Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
UNION STATION PROBLEM
Compromise Plan Suggested at
Conference Yesterday.
new scheme Would Abandon EIcvn-
tion of the Tracks and Other En-
pcnsive Fenturcs-RnIlrcad
Men VIII Consider 1t.

The conference arranged by the now
union station commttce with repre-
sentatives Of the Genital Vermont and
hutland railroads resulted yesterdav
afternoon in the pre- mise OF the railroad
men to report within two weeks, if
possible compromise plan for a nc"
station In this city.
The Sinclair plan, with possible
notifications, was favorably considerc1
by Mayor Burke. who presided He sail
that the city is willing to make con
cessions, to further the early constru
uon of a station, and suggested that
the freight station should be placed ca.t
of the tracks the crossings could be los.
at their present grade, or near 1T.
His opinion was that there Is no crs
Ing need Of elevating the tracks g..
building ovcrpasses. At Lakeside, whc,
trains pass with a rush, he said. a gre
crossing Is pcrllous and It had be
necessary to build an underpass. Nu
trains move slowly in the Burlingt
yards, and they always Will PEG,
are looking out for trains, because IT,.
track cannot be seen for any great dis
tance, and there have been no accidents
In the past GO years.
lie thought that if necessary later,
College street could be carried over the
tracks on an overpass but the railroad
men said the tracks could not be placed
any farther cast than now shown in the
Sinclair plan, to do this being con-
sidered necdful If a steep grade west
of the tracks Is to he avoided The con-
sideration of an overpass was brought
mp by the idea of a public dock to be
built some time in the future. The
mayor remarked that the manufacturing
interests along the lake front had not
been given full consideration in the plan
to use wide strip of land for tracks.
The mayor thought the cost of sta
ton could he cut from $500, 900 or $500 600
down to $4,000, under n modified plan.
G. W. Writers, attorney for the Central,
asked what share the city would he
willing to pay, and the mayor told him
that inasmuch as the city was giving the
location, the railroads would have TO be
lcnient. Mr.. Writers reminded him that
the railroads in Vermont are getting
poorer. and the mayor replied. That's
just why We want to meet you"
II was the general opinion that If the
agree upon plan the order of the
public service commission. from whicA
an appeal is now pending before the
supreme court. would not be insst,.
upon by the State authorities The raj
roads made an expression of willin.
ness to attempt solution of the $50
ton question that would be satisfacto.
to the various interests.
The city was represented by g..
mayor Aldermen Drew and Dion, Ii. s.
Howard j. ]. Whalen, w. f. Burt au
Gardner Brewer, the station committcc.
For the Central Vermont appeared
Messrs. Jones, Writer'S, Morrison and
Russell, and for the Rutland road
Messrs. lawrence and French. The local
committee adopted the following resolu-
tion:
This committee is agreed that the new
union station should he located at the
foot of Main street as shown on grade
plans submitted by the Central Vermont
Railway company, the Rutland Railroad
company and that recommended by the
committee Of fifteen, known as the
Sinclair plan, VIZ: The station to be APP
proximately so feet by 100 feet, the east
street, and center OF said building to be
on the center line of Main street; and
that this committee requests the above
railroad companies to build and operate
the station jointly that adequate train
sheds along tracks be provided; and
that the arrangement of tracks TO and
from the station be left TO the said
companies.
The committee further requests the
companies to name a date at which
time they will agree to complete said
union station