Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-04-02

traction ana ROVER company WHICH nluS'
necessarily bear a portion of the expenses
In making the change. The road will have
concrete base, and the entire track from
the point where the road is planned Will
be taken UP so as to put in the foundation.
The electric road will build between the
tracks and two feet on each side. The
city intends to put in II permanent road
from the Barre Savings bank to Seminary
street. Outside of $4,000 regular appro-
priations for streets the city council has
appropriated sl,6oo from the regular tax
levy to defray the expenses of building
the road. The plans are now being pre-
pared.
DEWEY MAY VISIT VERMONT
The rumor comes from New York that
Admiral Dewey is arranging to visit Yer
mont some time in the near future. The
New York Times is responsible for tho
story but its veracty cannot be ascer-
tanned. The Journal asked Charles Dewey
the admirars brother, concerning the
story but he stated that he had heard
nothing concerning il.
STATE ROAD COMMISSIONERS WILL
INSIST ON BETTER ROADS THIS
YEAR.
At the annual gathering of the highway
and street commissioners of the towns
and villages in Bennington county last
week the State highway commissioner, J.
o. Sanford of Stamford, tried to impress.
upon the commissioners the fact that the
aid given by the State did not belong tc
the town until the roads had been worked
out to the satisfaction of the road com.
missioner. Last year 65 towns in the State
did not receive their entire share OF
State aid from the fact that the work
as done did not meet the requirement.
of the law. He said that this year the
commissioner would insist that the work
be more thorough than ever before. Mr.
Sanford showed that for the last ten years
an average of $50 per mile has been cx
pended ON the roads through the State
In his recommendations he stated that il
cost less to keep good road. good, thar
Is now used upon poor roads. that are
perpetually poor Tho commissioner is
not in favor of having two road com
missioners to a town, as he thinks better
management and not more commissioners
is needed.
a NEW HIGHWAY WANTED.
A petition has been presented to thu
seloctmen Of Brighton, signed by man,
citizens, praying for new highway run
ming westerly and south westerly across
lands owned and occupied by A. Il. anc
Il. G. Tracy, and the estate of Patricl
Foley, of Grand Trunk lands to Bach
SlIttl, tutilCe SOulH westerly 10 LAX
street across lands owned by the G. II
r. Co., James and Patrick O'Eecffe an,
g. NJ. Dyer to the border of Lake street
a hearing will be heard on the petition
at the town clerks office April Z, at j
[ a. IN. The State board of railroad com
missoners will be present at the hearins
to make arrangements for the driveway
etc, necessary to be built to avoid two
or more dangerous level crossings. also It
] al hni tE rarnln 40,
that taken down several years ago.
SPENT THE WINTER IN THE WOODS
George Pierce and Bert Hubbard o
| Lyndon were exploring the sugar camps
up north Of West Burke the latter part o
last week and incidentally made Arthu
! Quimby a call at Long Pond. They foun'
Quimby and his wife having the cosies
kind of time in their comfortable cot
| tage near the pond This pond is in tn
| town Of Westmore, about two miles from
Willoughby Lake Quimby picked out
piece of land there in a good location ant
| last fall. had a log cottage built there
The cottage Is built with the rough logs
| is lSX22 feet in size, one story and n halt
| On three sides there Is veranda abou
| 10 feet wide. The interior is fixed u
for comfort. A fire place and plenty o
stoves have kept the cottage warm durini
| in at one end of the ground floor while tn
rest of this floor is one large room, iinel
| finished, nice carpets, rugs etc. on til
floor, ornamental lamps, pictures and tn
best of furniture The location Is abou
an ideal one for anybody fond of tn
woods and a small body of water and tn
cottage certainly must be an attractiv
place in which to spend few quiet weeks
GLASTONBURY VOTED FOR IL
CENSE.
The first report of the vote in Gasten
bury on the question. Shall license b
granted" has just been received. TIL
town voted seven to two in favor. Th
commissioners are Orvilc Taft, X.
Mattison, and Willis Madison. The
have fixed no fees and expect no applica
lions for a license of any description.
NO LICENSE CERTIFICATE YET
Secretary of State +. G. Fleetwood ha
been bessged with requests from the i
cense commissions in the State for a SUI
| ply of license certificates and he has ha
to reply that the secretary's office cannc
| issue them until il is Informed the mum
Der and classes of license that will be l.
sued. AS Sooon as the excise boards d.
eide, the certificates will be FORWARDED
as they are already printed and read
for distribution. The secretary's offiC
has become II bureau OF information sine
the law went into force. and all sort
of questions are daily propounded.
Boston club tolephoned one day recent
for information to settle a bet.
HIGH LICENSE IN POWNAL.
The license commissioners of Powna
have liked the rate for first class license
at $1,000. II is expected that there will
three applications for first class license
and several for the other classes. TT
town is entitled only to two under the Law
AS yet there have been no application
due. it is stated, to the fact that woul,
be applicants arc waiting to see what wi
become of the law if The vote at the tow
meeting in favor Of issuing licenses is d.
clared illegal. A large majority of ii
voters in the town are in favor of |
Ccnse.
NEW MAIL ROUTES FROM LUDLOW
The superintendent of the rural free d.
livery system has established two rout,
from the Ludlow postoftice, which wi
he put into operation the LIST of Jul
Route No. ! will go through Grahamvil
on the cast sido Of the lake to Plymout
, Five Corners. returning to this side
the road that leads to Chaffce's Mills ar
then to the town of Reading, through II
west part of Reading. then to the We
of Cavendish, returning by way of Mort
hill in Ludlow to the postoffice, distant
% 5-S miles. Route No. 2 will go to Smitl
Vile and the Cavendsh town line, then,
by the G. w. Cannon place, coming baC
near the village, by way OF the Mcha
: Giligan place, thence south of the raj
road to Andover street by way of BroC
road to Boynton hollow and the Puff
, school house, going out into Andoyer
! far as the Adams farm. retracing to Il
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