The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-12
BUILDING
OF ROADS
Advice Given TO County Road
Commissioners.
A SATISFACTORY MEETING
-
There Was a Very Large Attendance
at Montpelier Yesterday and Much
Interest Was Manifested-Ssv
eral Addresses Given.
A SATISFACTORY MEETING

The county meeting Of road commits
sioners held At the court house in Mont
pelier yesterday was pronounced sue
cess, IN attendance and interest shown
Nearly every one Of the twenty towns
in the county was represented, and be-
sides there were many visitors present
also selectmen. State Road Commits
sioner Charles W. Gates Of Franklin
was the chairman Of the meetings, The
speakers included Richard 5. currier Of
this city, president Of the Vermont Good
Roads association, John ~. Gordon Of
this city, who spoke on good roads from
the standpoint Of the automobilist, Prof.
lJ. W. Votey Of the University of Yer
mont, who had Earth Roads as a sub
ject, and c. W. Gates, the state commits
sioner
Mr.. Currier thought there is neces
sity for advanced legislation ON the
matter of good roads, considered that
the state commissioner should receive
salary instead Of being paid By the
day. The commissioner ought to have
an office in the State House as the
other state officers have. He thought
the towns ought to pay a quarter Of
the expense for permanent roads instead
OF asking the state to pay ala. There
should be a rigid inspection &C the
roads. The highway department 81 the
state is not receiving the attention that
its Importance warrants, in the line Of
legislation.
In speaking from the standpoint Of
an automobiles j. w. Gordon thought
the machine does not not have any more
to contend with than the locomotive
had He predicted the use OF the ma
chine BY farmers, that they would be
carrying milk to the creamery and prod
uce to the markets by it, and ak q
greater ease and at less expense. Yer
mont must be provided with good roads
for the coming Of these machines.
J. w. Votey spoke on materials for
road work, taking up crushed stone
and gravel He emphasized the need
of using material of the highest anali-
ty to bring about the best ecoBomic
results and followed with a discussion
of what the best material vas. He
said it was necessary for the towns TO
make thorough search for materials
in their own localities and closed with
a word on the relative value III the
materials and how far il would paw
to haul certain materials 70 improve
ON that found On hand, The commits
sioners Of the various towns had been /
requested to bring samples of the stone
and gravel found in the locality Of their /
town and the value of these materials /
was discussed
G. w Gates recommended three
classes of roads: Gravel roads wherever
the natural conditions of the soil are /
suitable TO sustain d good road at All /
seasons Of the year; stone roads wher
ever the soil win not sustain gravel /
there being two types of this road the
Ielford bottom with the gravel ton ana
the v shaped stone roads, tie latter /
being used on wet soils where heavy
foundation is necessary on account ii
leaYy travel and extra drainage Il Re.
luired. In the case OF each kiu5 81
Dad be went into the discussion ~ tba
etc. Dir Gates gave sev.
raj valuable suggestions to the com
nissioners as to road building eIosing
WITH an appeal for the preservation N
re natural attractions along tie Foad
ldes, both for ourselves ana summer
Iisitors.