Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
STATION READY NOVEMBER
Contractors Pin Their Hopes to
This Date.
Comfort Of Travelling public ana Con-
venicncc of Railroad Companies
We'll Provided for In New
structure.

In the vicinity of the new union station,
and in fact many who pass the job
every day, do not realize the great
strides towards completing the building
which have been made the past two
months. During that time a minimum OF
100 men have been kept at work and the
walls of the building and the greater
part Of the inside partitioning have been
completed and men are now at work
putting the outside covering Of the roof
in place Burlington has long waited for
its new and modern station, but judging
from the present appearances it has been
worth waiting for, and the like of IL when
completed cannot be found in Vermont.
No detail which would make 1t more
convenient, safe or comfortable has been
overlooked by the builders. 1t is hoped
by the contractors TO have the station
completed by November, which is
stipulated rs the time for completion III
the contract.
The building will present a most at
tractive appearance, being constructed
of Calcdoniau brick and limestone. From
the track level UP to the first floor level
the construction is concrete on top Of
which is a granite base course with a
| limestone course t. the first story sills
above which is Caledonian brick with
! limestone window trimmings. The cornice
will also he of limoston. and ovor tho
central east side in the ped.rnont there
will be "A larr. clock ,,itL Western
| Union time. The diameter of the clock is
three feet six inches with numerals
nine inches high which will easily be
seen IN the business section of the CITY
The sloping sides of tn. roof will Ie
| copper with n Stag roof for tn, central
portion.
| The floor on tho level Of the tracks
is divided M with a room in the center
/ for tn, trainmens lockers off which yiu
be the station masters office and tho
office for IN. te1.,r,,,h onar,,ors pa,,,
lof this room ON the west side is the
l'''" J" winch 'h' o"iers lor
'''H" .''S"'' 10 meat 'he cars ana LOT
''o restaurant ana the low
""''iS' 70 neat the sta'ioh
nav ""'""N o''h lhSta-led. me COM
'"'H'N' rom IL At the north
"" Va '"'S NOR haIsed platforms nav
"'''i :" "I'f''S'u 'hat 'l'F Will De on
WIZ" V"i'S taxing baggage TO inc
S'auoilS ana on IN inside the trucks
WIN y" " 'e>'' i"r taxing 1t TO the
trains III '"e room Is two ana ohe-haf
'o' S'"'' anu stairway leads to the
waning room ahoNe / Ii" r"ad leading
~ '"e nag I"Ic room Will hc a new one
'a'u OUT from 'oI!eE" street and Lake
e.'Vet ~ ans" pe'i'E continued To the sta
''oi' Al 'Hc south 'hd OF TINS Noor Is the
e"P'eSS s"'h as Is III the haSsase room,
her ana raised platform to receive
eNp' ''' SUI" as Is IN IN" baggage room
win TWO sets OF platform scales and
once VIII he IN one corner. \ room has
"e'" HNished on AZ the southwest cor
"ei Tor '"e use OF IN" postal service"
anu '"e ROAD over Whl'h teams drive to
'nese rooms VIII De putt In from King
'''eo''
THE WAITING ROOM.
In the cen,or of tho r,,i., coon. 80, ,h,.
one ON IN ,.hicb ram. ,,il co,,. ,,irao,1,.
from Main strao, Vein ~. ,ho uai,i,a
room There will no two er,ron.os frn,,,
Main street Win cas-, iro,, ,,.r,,,,o ,.,,,.
eriugs di,eArl orposite to yhich ~, ,h..
east side Of ,be hrildinr ,,iu no :,
vesttbuIes leadin4, to tho ,rac,, hrid...
over which traffic ,n tbo trains u.i, 90 ,,.,
which will do AWAY with IN. ,ecassi,,. nr
travelling across IN. tracks .rbesa vas
tihules to thu. b,.id,,. ,,.il i,.,,., ,,,,l. ,.
ing aoore TN. hr;,r ,,.iil ,, ~
/ cret, no,,, ,r.r az, u.t,,h ,.i,I H., lat,
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win IA, nIa+a ,,,aes co, -, .,ao1 .,.b r,b.,
two ,r,Ir sb,ds g., u.bt.b ,i,.. ,at.. ,
| m. hridpa load have. ,i,a.,,. i,, .a,,o 49,,
and the roofs ARC ,,,.,,. ii,,, .,.,,. $50, .rb,.
are I geo foot lo,t, ,,,l ,,it, ,.l ~ -,
trains am r,,, tr,cl,, v;,,, ,, a.,.,i,io,,,,
freigb, tracks an tho .x,ra,,,, v.as, sid,
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