The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-22

Vernon street from opposite the high
retaining wall south to a point about |
700 feet north of the sales stables. 1t
was necessary to construct bank wall
part of the way, which varied from IS
inches to ) feet in height above the
sidewalk level and which had width
and depth that was considered suiii-
Gent to hold the pressure of the bank
\ section of walk was also built com
mencing opposite the White River
Chair eompanv's plant and extending
north to the sales pavilion. This leaves
q section 600 feet long to be completed.
which will require a heavy section Of
bank wall Of varying height to sup
port the bank In this work total
Of 1888 square yards Of sidewalk was
built at approximately $1.60 per square
yard. The total length Of the retain
ing wall was SIS lineal feet, or I39
cubic yards, at $1l.3S per cubic yard,
including the cost of lumber
son both sides Of Main street. on
poslte the library a cement walk was
built costing Sl75 per square yard for
tie cement work and considerable
extra expense for resetting curbing.
~ nv = ddt Was ldi>Ctl Us lltltn as
seemed advisable, but there will prob
ably be trouble with water here until
more adequate drainage is provided, as
some of the original drains that former
ly provided an outlet for this water
Through private land) to the river
have been discontinued or blocked for
various reasons. 1t would seem adj
ylsable to extend the 24-inch pipe line
w oh 81
and now ends near Elliot street, far
enough north to take care of this wa
ter
cement walk was built on Canal
street from Elm to Brook street.
. At the corner of Main and Flat
streets. in the vicinity of the Barber
block, q new cement walk was buil+
commencing on Flat street near Val
ley Grain company and extending TO
Main, up Main to Elliot and out FL
hot to connect with the cement walk
previously built on that street.
Cement walks have been repaired
on several of the streets. 1t would
seem that ;fll money spent for cement
walks should be used to replace tar
walks which in many instances are
/ very bad ...a...D4,.... -,..l ia. ,,.l,, ,s
! Several Of the hill roads have been
| regFaveled, graded and brought to a
| better crown. Various drains have re-
| ceived attention, but there are several
| that ought to be cleaned.
" One tank car of Standard asphalt
/ road oil No. ( was used as dust laver
on some of the main highways. A part
/ OF tins was used in the village district
and paid for by the commissioners.
In closing this report | wish to
hank the members Of the board Of Sc
| leetmen and the village commissioners
for the help and support they have
Report of Overseer of Poor.
Walter NJ. Robbins reports as follows
ON has work as oyerseer of the poor:
= As the expense of living increases,
the calls for the need of assistance in
srease accordingly, therefore the ex.
Eense of maintaining the poor is in,
| creased both wava The last year. and
especially the present winter with the
! extremely cold weather and increased
| number of holidays, has been a try
| ing one for all charitable associations.
= have been greatly assisted by
the Associated Charities, Mutual Aid
association, the Red Cross, and by some
l5o or moro ladies who have met sew
eral times and sewed for our local
poor.
| Without this assistance can YOU i'm
agine what the town poor bill would
be- | cant For the benefit of the
'axpaTers | have tried to keep the ex-
penses as low as possible and conscien-
'iously fulfill my duties. The result is
an increase of about IS per cent over
last year 5 expense. Upon inquiry of
some six other towns in Vermont of
about the size of Brattleboro / find
hat the average increase is nearly 90
per cent over last year
AT the town farm last wear there
have been cared for from six to ii per
.ons at q time, several of whom are
very feeble and require much care and
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