Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15

irto Main street, thus bringing all tho
truc,,,pp IN Main street except that
which would naturally come Up Mamie
street This plan would also shut off
,o,,ege and Ling streets at a point lust
below Battery street by means of a fence,
and in order to reach the lake front from
o,,bar of these two streets 1t would no
,ocossary to go to Main street, cross the
overpass and then continue to the foot
NJ College or King streets on the ramps.
inc tracks under this plan would remain
n, ,beir present elevation and would bo
from the station.
MANY Objectionable features to the Sim
clair n,an we're brought out but IL was
also shown that the idea conveyed in the
p,an might be worked out with other feat.
ures which would eventually make # a
very plausible scheme. Mr. Sinclair ex-
nects before he next hearing to cornp,ete
his Estimates of the cost more in detail
and change some OF the objectionable
features to meet the ideas of the railroad
engineers.
II should no said In connection with the
Sinclair plan that Mr.. Sinclair only begar
work upon It last Friday and it had,
therefore, not been worked out in as com =
plete detail as it doubtless will be at the
next hearing.
NEW CENTRAL VERMONT PLAN.
When the hearing was resumed at the
afternoon session new plan was
presented by the Central Vermont
company This plan proposes leaving the
tracks on the level as at present, moving
the Central Vermont freight shed east Of
the tracks and placing the station at the
foot OF Main street The station would
be constructed so that it could be adapted
to elevated tracks in the future If desired
and a proposed subway under the sta
ton is arranged for, to remove the cbiec
ton that has been raised that the station
would block Main street This plan pro-
poses reaching the west tracks by means
of an overhead bridge and the cast tracks
by subway from the interior OF the sta
ton. The objection to this plan would
be the leaving of College. King ana Maple
streets unpl detected and the changes
would call for four tracks across tmcs
| streets where there is but ORC track nj the
present time
All Of these rlans, together with views
and plans of the trterior and interior OF
the station occupi,1 the attention OF the
commission until shortly before adjourn
ment. Just before the conclusion of the
hearing two representatives Of industries
along the lake front were given opportu
nifty 10 be heard. r. J. Booth, speaking
Tor the j. r. Booth Lumber company
stated that the elevated tracks such as
proposed and the occupation Of LAX,
street would put his concern out of bust
ness. The Booth company now teams
lumber across the tracks and an eeva &c
structure would make it necessary fol
the company to draw lumber a mile
around In order to get across the tracks
j. f. Miles. representing the Burlington
Grocery company, stated tina ,he ele
waited structure would interfere with th'
company's business and he did not know
where another location for the COMPANY
could be found. Whatever money dam
age might be paid. he said, for destruction
OF property would not begin to cover thu
real damage to the company. Both Mr.
Booth and Mr. Miles said they had beer
accused Of not taking enough interest il
the station plans but that they had sup
posed the committee Of fifteen were look
inG after the matter.