Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-26
$931,906.84
S931,9O6.84
Secretary ct State.


severing their connection with the Of
flee at that time. The resignation Of
Guy W. Bailey from the Office of sec
rotary Of state took effect the last day
of August and on the same day Fred
erick G. Fleetwood assumed the duties
of the office. During the month the
engrossing Of the acts of 1917 has been
completed. There have been three
creamery licenses and two Oleomarga-
rine licenses issued and four domestic
corporations have been chartered In
the automobile department there have
been 1887 cars registered as contrasted
with 321 for the same month five years
ago. There were 1926 operators Ii
censes issued, 672 chauffeurs' licenses
issued and 13 licenses suspended or
revoked during the month. There have
been 1000 new number plates ordered
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 ISL patrol routes
in 129 towns covering 103811 miles of
road. The expenditure for this work
previous to August first was $50, 275.70
and during the month of August
$12,297.58 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-
lions. projects must be submitted to
the federal government for approval
after which plans and specifications
are prepared. Of the projects SUBJ
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 II bridges and has re-
ceived applications for state aid on 8
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 a 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 352
farms were inspected by creamery in
spectors. In the live stock inspection
work Is herds containing 283 head of
cattle were tested by the state veteri-
marian and 9 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, $50 40,
the largest grand list In the history of
the state, indicating an increase of
nearly four million dollars of taxable
property over 1916. The commission
er has determined and certified to the
various towns the proportional amount
to be paid by the various towns and
cities for the support of the county
agent work as provided for by number
103 Of the acts of 1917. The commits
sioner has issued since June 31st, A
peddlers' licenses, Is auctioneers' Ii
censes and 142 partnership registra-
tons.
Public Service Commission.
During the month of July the public
service commission issued orders re-
lating to railroad rates, Investigated 8
accidents on railroads, disposed of four
matters relating to telegraph and tele-
phone companies, issued orders or GER
tfficates in 8 cases, and Informally in
vestigated 6 complaints relating to
service and practice of utilities. Dur
ing the same month there were issued
and delivered to telegraph and tele-
phone companies new forms of &C.
counting and financial reports and re-
vtsed forms and stand1r6s Of aocouneo