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1913. Thirty days were lost from various causes. The adjacent land is 

 mountainous and the natural soil is hardpan. 



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

 4,046 feet. The maximum cut was 30 feet, the maximum fill 9 feet, and the 

 maximum grade of 11 per cent on the old road was reduced to 7 per cent. 



Seven stone culverts 2 by 2 by 20 feet were built; also two 18-inch metal 

 culverts. Leeches were placed every 200 feet. Much heavy stumping was done 

 and a bowlder ledge was removed. 



The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $2,526.58, or $0,312 per 

 square yard. 



Readsboro, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun on an earth road extending east 

 from Readsboro toward Whitingham on July 28, 1913, and completed on Octo- 

 ber 11, 1913. Forty-five days were lost on account of various causes. The 

 adjacent land is mountainous and the natural soil is hardpan, which was used 

 for surfacing the road. 



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

 850 feet. The maximum cut was 10 feet, the maximum fill 1 foot. A guard 

 rail was built the full length of the road on one side. 



The total cost of the work was $390.78, or $0,230 per square yard. 



Shaftsbury, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun on an earth road extending 

 north from Shaftsbury Depot toward Arlington on October 13, 1913, and com- 

 pleted on November 19, 1913. Bad weather caused a delay of 10 days. ■ The 

 adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is hardpan, which was used in the 

 surfacing. 



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

 1,056 feet. The maximum cut was 19 feet, the maximum fill 2 feet, and the 

 maximum grade was reduced from 8 per cent to 6 per cent. 



One double 24-inch metal culvert was laid. 



The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $778.02, or $0,301 per 

 square yard. 



Shaftsbury, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun on a section of the Coal Hill 

 Road south from South Shaftsbury toward Bennington November 20 and was 

 completed on November 27, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural 

 soil is clay. 



The road was graded 22 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 528 feet. 

 The maximum cut was 9 feet and the maximum fill 2 feet. 



One 24-inch metal culvert 26 feet long was placed at a cost of $46.86. 



The total cost of the completed road, exclusive of drainage structures, was 

 $89.74", which is at the rate of $0,070 per square yard, or $897.40 per mile. 



Sunderland, Vt. — Work was begun on an earth road east from Sunderland 

 toward Arlington June 23, 1913, and the road was completed on September 27, 

 1913, with a loss of nine days on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is 

 hilly and the natural soil loam and sand. 



The road was graded 21 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 4,356 feet. 

 The maximum cut was 10 feet and the maximum fill 3 feet. The maximum 

 grade of 10 per cent on the old road was reduced to a maximum of 7 per cent 

 on the new road. The improvement consisted. essentially in widening a 6-foot 

 road to 21 feet and in placing gravel, obtained from the roadside, over the sandy 

 portions. 



