 81 years Of age. born
in this city md a resident o: South
Champlain street most CT his life, was
able to recall the details of the locality
from the age OF eight. The Rutland rail-
road track was then. he said, in about
It's present location.
After speaking Of the use Of the South
wharf" at the foot Of Maple street, by
the Rutland railroad. and for the land
ing of goods for distribution about the
city. he mentioned the use of Maple
street as an outlet in winter for traffic
w toiltipuAHc nay anu lOTV Kent, ana
then, In fancy. took n walk" along the
track from Maple to King streets. He
then described the water front rs far
as College street, telling Of houses that
a, existed on Main street, west or Lake
street and west OF the tracks, and of
slips that had been filled in by the Shep-
ara g. Morse ana the Barnes lumber in
~terests.
Frequent objections to questions
asked by the mayor were made
by the State. and finally the
witness was directed to tell his own
story. Mr.. Sargent having complained that
the testimony as given was the mayors
account. and not that Of Mr.. Daley.
After a recess Mr.. Sargent examined
the witness, and the information was
brought out that south of Maple street
the water curved in toward the city; that
at Main street the old track was Is feet
east of where 1t is now. at College street
% feet. at the foot OF King street % feet,
and at the foot of Maple street about the
same.
The witness was telling of the days when
Joe Pasha and others used to draw water
up Maple street. selling 1t at 10 cents a
barrel.
But they put In water pipes about that
time, didn't they?" he was asked.
"Oh, yes" replied the witness, and
these fellows sold beer after that
Mr. Daley told Of places along the shore
where he went swimming. and said that
there was a pond east Of the tracks be-
tween Main and College streets. which
didn't dry up In summer. Where the Cen
trail Vermont station Is now. he said, was
formerly the lake shore.
John Kelly was a still more promising
witness. being 10 years the senior of Mr..
Daley. and having lived here 70 years.
but not all the time" As a boy he lived
on Battery street half way between Col
lege and Main streets, when for an occa-
s!onal sail seen now on the lake there
were then so or Is. He testified TO the
making" of land by the railroad COM
pany south of College street, south Of the
Champlain dock to the north side Of the
south dock. but never saw the city doing
any work on the west side of the track.
NIGHT TELEPHONE SERVICE.
the Western Telephone and Tele-
graph company. dong business in Ad-
olson and Chitten len counties. with
headquarters at Jonesville. reported
Tuesday that night service would be
installed. In compliance with the COM
missions order. ana that this would
be done within 20 days. but without
raising rates at present. The COM
mission ound that the company could
not install the zone system. recon-
men led by the commission. without
increase in rates. and consented to an
Increase. Two extra girls are now In
training. the company report, and the
lines are being prepared to give night
service.