Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04
ROAD WORK In COUNTY
More Than $4,000 Expended in
Highway Improvement Last Year.
Plans for Coming season Contemplate
Repairs on Wiihston Road and
MaIietts hay Road, nnd in DOL
ton and Richmond.

The annual meeting Of the road COM
1,issioncrs and selectmcn of Chittenden
md Grand Isle counties was held Thurs
lay morning and afternoon at the Masonic
Temple under the direction of State COM
missioner of Highways G. w. Gates,
assisted by County Supervisor Herald
stevens. and IN addition to valuable
lessons given the men in charge of the
highways Of the different towns an In
formal discussion OF the problems con-
fronting each, with their easiest solution,
.ook UP considerable time. feature of
he occasion was the illustrated lecture
,iven by ]. II. Dodge, who is stationed
IN the government service in Washington.
much valuable information being given
IN the lecture.
Mr.. Gates was the first speaker and he
briefly reviewed the work Of the past
year and told OF his plans for the coming
season. His report Of the appropriations
Ivy the towns Of Chittenden county showed
that they totalled s7.196, as against ss.4oS
. year ago.
His report Of conditions In this county
showed that more than $4,000 was ex-
pended for highway Improvement In the
county last year. which was si.11e21 in
excess Of the apportionment
TOWN EXPENDITURES.
Expenditures In the several towns
we're as follows: Bolton. g. 80; Bur
fngton. A.17S.43; Charlotte, sl.o5l1s Col
chester. $1,717s6; Essex, $353641: Hines
'urg, M.96l.0o; Huntington, sl102.31 .
Jericho, $1,54o.ls; Milton, s2,5so.17 Rich
nond, $1.oosSl; St George. s7l.3o; Shell
ourne, H,2s5.99; South Burlington. 49,
1881; Underhill s1e11.M; Westford
H.@ou: Williston. sl,ln.2s. Total about
y miles Of road costing saO,03o81
With the excess work and money voted
the amount paid for highway work by
tho towns was $40 3S5.35. the State fur
nshed $1,sOs3 81; special auto fund, $500. 25:
surplus fund. s6269.14 regular apportion-
nent and 5000 for engineer which with
The per cent apportionment Of s5.977. II
and town money makes the total of
s3odsS.31.
villages in the county expended these
sums: Essex Junction. s1.46461: Milton
s54l.8: Richmond. s415.s2; W1nooski, ssle ST.
TOWN APPROPRIATIONS
Bolton $21s. last year 500; Burlington
s750. same last year; Charlotte $500, same
last year; Colchester $500 same last year;
r.
ton 500. same last year: Jericho $3.50 last
year $3.50; Milton sTo, same last year;
Richmond $500. same last year: ST
george, nothing; Shelburne $500, last year
e4oo South Burlington $500 same last year;
Underhill $500. last year s27s; westford
sl7S. last year $500; Willston $500, last
year $780,
MIR. Gates stated that he thought the
appropriations made by the towns of the
State would reach about the Same amount
which was put Into roads a year ago, that
49, little more than s4M0O. His plans
Ior th1s year include much OF benefit to
'hS county and burlington. In pursuance
Oh MS pohcy OF the past few years, he
VIII better the radical roads running into
burlington. among them being the Willis
ton road upon which much was done la ST
year. The Malletts Bay road will also
be strengthened and It Is Intended ia
make the Malletts Bay route a favorite
one for Automobiles. Bolton will also
receive quite little help from the State
money, II it complies with certain condi-
tons. doing much toward making the
route between Montpelier and Burlington
favorite one. Richmond Is another town
which will receive State aid and II Is in
tended to do much on Beach hill In that
township. The highway commissioner
has about $4,000 which he can distribute
where he thinks 1t will do the most good
10 the State as a whole
The road commissioners who were here
rom the towns of Chittenden county are:
Bolton. Edward Lacaillade: Charlotte. r.
d. Smith and Thomas Bacon: Colchester.
P. Cameron Essex, William O'Brien;
Ainesburg ]. NJ Cassidy; Huntington. G.
{. Shattuck Jericho. John Sch,llhammer;
Milton. J. w Robinson; Richmond. John
Mahoney: 81. George. L. Welnnger: Shell
burne, George Parker; South Burlington,
e, NJ. White: t'nderhil. William McCale
and James O'Ncil; Westford. II. E. Hunt
ley and H. A. Macia; Will!ston. n. ].
Burnett.