The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-04
d. T. PERRY TELLS
HIS HIGHWAY PLANS
Will Devote Considerable Time
to Sidewalks
AND TO PERMANENT ROAD WORK
Has Made Arrangements So rha, He
Can Give Personal Supervision 20 tho
work-Minor onieers Appointed BY
selectmen Last Evening

n the regular meeting oi the board VI
.rlrttni-n la.' evening the organization OF
ihr hlani Nts perfected and remains the
same =. lat year Wiih John CALVIN chair.
man and 4, =, Merrill secretary The only
official huslnrs. aside from routine matters
va the appointment oi several minor
pflirris. George II, Thomas. u, II Briggs
snd Fr-i ID Marsh Nerr named icner view.
-. y O.. stafford was Designated a.
round keeper and 4 r. Merrill as inspec.
Tor pi lumber aud .hingl.. The condition
II the West River bridge matter was re-
i,rfei 10 bIieil, and Mr.. Calvin explained
that M change ha. developed in the situs-
ilon other than that the Connecticut River
Power company va. beginning operations
90 rriniorcr the ahuiments with concrete
a, llannei
The newly elected road commissioner.
David I, Perry. made a statement 10 the
boiri n, 10 the policy that be proposed 70
folloW in caring for the streets OF the VII
lar aud the road aud bridges Of the out
lying sections. lie sald that considerable
comment had been made about his inabil-
ity to give personal attention TO his duties
A. commissioner because OF other work
that he would have in charge outside Of
the town. He aid that he had made ar
rtngement. to have hi son attend 10 such
outside matters and that il was his inten-
ton 70 devote himself TO the needs OF Brat
ileboro and To attend 10 the duties Of the
position 10 which he had been elected.
He aid that he should devote a large
part of hrs time to work on the sidewalks
and hoped that with the funds that will be
available for this specific work as voted
II the meeting Tuesday 10 not only make
needed repairs but TO construct new walks
in places where they are most needed. Mr..
Perry said that IN view OF the work done
Dy his predecessor on the roads of the out
wing sections during the year past he felt
hat the major portion OF his attention
.hould be directed thi- year TO the streets
II the village and that il was his inten-
ION 70 make permanent improvements not
,nly on the village streets but upon the
oad- in other part, OF the town so far as
Il, appropriation will permit him to do so.
Ie will DO this rather than attempt to
make temporary repairs over large sec
ION
Mr. Perry referred 10 the urgent need Of
uiiace drainage on different streets in the
.illage and spoke especially OF the condi-
ion, prevailing on Central and Organ
treets. He promised to devote his atten-
ion 10 the matter OF surface drainage at
he earliest opportunity and said that he
-ould have the offending places properly
rained before another winter. He spoke
t the many holes in the streets which in
onvenience automobilists and said that it
"a his intention to repair such defects in
permanent manner. He said that it
.ould be his policy to 80 expend his ap-
ropriation as to benefit the largest num-
er of people possible and to do this he
II that he must devote considerable
mount of his time and funds TO repairs
al improvements on the streets and side
alk- Of the village