Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
BATES MEETS OFFICIALS
Highway Commissioner Holds
Conference in Festival Hall
Appropriations 1854 Less Than Year
Ago-Maintenance and Necessity of
New Bridges Especially Emphasized

Stoddard b. Bates, state road com.
missioner, held Tuesday in Festival hail
his annual conference with the select.
men and road commissioners of the
towns of Windham county, and about
80 of those officials were present.
The morning session was spent dis
cussing road building, bridge building
and the need of culverts and protect
ing ratings. The new statutes cover
ing those matters Mr.. Bates outlined
and he put special stress upon the nc.
cessity for constructing new bridges to
hold up the constantly increasing
weight of traffic.
In the afternoon session he discussed
mainly road maintenance. He is a
strong Deliver in putting more time and
money than is usually done into the
proper maintenance of such roads as
the state now has, rather than ex.
pending all of the annual appropra-
tions on the building of new roads
while the old ones are allowed to de.
teriorate for lack of attention.
The total appropriation of the towns
in Windham county this year was 1854
less than those of year ago. The
towns increasing appropriations were
Grafton, which voted 5000, doubling
the amount voted in 1915; Newfane,
500, double the amount of last year;
Westminster, 5000, an increase of 800;
Wilmington $1,000, double the appro-
priation last year.
Dummerston voted $37.s5 less than
last year. Halifax made no appropra-
ton, as against 5000 year ago. Lon
donderry appropriated $500 as against
81 900 year ago but voted $3.50 for
road maintenance, making the actual
reduction only $3.50. Somerset cut the
5000 appropriation of 1915 to $50 this
year. Townshend failed to make an
appropriation this year and last year
voted $500. Windham cut 5000 off the
$500 set aside last year.
The following answered roll CALI
Athens-Selectman George c. Mitch.
ell.
Brattleboro - Commissioner Warren
L. Walker, Selectmen A. +. Merrill and
w. E. Stellman.
Brookline - Commissioner Oscar G.
Lawrence, Selectmen G. NJ. Allbee, B.
H. Smith and E. P. Osgood.
er-Commissioner Laton G.. Snow.
Dummerston Commissioners w. F.
man E. C. Tenney.
Grafton-Commissi Frank Z. All.
ken, Selectman V. A. Wilbur.
Jamaica-Commissio A. II. Crown
inshield, Selectmen r. b. Grout, A. II.
Coleman and G. II. Gleason.
rry--Commissioner George
l.. Davis and Walter E. Cudworth, Sc
lectman Clarence S. Mardcn.
Newfane-Commissio II. A. Wood
Selectmen j. NJ. Kenny and +. +. Viii.
lard.
Putney-Commissio William Gar
land, Selectmen E. w. Aiken and Jew.
EFT j. Knight.
Rockingham - Commissioners J. Is.
Wooley and II. A. Davis, Selectmen
B. Hadwen and L. G. Thompson.
Stratton-Commissio d. H. For
roster.
Townshend - Commissioners Albert
w. Barry and Abram L. How, Select
men w. w Van Ness, f. w. Watson
and E. II. Allbee.
Vernon-Commissioner r. Z. Blod-
gett.
boro-Commissioner B. &. Will
der, Selectman F. II. Dexter.
observation-disclosures Charles
A. Peck and C. II. Reed Selectman f..
G. Butterficld.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. d. B. Fon-
tame, Selectmen l.. Z. Jenison and
George T. Fales.
The towns of Guilford, Halifax,
Marlboro, Somerset, Nottingham and
Wilmington had no representatives
either commissioners or sclectmcn. to
answer the roll call.