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9 per cent was reduced to 6 per cent A short section of hemlock crib was 

 built to hold the embankment. Bank gravel was used for surfacing and was 

 placed 21 feet wide, or a total of 2,541 square yards. 



One 24-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert was laid. 



The total cost of the work, including culvert, was $591.85, or $0,233 per 

 square yard. 



Wallingford, Vt. (No. 5). — Work was begun on a gravel road extending 

 west from Wallingford toward Tinmouth on October 26, 1913, and completed 

 on November 5, 1913. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is clay. 



The road was graded 25 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 660 

 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot, the maximum fill 1.8 feet, and the maxi- 

 mum grade was reduced from 3 to 2 per cent. A gravel surface 20 feet wide, 

 making an area of 1,466 square yards, was laid. The average haul was 200 

 feet. 



The total cost of the work was $79.35, or $0,054 per square yard. 



West Pawlet, Vt. — Work was begun October 25, 1913, on a gravel road be- 

 ginning at the Bennington County line south of West Pawlet and extending 

 north toward Rupert. It was completed November 12, 1913, with a delay of 

 four days on account of rain. The adjacent land is rolling and the natural 

 soil clay loam. 



The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a length of 1,320 

 feet. The maximum cut was 0.5 foot, the maximum fill 0.8 foot. The maxi- 

 mum grade of 2 per cent on the old road was reduced to 1.5 per cent on the 

 new road. A bank gravel surface was laid 21 feet wide, making an area of 

 3,080 square yards. 



The total cost of the work was $370.52, or $0,120 per square yard. 



Westhaven, Vt. (No. 1). — Work was begun August 15, 1913, at a point 6 

 miles northwest of Fair Haven, on a gravel road extending northwest toward 

 Benson. It was completed on September 10, 1913, with one day lost on ac- 

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

 from station to 2 and clay from station 2 to 12+71. 



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

 1,271 feet. Only the road machine was used, since very little grading was 

 necessary. A surface of gravel 21 feet wide was laid, making an area of 2,956 

 square yards. 



The total cost of the work was $279.10, or $0,094 per square yard. 



Westhaven, Vt. (No. 2). — Work was begun August 12, 1913, at a point 3 

 miles west of Westhaven, on a gravel section extending on the West Road 

 toward Lake Champlain. It was completed on September 6, 1913, with a loss 

 of two days on account of rain. The adjacent land is hilly and the natural 

 soil is clay. 



The road was graded 24 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 

 743 feet. The maximum cut was 1 foot, the maximum fill 1.5 feet, and the 

 maximum grade on the old road was reduced from 3 to 2 per cent. A telford 

 foundation was laid for a distance of 200 feet. Bank gravel was used for 

 surfacing and placed 20 feet wide, or a total of 1,651 square yards. 



One 2 by 2 foot masonry culvert was lengthened and one 12-inch corrugated- 

 iron pipe culvert laid. 



The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $276.46, or $0,176 per 

 square yard. 



