The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-05-02
WIDE TIRES ADVOCATED.
The Special Agent of Road Inquiry
Makes MANY Suggestions for.the
Rattorroont IF D,,oIi1

compiled by Roy Stone, special
agent in charge of road inquiry,
containing information concerning
the use of wide tires on wagon
wheels. Mr.. Stone regards it of
special Importance for the mainte-
nance of public highways that the
vehicles used on them shall have
tires of greater width than are now
in general use. Extracts from the
State laws respecting the width of
tire to be used on vehicles are
given, some of which offer rebate
OF a portion of the highway tax on
wagons with rims or tires not less
than 3 or 81 inches in width. Ohio
makes 1t unlawful to transport over
macadamlzed, gravel or stone roads
in any vehicle having a tire less
thaHF3 inches in width, a burden of
more than 1000 pounds. Indiana
has law against hauling on a wet
gravel road load of over 2,0OO
on narrow tired wagon, or over
$500 pounds on broad tired
wagon.
Kentucky makes distinction in
favor of broad tired wagons in fix
ing toll rates. The results of ex-
periments with wide tires IN various
states are also given. The distance
from the stone quarry at Spit Rock
to the works of the reducings COM
pany in Geddes, Onondaga county,
New York, is about four and half
miles. Three or four years ago the
work of improving this stretch of
road was accomplished, Rough
quarry refuse and for part of the
distance field stones were used, all
nd-broken to two and three inch
sizes. This was covered with fine,
unsifted quarry chips, and crown
was given to the roadway with an
elevation of about six inches in
width of sixteen feet. Wagons with
tires of different degrees OF width,
some of them as much as six inches
wide, were built for hauling stone
over this road. Their constant use
has produced a smooth, compact
and regular surface between the
quarry and the works. Loads of
stone varying from eight to sixteen
thousand pounds are continually
hauled over this road with no per-
ceptible wear. The cost of hauling
has been reduced. Experiments in
other states are also referred to and
tho opinion expressed that wide
tires are not only lighter in their
draught than narrower ones under
nearly all conditions, but they cut
up roads very little; in fact, when
six inches vide tend to make the
road better continually.
The bulletin concludes by print
ing extracts from the consular re-
ports concerning the width of tires
prescribed in the various foreign
countries. In France every freight
ing and market cart is said to be a
road maker. Their tires are from
three to ten inches in width, usu-
ally from four to six. The German
law of April 16, 1910, prescribes
that wagons for heavy loads, such
as coal, brick, earth and stone must
have width of tire at least four
inches. Switzerland requires wag-
ons to be provided with wheels
having tires of width proportion
ed to the largest loads admissible.
Wide tires are very good things
on good roads, but if they are to
be used on the roads of this county
in winter time, the road machines
and their work will have to go.
Hauling would have been at a great
premium if broad-tired wagons had
to be drawn through the hub deer
mud of the county roads here fol
the past three weeks.
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