The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-18
MONTPELIER

The bu,,gett committee met Friday
afternoon end, after listening to the re-
port of the board OF control to the needs
OF money to care for property which
the federal government has assigned to
Vermont, authorized the board of con.
troll TO use $4,000 for that purpose. The
appropriation provides for the payment
of freight handling and storage of
trucks, auto tractors. rollers, sprinkers,
mixers, hoisting engines, scrapers, sue
tion dredgrs, for use in sand loading
near Lake Champlain, gasoline engines,
tents, steal cable, steel rails, re.enforc-
ing steel, pumps, derrcks and several
car loads of parts for motor trucks and
other machinery. These coce free, from
the federal bureau of public roads to the
state for use on federal aid projects in
road construction The only expense that
the state meets is transportation and
proper facilities for safely storing and
sheltering this equipment. 1t is expect
ed that a central warehouse will be Sc
lected TO store the spare parts and where
painting and oyerhauling of the trucks
can be done
The large number of accidents that are
taking place each day, in which automo-
biles are involved, is startling even in
the little state of Vermont, according to
the report. received at the secretary of
states office He has received 352 re
ports in the last month. That is TO say,
on Sept. II, Secretary II. A. Black start
ed new system of numbering each re-
port as it arrived at his office and FBi-
day morning the largest number was
352, the report of which came in Fri
day morning. This is an average Of
little over Ill reprots day in the 81
days in that period.
State Highway Commissioner s. B.
Bates finds there have been l27 appli
cations made. for money from the state
to help in the construction OF bridges
this year. The state pays one. third of
the estimated cost OF bridge. Thus far
"a new projects have been approved,
total of $4303l Sc for this number of
bridges. while there are some estimates
for repairs TO be made on bridges, in
which portion can be paid by the
state.
James oGrady arrived home Thurs
been discharged this week after over
years service in France He left here
with the large contingent that went >the
latter part Of May last year and went
to France in Uuly He was in the 76th
division until few days before the ar
mistice was signed and has since been
in guard dirty where Germans have been
prisoners. He is looking fine and states
that he feels so.
William Kidd OF Mortified, who at
tended the safety first meeting Thursday
evening, made personal complaint to
one of Montpelier's aldermen about the
condition Of the road leading to North
field and advised G. W. Groom, who has
purchased a new automobile, that he had
better not try the road, because he, Kidd,
broke spring in a hole there few
nights ago.
Fred Deslaurier, acting chief Of police
Of Springfield, has been visiting here
Since leaving that village he has received
word that a strike has taken place and
last night he was making arrangements
to 90 back to Springfield
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Lawson entertained
NtNtidi VI iliNSt NbtlHtNbti WIN hiit
states interest in the Long murder trial
at supper at their home on Pleasant
street Friday evening. 1t was the OBJ
serymce of Mr.. Lawson's birthday
The Washington county chapter Of the
Red Cross will meet at 2:3O o'clock the
afternoon Of Oct. %, in the city council
chamber of city ball Officers will be
elected, reports considered and county
roll call occur. as well as consideration
Of the national quota.
Some 60 members Of the Shrine left
Montpelier At O'Clock this morning in
special train for Sherhrooke, p @,
to attend an outing being given there by
the members Of the Shrine. The Shrine
band and the arab patrol were in the
party. Other shriucrs viii join them on
the way. They will return Sunday The
party was under supervision Of c. D.
Waters on the part of the railway COM
panies.
The case of w X. Boyce VS.. Harriet
A. Christopher TO recover $500, has been
filed in equity court; as has the case Of
w. l.. Moody vs.. Mrs. Willis Barrons for
500. which is relative to a note.