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1913. Fifty-eight days were lost from various causes. The adjacent land is 

 mountainous and the natural soil is gravel. 



The road was graded 18 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 600 

 feet. An area of 1,066 square yards was surfaced 16 feet in width and 6 inches 

 thick with gravel, hauled one-half mile in stone boats. The maximum cut was 

 4 feet, the maximum fill 2 feet, and the maximum grade of 8 per cent was 

 reduced to 5 per cent. 



Three 20-foot stone culverts were built, 10, 12, and 24 inches, respectively, in 

 diameter. 



The total cost of the work was $289, or $0,271 per square yard. 



Landgrove, Vt. — Work was begun on a gravel section on the Ideal Tour 

 Road east from Landgrove Hollow toward Londonderry June 10, 1913, and 

 completed August 30, 1913, with 39 days lost from various causes. The adjacent 

 land is mountainous and the soil rocky throughout. 



The road was graded to a width of 21 feet in both cuts and fills for a distance 

 of 650 feet. The maximum cut was 2 feet and the maximum fill 5 feet. The 

 maximum grade on the old road was 14 per cent, which was reduced to 8 per 

 cent on the new road. A surface of pit gravel was laid to a width of 14 feet, 

 8 inches thick, making a surfaced area of 1,011 square yards. 



Two metal culverts, 24 feet long and 16 and 24 inches in diameter, were 

 placed at a cost of $48. The total cost of the road, exclusive of culverts, was 

 $472.48, which is at the rate of $0.4673 per square yard. 



The equipment consisted of plows, shovels, slat-bottom wagons, rakes, har- 

 rows, and a split-log drag. Labor cost $1.75 per day, foreman $2.25 per day, 

 and teams $4 per day of 9 hours. 



Manchester, Vt. — Work was begun on a hardpan gravel road extending 

 north from Manchester toward Peru August 18, 1913, and completed October 18, 

 1913. Seven days were lost on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is 

 rolling and the natural soil sand and stone. 



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

 2,310 feet. The maximum cut was 3 feet, the maximum fill 2 feet, and the 

 maximum grade of 7 per cent was reduced to 4 per cent. A natural surfacing 

 of hardpan 22 feet wide, making an area of 5,646 square yards, was laid after 

 being hauled 1 mile. 



Two 2 by 2 foot concrete culverts were built and two 12-inch metal-pipe 

 culverts were laid. 



The total cost of the work was $1,427.58, or $0,253 per square yard. 



Peru, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun on a hardpan gravel section extending 

 east from Peru toward Landgrove on the Ideal Tour Road June 1, 1913, and 

 completed October 25, 1913, with a loss of 98 days for various causes. The 

 adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is clay gravel. 



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

 644 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot, the maximum fill 4 feet, and the 

 maximum grade of 6 per cent was not changed. The road was surfaced 22 

 feet wide, making an area of 1,574 square yards, with a natural clay-gravel 

 " hardpan." 



One 3i by 4 foot dry-stone culvert was built. 



The total cost of the work was $237.48, or $0,150 per square yard, of which 

 $39.25 was expended for the culvert. 



Peru, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun on a gravel road extending east from 

 Peru toward Landgrove on the Ideal Tour Road May 19, 1913, and com- 



