Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-11
The COMMERCIAL CLUB
Officers Elected at Annual Meet
ing Tuesday Evening.
New york state Engineer Gives HELD.
f"I SuEEestiens about the New
Hni'road station and Water
Front Terminals.

burlington Is fast finding its footing
WIN regard to the stand it will take ..
10 the proposed new union station This
fact was evident Tuesday. when. ~ H..
annual meeting of the Burlington C,,,
'herc'a' club, the project was discussed
ehthusiasticsily by a large number of IN.
members Mortimer @. Barnes, a pract,cal
engineer. employed by the New York
STATE barge canal commission was
present at the meeting and gave tho cIub
members some of the most helpful hints
toward the solution Of .he water front
ana station problems that have vet beer
p''Sehteu Mr.. Barnes IL an engineer
| with wide experience. aud he outlined 3,
pan Tor the development Of Burline-op.,
water front and commercial busines.
, "hich was n revelation to every ma
| present
M Barnes came to Burlington at tina
invitation OF {. i. Cowles. who went IA
Albany recently az a representative Of
IN" commercial club to attend the bargs
canal conference. That the New York
STATE engineer reached Burlington at .
most "pportune time was agreed hy
'nos" VINO heard his remarks Tuesday.
| h"lHh"t'n has been asked by the Cen.
| 'rhl vermont Railway company the Rut.
| "n" railroad company and the public
service comm sion 70 present plan
! "no"'hS what the city desires in the way
vi Il new union station. At the meeting
'"'N""N hltnl Mr.. Barnes furnished soma
! ''"'9 'hAt may pat the city on the right
( 'o'" I" ""torfnine Just what 1t wants in
! "N way "' station improvements. At the
| conclusion Of the remarks by tho on,
s'''eer inc club joined in extending
hearty vote Of thanks for the valusb,e
| '"io'"a''oh he had impaired. and also
In extending the Same expressions Of an.
probation to Mr.. cowles COR his Initiative
in getting Mr.. Barnes to come to BIZ.
, ington.
The plan shown Tuesday nigh nv Mr.
Barnes vas that already referred O else.
where. showing how the lake front NAV
be leveloped in the future Later in IN.
evening The Central Vermont plan was
presented and IN reply TO a question Mr..
Barnes Outlined what might be asked
for by til" city If /; So desired possit,-y
using this plan as a basis The New
YORK stat" engineer would place ina
proposed thi1n station south Of Mai,
street. between Main and Maple streets.
'h:tca" of ia the center of Main street.
open Main street to tho lake. at tina
same time making Il wider This would
give opportunity for a pleasure pier ar
the foot Of this street in future should
the citN desire one. He would also make
, King street wider where it is to eros.
the railroad tracks. by means of under.
passes. and College street also These
suggestions. with the additional acutlir.
'hg OF properly at the foot of Coles.
street Cor water front terminal are
among the important ones that Mr.
I Harnes advocates for the present Ir
! ADDITION to these. might also he added
the acquiring by the State OF land ir
'iie south part of the city for Stat,
docks, TO he owned and controlled b,
the State
In" overpasS system of crossing tn,
tracks was not favored by Mr.. Barnes
nut Father tho underpass method. I'll,
oVerpass method, he said. spoils N.
lake front right al the outset \.
to the pronostion to elevate the tracks
Mr. Barnes does not agree with the con.
'eni.cn that such elevation would rui,
the appearance Of the lake front al.
/ though he admits that "a better effect
nigh, ic gained 'hv a steel or stone
structure for eleN ating the tracks. rath.
er ihan by a fill. Either method he
said could he handled in such WAY
that the elevated structure would he
an ornament to the city.
| The business meeting and election of
officers preceded the remarks by Mr.
! Barnes. Mr. Cowles reported on his trir
, To .,lGanv.a and told how he came Ia invite
Mr.. Bn,nAs TO come TO I.urlington. Ex.
Mayor James +. Burke made a motor
,hai a welcome ne extended ~ the clut
- he members OF the Sugar Makers a..
ISOLATION and The dqrymen. now Assem-.
ble,l in annual meeting here. and that the
public y" urged through the nress to at
tend the sessions OF the conventions where
many interesting and important aues-
tons arc being considered. vote q
thanks was also extended the Algonquin
riub FOR the reception given Lieutenant
Black when he was in the city in the ill.,
tercst OF the barge canals.
\ nominating committee. composed e
Gardner Rro*er, w. j. Van Patton and
NJ n Mcmahon. presented the following
! nominations FOR officers and directors
who N.r" elected ror the ensuing year:
President-J. l.. Southwick
Vice rreSident-W r. Greene
Clerk-Harry :. Howard
Treasurer-H :. Weed.
Audi tors l.. Patka
Directors for three years. w. j. Van
patten. Lawrence BARLEY. Gardner Brew
CT, directors for Two years. e. +. Smith
NJ. 9. Reynolds. H. J. shan ley: director.
Tor one wear, y. H. Ahorne,hv NJ u. Mo
Mahon. A. .. ferguson: directors for
four years e. $. Isham, w {. Isham NJ.
l. Powell director ex-ofiicio Mayor Rob