Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-27

| and is reached by new driveway from
! ne" Lake street extension. baggage may
be unloaded directly on to a raised plat
form the height of a wagon and the,
wheeled directly on to baggage trucks.
All baggage will be weighed upon a two
ton automatic scale. The dimensions of
this room are IS by As feet.
The express and mail room are at the
south end of the building and may be
reached by recently constructed drive
way from King street. These rooms have
the same facilities for handling express
and mail as has the baggage room. The
express room is of practically the same
dimensions as the baggage room. A room
~ by 30 feet has been provided in the
southwest corner of the station for the
handling and storage of mail This room
also contains a toilet
The railroad telegraph Office with in
struments and equipment for three oper.
ators, the conductors registry, and the
Office Of the station master are located in
the center of the station at this level
Quarters have also been provided for the
conductors and trainmen containing steel
lockers and toilet facilities
The ticket office. railroad telegraph Of
flee. baggage. mail and express rooms are
connected with each other through n
system OF intercommunicating telephones,
which will prove a great aid in the trans
action of business. The station also con
tains large number of handsome direct
ing signs, with large black and gold
letters on n grey background, which vii,
help the traveller to find the stairway
leading to his train. or to reach a certain
office in the station with the least pos
sible delay. Before each Of the bridge
stairways IS a sign giving the destina alton
of the train which Is waiting at tina,
particular platform.
HEATED BY STEAM.
Tho heating plant, which contains a
low pressure boiler for the heating of the
station and a high pressure boiler for the
heating of cars and the restaurant cook
ing apparatus is also located on this level
The station will be heated by steam and
all Of the radiators at the waiting room
level have been concealed in the walls
and back OF and underneath the seats
culation OF air around these radiators al
the bottom and top of the seats This
plant Will maintain temperature of Y
degrees in the coolest weather.
The coal bin with a capacity for 10 tons
Is located off the boiler room. Cars OF
coal may be run I'm on the south spur
track and unloaded by means of a swing
Ing crane, which will handle the coal di.
rectly from the cars
The current for the lighting Of the new
station is to be furnished by the Bur,
lington Light & Power company, the main
switchboard being placed adjacent to the
boiler room. The most modern lighting
fixtures have been installed throughout
the building, and the exterior and the
entrance marques have been wired Sc
that they may be illuminated, as well as
the exterior clock.
OFFICES ON SECOND FLOOR
The second floor of the station has beer
finished off into offices for future use. one
or which will be used as counting room
by the railroad companies. Access to
this floor Is gained from the overhead
walkways at the north and south ends
OF the station. A space has been provided
In front OF the building near the south
end as stand for carriages and cabs
The Burlington Traction company has re
stunned regular car service to the depot
In the summer the cars will he run
King street on the spur track. which was