Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

pc The datv of the state through los state
engineer aud his assistants iO under
take the maiter, and make beginning
by l0ying of aud constructing SAY one
important main highways across the
length or breadth of the state, taking 10
such imnrtnnt towns ari county seats
as lay IN its WY. the line 20 be prop
criy located by instrumental survey as
on railroad work tne rlGht Of way 10
be paid for and The line 90 De lad on
The best ground With q view To economy
Of construction and future maintenance
ne highway for all time, regardless
Of any local considerations the entire
work t0 Doc laid of and crOss-sectioned
as on railroad construction Under the
general direction ~ the state engineer
and tie immediate direction Of bis as-
sistants as resident engineers Of the
works and The work 90 be executed by
convict labor furnished by the state,
] with the execution OF the teams and
drivers. with could Dc furnished by each
county. and which they could furnish ut
iiglt expense aud no doubt be glad Of
the opportunity of getting a thoroughly
( constructed read SO cheaply
y road constructed iu this manner
wuuld from che nature Of The cnse, he
comparatively inexpensive and would
| De- such % highway ns 10 county could
individually build by Itself and being
executed under the direction and from
Che plans of skilled engineer, would,
with the necessary incidental repairs
FROM fhc various counties though which
b. passed. be a highway for all time TO
come.
The economical construction Of such O
road in thoroughly bratcinss manner
would call for considerable skill and IN
gcnuitv on the part Of the engineer. as be
would have 90 rely on his own resources
/ ana utilize the materials at hand all be
| way through
A roud Of such extent would NO
ceasnrIly pass through o great variety OF
soils from the rocky grnyclly ridge 20
| thc HWampy ulluylul bottoms, loo either
Of which The engineer npod not boz at a
loss for The mnurIul ont Of which To-
construct q good road In the former rusn
of course. the material itself would fur
| uish the necessary foundation and roud
metal, iu the latter ibis would aayc 20
bu made artihciully or hauled from dis
lance
The prime requisites for such road
are drainage, foundation of the rogd-
Way and h1llnst or rOud metal together
with ample provision 10 allow of the
beneficial action of the wind and SUM-
"A width ol twenty i've feet available
roadway would Boz ample whore entirely
ballnstcd, To addition % which bon cvcd-
| voiion would Doc the width OF ditchps
and iu cmbuukmont thp width Of bitches
nnh bcrms, which Inter should NOT be-
less than five frrt, the grades being laid
su ns DO establish effective drlinngr to
the upur,st opening. with culvprts Of
wood or ltuuo tu mas the yynt,r Ir.trt
hp uphill bitches WHOM possibl4 tUr
fuudv for tbig width 10 be rro,yprd
| from ,Ircc to four inches The thrn-
r,fcal determining of IN. size ~ ua
OPENINGS win NOT hrrc be- entered inlo
further Oman 90 say im pnsaiug t.uraL.
iug Geurltiv.ly. tipv cannot bn un,s
100 lnres me m1yiuum rrrdi,pt f,r
such 81 road may bg sot down M I'm
%. which tnprr shonld be- mo- diaiculty
lu obtaining ordinarily ,yitb "A cpr.f,ii
location. ana II urrt ..1r,. tntin. s,,,,,,
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W ~, ,sNHW NNN'urNt mNements FORM