Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-08
RULES FOR IMPROVING AND REPAIR
ING HIGHWAYS
Canadian Commfssfoner'sA Advice For
Keeping Up Good Roadways-An
Work TO Be Done With View TO
Permane nce and Durability.


sential features:
"a = ,Ac-,-sA.y Cry foundation.
~ = smooth. a--3. va;s-r-ro. surface
cov.-:-c
Seooad--The foundation Is the na:
ursl suhso!l. the dirt rad. which mus;
Re kept dry by sooi d-ainaSe
Th.-i.-The surface covering is gen
e-a.ly : coating q gravel @. broken
stone. which should be N, OF the road
in such : way that j. viii 10. IN We,
weathe. be churned Up and mixed Wit,
the earth beneath--ha. j., !. should
form s dl>Tlac. coating
Tou--A--To accomplish this
tAl Ire gravel - broken stone should
contain very little ssac o. clay. :: should
- clean.
o. The -oa1s should Re ero~nec o:
round=t - TIE center 50 S. 30 shed the
vsts- - :he CO. drains
C. Euts should 10: - above. - form
IS they r-evva. water :-o-. passing 20 TIE
or=- drains
80 The o7~a drains sAoal: have : san.
c:s-, .. a-G :-e= cutie: 50 TIA, ths w.
- ~. *: s-a-. - them b.: vii -
carried away Immediately.
e. TIE o2s- --,e-:-Alas Should - la.i
wherever tire opz- trains are 10: SUI
c.s-: sd WHARF re ground kas q -o.s;
- We sT-<--a-ca VIII tendency 20 90.
so.o TIE S-avsl aat -; readily BY ,A!s
means the foundation Is made 5.y.
Ettth-no no. leave TIE gravel O,
stone JUS. IS !. drops from the wagon
but spread !, SO that travel will 8. oacs
pass over a2d consolidate II before TIE
fall rains co-Ceoce.
S!xJh-heep he road material rake,
o. sc-apei into the wheel or horSs
tracks until consolidated
>evealh.-G-a6e and crown the rad
before putting On grave, O: stone.
E.Sh-h-lt s grading machine Ii
available, grade the road which you To
tend 20 gravel before the tine OF stat
Ute labor ard use the statute labor as
fsc SIS possible II drawing gravel
N.ath-A Isl. crown for gravel rasd.
on leve! ground Is ooe inch OF use t
each too. Of width from tie side 10 TIE
center
Teoth.-The roat on hills should ha~e
greater crowa than o. level ground
otherwise the water will follow TIE
wheel tracks sad CREATE deep ruts Il
stead Q. passing 20 the side drains
Ahou. one a2d o1atourIh inches 10 Tie
tool from the side 70 center will -
sufficient
Elevel-h-Repa;- old gravel rad:
which have hard center. but TOO little
crown. z23 which have high. SQUARE
shoulders. ~ cutting Of tie shoulders
turning -ha UaIeria. outward and plac
.nc new gravel o stone il the center
TO nor cover rl1@ I'D CTaval foundation
with -Ae mixture q e1--h. sod and 1.e
grave. = which - shoulders are COT
-,o>e:. The shoulders en- - easily CT.
- ~ means q 3 grading machine.
Tweltth-A With q ,we1-y-:oC:
tee. between zi-c1r-, VI Meet NOS.
co2t.--o.l>. VI he central e.-1. tea,
E-2ve.=-l o -.--a.e-i With broken stone
--e~2-4 W Wherever wafer sand:
o. - -9adva! - - - roadside c:
wherever IL ground remains uo.>. c:
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