ROADS AND BRIDGES, JULY 1, 19183—DEC. 31, 1914. 35 
1918. Thirty days were lost from various causes. The adjacent land is 
mountainous and the natural soil is hardpan. 
The road was graded 18 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
4,046 feet. The maximum cut was 380 feet, the maximum fill 9 feet, and the 
maximum grade of 11 per cent on the old road was reduced to 7 per cent. 
Seven stone culverts 2 by 2 by 20 feet were built; also two 18-inch metal 
culverts. Leeches were placed every 200 feet. Much heavy stumping was done 
and a bowlder ledge was removed. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $2,526.58, or $0.312 per 
square yard. 
READSBORO, VT. (No. 2).—Work was begun .on an earth road extending east 
from Readsboro toward Whitingham on July 28, 1918, and completed on Octo- 
ber 11, 1913. Forty-five days were lost on account of various causes. The 
adjacent land is mountainous and the natural soil is hardpan, which was used 
for surfacing the road. 
The road was graded 18 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
850 feet. The maximum cut was 10 feet, the maximum fill 1 foot. A guard 
rail was built the full length of the road on one side. 
The total cost of the work was $390.78, or $0.230 per square yard. 
SHarrspury, Vt. (No. 1).—Work was begun on an earth road extending 
north from Shaftsbury Depot toward Arlington on October 13, 1913, and ecom- 
pleted on November 19, 1918. Bad weather caused a delay of 10 days. The 
adjacent land is hilly and the natural soil is hardpan, which was used in the 
surfacing. 
The road was graded 22 feet wide in both cuts and fills for a distance of 
1,056 feet. The maximum cut was 19 feet, the maximum fill 2 feet, and. the 
Maximum grade was reduced from 8 per cent to 6 per cent. 
One double 24-inch metal culvert was laid. 
The total cost of the work, including culverts, was $778.02, or $0.301 per 
square yard. 
SHAFTSBURY, VT. (No. 2).—Work was begun on a section of the Coal Hill 
Road south from South Shaftsbury toward Bennington November 20 and was 
completed on November 27, 1915. The adjacent land is hilly, and the natural 
soil is clay. 
The road was graded 22 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 528 feet. 
The maximum cut was 9 feet and the maximum fill 2 feet. 
One 24-inch metal culvert 26 feet long was placed at a cost of $46.86. 
The total cost of the completed road, exclusive of drainage structures, was 
$89.74, which is at the rate of $0.070 per square yard, or $897.40 per mile. 
SUNDERLAND, Vt.—Work was begun on an earth road east from Sunderland 
toward Arlington June 23, 1918, and the road was completed on September 27, 
1913, with a loss of nine days on account of bad weather. The adjacent land is 
hilly and the natural soil loam and sand. 
The road was graded 21 feet wide in cuts and fills for a distance of 4,356 feet. 
The maximum cut was 10 feet and the maximum fill 8 feet. The maximum 
grade of 10 per cent on the old road was reduced to a maximum of 7 per cent 
on the new road. The improvement consisted essentially in widening a 6-foot 
road to 21 feet and in placing gravel, obtained from the roadside, over the sandy 
portions. 
