Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-05
UNION STATION AND WHARF
Aldermen Take Favorable Ac.
ton on Both Propositions.
One WIN Cost the City $4,000 onJ tho
other standardization to Re Sinh
stnntialiy Completed during
the Present ycnr.

The report of the committee on union
station and it's adoption and the an
thorizing of a mayors warrant for the
sum of $4,000 payable to the Central
Vermont Railway company for land
damages representing railroad pronertv
taken for public wharf purposes were
the principal items of business dis
posed of by the board of aldermen at
the regular monthly session last even
ing, the meeting being very short and
to the point, lasting about half an hour.
UNION STATION.
The union station committee report-
ed that it had a number Of conferences
with the Rutland and Central Vermont
officials and that an agreement had
been drawn up by the railroads rela-
tive to the building of the station.
This agreement was favorably recon-
mended to the aldermen by the COM
mittee. The report was accepted and
adopted.
In this agreement, most of which has
been published, the railroads agree to
build union station. two stories high.
of a specified material at the foot of
as weather permits after the first of
January, 1914, and to be completed
substantially by the first Of January,
1915. In return for and in consdera-
ton OF building the station, the city
is to pay each railroad the sum Of
$500, one-half when the work is half
done and the remaining half when the
work is completed. The city is also to
III. Afni,
n distance of $40 feet west of a line
parallel to and 1887 feet west of the
center line of Battery street. BY this
arrangement the end of Main street on
the water front is preserved to the
city The city is also to discontinue
and vacate portion of Lake street
for the proper arrangement of the
station and approaches.
PUBLIC WHARF AND COLLEGE,
STREET.
Certified copies of the records of Chit
tenden county court were received from
Clerk c. j. Russell to the effect that the
commissioners report had been con-
hrmed in the matters of the extension of
College street to the lake and land of the
Central Vermont Railway company Tor
the city had been entered with costs in
both cases.
y resolution was then introduced that
a mayors warrant bc drawn for $500
to he paid to the Central Vermont Rail
way company as land damages for land
taken for a public wharf.
STREET NAME CHANGED
IL. ,fe.ef Il
favorably on a petition to change the
name of portion of North Bend street
TO Washington street and resolution
was adopted to the effect that the name
of the street be changed as requested
and that the street commissioners be di
rectcd to change the numbering of the
street to correspond Henceforth that
portion of North Bend street $50 feet
easterly from North avenue will he
known as Washington street,
City Attorney Horton reported on the
request of l. Rosenberg to have his milk
licenses refunded for the years l9O9-lO
ILL., Mr.. Rosenberg, who is a milk
dealer, advanced as his reason for ask
ing for the refund the fact that he had
bought milk from a dalryman who had
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relieve him. The question of the deal
ers licenses relates TO the manner of
handling the dairvn,an,s nrnduct In VA
rious wave
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alton of the hoard q nro,osoa ooot,'o,.
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'''U u '"e street COMMISSIONERS
.'i 'ePo't 81 as 10 safeguard the city
o'ihH PIaceu IN Il position where 1t might
nave excessive laplhtV forced upon 1t.
me contract was referred to the COM
mlssioners, as suggested,
OTHER BUSINESS
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