Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-27
TIE HIGHWAYS OF DENMARK.
Made and Maintained Under SupervIsIo
of 1.-THE State-Dinerent Classes

Made and Maintained Under Supervision
ofthe state-Dinerent Glasses
The construction and maintenance of
the public roads in Denmark are under
the management and at the charge Of
the local municipal boards. subject to
state supervision. The full breadth of the
different classes of roads. with the de-
auctions for side paths, bitches, etc,
and the breadth of the carriage road art
as follows: First class road, 81 to 40 feet
wide, 16 to 90 reduction; second class. IS
and II; third class, 81 and IL, and fourth
class, 90 and 10.
The drains beneath the roadways are
as near as possible of similar construc-
ton of the three classes, in most cases
with granite sidewalks and pavement.
the whole being covered with thick
layer of clay. 1t is only an exception
when the drains are of brick work. In
the later years glazed drain pipAs have.
however, been used for drains of smaller
dimensions. For the carriageways. the
dimensions of which have heen given. in
the first class roads the sulrstructure as
a rule consists of irregularly broken
stones to inches in diameter. packed
closely by hand, or else of layer of
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stones up to inches in diameter, which,
after the addition of thin layer of
small, hand broken stone of To inches
in diameter, is rolled until well bound
together, while the wear and tear super
structure will generally consist of small
granite road metal of about Il inches in
diameter.
This layer is at times divided into two
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It inches, with an upper layor Of stones
of 1! inches in diameter, the whole be-
ing firmly bound together with an addi-
ton of sand gravel strewed over the path
after one or two passages have been
made by the rolling machine.
For the second class roads will be used
q similar wear and tear superstructure
of hand broken road metal or else Of
screened gravel, the choice depending in
great measure on the difference in cost
Of the two materials at the spot where
the work is carried on. Where the traf-
fic is of lighter nature the screened gravel
is found very good material onCc the
road has been we'll consolidated. The
difference in price Is a matter Of some
Importance. the cost of hand broken
stone varying from - to $21 per cubic
fathOm, while the screened gravel may
be obtained for =. o. to -.
On the third class roads the wear and
/ tear superstructure is = rule Is simply
laid on foundation of to inch layer
/ Of coarse screened gravel. and rs soon aS
this Is somewhat consolidated by traffic
or rolling a superStruCture i laid con-
sistinG either Of hand broken stones OF
OF screened gravel = inches in thickness.
The cost OF yearly maintenance IF the
highways and rusdS does not alone de
pend upon the traffic or number If pr
sOnal staff employed. but al>oon the cost
Of materials in the different districts,
The daily repairs are made by permanent
( road labOrrrs, Of which in the usighbor-
hood of a town One l. generally employed
to every onc-half or thr,v-fourths of 4
Danish mile. which proportion will be
changed as by degrrts one withdraws
more and more into the country. when
il may conclude with one road laboreI
to one Danish mile. ana the daily attend
ance ON the road may he reduced 10 an
attendance If three days in the week.
The superintendent Of this work i lsr
formed 10y assistant inspectors To every
) To ~ Danish miles acCUr,ling To The
nature Of the rOadS.-St. Louis Republic