The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-18

NOpleS OF the auditors report OF the
town finances, together with the reports
Of the selectmen and other officers, are
ready for distribution. They give many
interesting facts about the management |
of the towns affairs the past year. The
Reformer herewith gives a summary of |
the various reports.
Selectmen's Report.
Town House-The income the past year |
has been somewhat smaller than usual |
We have made the usual repairs and IN |
addition have put in concrete floor IN :, |
part of the basement and fitted mp a very
comfortable smoking room for the patrons
.of the house We have also made much
needed and quite extensive repairs IN the
town clerks office. BY putting mp pan
eled oak partition we made a private olIice.
which Is very useful and convenient We
have also started card index system.
which will greatly lessen the work of
looking up records.
Brdges.-We have constructed Two con-
crete bridges one on the Bonnvvale road
replacing an old wooden structure. with
rotten floor beams and WORKOUT blanks;
the other on Marlboro North Pond road
| by the w :. Cove place. both at a cost
| Of $736 This includes a small Job Oh
another bridge We have on hand about
$3.50 worth of seasoned bridge plank,
which will be used to newly replank the
broadway and sidewalk on the Connecticut
River bridge this spring. During the last
year we have planked nine bridges all
new and made repairs where needed. The
total cost of bridge work this year Just
past is S2,O2330, We want to construct
two new concrete bridges this year. One
should be built or the Stark road, to take
the place of a wooden bridge which is i'm a
Edilapidated condition The North Mead
ow brook bridge should be eoncreted aud
made permanent.
Railmg.-We have at different places
many miles of railing: some were greatly
IN need OF repairs, especially on the West
River road, where banks are high and
steep Wherever new railing was put up
locust posts were used with wire fencing
about II miles of new railing and over
hauling was done.
Cutting Brush. I'VE cut brush and trim
3. med trees on about 36 miles of road last
summer and fall, to make travel safe ant
t prevent accident. In narrow and crooked
: places it is necessary to cut the brush anc
trim long low limbs of trees. We hav,
: done a greater amount of this work thar
: usual.
= State Road-State Road COMMISSIONS
+. C. w. Gates and County Road Commits
sioner d. I. Perry, with the selectmen
= carefully looked over the road situation
in town and came to the conclusion tina
X the best place to use the state road mon
I ey this year would be on the Marlbor
= stage road, beginning at a point shoT
+ distance east of the johnson place an
: running mp to the Stark road distanc
! of about l 4 miles. This piece of road ha
f+,,s Ia I
] In gravelng this road we made a compare
= tive test between drawing gravel with
" one-ton auto truck and with horses. Ha
a mile of this distance was over roug
+ road and through a pasture The cost {
1 drawing with horses was 6Si2 cents pc
I cubic yard; the cost with auto truck va
/ J6.4 cents per cubic yord. These figure
I include cost of loading and spreading O
/ road We are confident that with a tire
] ton auto truck we could put the gravel @
1 the road for not more than 81 cents p,
] cubic yard. We made an experiment
/ test by using an auto to draw split l.
I drag to level and smooth the gravel on
I road. and lind an auto will level up ii,
4 miles a. soon a horses would one mil
/ We believe it would he advisable for Il
] town to own "A three-ton truck as Il
1 above figures fully demonstrate that gray
1 could he drawn much cheaper than vii
1 horses
Taxes.-rhe taxes have been collect,
/ within about 500.
Finances.-We have in outstanding bon
1 SOS. 900. 80 600 less than last year. til
! amount having come due and been PAL
NJ We owe $1,000 in temporary loans fro
. 1913 and 1900 in temporary loans fro
t1914. We have cash balance in the ban
Of s., GS207. Estimated grand list. Ap
ipay current expenses and unpaid temp
II rary loans; a 46-cent tax would pay Ct
u rent expenses only. The town school d
trict recommends a tax of ~ cents on t
=. dollar Of the grand list Of the school d
4 trict