St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-11-12
COSTLY SHOWER
Town and Village Paid $15,S25 Re
pairing Bridges aud Highways
Damaged Last July.


the heavy shower of July % and
while the expense of this work is not
definitely figured it is known that
it will be approximately $500.
The repair work in the village is not
completed, but there has been 81, 500
making the total cost of the storm to
date $15,S25. This, of course, has
interfered with regular work plan
ned.
The most expensive piece of work
was filling the great washout below
the Electric Light Station. Here
practically $122 was expended in
cleaning away the debris and getting
a proper foundation Then d cul-
vert six feet wide, eight feet high and
l11O feet long was constructed of
concrete with long wings at the up
per end of it. The walls of this
culvert are two feet thick at the base
and the culvert is one solid piece of
cement. 1t cannot be stirred now
without moving the whole structure.
There were 454 cubic yards of GEM
ent used and this part of the work
cost $2,951. Top of the culvert
5,4OO cubic yards of dirt were re-
quired to make the fill and this
cost $2,O52, making the total cost
at this place So, ,125.
The selectmen also built three
cement culverts between the village
and ST. Johnsbury Center of four
feet or more in width that cost $500.
The repairs on the Valley street
bridge done by the selectmen cost
and the rest on the main highway
approximately $500.
n g
work, Road Commissioner Hawkin-
son has put in nearly SO smaller cul-
verts, repaired large washouts on
the Spaulding Neighborhood road,
the Frank Carr road and the West
Hill road to the village line which
have cost about $4,000.
The State Work
In addition to the unusual repair
work a large amount of permanent
work on state roads has been done.
This work has been done under the
direction of w. P. Russell of Kirby
and the total expenditure will exceed
$4,000. Of this amount about $500
was expended near the All Wright
Spring on the North DanVille road
and the rest on the Main highway
north of the Center and to the Lyn-
don line. The state will ultimately
pay all but $1,000 for this work.
The largest piece of work on this
road has been done just this side OF
the Greenwood farm where a large
amount of ledge has been blasted
out widening the road and straight
ening it, also reducing the grade.
Most of the stone was used to build
a wall against the river which was
undermining the highway at the mar
row curve beside the railroad below
the Jock place.
All of the main highway on the
trunk line through the town has
now been improved except piece
between the Pierce Corssing and the
G. H Morrill, farm. No work has
been done here because it is pos
sible the road may be changed at
this point and eliminate dangerous
grade crossing. With the fine piece OF
highway constructed by the town Of
Lyndon from the st. Johnsbury line
to the village of Lyndon travellers
will find very comfortable section
of the state trunk line through the
two towns.
Conditions in the Village
An appropriation of 5000 for the
highways and $4,000 for macadam
work was made to cover the expense
of those departments during the
present year, and it had been plan !,
ned to build new macadam roads and
make extensive repairs TO the old
macadam roads, and also to make
many needed repairs to the high
Ways. as well as to build new cement !
side walks. and in fact put all side
walks in first class condition during |
this year; and at the time Of the first
freshet in July, work had just begun
on one of the new macadam roads;
and it was the intention of the trus-
tees to put on additional worknIen
and start the construction of and re-
pairs to the side walks; work to be
carried on at the same time that
the repairs to the highways were be-
ing made; but the damage done to
the highways and walks by the storm
in July prevented the carrying out Of
the work planned as above.
The cost of repairs to highways
on account of the damage by storm
during the summer is approximately
$500, or $1,000 more than the ap-
for both highway and
work. The total cost of
repairs to highways and macadam
is at the present time approximately ;
$4,000.
Permanent work, such as building
of additional macadam roads and
new sidewalks, would have been
done in a limited way, if it had been
possible to have procured help; but
it was with great difficulty that suffi-
cient help was obtained to do the
work that has been done, and the
wages paid have been very high, as
COMPARED with other years
The Trustees realize that many of
the streets and sidewalks are badly
in need of repairs. but they are pass
able, and viii take care of the re-
quirements until next spring.
1t is the intention to ask the vot-
ers at the annual village meeting in
January for an appropriation large