Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-01-25
100000 SPENT ON ROADS
Much Work Done on Vermont
Highways Last Year.
Town Omcials Are Realizing the I'm
pcrtsnce Of Gettiss busy In the
sPrias-FrankIin the has
ser County.

STATE Highway Commissioner g. w.
Gates OF Franklin got hin county
SUPERVISORS together In tho roof garden
=" 'he iitee' Vermont Tuesday after
nom FOR tn" annual meeting Th'ch liz
devoted to planning ans discussing the
ways and means Of k.cpi,s vet1nonts
bop miles % high way IN the b"st ccnd.
ton ana of making the creates. improve
mont In them with tho funds At tue Ia
partment's disposal. Oy.r ftoD O." ems
shown In hnvs been put into roads
directly or indirectly through III" anortn
Of the State Officials during Tho wear
iust past ~ = result much wori; ~ I,
permanent nature vas accomplished nr1
a liberal amount was "xperdcl for
maintenance.
During the afternoon ana oreiiirg, MIR
6;ates gave his zine 20 directing an n.-
tack on what il believed to h, .r- greatest
dra wback a. IN" preSen, tim" IN tho
work. tho la9gardiv manner in witch I;
is started ia large number ~ con
muniti-s. and while the afternoon wa.
spent ia "nphaszir,- this poin, tho even.
rcnictlica
Much education Is needed before 'hn
officials ~ some towns VIII hs .r1uc ID
~ disprnsc With thc tendency to hold
-" wrr> back. hut ccna,dorar..
progress has boot, rrro during the - -
ycnr IN this lirs md by a systematic
EFFORT. II 4, believed. II can 10 erad!oaj"d
altogether The scheme vrc-a gone
by has hnrn for thc s-lor.nan IN cha-ro
Of the 'vo;l.. ana who is c,-c,el by ti-
fc.,o, tovns,n.n ia retaip ,j. po,ulo,.i,, :.
by hirinp hem In turn .n do .hc work
on IN. rcni. 6urinr Tho ,ili ..a.o,
when thor ho.sca have ro,7inp "a do
This ,neann nm, III. rena;r,r, was
practirall, a.. .sorc in tho autumn
n1,,shs y, o,cryhodv +, husr ir 49,
country un,il tina, limo
This n-ac,ic. ha. roe. .,. s.,, ,,,,.
,rn9. Of dollar. 4 l,,,,. -, o,r.,,s i-
.he raad bod N ;hn spr,nr and +. no.
r.pairs< Tho vn..- cn.n.ra ava -,
whc,,. vr,arsliY ,,u.o "a. .,, 60 ,,.
crsn.. in .ye rb,, rat, ,.or,, co,,.,
along and II weahnu. ,otie,y, ,,a -.
lvnx ana shn-, Al, :, au 20 ,h,, v.,o,
nigh. hays h,.r r.nal,.,, >. d, ooo, 80 o.,
Collar or two y, rrst ;na,i,. ,r,,no.. IN 81,
considerable sum, nd ,,e ro... 49,. ,-,,.o.,
into shnpe or,,- rive, ia. .,,,,,,.-.,
,rav.l 4. eli do-. ,;,.,,o ..
taken In ao-,. csses las, gov ava j., o,,o
instance In. ros,.,n, r.. ,,,,., ,.,.
S-oc, m. rrs, t., cha-., ,s .h, ,,.,,
4 Tho wo-l n,rn.I o..- :, cro,.,-
rhf. ~. Genre. h,, o.,s., ,,, .,,-
.,sor and 80 co,-,,;ss,,,er - h.,'.,,.
,;ouor,,ar IN anon. .irc,., h,. 49, .
n,l,s have hoo, sr,,ec,s.,1 -, ,h,
Mr.. CAFES ,a., evarins s,ia .no. 49,,
r.rre-tion Of III. ,,r,,i-e,io, NJ, 49,,
on,v -nms6, for +,,,- ,,, 90. .l,. 49,.
gradually ending ~ mon FOR ,hc d,rc,t,,.,
- tho work IN ea@,7 town AVID hy ,,acr
lng .hrm tn. element. r. road h.ld,,,
/, they da not sj-ead,. ,n,v ,bc,, c,rl.
.he nj iec. ~. accommodates,
The Sta.e s..r1e rad. 70 h.i, d.,
towns which t,,n t,,c,,ye,,.o. .a 81.
sner,si .u.oraoti;e ,ur, o-s IT,. o.lor
aurrius money has bccr u.o, a. .o,, ~.
Il reward FUND 10, s,:ch -osc.
TIE A;nTu which wa, ,,.s t, ~.
sat. and a,,n,-t,onr,, IN D.. c.,.,,.,
Included l,s. ,sar sro.r ,h,,
derived iron, tho soecia, ,ay m e,-.o,r,
rles. ara which is known a, r,i,,o
,arr~ fund One-hs,r Of .h,s wen. ir,o
reEula- repai- work md the ,,her NM.
40; ue~d 10 eliminate dany.,oi,. c,,r,s.
ara 70 grad, ;je hill, par.ic.,,r coro
was .,crr,ce.1 - :,~a ITO ,r,n ub,,. =.
would 10 - ln-sc s,ron,. - ,,,, .. 80,
trunk lirca aud roads vbi-, am ~ ~,
torrance 70 through .-,vc,e-e ~,
,nin1rad ard ariy thoussod dn,l,,e p, ,r,
srnd is ,hat voted nv tho ros,alo,-r.
metz, -. .oo,,,r,.,. , -,