The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-18
O|L|NG bJjS;"lESS
STREETS BEGUN
Road Commissioner Takes
Important Step i'm
Advance
MEANS SAVING OF
TAXPAYERS MONEY
Main and Elliot Streets Treated Between
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
About $4,000 Gallons of Oil to Be
Put on Elsewhere.

BrattlebOro residents awoke yesterday
morning to find that some of the streets
in the heart of the business section of
the village had been given coat
ing of oil during the night, and while the
slght OF the oil was received with varying
sentiments those who took a broad and
long-distance view of the needs of the
streets recognized that an advance stem
had been taken in the preservation of the
streets. They recognized also that Road
Commissioner C. J. Dube had selected a
time for doing the work which would
cause the least unpleasantness in the
stores because of tracking, the stores in
general being closed over Sunday
Ihe section given the oil treatment
was Nam street from the Elliot street
junction to the Wells fountain. Linden
street from the fountain to Cbapin street
Iutney road from the fountain to Ter
race street; and Elliot street from the
Nam street junction to the foot of Church
street hill.
After the stores had closed and after
about the last of the automobiles had de-
parted, which was about IL 80 O'Clock.
the work of cleaning up the paper and
other litter was begun and a street oil
ing truck of the Standard Oil Co was
put IN operation. Fourteen men and
until 80 O'Clock in the morning, the
trucks being used for transporting sand
10 De spread over the oil. About . 300
gallons of oil were spread.
Every inch of the oiled sections was
thoroughly covered with sand. but of
course the warm sun soon brought the oil
10 the surface. Nc more sand could be
used, however, without depriFng the
road OF the desired effect of the oil and
preventing @ 1t from penetrating the road
bed. While the roads treated will he
nasty for short time the ultimate re-
suit viii be substantial saving in money
Tor the taxpayers, and it is hoped thai
1t VIII eliminate the destructive practice
OF watering the streets. The real saving
treatment
Road Commissioner Dube saws the
IDEAL oil for use on Main street and FL
hot streets is much heavier and thicker
than that used at this time. but it can
nor, not oe OBTAINED IN less than carload lots
ana only a small part of carload is
needed, hence the expense of using the
heavier oil would be prOhibitive
The trucks and men were out again
early this morning and sand was sprin-
kled on at intervals to serve as cross
Several merchants have expressed their
approval of the oiling of the business
streets, saying that while it may be dis
agreeable for a few days they will note
tuS btAtul IN JIe I0ng run and be glad
that the oiling was done.
The work done between Saturday night
and Sunday night was only a drop in the
bucket compared with what is in con-
temptation as about $4,000 gallons are
to be used on other streets A carload
of OIL arrived Saturday and another car
load yesterday.
Streets to be oiled, work on which was
begun this morning, include the follow
ing Putney road from Terrace street to
the town line; Linden street from Chaplin
street past the Retreat to where the up-
per West Dummerston road begins.
South Main street from Canal street to
the Fort Dummer hill road Canal street
from Main street to the Guilford line;
Guilford street from the creamery bridge
over the brow of the hill beyond II. E.
Shipman's residence; Clark road from
Canal street past the III. G. Clark resi-
dence; Green street: 1000 feet in West
Brattleboro to include the row of houses
on the Marlboro read; and possibly some
other sections.
The work on Clark road and Guilford
streets will be paid for privately, and
1t is expected that the village will bear
part of the expense of the work else
where.