The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-14
PAVING COST Ss1,2o7.6e
Which Is s1,7oo Less Than Barre Citizens
Voted for Bonds.

With the visible evidence of an inten-
siye autumn campaign for the redemp.
tion of South Main street somewhat sub
merged under foot of snow and more
figures on the paving, curb and sidewalk
project in the south end were given out
by the street department to-day. Al
though motor pastimers. heavy teamsters
and other leading lights in vehicular
traffic may not appreciate the difference
between travelling through mud and glid
ing over smoothly paved highway;
although pedestrians may not be able to
compare dirt and dirty sidewalks with
the cement concrete article, until next
spring, it will interest most of the tax
payers, in this era of high costs, to learn
that the actual outlay was somewhat
less than the original estimate, and
smaller, too, than the sum authorized in
the appropriation made mandatory by
the voters at special city meeting IN
the summer of 1916.
All told, the paving project represents
an expenditure of S3l ,20T 80, some 81 ZOO
less than the amount for which the cleo
torate voted to bond in the city meeting.
This aggregate is exclusive of the side
walk cost, which viii amount to $4,000
when the easterly side of the street is
improved next spring in manner to con
form with the smoothly surfaced and
carefully curbed westerly side This to-
tai also includes the money spent by
the city on that share of the project
which properly should have been financed
by the Barre & Montpelier Traction &
Power company. 1t is a matter of com
mon knowledge that the company has
a abrogated its present franchise, and by
reason thereof the city is paying the
s., 1867 which the railroad was under
all moral and legal obligations to pay.
Whether that sum will eventually find
lis way into the city treasury. depends |
largely upon the mood in which the vot |
nrs find themselves when, in a special l
,ity meeting to be called in the near fu-
.ure. they are asked TO trade their priv
leges for the payment of debt already /
Justly incurred by the company.
Division of cost in the paving project |
llone finds the city liable for expendi-
ures of S23,07l02, as against the 81
1861. which represents the traction
ompanv's share. The cost is concerned
With excavation. concrete, laying paving,
lauling. cement, sand screening, stone,
,locks and extras The city's share is
Iiyided as follows: Excavation. 2,205
ubic Yards at 97ls cents, 50, l4a.sS; CON
rete. 946.7 cubic yards at S3,45, S3,-
66 II: LAYING paving, $3.50 square yards
t 65 cents, S3,692l2; hauling, 94G.7 GU
ic wards at 26.3 cents, S24S.9S; cement,
.46i barrels at S2.lO, S3,070.7O; sand,
81 cubic yards at 20 cents, Sl0740;
creening. 4734 cubic yards at 4S.2 cents,
22s.Is; stone. ss0.4 cubic yards at 4s.2
ents, S424.35: blocks. $3.50 square yards ,
t Sl.65. S9,372.66; extras, s5O049; total, !
23,07l.02.
The cost which rightfully should be
orne by the traction company is figured
5 follows: Excavation, 7l5.6 cubic
ards. at Sl.35. So66.06; concrete, 323 Gu
ic yards at s3.s2k, sl,235.47; laying
lving. l.533s square yards at 50 cents, l
1861: hauling, 323 cubic yards at 262.
.nts. Ss495: cement. 457 barrels at S2.lO,
1870: sand. las cubic yards at 20 cents.
%: screening. 1915 cubic yards at 4s2
.nts, s77.s4: stone, 1904 cubic yards at
y cents. sI44.79; blocks. .533S square
ards at sI65. S2,53O.77; extras, Slll.l2; n
,tal. 81 1861. 4