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Bennington, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun on a gravel section extending 

 north from Bennington toward Shaftsbury on the Harwood Hill Road on Sep- 

 tember 16, 1912, and completed on October 1, 1913. with a loss of 40 days 

 because of bad weather. In addition work was shut down for the winter, 

 from December 14, 1912, to April 10, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly and the 

 natural soil is clay and rock. 



The road was graded 22 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 

 3,680 feet. The maximum cut was 6 feet, the maximum fill 6 feet, and the 

 maximum grade of 15 per cent was reduced to a maximum of 8 per cent. This 

 work was done by contract under specifications prepared by the Office of 

 Public Roads and approved by the State highway department. The road was 

 surfaced 8 inches deep and 14 feet wide throughout its entire length, making 

 an area of 5,724 square yards. The gravel was hauled 2 miles. A horse roller 

 was used for the gravel surface. 



Four 12-inch metal pipe culverts 30 feet long, with concrete head walls, and 

 one 3 by 3 foot concrete culvert were built ; and 566 feet of standard Massachu- 

 setts V-drain, 758 feet of 6-inch standard side drain, and one catch basin were 

 constructed. 



The total cost of the work was $8,948, or $1,561 per square yard. The main 

 items of expense were: 2,530 cubic yards of earth excavation at $0.50 per cubic 

 yard, $1,265; 1,783 cubic yards of rock excavation at $3 per cubic yard, $5,349 

 surfacing at $0,244 per square yard, $1,394.50; V-drain at $0.50 per foot, $283 

 side drain at $0.40 per foot, $303.20; 12-inch culvert pipe at $1.20 per foot, $144 

 concrete work, $145 ; and miscellaneous work, $64.30. 



Bennington Center, Vt. — Work was begun on a gravel section extending 

 west toward Bennington Center on the west main road September 2, 1913, and 

 completed November 1, 1913. Twelve days were lost on account of bad weather. 

 The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural soil is saturated clay. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 

 1,300 feet. An area of 2,600 square yards, or the entire length 18 feet wide, 

 was surfaced with pit gravel 8 inches deep, hauled 2 miles. The maximum cut 

 was 1 foot, the maximum fill 1.5 feet, and the maximum grade of 13 per cent 

 was reduced to 9 per cent. 



The drainage structures were: Five 6-inch cross drains and one 18-inch metal 

 pipe culvert; seven brick catch basins; and 1,472 feet of standard Massachu- 

 setts 6-inch tile side drain covered with crushed stone 3 inches in size. 



The work was done by contract. The principal items of cost were: Earth 

 excavation, $141 ; shaping subgrade, $93 ; culvert pipe and labor, $100 ; side 

 drains and labor, $SS3.20 ; surfacing, $450.75 ; rock excavation, $6 ; catch basins, 

 $217.31 ; making a total cost of $1,891.26, or $0,729 per square yard. 



Dorset, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun on a gravel road extending north 

 from Dorset toward Rupert on the west road on June 25, 1913, and completed 

 on August 30, 1913. Twenty-eight days were lost from various causes. The 

 adjacent land is hilly, and the natural soil gravel and sand. 



The road was graded 18 feet wide in both cuts and fills for 1,452 feet. The 

 surface, 16 feet wide, making an area of 2,581 square yards, was laid 8 inches 

 thick with gravel from alongside the road. The maximum cut was 4 feet, the 

 maximum fill 4 feet, and the maximum grade of 12 per cent was reduced to a 

 maximum of 6 per cent. 



The total cost of the work was $286.79, or $0,111 per square yard. 



