Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-09-04


for less money; that there was little
gravel on the south road, and, in fact,
no material near by to counteract the
soft, slippery quality of this sand, which
was abundant at many points on the
line; that the north route would be the
shortest and most direct for travel TO
Rutland, and points north that though
the north route may have longer line
of side hill than the south, that on the
south is the more dangerous; that the
ascent up the hill on the north route is
more gradual than upon the south route;
that the north route would be the more
serviceable, and travelled most that
sand road is first-rate to build, but very
bad to travel that horse will draw as
much in eight inches of mud as in three
of sand; that there is no sand on the
north route; that the north route is the
most natural and pleasant for a road
that they don't want the south road any
way.
The Tinmouth men were: Edmund
Valentine, selectman; Hannibal Hop
kins, selectman; Judah Round, Henry
Noble, Daniel Clark, Lyman Cobb, j.
! Noble, Cyrus Cramton, selectmen last
year Bartlett Stafford, Seth Phillips,
Don Baxter, James Eddy, John Bal
lard, Elias Clark.
The testimony of Daniel P. Eddy and
Alexander Eddy, road-builders, of Clar
endon, was to the effect that the north
road was the most feasible, having the
best soil for making a road, containing
little or no sand, having no wet or
springy places that could not be rene
died, and being less INSTRUCTED with tim
| Der and boulders than the south road
that portion of the south route was
sandy, with no material to mix; that
the north road, if properly sluiced,
would be all right that the south road
would require double the labor the other
one would that there would be more
and worse cuts and fills on the south
road, more dirt to handle and at great
er disadvantage; that there was more
steep side hill on that route than on the
! other.
Mr.. D. P. Eddy also said that he was
ready to contract to build the north road
for from SIS to $3.50 per rod, making
good serviceable road to the acceptance
of the committee. For the south road,
leaving out the bridge crossing the creek,
he would charge SO per rod.
Alexander Eddy placed his figures for
building the north road the same as
those of his brother, at 50 to $3.50, and
said he would prefer to build the north
road, by half.
The witnesses now called were Wal
lingford men, most of whom were &C
quainted with the routes proposed, and
lived in or about the village Their testi-
mOny was to the effect that the north
route was preferable, as it would better
accommodate both Wallingford and Tin
mouth people, and that it was for the
best interest of the village that that road
be built rather than the other; that the
iron business in prospect for Walling-
ford would be forwarded by the con-
| struction of the north road, and that the
/ general business and prosperity of the
village could be better served by the
north than the south road. Further,
their testimony as to the feasibility OF
! the two routes, the cost of construction,
maintenance and repair, the material, as
to its quality for road making, and the
other points already in evidence by the
! TinmOuth men, conceded wholly with
! the latter in favor of the north road and
against the south route. One, however,
! Mr.. Rogers, one of the selectmen last
year, preferred the south road now, al
though, with his brother officers of the
board, he was ready to lay a north road
last fall Since then the north route has
been changed somewhat, and lac now
favors the south route.
Among the many witnesses were
as Dr. Hit, Robert Marsh, Israel
Munson, III. c. Coles, Norman Towns
end, Luther Tower, Geo. Edgerton, Re-
well E. Baird, E. c. Barrows, DR.. No
BILE, Franklin Post and John 3. Rey-
nolds.
The witnesses called by the friends of
| the south road were as enthusiastic in
their advocacy of their plans as the
others could be, and their testimony
went to show that the south road is
easier and better to build; that it will
! compel travel to come through the viii
lage instead of coming in at the north
end and trayersing but portion of it;
| that the expense of building and repair
ing the south road will be less than the
other; that it would be a nearer and
more direct way of coming to Walling-
ford that it would accommodate Walling-
ford better and Tinmouth as well as the
the other road; that the land damages
on the north route would be greater
than on the south that the idea that the
sand on the south road won't pack and
make a good road is all ''poppy-cock; )"
that in fact it has been proved by ex-
perience that it will pack, and that there
is plenty of gravel near by to miZ with
it and make roads; that there is more
heavy timber and large rock work ON the
north than on the south road that there
are wet and springy places on the north
road that must cause trouble; that there
is more side hill declivity on the north
than on the north route; that there are
less bad cuts and fills on the south than
on the north route that though there is
much sand on the south road, it is not
Objectionable as on the south that the
old road could be thrown up for a con-
siderable part of the way if the south
road was built, but wobld have to be
kept open if the north road were built
that the expense of the one bridge On
the south road would be fless than the
expense of fixing up the four bridges on
the north road that they didn't want
the north road anyway.