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for 60 feet. A surface of bank gravel 21 feet wide was laid, making an area 
of 1,886 square yards. 
One 16-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert was laid, and 320 feet of 6-inch tile 
drain was placed under the east ditch line through the cut. 
The total cost of the work was $765.34, or $0.552 per square yard. 
PoULTNEY, VT.—Work was begun August 10, 1918, on a gravel road parallel- 
ing Lake St. Catherine and extending south from Poultney toward Wells. It 
was completed October 8, 1913, with three days lost on account of rain. The 
adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is gravelly loam. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
2.393 feet. The maximum cut was 3.5 feet, the maximum fill was 2.8 feet, 
and the maximum grade was reduced from 4 to 2 per cent. Considerable 
grubbing and clearing was necessary in widening the road, and the excavated 
material was used for surfacing 21 feet in width, making an area of 5.583 
square yards. The road was newly located for a distance of 400 feet. 
Five corrugated-iron pipe culverts, ranging in size from 12 to 24 inches, were 
placed. : 
The total cost of the work, including drainage structures, was $1,427.36, or 
$0.255 per square yard. 
Proctor, VT. (No. 1).—Work was begun on a gravel road extending north 
from Proctor toward Pittsford on June 1, 1915, and completed on August 1, 1913. 
Three days‘were lost on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is hilly 
and the natura! soil is a sandy loam. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 3.201 
feet. The maximum cut was 3.7 feet, the maximum fill was 2.9 feet, and the old 
maximum grade of 8 per cent was reduced to 6 per cent. A gravel surface was 
laid 21 feet wide, making a total of 7,469 square yards. 
Three 18-inch and two 24-inch corrugated-iron pipe culverts were placed and 
approximately 275 linear feet of telford base was laid. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $2,035.38, or $0.272 per 
square yard. 
Proctor, VT. (No. 2).—Work was begun on a gravel road extending east from 
Proctor toward Pittsford Mills on August 4, 1918, and completed on September 
1, 19138. Rain delayed the work for two days. The adjacent land is hilly and 
the natural soil a sandy loam. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 710 
feet. The maximum cut was 1.8 feet, the maximum fill was 1.2*feet, and the 
old maximum grade of 3 per cent was reduced to 2 per cent. Gravel was ob- 
tained close at hand and laid on the road 21 feet wide, or a total area of 1,656 
square yards. 
Two 18-inch and one 12-inch corrugated-iron pipe culverts were placed. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $221.21, or $0.133 per 
square yard. 
RuTLAND City, Vt.—Work was begun August 20, 1913, on a gravel road ex- 
tending north from the south city line of Rutland toward Dorris Bridge. The 
road was entirely within the city limits and was completed on October 30, 1913, 
with a loss of three days on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is 
rolling on the west and level on the east side. The natural soil is sandy loam. 
The road was shaped by a road machine 30 feet wide in both cuts and fills 
for a distance of 5.199 feet. Practically no grading was necessary. The road 
