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from 3 to 1.5 per cent. The V foundation was covered with bank gravel to a 

 width of 21 feet, giving a surfaced area of 1,349 square yards. 



One stone masonry culvert was lengthened, and regulation stone and tile 

 cross drains were put in every 20 feet to drain the V foundation, which was 

 laid of fence stone. 



The total cost of the work was $303.26, or $0,225 per square yard. 



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

 beginning at the line between the townships of Fair Haven and Castleton and 

 extending west toward the village of Fair Haven, and completed on August 10, 

 1913. The adjacent land is rolling and the soil is sandy loam. 



The road was shaped 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 743 

 feet. A surface of bank gravel was placed 21 feet wide, making an area of 

 1,734 square yards. 



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



The total cost of the work was $165.20, or $0,095 per square yard. 



Fair Haven, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun on a gravel road extending west 

 from Fair Haven toward Whitehall, N. Y., on August 12, 1913, and completed on 

 September 3, 1913, with one day lost on account of rain. The adjacent land is 

 rolling and the natural soil very sandy. 



The old road was lightly shaped and a 3-inch layer of clay applied on the 

 sand subgrade before putting on the gravel surface. The road was graded 26 

 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a total length of 2,970 feet. A gravel surface 

 21 feet wide, making an area of 6,930 square yards, was placed. 



One 15-inch and one 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert were placed. 



The total cost of the work was $687.54, or. $0,099 per square yard. 



Fair Haven, Vt. (No. 3). — Work was begun September 15, 1913, on a gravel 

 road extending north from Fair Haven toward West Castleton at the point 

 known as Scotch Hill. It was completed on October 15, 1913, with three days 

 lost on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural 

 soil is clay from station to 6 and sandy loam from station 6 to 12+20. 



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

 1,220 feet. The maximum grade was reduced from 7 to 5 per cent. The maxi- 

 mum cut was 2 feet and the maximum fill was 1.8 feet. The material for the 

 telford foundation, which extended for 400 feet of the clay portion, was ob- 

 tained from stone walls. The gravel surfacing came from banks along the road 

 and was laid 21 feet in widtb, a total area of 2,S47 square yards. 



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



The total cost of the work was $420.38, or $0,148 per square yard. 



Fair Haven, Vt. (No. 4). — Work was begun October 18, 1913, on a gravel road 

 extending northwest from Fair Haven toward Benson, beginning at a 12-foot 

 iron bridge 3 miles north of Fair Haven. It was completed on November 7, 

 1913, with one day lost on account of rain. The adjacent land is hilly and the 

 natural soil is clay. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 578 

 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot and the maximum fill was 1 foot. The 

 maximum grade of 5 per cent on the old road was reduced to 4 per cent on the 

 new road. A surface of bank gravel was laid 21 feet in width, making an 

 area of 1,349 square yards. 



The total cost of the work was $368.66, or $0,273 per square yard. 



