Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-15

t,ons and much better for the people Of
the state that changes along these lines
should not come too frequently and
certainly not until conditions mako Il
evident that they are most desirable
and necessary.
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE
AND SENATE ASSEMBLY
ROOMS.
A joint resolution was adopted by the
last Legislature directing the State
board of health to consider the ventila-
ton of the House and Senate assembly
rooms and II the means Of ventilation
now existing were found to be insuffici-
ent the sergeant-at-ar was empower
ed under the recommendation OF said
board and the direction Of the Cover
nor to make any necessary alterations
and additions In pur ,ance of the pur-
poses of the resolution.
The state board of health carefully ex-
amined the state House taking into ac-
count the present inadequate system Of
ventilation and what would be necessary
not only to improve the ventilation IN
!
but to provide much needed ventilation
| for the offices and committee rooms
Expert engineers were employed TO make
plans and furnish specifications cover
! ing system Of ventilation which in
their opinion would meet the require
ments II was agreed that any system
of ventilation should embrace the entire
building and that there should he new
| i Il ~, 1t
e1 in connection with such ventilating
system. Then too any system Of ventila-
ton now put in ought to provide for a
| possible enlargement 81 the state House
which is likely to be necessary in the
near future.
/ The resolution providing FOR this i'm
/ provement was so limited In It's scope
that It seemed to all having authority
hereunder that It would 10 much better
to defer any action until the matter
could hc more fully considered by this
Legislature and fuller authority given
for the work In the meantime the Scr
geant-at-arms has made some minor
changes which it is hoped will material
ly improve the ventilation of the House
! Of Representatives.. | commend to your
attention the report Of the state hoard
| Il
under date Of May Is, 1906
SAND BAR BRIDGE
BY tho passage of Act No q Of 1905
entitled IAN Act to free the Sand Dar
! Bridge from tolls and establish n Gull
VERT the state assumed in my opi,lon.
a greater burden than the Legislature
Mt the time realized and Is is necessari-
! l. a continuing one. This bridge Ina !
! been owned and maintained as a toll
bridge by the Sand Bar Bridge COM
! pany unIor charter originally granted
! IN lS'l. The opening OF the Rutland rail-
road through Grand Isle county greatly
! reduced the travel across this bridge
and correspondinsly reduced the tolls re-
ceived. As the TOLLS decreased the COM
pany had less to expend. and the bridge
/ had gradually deteriorated so as to re-
quire considerable expenditure to put
it in q safe and proper condition.
The maintenance of the bridge is Of
great advantage to the people of Grand
Isle County, and. under present coudi
tons there Is no other course for the
State to pursue than to properly main.
tain IT, Tho provisions OF the act where
by the State assumed this bridge have
! been complied with. the culvcrt con-
struCtcd and the repair and ,nainten-
ance of the bridge assumed by the State
highwny commissioner. Besides the "a 90,
! appropriated for a new culvert the
State highway commissioner has already
expended sl,3o6.49 TO make the bridge
safe and rassable COR the present It will
be true economy 70 apond at once such
further sum upon, the bridge as will ne
necessary 10 place It beyond danger "
greater loss through the action of the
wind and water and at the same time
make It a safe thoroughfare
Your attention Is particularly called to
&c the report OF the state highway COM
/ missioner covering this matter.
HIGHWAYS.
Act No, II OF the laws of lanf. ITO
Improve the public roads and TO estab-
lish Il state highway commission" was
certainly a step in tho right direction
end has very generally met with the ap-
rroval Of the people OF the State. 1t en-
larged the authority of the State
| highway commissions, placing him
upon a salary which contemplated that
/ he should give his entire time to this
important work, provided for the ap-
pointmcnt Of county supervisors, and
made an annual appropriation Of $50
600 towards the construction OF per-
manent highways In towns making a
| special appropriation If from one TO
three hundred dollars annually for
| that purpose. Il has secured a better
| supervision of the expenditure of the
/ state highway tax and tended to pre-
| vent its diversion to the repair of tho