Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-01-09

Experience has taught us tnat human
life is jeopardized by their neglect, and e
that business suffers in proportion as our q
roads are in poor repair. doubt there v
is man in town who thinks our roads
are as good as they should be, and yet q
travelling men admit they are as good
as those in any other town. When our
roads are shown to be of such impor-
lance it is very desirable that they should
be kept in good repair. The spirit of
the age is at three minute gait" and
and we ought to afford better roads.
believe the community has right to de-
mand them. We have right to travel
faster than formerly and to demand
roads for the purpose. We must change
our system. None ofas believe IN the old
one I'll bind myself to keep our roads
in better repair than formerly for less
than half the money expended by the
present system. The fact that men get
E along so easily is reason why SO few
1 towns have adopted the new system.
The fact is, few men are adapted to
the business of repairing highways Our
/ selectmen too often appoint inexperienced
; men as surveyors. What shall we do {?
We can't get out of the old notion. Men
o cling to old systems. | should like to
n see all experiment tried on our highways
x if but for a single year. Under the
,, present system no man works for the in
el terest of the town. / think we make
{. great mistake in ploughing our roads so
p much. / believe we had better use the
/. cart more l believe we can improve
If the condition of our roads by adopting
ID the new system.
Of N. G.. PIERCE Much of the failure
e- in our present system is attributed to
Sc highway surveyors. 1t is true some OF
N them do much better than others, yet
he most of them would do much better il
to they had the management of the road
VI for number of years.
or CHARLES FISHER of Walpole.-ln re
O. Spouse to the invitation extended, 1t may
lin perhaps be proper for me to relate few
led facts in connection with this subject ant
all present some proofs in support of tn
gill new system of repairing highways. Ii
in 1869 the people of Walpole resolved t
ink try a new system. This was the year
lax the Freshet, and the money appropriate
ds did not meet the immediate demands
So. More was raised and the roads put /
ex- travelling condition. The second year
cen were able to show better roads. w
/ purchased machine for working road
hat and though it did not serve to our sati
the faction we were satisfied that somethiI
Ike of the kind was needed. Soon after '
han purchased two improved machines al
get used them to great advantage. III
people of Acworth purchased three m
4 IN chimes and elected three commissions
DIFF They we're to have the general manas
owe ment OF the roads. They used the n
nted chimes to good purpose and the peol
moo arc we'll pleased with their work. Th
and claim that single machine performs
,sent work of from ten to fifteen men. ]
dis roads in the vicinity of Stafford Sprin
to- Conn. where these machines are ma
n in ia ctured. are much superior to OF
The made so by the use of these machir
tones The people of Walpole are nov well
The isfed that they can perform much m
f the work by the use of their machines Il
,oad- any Others ever before introduced. L
makes adapt themselves to N. E. soil and lie
e is a the ground sloping gradually from
ous a centre to the ditch, as they should.
much believe the machine could be worked
AYERS. great advantage in Westminster.
resent cost is about s45. Not feeling quite
nount isfied with the amount of strength
Dor re. ouired to work one, | have put in
would one of my own model that WORKS u
money easier and faster. One man tenos II
can ride most of the time. Roads sh
,.,a Of be worked in June.
hefo,a PIERcE.-It appears from Mr.. Els
;,aoa remarks that by the use of this mac
wova we can save large amount OF labor
O,r considerable money, and at the
. - NO, time to travel over better road
20 oel. think we had better purchase or
E them more, and try the experiment.
O. their FIsHER.-If you should conciu
ould be purchase machine you had bette
k they point commissioners to take charge
,e paid o. L. F1sHER.-If there is any
If high method than our old one, (and
to con. ought to be- let US adopt it.
link we SAMUEL CoBB.-If there is any
fails to chine that will repair our highway
, the old at the same time allow US to rade,
e sooner purchase one.
o. F. PEcK.-Our highway sys'
fence in a poor one. ] am confident that
we'd that pointing commissioners we could III
,rmed to the condition of our highways and
a.. same time benefit our pockets.