The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-20
TOWN OFFICIALS REVIEW.
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roads where we can get good clean
gravel, and a good gravel road, well
cared for, is good enough for anybody
and costs much less than cement or
maeadam.
Flat and Main Streets.-Flat street :
near Main street was low and muddy
at every rain, with very poor surface
drainage We had plans and specifica
tions drawn for good drainage and
pavement of granite blocks grouted.
This pavement is no experiment; every
one knows it is the best pavement for
heavy traffic on business street. We
submitted these plans to several con-
tractors who bid on the work, the con-
tract being awarded to Mr. d. T. Perry,
who was the lowest bidder. The work
is not quite completed, as we had to |
leave narrow strip in front of Mr.. H. |
G.. Barber's new building. The work |
that has been done cost $4,l24.84.
The retaining wall on Main street
was also let by contract at a cost of
$1,000. Mr.. Barber paying one half and
the town one half. Next summer we
will have to grade, repave and put in
new sidewalk in front of the new
Barber building.
! vernon btcI
made to the seeetmen by petit
to the White River Chair fac
tory by people doing business on the
street, also to have permanent road
way of some kind constructed. The
sidewalk committee had left in their
hands the sum of 81 ,399.69, which they
transferred to us; with this money we
4, - T.
walk, beginning at Bridge street and
running south. We had plans and spec
iGcations of this work drawn up and
asked for bios from contractors. The
work was secured by Pellet s. Skinner,
they being the lowest bidders. This whole
matter of improving Vernon street will
probably come before the voters in the
near future for their consideration and
in order to have them know just what
the situation is and to enable them
Z to act intelligently when the matter
comes before them, we employed a COM
petent engineer TO make measurements
4 and estimates as to the cost of the pro-
posed improvements, which are as fol
y lows:
- Total length from Bridge
street to White River Chair
company, 5,l4s #
Total sq. yds. Of roadway Is
it. wide, $3.50
Total so. yds. of roadway to
end of station, $50 at $3.50, $s25.00
Remaining roadway of con
crete to White River Chair
company, $3.50 at $685., Sl1 100000
NJ Total linear #. of cement side
walk, 5,l73
Total linear IT. of cement side
walk constructed, 1,548
Total linear fit. of cement side
walk required, $3.50
al Total So. yds. of cement side
to walk, 1871.
Total so. yds. of cement side
walk with curb, 600
III Total so. yds. of cement side
an walk without curb, s531
Cost of sidewalk with curb, at
So, $4,000
re Cost of sidewalk without curb,
nm at $1.40, 1,334.6
Total, $2,654.6
q Retaining wall between Stand
+,a ard Oil Co. S and Riley's, 334 yd
Retaining wall between Pure
bred Livestock Sales Co. 5
and Riley Ia yd
ri
ish sos yd
sos yds. at 81, $3,556.C
Drainage and grading, s 7j0.C
lge Total cost of the proposed i'm
e., provement, $18,7S5.t
We think it wise for the town to d
fer all large construction work until Il
A. price of labor and materials becom
20, more normal.
e"' Streets Laid Out.-Marlboro avenl
has been laid out and graded Parksi'
avenue, Cross street, Moorland avenl
Ter, and Home street were all laid out, b
pu. not graded
Taxes.-The taxes have been collect
within about 81 ,31402. OF this 5000
go good and will probably be collect
i'e soon.
hat Enhances We bay,s in optstandi,
bonds $4,000; $4,000 came due Jan.
1917, and has been paid. We have L
Tin. paid temporary loans from last We
get $4,000; this year $4,000. This may SET
large, but it is well to remember tn
during this time we have paid 81 900
bonds, $14, l37 80 land damage and i
nm provements on Flat and Main stree
al and 81 ,067.52 special state tax. Moth
low was known of this tax and no provisi
made to pay it until we got notice
all. pay on or before Nov. l, 1916. A s.
ppe, clal county tax OF S2,44o.oo ana
do share of county agricultural tax, $40.
take this altogether it is easy to see W
,.ou- our temporary loans are not paid.
~ have cash balance in the bank
'Ah' $1,S07.25.
nag ,
ESTIMATED EXPENSE.
Bonds due Jan. |, 1918, 5000
con- Interest on present bonded debt, 4,iIO
for Temporary loans outstanding, 10000
now Interest on temporary loans, GAO
Interest on loans in anticipa-
tion of taxes, 1000
Library appropriation, 5000
lesty Salary of town officers, 2,30C
and Due tax collector, 40t
,ates Support of poor, 5000