The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-19
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PATRolLED ROADS
System Is Being Given a More Exten.
sive Test in County.

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There are si2ty-three miles of road
in Bennington County maintained by
the patrol system under the direction
OF the State Department Of Highways
The patrol system of maintenance,
provided for by the legislature of
1912, was first in effect in 1913. A
town desiring to take advantage of
this system makes application through
its selectmen or road commissioner
to the State Highway Commissioner
to have designated part of the select
ed or state roads taken over by the
state to be maintained for the season
The route selected must meet the ap.
prevail of the State Commissioner and
the town must give an equitable part
such sum as may be agreed upon, Of
its road maintenance tax toward the
cost.
The State Commissioner then ap.
points a patrol man. who's works under
the direction of the county supervisor
to care for the road. The duties Of
the patrolman are similar to those Of
| the town road commissioner, to main
tain-not to build roads He is requir.
ed to spend all OF his time on the
road or as much as is NECESSARY TO sc.
cure first class maintenance and is
supplied with extra teaing and labor
| from time to time as may be needed,
| Important parts Of his work are to
| run the road drag on mad machine
| when necessary. TO keep stones ruhcd
out. ruts and holes filled AMI bitches
and culyerts open Whatever money
is required beyond the amCut.t given
by the town Is supplied by tie State
| Commissioner from the maintenance
or automobile fund. The first princi.
| pie under the patrol system is to take
| care OF defects promptly.
The roads under patrol in Bennine
ton County during 1916 are as follows:
the main route from Massachusetts
line at Williamstown north through
Pownal Center. Bennington over Har.
wood Hill. through SALISBURY, Arling
ton, Sunderland and Manchester TO
the town line at East Dorset, emitting
the incorporated villages of Benning'
ton and Manchester; through Wood
ford and Searsburg to Wilmington line
and from Massachusetts line at Clarks
burg through Stamford and Heartwell
vile to Readsboro. The work IS be
ing done successfully although the all
tomobile traffic is probably heavier
this season than ever before.
Recent dry weather has caused the
lossening and removal Of much road
gravel under the heavy traffic aid The
consequent rapid wearing down of the
many road surfaces Thorough main
tenanoe, such as may he done under
the patrol system. will long defer hui
will not prevent the final wearing ou
of road surfaces. Under the patrD
system worn out roads are not resur
faced: this work must he done unde'
separate arrangement with tn,
towns.
The state will aid in resuriacing an!
OF the worn out roads which hay,
been built in past years with state aid
many OF the towns are cooperating
with the state in resurfacing both OF
patrolled routes and other parts Of TN
, selected roads The few rough street
ches on the patrolled roads are chief
on worn out roads where funds hay
not yet been provided for resnriaclns
The patrolmen employed are III
following: Arlington. Il. j. Sinclair
, Bennington, A. A. Harmon; Mnuche'
ter. II. Il. Hosley. resigned, sucooele
by ]. p. Madison; Pownal w. Il. Moi
gan: Readshoro, =. II. Sprague; Sears
: burg. +. r. Briggs; SALISBURY, Ere
: Myers; Stamford, ]. NJ Lee; Snnie
s land, l.. ]. Sinclair: Woodford, (.
y Wood.
X James l.. Davis.