Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28

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gravel has been delivered in the village at
65 cents load, against cost under tne
old method Of 500 per load, thus making
saving of 80 per cent. and procuring
gravel of better quality for highway
purposes.
The Superintendent has constructed
one hundred and twenty five rods OF stone
road, at an expense of $40 per rod, inyoiv-
ing an expenditure of $500. This work
has been done on Strong's avenue, Forest
and Grove streets. This is believed to be
a permanent work that will require very
little attention for a series OF years. SUD
stantial culverts of cement pipe have oeen
built at various points in the village ana
the experience of the past winter and
spring has fully demonstrated that this
plan of con structing culverts is superior
to the old method. Extensive and needed
repairs have been made on the roads, on
the Turnpike and in Green street. The
expenditure on each of the streets will be
seen in the detailed statement appended
to this report. The large expenditure on
Wales street was occasioned by the ne
cessity of putting in 3 sewer extending
from Center to West street, for the pur-
pose of conveying the surface water from
the several streets to the brook in Willow
cocfipr1 of Walag
street has been raised and put in per-
manent condition,-a much required i'm
provement.
1t was the purpose to have done work
on Washington street, but on examlna-
ton it was found that much temporary
work had been done heretofore that had
ayailed little, and it was deemed best to
suspend repairs on that street until proper
sewerage should be constructed, nd then
the street could be put in good condi-
ton by permanent repairs, and that all
work done on the street until then would
be but useless expenditure of money
On general survey it may seem that
a more extended work should have been
done on all the streets, and that there las
been a seeming neglect of some localities.
1t has been the aim and purpose of the
Board to make the most needed repairs on
the most frequented streets and to do the
work permanently, so that the annual
temporary expenditure for such purposes
might be lessened from year to year, Civ
ing the village good and permanent roads,
and when this has been accomplished the
annual tax will be sufficient to keep them
in good condition.
SIDEWALKS
1t was thought desirable that uniform
ity of grade should be secured in the con-
struction of sidewalks, and the Trustees
instructed the Superintendent to secure
as far as possible uniformity in all new
walks and remedy the defects in those al
ready built Also to remove all obstruc-
lions on the sidewalks removing ratings
to entrances to Easements and place them
on the line of the street where 1t was
feasible. In compliance with this in
sJTuCllOu ut mas dtItNA tAAiG ~ - HNSo~A
condition the sidewalks in Merchants
Row and Center street. New walks have
been laid in several streets and repairs
made in others. 1t is believed that the
sidewalks in the principal thoroughfares
are in satisfactory condition, and that
as whole the streets are in a good con-
dition, except where they have been af-
fected by the rains and frosts OF the pres
ent spring.
The services of the Superintendent
have met the approval of the Board of
Trustees. DIR. Adams having perempto-
rily refused all remuneration for his SER
vices, he has been paid only his actual ex
penses, amounting to $32975.
SEWERAGE.
On full examination and considera-
ton of the condition of the village the
Trustees came to the conclude. tLo+ some
steps must be taken to early secure proper
sewerage, both for the health and comfort
of the people as well as permanent i'm
provement, long desired and required.
Accordingly a village meeting was called,
which voted a tax of 25 cents on a dollar,
for the purpose of inaugurating
thorough system of sewerage. A contract
was made with Ripley Sons u 90, to
manufacture the pipe, at an expense
of about $4,000 The lateness of the sea-
son, and the pipe not having become snfi-
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fall, the Trustees deeming it better that it
should be deferred rather than that any
risks should be incurred, or that any but
permanent work constructed, believing it
to be false economy to do any temporary
work Two thousand dollars has been re-
served, of the money appropriated, for the
laying OF the pipe, which should be
done as early the present season as the
condition of the ground will admit.
LIGHTING OF STREETS.
A contract was made with the Peoples
Gas Light Company at a stipulated price
per post and the time to be determined
by the same calculation that governs the
IlShtAuS VI IuG sGLCGl5 III we IdI ger LOW ns
and cities, Ten new lamps have been
added, making 80 in all. The expense of.
street lights has been reduced nearly two
hundred dollars from the previous year,
Notwithstanding the addition of ten more
lamps. 1t is thought that a still greater
reduction can be made in this expense the
coming year, and yet more lights be pro-
vided in streets not now supplied, and
those that are not sufficiently lighted at
the present time.
FIRE DEPARTMENT..
We would call attention to the detailed
report of J. M, Davis, Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department. During the year
the attention of the Trustees was called
to the condition of the hose, and COM
mittee appointed to make examination of