Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-17

II Ia said some Of the grades on the
road are almost prohibitfve for haul
Ing freight.
and means committee that II the high
ways committee wanted to rec
ommend an appropriation Of 100000
they would find way to raise the
money without imposing state tax
has caused considerable surprise In
view Of the statement made earlier IN
the session by this Same committee
that the Legislature must go slow on
appropriations II 1t wanted to avoid
state tax. At that time no one
dreamed Of such large single appro-
priation as 5000, 900 and just what has
! occasioned this change in the atti-
tude Of the committee Is matter OF
con lecture.
$780, 900 THE POPULAR FIGURE.
| There can be no question, however
about the assurances given by the co'n-
mittee for they we're made by prominent
member Of II and while he said II woo'd
perhaps be violating the confidence OF lhe
committee TO state in exactly what man
ner the money could be raised. he could
| it could be done and not prove hardship
or a burden While 1t Is not probably mat
the Lexis,ature will vote the sum OF $500 =
600 for highways the appropriation is more
likely to DO above $4,000 than below it,
In fact the highway committee Is being
urged TO make It $3.50, 600 One member. who
advocates this sum, says he wants to
mt any money the State might spend for
| Ut Mt nj tyt ~ v
fund for he thinks the improved high
WAYS will be the best advertising the
state can have.
The intense interest shown in the mat
te- Of better roads is surprising many
and Is evidence that Commissioner Gates s
campaign Of education has borne fruit.
Even the commissioner hin. self IL some
what surprised at the liberality mani
tested and says that a year ago he would
not have dreamed of a two hundred thou
sand or even one hundred and nifty
thousand dollar appropriation Naturally
he Is pleased over such an expression of
confidence In himself and the policy he
has been carrying out since his appoint
ment by Governor Rel He has on his
part studiously avoided advocating any
specific sum for the york Of Mis- depart
to- the committee, simply saving that II
they want NOR" If the kind of work he
has been doins If is up to them to prof
de the money and he will try to get re-
sults with 1t.
TO FREE TOLL. BRIDGES.
A part of the better roads scheme is
what Mr.. Branch Of Grand Isle says his
bill relating to toll bridges Is. The act
provides that when a town, corporation
or individual owning or controlling a toll
bridge shall convey their interest in the
bridge to the State 1t shall be maintained
by the State free from tolls. This Is in
tended to affec the three toll bridges con-
Meeting the islands of Grand Isle county
If the State -hoGld take over these bridges
f. would be put 70 the expenses OF keep
ing draw tenders on them during the
season Of NAVIGATION but on the other
hand it would relieve those who travel
through this section from the expense
and annoyance Of being held up for tolls
II IS understood that there might be some
opposition to turning over the bridge be-
tween Isle La Motto and Alhurs to the
state but the towns of North Hero and
Grand Isle would be willing to have the
State take their bridges II did Sandba
bridge.