The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-25

removed from the roadside, but grass
should be soWn, trees planted, and a side
path or walk be prepared for the use Of
women, children, and other pedestrians
going to and coming from church. school,
and places of business and amusement.
Country roads can be made far more use
full and attractive than they usually are
and this may be secured by the eXpendi-
ture Of only small amount Of labor
and money. Although such improvements
are not necessary, they make the sur
roundings attractive and inviting, end add
to the value of property and the pleasure
of the tra,geler.
. II trees are planted alongside the road
they should be far enough back to admit
the wind and sun. Most strong growing
trees are apt to extend their roots under
the cutters and even beneath the road
way If they are planted too close to the
roadside. Even If they be planted at a
safe distance these varieties should be
selected which send their roots downward
rather than horizontally. The most use
full and beautiful tree corresponding with
these requirements is the chestnut, while
certain varieties of the pear, cherry, and
mulberry answer the Same purpose.
COST OF ROADS.
The introduction in recent years Of i'm
proved road building machinery has en-
to build improved stone and gravel roads
quite cheaply. First-class single track
stone roads, nine feet wide, have been
built at Canandaigua, N. Y, for 5000 to
$l.0OG per mile. Many excellent gravel
roads have been built in New Jersey for
81 eco to $1,000 per mile. The material of
which they were constructed was placed
on two layers each being raked and thor
oughly rolled, and the whole mass con-
of cd 70 Of 10Th tho
In the same state macadam roads have
been built for $1,000 to $1,000 per mile,
varying In width from nine to twenty feet
and in thickness of material from four to
twelve inches. Telford roads fourteen feet
wide and ten to twelve inches thick have
been built in New Jersey for $4,000 to
$4,000 per mile. Macadam roads have
been built at Bridgeport and Fairfield,
Conn.,, eighteen to twenty feet wide, for
$4,000 to $1,000 per mile. A telford road
sixteen feet wide and twelve inches thick
was built at Fanwood. n. J., for $500
per mile. Macadam roads have been built
In Rhode Island, sixteen to twenty feet
wide. for $4,000 to $1,000 per mile.
Massachusetts roads are costing all the
way from Sc, 900 to $25, 900 per mile. A mile
of broken stone road, fifteen feet wide,
costs In the state of Massachusetts, about
ZOO per mile, while a mile Of the same
width and kind of road costs In the state
Of New Jersey only $4.7O0. This is due
partly to the fact that the topography of
Massachusetts is somewhat rougher than
that of New Jersey, necessitating the
reduction of many steep grades and the
building of expensive retaining walls and
bridges, and partly to the difference in
methods Of construction and the differ
ence in prices of materials, labor, etc.
Doubtless the state of New Jersey 10
building more roads and better roads for
less money per mile than any other state
in the Union. Their roads are now cost
ing from 20 to 70 cents per square yard.
Where the telford construction is used
they sometimes cost as much as IS cents
per square yard. The average cost of all
classes of the roads of that state during
the last season was about so cents per
square yard. The stone was, as a rule,
spread on to depth of nine inches,
which, after rolling, gave a depth of
about eight inches. At this rate a single
track road eight feet wide costs about
81, 346 per MILE while a double track road
fourteen feet wide costs about $4,01e per
MILE and one eighteen feet wide costs
about $3.50 per mile. Where the mate