The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-17
Road MEETINGS.
J. 0. Sanford, State Highway Com.
missioner, Announces Dates for
Town Road Commissioners to As.
semble at County Seat.

| missioner, Announces Dates foI
Town Road Commissioners to As
BILE at County Seat
Hon. J. o. Sanford, State highway
commissioner, has notified the tow
road commissioners to meet at tn,
shires of the various counties, at tn,
places and on the dates here fixed
The commissioners of the towns of
Addison, at Middlebury, The Addi
son House, Tuesday, March 30.
Bennington, at Bennington, The
Putnam, Thursday, M ,rch 81.
Caledonia, at St Johnsbury, The
Avenue House, Wednesday, April 20.
Ohittenden, at Burlington, The Van
Ness, Tuesday, April IL.
Essex, at Guiluhall, the Hotel,
Tuesday, April 20.
franklin, at st. Adams, The Amer.
lean, Thursday, April II.
Grand Isle, at North Hero, the
Hotel, Wednesday, April 10.
Lamoille, at Hyde Park, The Phm-
nix. Tuesday, April 10.
Orange, at Chelsea, the Hotel,
Tuesday, April 5.
Orleans, at Newport, The Momphre.
magog, Thursday, April 81
Rutland, at Rutland, The Bardwell,
Wednesday, March 3d.
Washington, at Montpelier, The
Pavilion, Thursday. April 80
Windham, at Brattleboro, The
Brooks House, Thursday, April ,
Windsor, at White River Junction,
The junction House, Wednesday,
april 6.
Practical road building and economic
methods of maintenance will be pre-
sented by competent speakers. The
road commissioners are expected to
take part in the discussions and they
should come Cooked and primed"
for business. If it is impossible for
commissioner to attend the meeting
in his own county, he should go to
the meeting of some other county.
Selectmen are especially requested
to come to these gatherings, in the
interests of their towns, and all who
are interested in road improvement
are invited to attend.
Much is said and written about the
need and desirability of good roads.
a ~ =
words, words sheer buncombe, a
part of the assets Of politicians seek
ing personal advancement, or of sec.
tions trying to breach the treasury of
the national government to get funds
for work the States should themselves
take exclusively in hand, by their own
agents, paid for by their own money
Vermont has State highway COM
missioner to whom the expenditure
of the State highway tax can be in
trusted with full confidence that it
will be we'll and judiciously expend-
ed. How might it be if the State
highway appropriation were placed in
the hands of the high salaried com.
at Washington. to be ex.
pended by them, as contemplated by
legislation pending in Congress? 1t
is easy to guess, even if the PROPOSE
ton is to sweeten the State appropria-
tion with an equal amount of sugar
from the treasury of the national gov
eminent.
The question of road improvement
is an important one in ell its aspects,
whether of practical construction and
administration, of financial aid, or the
sources and expenditure of such as.
sistance. So the officers of the towns,
in whose bands these important in
terests are placed, should not fail to
attend these meetings, hear what is
said, say what they think. take counsel
together and with their chief, the
State highway commissioner.