St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-26
VERMONT NEWS.
Official Circular Concerning Hi ghway,


William B. Wall Of Randolph, the
state highway commissioner, has issued
the following circular, which is being
sent to the town high way commission
ers throughout the state:
In accordance with the highway law
of 1898. suggest: That all roads ma
cadamized not less than inches thick,
or otherwise built OF stone not less than
one foot thick; gravelled roads in clay
or on sandy roads or in wet lands;
roads built by laying hemlock, tamarack,
cedar or chestnut logs, not less than IL
inches in diameter. and covered with not
less Than inches Of gravel; or by lower
ing or filling to make better grade;
will be held to be permanent road work
under the provision OF the law Of 1898.
The macadamized roads are the best,
and where town is building such, it
should proceed with the work under the
law OF 1898.
The commissioner recommends stone
or gravelled roads where macadamized
roads are not feasible. II the gravel is
spread evenly so that when rolled, it
will not be less than six inches deep, and
rolled thoroughly, it makes very good
permanent roads, but it should be care
fully kept in repair.
All permanent roads should be finished
not less than 10 feet wide, and should be
so graded as to descend from the center
to the gutter, at least one halt inch to
the foot, and more on hills so that the
water may quickly leave the surface.
All culverts, on roads built under this
law, should be built of stone, iron or tile.
Under the provisions of section 3443
Vermont statutes, no part OF the per
cent highway tax can be used for repair.
ing or rebuilding bridges, culverts, or
approaches thereto, exceeding four feet
span.
The commissioner recommends surface
drainage, by means OF cutters and such
occasional culverts as the surface of the
land renders necessary.
You should consult with the selectmen
OF your town before beginning any work
on permanent roads, as to the location
of your work, the best material to be
used, having reference to your location
in the state, and the nature of your SOIL
BY section 3 of the highway act of
1898, this money can be used only on
the man thoroughfares of the several
towns, and with the approval of the
selectmen. You will be required to make
a detailed report to the state commits
sioner, giving the location OF your work
and an account as to expenses of mater
ial and work, sworn to, on blanks which
will be furnished you.
You will have to procure the sigma
lures OF your seectmen to an approval
printed on the blanks.
State Laboratory Work.
DR.. Linsley, director of the State Bac-
THEOLOGICAL Laboratory, has furnished
the Burlington Free Press a tabulated
statement Of the examinations made in
the laboratory from November ! to
April l. From an examination of the
table it may be seen that the new state
laboratory is doing the work for which
1t was designed and that physicians Of
the state appreciate and make use of its
advantages. The first table shows only
the examinations for malaria, tubercuo.
sis, typhoid and diphtheria.
Diphtheria-First examination, 1873;
second, 81; third, 81; fourth, 10; over
4, 80; positive, 14S; negative, 179.
Typhoid-First examination, 1856; Sec
ond 8; third, -; fourth, =; over a.
-; positive, 81; negative, 60.
Tuberculosis-First examination, 142;
second, Is; third, 81 fourth. -; over A.
=; positive, 60; negative. 81.
Malaria-First examination, %; Sec
ond, q third, =; fourth. -; over 4, -;
positive, 10; negative, 10
BY counties, Caledonia county is sum-
married as follows: Dphtheria, 49, ty-
phoid, ~; tuberculosis, 9; malaria, 1.
Hatchery Mt Roxbury.
The State hatchery at Roxbury has
been closed to visitors every day in the
week except Saturdays. The fish and
game commissioners were obliged to
make these regulations for the reason
that they have received so many visitors
that it almost consumed the entire time
of one man in showing them about the
grounds and ponds. 1t will be recalled
that at the last session Of the legislature
the appropriation tor the maintenance OF
the State hatchery was cut in two and
Commissioner Bailey who is acting as
superintendent of the hatchery is obliged
to take the above course in connection
with his work of reducing the running
expenses to a minimum.
While the output of fry the present
season will probably be equal to that of
previous years, it had been hoped that
sufficient appropriation would be FORTH
coming to keep the trout until they had
grown to the size of fingerlngs and plant
them in the fall of the year. This can
not be done under the present conditions.
State Firemen nt Remington.
The executive committee of the State
tiremens Association met at Benning-
ton Thursday, and decided on July 10th
as the date for holding the annual con-
vention. The tournament is to be held
the following day. For the latter 5000
will be offered in purses. In the hand
engine contest there will be two prizes of
5000 and $175. Hose contests, $3.50,
SIS, and SOS. F. E. Perkins was elected
member of the executive committee to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
W. E. Morse OF Burlington.
Queen City Gotten Company.
At a meeting Of the directors of the
Queen City Cotton Company it was
voted to increase the stock from $780,
600 to 100000 and build a new mill in
addition to the present mandatory if
the city would exempt from taxation for
10 years. The mill would increase the
number of hands employed by about