Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-01
PLANS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE
Action Taken by Citizens in Union
Station Matter.
Resolution Adopted ID thc Eject That
Cost should lie Borne by Rail-
roads and Tracks Left at
Present Crude.

Rutland Railroad company md tao
Central Vermont Railway company
that unless these two corporations
got together on satisfactory plan for
new union station for Burlin gton
the commission would itself formulate
compromise plan through its own
engineer and order its adoption.
Last night In city hail q movement
in furtherance of such a step on the
part of the public service commission
was made at g citizens meeting, when
resolution requesting the public
'iN ..' EN- to formulate n
compromise plan was adopted and a
committee appointed to present the
resolution to the public service com
mission. Tho committee consists of
John j. Flynn, George d. Jarvis, John
Whalen and james f.. Burke. ]. II.
Middlcbrook was made a member of
this committee but declined to serve.
inc meeting last nigh: was called
10y James T.. Burke and was attended
by 40 persons George y. jarvis act
ed as chairman and W Il McKillip
was secretary. The resolution was
adopted unanimously
"S ieH''"t'H tftH IuTtn tnat rne
proposed plans now before the public
service commission are too expensive
and would hamper the industries
along the lake front and that the city
is not now IN a position to be saddied
with n large expense such as would
be involved in the plans calling for
an extensive underpass or overpass
system The resolution further states
II 30 j." the sense of the meeting tina.
a suitable passenger station should be
ord red the tracks being left subst,n
TALLY at their present grade and tho
two railroads 10 allowed to maintain
at their own expense their indepe-
dent trncks through each others
wards
The resolution is rs fo,,ows.
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Resolved.
lst-That IL Is the sense of this meet.
ins that the proceedings now pending be.
fore the public service commission r..
Sarding The building of a new passenger
stations in this city Ought to be pushed
To speedy rinai conclusion.
-n'i-fhat it IS tnc sense of this meet.
Ing that a new station with the ap.
pi"aches thereto as outlined on the plan,
heretofore submitted to said public Serv.
ice commission are too expensive to b,
considered on the part of the city. anf
would seriously interfere with The, in
dustries now located on the lake front
and tend 10 prevent the location of othel
Industries in the lake district and b,
detrimental to the business interests OF
the city.
3rd-rhat the city of Burlington is no
at the present time in a financial con
dition to be saddled with n large eXpens,
in the construction of a station and ap
prOaches thereto. or of overpasses OF
underpasses at the street CROSSINGS. anc
| that such expense is entirely unneces
sary.
4.h--rhat It is the sense of this meet
ing that suita ole passenger s,at.or
should be constructed between Colleg,
and King streets or south thereof in sal,
city entirely al the expense of the rail
road companies and that all track
} should he left substantially at their pres
| ent grade ana that the idea of eli,njnat
ing grade crossings. except possibly a
King street. ought to be abandoned
bth-That 1t Is the sense Of this meet
ing that WIN me erection OF such pas
se'ser station me Rutland Raiiroa
l'o"'Pa"H ought 10 ne granted permission
10 MAINTAIN at IT'S own expense an in
dependent man Inc track OF Its Owl
'hroush the central Vermont railwa
'aiuS' CONNIE 'ihS us main line on tn
s"u'" Vi SAL" new passenger station wit
us main me ledoihS norihelly and tina
the Central vermont railway, should
desire 10 extend lis me- which now en-
ters the CITY OF burlington southerl!
lol Burlington ana connecting with II
mann ''e' ""'' Ne"'.ai vermont ral'"a
ought 10 pe granted the same right q
all ihuepehoe'' mar" me Track throug
'"e sa'"s Vi s"'u nu,''''u hai'roan CON
pany southerS Oh sa'a new station
o'h-ihat '"e chairman OF thls meet
Ing appoint coh'iilt'ee OF five,
wh'ch NE sla'i Dc one 10 present tines
resolutions 10 the pubic service commis
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| James Ia hurhe was the pflhclp
speaker 'ast night iie outlined Tor u
benent or the crowd the present statl
OF the union statioh p'ahh' he sa,d I'M
whlIe ne was member OF the commit
or hfteen ana aid not wish to critics
their position on the matter Of the unio
| station. ne tnOuGnt IL was nlgh I'm
TOT the CIT! 'o act ana iet the publ
service commission kno" what Burlini
ton wants ana What the city Will