ROADS AND BRIDGES, JULY 1, 1913-DEC. 31, 1914. 39 



Clarendon, Vt. — Work was begun September 1, 1913, on a gravel section ex- 

 tending south on the Creek Road from Rutland to Wallingford. It was com- 

 pleted on December 14, 1913, with five days lost on account of bad weather. 

 The adjacent land is level on the east end of the road and hilly on the west. 

 The natural soil is clay and sandy loam, equally divided, with rock outcrops in 

 places. 



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

 of 7,499 feet. More than $1,500 of the amount expended was used in rock- 

 work to widen the road for a distance of 550 feet. In some places the ledge 

 was 18 feet high. Before this was removed the road was only 12 feet wide 

 At station 40 a bad curve was eliminated by cutting through a hill and con- 

 structing a retaining wall 12 feet high. Smaller retaining walls were built at 

 various other places and guard rails placed where necessary. The maxi- 

 mum cut was 4 feet and the maximum fill 3.5 feet. The maximum 

 grade on the old road was 6 per cent, which was reduced to a maximum of 3 

 per cent on the new road. The surfacing material used was an excellent 

 quality of bank gravel. It was laid 21 feet wide, a total area of 17,497 

 square yards. 



Ten small culverts were built. 



Labor cost $1.75 and $2 per day, foreman $4 per day, and teams $4.50 per 

 9-hour day. The total cost of the work was $6,387.90, or $0,365 per square 

 yard. 



Cuttingsville, Vt. — Work was begun on a gravel loam road beginning 2 miles 

 north of Cuttingsville and extending northwest toward East Clarendon on 

 August 2, 1913, and completed on September 3, 1913. Three days were lost on 

 account of rain. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is loam. 



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

 1,023 feet. Considerable clearing and grubbing was necessary, and a section 

 of retaining wall was built. The maximum cut was 0.5 foot, the maximum fill 

 3 feet, and the maximum grade was reduced from 4 per cent to 2.5 per cent. A 

 surface of gravel loam from the excavated material was laid 20 feet wide, mak- 

 ing an area of 2,387 square yards. 



One 12-inch and one 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert were laid. 



The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $4S0.77, or $0,201 per 

 square yard. 



Danby Foue Coeneks, Vt. — Work was begun on a gravel road extending west 

 from Danby Four Corners toward Pawlet on August 1, 1913, and completed on 

 August 10, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is a sandy 

 loam. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in cuts and fills for 350 feet. A surface of 

 bank gravel was laid 21 feet wide, making an area of 817 square yards. 



One 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert was placed. 



The total cost of the work was $161, or $0,197 per square yard. 



Danby, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun August 10, 1913, on a gravel road 

 beginning at a point 3 miles south of Danby and extending south toward the 

 Bennington County line. It was completed November 15, 1913, with a loss of 

 12 days on account of various causes. The adjacent land is hilly on the west 

 and level on the east side. The natural soil is sand and sandy loam. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 2,360 

 feet. Considerable rock excavation was done and 900 linear feet of retaining 

 wall was built from 2 to 8 feet high. The maximum cut was 2 feet, the maxi- 



