Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-16
ROAD MEN OF THE
COUNTY HOLD MEETING.
Newport Chamber of Commerce Ten
ders Men Splendid Banquet. Road
Problems Discussed.

men were in Newport Tuesday to at
tend the annual county meeting OF
roadmen, at which time State lu4A-
missioner Stoddard Bates was lrxS-
ent.
At the forenoon session Mr.. Bates
explained the recent acts Of the legis-
lature, so far as those acts Concerned
the road men. He told them that up
to date the towns had voted more thai
$4,000 in excess of last year. Thu
IS not so large as two years ago bat
the money available this year is in eN-
cess of that of any other year, b.
cause the towns have voted lot ps
money for re-surfacing roads. : he
state now stands ready to pay &C
thirds of the money voted to putting
new surface roads on roads up 20
any amount not exceeding $1,000. dr.
Bates urged on those present tn ad-
visibility of taking la.s of the sur
faces of the roads JsIo.e 1uey get too
bad. 1t Is goJc s.-n t4At JLe dlI-
ferent towns JoJh tae interest IA thIs
project, as shown - tIe-C EUte Oh the
appropriation.
Vermont tn. ySaE ,,i-. Uay nore
attention L -l-aaes ta4a IA .-4e past
as 1t has a1cyt~d tAe 4J-Cy pursued
by the gov ument JhaS NAlic bad
piece of road may be uslj II tHeTe are
bridges, the best roGGs Ga sal n aren't
much use unless tEeTe ase bridges.
Vermont has appropriate $4,000 to
encourage bridge building. 1t vii pgy
one-third of the expense II the thfJ
does not exceed $1,000 on any bridge
costing more than 1920. Mr. Bates
then went into the maAa4r CT apply
ing for this aid and explG med the act
in detail.
Mr.. Bates spent some time IN max
ing clear some points which were not
thoroughly understood by the select
men and road commissioners. He ad-
vised selectmen and road commission
ers to pay particular attention to all
bad spots, rather than TX place here
and there as was often done in past
years. He also cautioned the COM
missioners regarding what to do IN
case the money allotted them by the
state is exhausted when they are
Half way over a mui hole or have
cut half way THROUGH a ledge lie
told them plai.'y that the state eN-
pected them to be fair and finish ana
pay for it.
jaw and Greensboro were the only
two towns j. -ha co-Uty rot officially
represente@ lss meeting. lbany
was repr sa--e- lv Clark Ke tn. COM
mission, r., Carter, Fred /. Foss
and v H. Pg--a-, ~eIcctmeui John
Tav7--. --. .t.a --G a. J. Cheney,
spec -cu-.i or.r. Barton was
re---.z-teI l =. o. INGALLS,, one Of
E. so el--l l.-rs; IF. 4. Clege-
r.E -nl r. D. Lllee. asl-ctmen; W
..te en- -. 3 Durham. patrol
--- a-L T.. 7. Reed special commits
- E-or-. INST ton wc5 represent
& ~ Fhi-o Powers, commissioners.
Ch2rle ton rel present were h. y.
Hinta1. comuiss iorer; J. B. Buck,
eg-z~ tELea and ~. y. Sauderson, Sc
l---.ao1; Nl. Nelson, patrolman ana
II. 7. Pzr'.a, special commissioner.
Co.cntry men present were, II. Z.
Goss. commissioner; H. {. Ihayer, }.
L. Kee!a- and !. Labelle, selectmen.
Crafts5ury men present were, Patrick
Kilgallea, commissioner; VI. r. VIII
liams and {. Z. Smith, selectmen.
Derby was represented by +. 4. Moul-
ton Commissioner; ]. +. Martin, S.
E. Gray and 5. 3. Bates, selectmen;
c. III. Howe. patro.man and r. 4.
Rich. special commissioner. Cover
was rcpres snted by George Young,
commissioner; I. A. Partridge, pa
tro'rcan and A. r. Sargent, special
comm nissioner.
Holland was represented By Vim:
Parlin, comm .ssiOaer; A. K Han and
Jar.es Finn, selectmen. lrasburg
rlsn present were +. A whey com
-.3issio.ar: +. II. Cotton, George Phil
f;-- ard G. II. Hannant, selectmen;
n. J. Kcauisoa and Harry / hayer,
pat-olmen. Lowell men present were
= s Hczdiey, commissioner; r o.
Earphy. seIectfnan and r. II. Cool
bath, patro,mau. Morgan men pres
eat were 3. j. Cargil, commits sloaer
ard G. z Durgin, selectman- New
-oYs town raeB present UeKs s. r.
A Rail
~ and r J. Libby, seiectmen.
Troy men prcgent were II. II. Hunt,
commissioner; &. p. Hunt, George
( ChaTee, seIectmen; =. l.. Porter,
. 3atvo'nan. Wcstmore was represent
ed ~ George W. Conley. eonraigsion-
er and +. =. Calkins, ssiectma1. New
T rort City officials present were }. ].
Gardner. mayor and " " True, al
9srman.
/ Figares sho-v that the towns of the
county voted sC51S % be 2Et~hed by
the state this year apainrt s22s5 =
3 rear g 20. Weztmorc a1d icy ere re
llfy towns rot voting this year for
e'f.s -J-oCge JAY did not vote aaT
-~8-ev last gear. but Wegtn.o~e id.
{ 2r5-4usn-tga, Craft bIry. bo-iaud
--F Lo-saH ez@h v0fea raO-ev this
-- 5rt ~ rot vote r10-e ~ iast year.
Eo~~a1 -aized Is aDpr0yriat On over
-. vear a-d Weztfsld ezt the
s~-ou-t 50 ots3 BGrto7. Derby
To-. Esvgort To-sn ard Newport
~say each ycted $1,000. GaIte Albany.
GrgzS- iaEtg-. Gleger, CTeeHsbSTo and
F-1sHlrg each Voted 500 Cats
af-v scse8 ST1a Westfgid voted the
s-~-l:ef an1o--f. 800. No~caa v0t-
. ~ s<9A. f0sgell sZsf. a.d Chs rsezto1
--f Te~e-trg aa4 Holland zach voted
800
- o--'e>z ( tis Sewror4 Chamber
- er---s-re @aTe tHe road nsea pres
a-1 Ta-y I@rft@d gueFfs from the
fr@-erf t5g-s = tisP eoaety splen-