Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03


that IN the counties OF Caledonia.
ington, Windham and Windsor.
the sums are OF sufficient
magnitude to he Of much benefit under
intelligent application. while in all Of the
counties, with perhaps the exception OF
Grand Isle. the sums cannot be otherwise
than welcome additions to the highway
fund. This money, while II will be spent
under the direction OF the State highway
commissioner. under the law must DO
spent within the county. to which It Is
accredited.
FUND EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS.
At the time this law was being dis
cussed, previous TO enactment. It was
estimated that It would produce a
highway fund approximating $4,000
annually. Only three months OF the
year has transpired and the realization
at present of a sum considerably in
excess Of $4,000 indicates that tho
total receipts from this source are In
excess of expectations. It Is known
that many machines are contracted
for that have not Yet been delivered.
and it Is presumed that a good many
machines. owned In the State and
which will be used later. have not
been registered. The automobile sea-
son Is Yet barely begun. and 10 ex-
pect additional receipts applicable to
the highway funds that shall equal
he amount already received is per-
haps not unreasonable.
While the expenditure of this mon
ey in the various counties Is in the
ut m Q
s!oner. the law Is sufficiently restric-
tive so that the benefit shall come on
highways that automobiles may be ex-
pected to use, for II must be expended
on main highways OF travel and not
upon cross roads and by-ways. This
should be exceedingly gratifying to
automobile owners and. naturally
what benefits automobile travel bene-
Ats all other forms OF vehicular trans
portation
THE BUYERS OF NEW CARS.
In connection with registration OF au-
,omobiles under the new law many In
teresting facts appear. The total regis
tration of new machines Is ls9, and the
largest number to be registered from any
enc county IS 80 from Rutland county.
each In Essex ard Grand Isle counties.
There are 30 new machines In Windsor
county, % in Windham. q in Caledonia
county, 10 In Chittcnden county. IL IN
Washington county 10 each in Benning-
ton, Franklin and Orleans counties, in
Addison. s IN Orange and in Lamoille.
Among the purchasers OF new machines
are a good many we'll known citizens OF
n
ably OF buying machines OF greater horse
power than heretofore has been the rule.
Among those Of highest power are two
81 h. p. owned by the Hon DIN Merrill
Of Enosburgh Falls and William c. Has
kell OF Brattleboro. Next In rank are
machines Of IS h. o. owned by W. w.
Ma rshan, Hardwick; T. c. Fletcher. st.
Johnsbury: c. +. Bigelow, Newport; j.
n Goodhue. Derby Line; Hon. John a.
Mead. Rutland: ]. G. Estey and O, NJ.
Lawton, Brattleboro. Next comes Y
h. p. machine owned by Maj. d. l." Tate
Of burlington. There are two OF ~ h.
~. those of the Hon r. d. Proctor and
Miss Emily Proctor OF Proctor; OF 10
H. p cars there are seven owned by A,
j. Holden and Jennie f. Holden, Ben
n,ngton: Hon r. c. Smith, St Adams;
l. W, MblpnfN anu -. r. uttS, iNu'-
land; u. X, Lille. Montpelier; II. l.. Nc
Eenzie. Woodstock.
Below 40 II. y. and above 80 II Il.
there are no less than 20 machines.
They are owned by T.. G. Piper, Mid
dlebury; T.. A. Putnam and G. L.
Lane, Remington; r. l.. Taylor and
J. V. Dutton of Hardwick; II. q.
Goodrich. ST. Johnsbury; j. j. Allen
and Lawrence BARLEY. Burlington;
Judge A. A. Hall. st. Adams; c. II.
Slocum. Worthwhile; e. j. Prouty.
Newpol%: f. II. Aidrich and T.. II,
Morse, Rutland; r. W. Hooker, Barre;
L. S. Taft, r. f.. Callahan and Mrs,
Margaret Aldrich OF Montpelier: c. A.