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MoRNIN DECEMBER 81
NEW ROAD.

the new road from this village 10 inc runs
ia so for completed that it is extensively
travelled, and will in few days be opened
TO the public. Ga Saturday, for the first
time in many weeks, we passed over IL;
and we must acknowledge that our most
sanguine expect ions are thus lar more
than realized The road is all it promised
and more than the contract required.
Those of our readers abroad who are &C.
quain,ed with our localities, will he surpr
sed to learn that practically level road
not varying materially in distance from The
old one, now connects the Bay with tie
Falls. To such, it may not be amIss 10
remark that this road commences on Pearl
street near Mrs. Wadsworth's, and runs
north to north. street, thence ncross the
plain to the brow Of the hill below the
Catholic Church, thence along the bank
over the level ground below The Golf house.
nearly on straight line to Kiddor's brick
yard, and thence, by deep cut, intersects
the old road at the bridge. 1t is four rods
wide, handsomely iurnpiked the whole dis
lance, and graded so that the rise in no
place exceeds that Of the Court House
Square. When we consider the vast and
growing Importance Of our trade with the
north, and north. eastern country, and in
view Of the expanding germ Of future
prosperity which is but now beginning to
deveope itself at the Fals, we cannot
resist the conviction that is one of the
greatest local improvements that has been
made in Burlington since we were acquain.
ted with il. Nor is it Of less importance
in another point Of view. 1t practically
brings the Bay and the Falls one half nearer
together, and opens to the public a new
section Of country, which will at 20 distant
day be dotted with the abodes Of peace and
plenty. The view Of The upper part Of the
town from the plain north, is very fine, and
the Imagination of man never conceived OF
a more delightful rural prospect than pre-
cents itself at tho brow Of the bill below
the Church Then again at the ravine-
that mind must be dull indeed that is not
rapt in wonder at the trumphs Of individual
enterprise. Here the traveller literally
finds himself between two worlds, where he
looks down upon the native forest trees
that range on either side step further,
and he may pluck The coral from the way
eide where but yesterday mountain stood,
and which had probably there reposed since
the day that "lhe rains descended and the
food came" The magnitude Of the
achievement at this spot, doubtless exceeds
any thing Of the kind in this state, and we
intend 10 few days 10 collect and publish
some statistics, touching this aud other
parts Of the work.
In this connection we cannot omit to
remark, and probably some of our readers
will be surprised to learn, that for this i'm.
provement the public are indebted 10 two
individuals; and but for whom, half q
century would hardly have witnessed its
accomplishment. They projected it, urged
it. and have carried it forward with q yea
and perseverance that few men possess.
True, the town gives them $500; but
this sum, We are persuaded, is very insig.
nifcant compared with the entire expense.
They have expended more than this sum in
alterations and improvements not contem.
plated by the contract. Instead Of brdg'
ing the ravne, they have built substantial
stone culvert, and filled up with solid earth
what one of the opponents Of The road
termed ",he gulf that separated Lazaru,
from Abram." In many other points they
have, at considerable expense, varied from
the original contract, in order TO s,raigh,er
the route. Indeed, they seem to hav,
entered on the undertaking with the deter
mina,ion TO realize to the public all the
had promised. They have done so; and
remains for an enightcd and liberal CON
munity, who are mainly to reap the benefit
ofths enterprise, to do justice in the prem
ises. 1t is hardly necessary 10 odd, th'
the gentlemen TO whom we a.lude OF
Messrs. LYMAN & MARsH, than whom
few men among us have contributed MOI
literally their means to promote the su
ttantial interests Of the town. Honor
whom honor 10 due.
A tailor, on hs first visit 10 Mag