Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-28
NEW COUNTY ROAD COMMISSIONER
Macadam Roads, Receives Appointment from State Highway
Commissioner

the town officials in selecting the main
highways Of the towns that may be as
signed to them-lay out. supervise, and
approve all new work done. to inspect
work done with state money in former
years. and to see that these roads to-
gether with the main highways selected
for improvement are kept in good and suf-
ficient repair at all times by the towns.
In general they are to assist the state
commissioner in his work in any way he
may direct in supervising the expenditure
Of state highway money throughout the
state.
Another section OF the new law APP
propriates $4,000 each year for high
ways which is available as follows: After
paying the per diem. $500 per day.. of
the county supervisors and their neces-
sary expenses and the expenses of expert
road engineers in Incorporated villages
and other work as provided by other sec
tons Of the act the balance is available
to towns in sums not less than 500, and
not more than $500, to any one town in
any one year wherever towns vote to ex-
pend an equal sum Of their own money
with the state money under the rules gov
erning the expenditure of the state high
way tax
ITO illustrate this and other optional
features of the new law let us take for
example the town of b. Under the old
state tax was $500. Under the new law
it will be practically the same and If the
town Is satisfied to go no further II may
expend its S4e0 as heretofore except that
IL must be done under the supervision Of
the county supervisor who must approve
Of the work before the money can be paid
to the town.
IF. however, the town of b wishes
to get a share OF the $50. 900, and votes,
say, the maximum $500, and makes
claim for aid then IL the claim is in
season a like amount, $500, viii be APP
portioned to the town from the $50. 900
fund so that the town will have the $500
and $500 and $500. or $1,000 to expend in
building improved highways for the year
If for any reason the town wishes to ap-
point some other man to expend this
money besides the town road commits
sioner it can do so with the approval OF
the state commissioner. II the town for
any reason wishes to expend two years
appropriations in one year II can do SC
with the approval Of the state commits
sioner and in the case OF b taken as ar
example it would give $1,000 to be expend.
I ed in the one year.
Further, If the town Of "B" thought II
would be more economical or for any
/ other reason wished to let the work b.
| contract it may do so If approved by tbs
\ state commissioner who in all such case,
would furnish plans and specification:
and could employ road engineer to max,
/ surveys etc, if the Importance Of the
work seemed 10 demand IL.
Incorporated villages can have no par
of the $4,000, but may, by making ap.
| plication to the state commissioner have
the services Of a skilled road engineer
II the amount to be expended in road i'm.
provement is at least $1,000 provided
however, the expense of such aid does no
exceed $500 to any one village in any BIZ
| ennial term.
Under these options enterprising town.
are expected to make rapid advancement
in highway improvement and under tn,
plan Of supervision the work win be mucl
more uniform and satisfactory.
1T is expected that this increased i'm
| provement together with the supervision
| that the state has assumed of the main
tenance Of the main thoroughfares tina
will be selected in each town and that vii
| go on record in the state ONCE, will Civ
our state a better system Of main high
| ways than we have enjoyed for years an
without any increase Of direct taxation.