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This road parallels a stream which formerly washed out the road every 
spring. The channel of the stream was cleared of large bowlders and trees 
and a retaining wall was constructed. A 2 foot fill running the entire length 
of the work was then made of stone from old walls. This rock was carefully 
chinked with small stone and covered with gravel. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
660 feet. The maximum fill was 8 feet and the maximum grade of 2 per cent 
was reduced to i per cent. A bank gravel surfacing was laid 21 feet wide, 
making an area of 1,540 square yards. 
Two 2 by 3 foot masonry culverts with concrete tops were laid; also one 18- 
inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert. 
The total cost of the work was $1,406.85, or $0.918 per square yard. 
LAKE ST. CATHERINE, VT. (No. 1).—Work was begun August 1, 1913, on a 
gravel road starting at the iron bridge at the south end of Lake St. Catherine 
and extending north and then east toward Wells. It was completed on October 
1, 1913, with a delay of four days on account of bad weather. The adjacent 
land is hilly and the natural soil from station 0 to 35 is sandy loam. The bal- 
ance of the way is gravel. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
4,673 feet. The maximum cut was 4.2 feet, the maximum fill 3.8 feet, and the 
maximum grade was reduced from 7 to 5.2 per cent. 
A gravel surface 21 feet wide, making an area of 10,903 square yards, was 
laid, with a4 maximum haul of 1,500 feet for half the road. The gravel for the 
other half was obtained from banks alongside the road. 
Three hundred feet of tile drain was constructed, two masonry culverts 
lengthened, one masonry culvert built, and five cast-iron pipe culverts laid. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $950.70, or $0.087 per 
square yard. 
LAKE ST. CATHERINE, VT. (No. 2).—Work was begun June 1, 1913, on a gravel 
road beginning at the north line of the town of Wells and extending south 
toward Poultney, paralleling the lake. It was completed on September 10, 1918, 
with a delay of 10 days from various causes. The adjacent land is very hilly 
on the east, with the lake on the west. The natural soil is soft shale and clay. 
The road was graded 24 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
3.964 feet. The maximum cut was 5.7 feet, the maximum fill 6 feet, and the 
maximum grade was reduced from 10 to 4 per cent on the new road. The 
shale rock was practically all picked by hand, being too soft to blast. Bank 
gravel, which was hauled about 1 mile, was laid for a width of 18 feet on the 
road, making an area of 6,728 square yards. 
Stone retaining walls were built; also one 4 by 4 foot concrete box culvert. 
Three 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culverts were placed. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $2,720.46, or $0.404 per 
square yard. 
MeEnpon, VT. (No. 1).—Work was begun on a gravel section extending east 
from Mendon toward Sherburne on Mountain Road on August 20, 1913, and 
completed September 25, 1913. Five days were lost from various causes. The 
adjacent land is hilly and the soil a sandy loam. 
The road was graded 26 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 446 
feet. The maximum cut was 0.5 foot and the maximum fill 1 foot. A surface 
of gravel was laid 21 feet wide, making an area of 1,041 square yards. The 
gravel was hauled about 23 miles. 
One 18-inch corrugated-iron pipe culvert was built. 
The total cost of the work was $414.12, or $0.898 per square yard. 
