The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-08-04

or stone SnOnlu contain very niue
sand or clay-it should be clean. (b)
The road must be crowned or rounded
in the center so as to shed the water to
the open drains. (c) Ruts must not be
allowed to form, as they prevent water
passing to the open drains. cd The
open drains must have a sufficient fall
ard free outlet, so that the water will
not stand in them but will be carried
away immediate ~. (e) Tile under
drains should be laid wherever the open
drains are not sufficient and tie ground
has moist or wet appearance, with a
tendency to absorb the gravel and
rut readily BY this means the founda.
ton is made dry.
5. Do not leave the gravel or stone
just as it drops from the wagon, but
spread it 50 that travel will at once
pass over and consolidate it before the
fall rains.
i. Keep the road metal raked or
scraped into the wheel or horse tracks
until consolidated.
:. Grade and crown the road before
putting on gravel or stone.
8. If a grading machine is available,
grade the roads which you intend to
gravel before the time of statute labor,
aud use the statute labor as far as pos
sible in drawing gravel.
Q. \ fair crown for gravel roads on
level ground is one inch OF rise to each
foot Of width from the side to the cen
ter.
TO- The roads on hills should have a
greater crown than on level ground.
otherwise the water will follow the
wheel tracks and create deep ruts in
stead Of passing to the side drains.
One and one half inches 70 the foot from
the side to center will be sufficient.
II. Repair old gravel reads which
have hard center but too little crown
and high. square shoulders. by cutting
off the shoulders, turning the mater1a
outward ard placing new gravel or
stone in the center. Do not cover the
old gravel foundation with the mixture
Of earth. sod anG fire gravel of which
the shoulders are composed The
shoulders can be most easily cut off be
means OF a grading machine
10. 4 width Of 81 feet between ditches
Will meet mos conditions, with he cen
trail feet grave!ed.
IL. Wherever water stands on The
roadway or by the roadside or wherever
the ground remains mois. or is swampv
in spring and fall, better drainage is
needed.
IA. Look over the road under your
charge after heavy rains ard during
spring fresheis. The work Of few
minutes in freeing drains from obstruc-
ton or disertirg a current of water into
proper channel may become he work
Of days if neglected.
j.. Surface water should be dispOs ID
of in small quantities: great accumula.
tons are hard to handle and are de-
stru"tive. Obtain outlets into natural
watcrcourses as often as possible.
1G. Instead of having deep. open
bitches to underdra:n the road and dry
the foundation. usp tile
II. Give culverts good fall and free
outlet so that water will not freeze in
them.
Is. In taking gravel from the pit, ses
Interpretations are taken to draw only
clean material. DO not let he face OF
the pit be scraped down. mixing clay
sand and turf with good gravel. There
is tendency 10 draw dirty gravel, as i,
is easier to handle.
10. travel which retains perpendic.
ular face in the pit in the spring. and
shows 70 trace CT slipping, is generally
TIT for use on the road without treat
lnent. Dirty gravel should be screened
20. Plan and lay out the work before
calling out the men.
p. When preparing plans keep the
work of succeeding years in view
%. Call out for each day only such a
properly directed.
23. In laying out the work, estimate
on full days work from each man and
see that it is performed. Specify the
number of loads of gravel to constitute
days work. Every wagon box should
hold quarter of n cord.
"a. Make all returns clearly. showing
who have done their work and who have
not.
25. Make early arrangements for hay.
ing on the ground when required, and
III good repair, all implements and tools
to be used in the performance of statute
abor.
26. Do all work with a view to per.
manence and durability.
Birds should be Protected