The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-09-27
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Secretary o. State.

/ fee al that time The resignation 0
Guy w. Bailey from the Office OF sec
rotary of state took effect the last da,
/ of August and on the same day Fred
! erick G. Fleetwood assumed the dutie
| OF the office During the month TIL
I engrossing of the acts OF 1917 has beer
COMPLETED. There have been three
creamery licenses and two oleomarga
rine licenses issued and four domestic
corporations have been chartered II
the automobile department there have
been 1897 cars registered as contrastet
with 32l for the same month five years
ago. There were 1926 operators II
censes issued. 672 chauffeurs' licenses
issued and Is licenses suspended OIL
revoked during the month. There have
been 1000 new number plates ordewd
during the month making total or
dered for 1917 of 10000,
State Highway Commissioner.
The policy of the department in re
cent years has been to do as much
permanent improvement work as pos
.sible early in the season but this year
because of the scarcity of labor, much
OF this work was not started as early
as usual However, up to and includ'
ing the month Of August permanent
Improvement work had been started in
152 towns Special attention has been
given to maintenance work, there hav'
ing been established 151 patrol routes
in 1919 towns covering 103Sh miles of
road. The expenditure for this work
previous to August first was s59,275.7O
and during the month of August
s122975S was expended
The federal aid road law provides
for the expenditure of federal funds in
cooperation with the state in perma-
nent road work. Under the regula-
tons, projects must be submitted to
the federal government for approval
after which plans and specifications
are prepared. OF the projects sub
mitted by the state, there have been 8
accepted and plans and specifications
for the work on these projects are
now being prepared.
During the month Of August the de-
partment has furnished engineering as
sistance on IL bridges and has re-
ceived applications for state aid on 9
bridges.
An act Of 1917 made an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for unsolicited high
ways. This money has been appor-
toned to the towns for their unse-
lected highways each town receiving
$500 for each mile of such highway.
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
During the month there has been
taken a postal card census of the pure
bred live stock in the state to ascer-
tain the number Of pure bred cattle
for sale Fifty fields of potatoes were
inspected with view to qualifying for
seed purposes. The marketing agent
has looked up markets for cheese and
honey; assisted creameries in dispos-
Ing Of butter; assisted dealers in To-
eating supplies of butter, cheese, eggs
and poultry; looked up dealers in
beans, potatoes, etc, for the purpose
Of securing the names of firms who
will receive these products in Yer
mont Seventy creameries, cheese fac
tories and shipping stations and 1852
farms were inspected by creamery in
spectors. In the live stock inspection
work Is herds containing 2S3 head OF
cattle were tested by the state veteri-
marian and 8 herds and 436 head OF
cattle by the federal veterinarian.
Commissioner of Taxes.
The completion of the compilation
of the grand list shows that the total
grand list OF the state is $3.50, S60.40,
The largest grand list in the history of !
he state. indicating an increase OF
nearly four million dollars of taxable !
property over 1916. The commission |
Or has determined and certified to the
various towns the proportional amount |
70 be paid by the various towns and |
titles for the support Of the county |
agent work as provided for by number
lob OF the acts OF 1917. The commits
,ioner has issued since June 31st, A
,eddlers' licenses. Is auctioneers' H.
lenses and l42 partnership registra-
ions.
Public Service Commission.
During the month of July the public
,ervice commission issued s orders re-
ating to railroad rates. investigated 8
Iccidents on railroads, disposed OF four
matters relating to telegraph and teie-
phone companies. issued orders or GER
ifcates in cases. and Informally in.
6 complaints relating 10
service and practice OF utilities. Dur
ne the same month there were issued
md delivered to telegraph and tele-
,hone companies new forms OF ac-
and financial reports and re-
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