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REPORT OF SURVEYORS OF HIGHWAYS. Ix the management of this department, it is hoped our citizens have received as general satisfaction as can ever be expected in so diff.cult a. department to manage, with so many people to please, with the nu- merous requirements from our citizens, and with the large number of miles in our town; it is exacting too much for the public to expect that the roads will always be in perfect condition. The vote of the town at the Annual Meeting, in- structing the Surveyors of Highways to remove all surplus or other material from the gravel -pit of Mr. Prosser before the first day of October, operated very disadvantageously for the interest of the town, inas- much as it took the labor of the men and teams for several weeks, at the very best part of the season for repairing the roads. The vote was needless, as Mr. Prosser was perfectly willing to extend the time specified in the agreement without expense to the town. The unusual lengthy term of dry weather was also a hindrance in applying gravel successfully. We have, however, in the discharge of our duty, endeav- ored to make repairs where most needed, with the expectation of receiving the usual amount of criti- cism and censure. 34 The result of the labor that has been performed is spread out before you, and it would be a useless waste of time to offer any remarks concerning it. The purchase of a gravel -bank in East Lexington, in 1881, has proved to be a fortunate investment; the material is of the best kind for durability,—being of that nature that will easily become compact and hard; the supply is ample for some years, for that part of the town. Oakland and Merriam . streets were graded late in the Fall, to which reference has been made in the Selectmen's Report. Westminster Avenue was graded, as per vote of the town, at an expense of a few dollars over the appro- priation. The property belonging to the Highway Depart- ment is in good repair, though somewhat worn. It has been examined by the appraisers, who say: "It is in good order, and a place for everything, and every- thing in its place." A. W. BRYANT, t Surveyors of J. F. SIMONDS, Highways. LExIx(Tox, Jan. 31, 1883.