The Newtown bee., 1892-07-01

~N@~ - S1 rod outside price. MT Brinsmade testified as to the petition presented to the selectmen asking them to lay out this road and it was offered in evidence. This petition was dated February, 1892, and was signed by Chester F. Brins- made, Arthur s. Burr, Erastus Burr, Lewis Brinsmade, Ebert E. Edwards, David J. Botsford, William c. Swenson, 1 II. Stanley Brinsmade, s. l.. Thomas, J. Chalker, A. Heinze, John Henrietta, John A. Henrietta, A. l.. Blood, and was re- i turned by the three selectmen, Orville $. Mallett, w. o. Beach, c. N. Brinsmade, endorsed, "We respectfully decline to ac- cede to your request of laying out the road.''
 Mir Biinsmade concluded his testimony by testifying to his traffic to and from Bridgeport. Use about two tons of feed month in Winter; 1900 to ton month in Summer. Should still want new lay out, if 600 feet longer. If rocks at top of old hill were removed, one of the most objectionable features would be gone. If rock from top of hill were filled in mud hole near Stephen Beach's house and old road made as easy to travel AS new, at same cost, kept in repair at same price and snow and ice kept out, should not consider new layout needed, and would as soon have the old. Common conven- fence and necessity is to have best road for same money. If cost substantially the same and old hill one foot extra grade, would call for new road. Attor- ney Wheeler said, "I'd as soon you would answer opposite to the truth, if I could get you to answer at all," to which MT Brinsmade raised a laugh by replying, 1T don't doubt but you would" Pre- sume I have said that I didn't want any road, if couldn't have the new. My reasons were economy on the part of the town. Money should be laid out in the best manner to gain best ends at least ex- pense. First, get grade; second, good road bed tn .rd, maintenance afterward. If town had voted to make old road as easy grade as new, should not be here to- day as petitioner. Daniels Farm peo- pie offered to subscribe $167 absolutely and enough more to make over $500 con- ditionally if they got new road peacea- bly,. Surveyor had plans at town meeting and estimated new road to cost about 5000.
 Horace c. Schofeld, civil engineer for 30: years, with large experience in lay ing out roads. Bridgeport city surveyor since 1868. Have examined proposed layout with care and he presented pro- file of it. Cross-sectioned once in 50 feet. Made the line 1920 feet. First section at south end, 300 yards of filling required, depth five feet, four or five inches. Estimate on finished surface 20 feet wide. Second section, 550 yards fill ing, depth about five feet. Third sec tion, 499 yards filling, three feet, 10 inches. Fourth, 33l yards, two feet, four inches. Fifth, 195 yards, foot, six inches. Sixth, 1S7 yards, two feet, two inches. Seventh, IA yards, six and half inches. Rest of way, cut so slight that it is practically level. Deepest cut three feet, five inches; 2S00 cubic yards of fill. Wouldn't be worth while to draw material at north end to south end to fill in with; isn't enough any way. Cost 35c. per yard to move dirt, $9S0; fence of post and wire, $264 96; 54 rods of turppiking at north end, $162; three culverts, $90; one cattle pass. Land taken from Beaches, two acres and small fraction. Layout shows more than ordinary judgment in selection. Must have spent considerable time to have arrived at such good results. Lay out not very wet; couldn't be as wet on hillside. Lower end, 145 feet, very wet and would need filling. Have not figur- ed on it or cross sectioned it. Would probably take about 300 yards of filling at 35c., $175. Character of road would depend entirely on manner of building. Couldn't be anything but an ordinary road, with additional difficulty of water lying in it's upper gutters. Upper half of layout shows a tendency to be muddy. Noticed that rye Winter killed badly and general appearance of water logged ground. Lower half quite stony boul- Judge Beers objected, but MT Schofield gave an estimate of grading old road, $50 feet, to grade of II feet to 100. Deep est cut seven feet, three inches deep. Cut largely rock; 1700 yards of material to be moved, 900 yards rock. Road to be 20 feet wide; 16 1-2 feet roadway rest for gutters. This would make narrow sary as on side hill where all the water from land above would run down in showers. Cost of removing rock, $1 per yard, $900. Would not be difficult to cart this down hill. Think rock would practically fill lower part of road. Rest of fill, 800 yards dirt, estimated at 50c yard, $400. Rock seems seamy. With deep drilling and modern explosives, can throw out large quantities of material. Deeper the cut, proportionately easier the blasting. Culvert near top of hill now, but no gutters below. No difficult ty in building road at that grade. Ifroad ! sufficiently crowned, would keep water | in gutters. Provision should be made for water that comes down, before it runs into deep cut. No difficulty to do so. All streets subject to glacier condition. If gutters made to discharge properly would occur very rarely, at least. Sur face of road would be in first class con dition. Lower half stone filled and up- per half ought to be first class road. Proposed layout would be equally good, if built with care and stone ballasted. Estimate given does not include that. If properly built, old road should not need repairs for number of years. Suppose layout would need sum usually spent on