Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
MORE HIGHWAY RETURNS IN
Chittenden's Increase Largest of
IL Counties Heard From.
Washington to spend 9775 Less for
Roads. Addison $3.50 More, Orange
1872 Less, Bennington sS4e More
Town Budgets.

With four more counties heard from
Washington. Addison. Orange and Ben
nineton-Chttenden remains on top in the
increased amount of its highway budget
this year as compared with last. WASH
ington county's towns have appropriated
an aggregate of $3.50 this year as against
s1o.32o last. decrease of SITS. Addison
has a total budget Of So 9O5, an increase Of
$50 over 1916. Orange has appropriated
$500. decrease of $572. Bennington's
| town budgets call for a total Of $6,619 this
year. an increase of s546 over last y.cr.
So say the returns sent the State comr, is
sioner Of highways.
ADDDsONS APPROPRIATIONS.
Chittenden's neighbor to the south mads
these appropriations at its town meetings:
Town of Addison, $500 last year, $3.50 this
$3.50 extraD: Bridport, $500 each year:
Bristol. $1,000 each year: Cornwall, $500
each year; Ferrisburg 500 each year;
Goshen. nothing last. 800 this year: Gram
vile. 500 in 1916. nothing this year; Han
cock, 500 each year: Leicester, nothing
either year; Lincoln, 500 and $500: Middle
bury. $1,000 each year: Monkton, $500 and
nothing; New Haven, $465 each year; Or
well. $500 each year; Panton, $500 each
year: Ripton. $500 each year; Salisbury.
800 and $500; Shoreham. $1,000 each year;
Starksboro. nothing either year; YER
gennes. $1,000 each year; waltham, $500
and $500: Weybridge. $500 each year; Whit
ing. 500 each year.
WASHTNGTON'S BUDGETS.
Washngton's town budgets were these:
Barre city, $1,000 each year; Barre town.
81 900 each year; Berlin, $500 and nothing;
Cabot. $500 and $4O0; Calais. $500 each year.;
Duxbury. 500 and nothing; East Mont
pelier, 1000 each year; Fayston, $500 each
year; Marshfield. $500 each year; Middle
| sex. nothing either year: Montpelier, $1,000
| each year; Moretown, $500 each year;
| Mortified, $1,000 each year: Plainfleld $3.50
! and $500; Roxbury, 500 and $500; Waits
field. $500 and $500: Warren, $3.50 each
year; Waterbury. $1,000 each year: Wood
bury. $500 and nothing; Worcester, 1925
and $500.
ORANGE.
| Oranges towns appropriated these
sums: bradford, $3.50 and $780, Braintree,
500 and nothing; Brookfield. $500 and $500;
Chelsea. $500 and $500; Corinth, $500 and
500; Fairlee, $500 and $500; Newbury. ST. 900
/ each year: Orange. $500 and $780, Ran
dolph, s, 900 and 81 900: Stanford. $500 each
year; Thetford. 500 each year; Topsham,
$3.50 and $500; Tunbrdge. $500 and $500;
Vershire. s222 and nothing: Washington
$3.50 each year: West Fairlee, $500 each
year: Williamstown. $500 each year.
BENNINGTON.
Town of Arlington, $52S and $500; Ben
nington. 81 100 and $1,000: Dorset, $500 and
$500; Glastonbury, nothing and $214; Land
grove, $125 each year; Manchester, $1.O0(
each year; Peru. $500 each year; Pownal
nothing and $500: Readsboro. $1,000 each
year; Rupert. $500 each year: Sandgate
nothing and 800; Searsburg. s12O and
$50: SALISBURY. 500 and 800: Stamford
$3.50 each year: Sunderland. $500 and $50
Winhall. $500 each year; Woodford, $3.50
and nothing.