Catoctin clarion., 1909-06-10
Don'ts For Good Roads.
Mr.. Mccker. OF New Jersey,
Prepares List for Highway
Builders.


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visor of New Jerseys | 400 miles Of
highgradc roads, most of which were
inspected recently by the Maryland
Good Roads Commission, has prrpar-
ed "a number of 'don'ts which are
tie result Of Mr.. Merkrr's extensive
experience in roadhuilding, will, no
doubt, be found as full of wisdom
when applied to Maryland roads as
to New jersey roads. They are as
follows:
Don't leave grass and weeds ON the
shoulders and in the cutters.
Don't dig the mud out of til" gut
trrs and throw it on the road.
! Dom leave dirt in piles on the road.
Don t throw grass and weeds upon
the read surface.
Don't dump stone and gravel ON
an old road without first pr' pairing
the surface to receive it, because YOU
thereby cause williul vast" and Woe
inl want.
Don't place new material on the
road without lrvrling and shaping it
50 that the grade and cross section OF
the road will remain unchanged.
Don't expect travel to spread and
lp Il the new material; one half the
money spent is wasted by this meth
od.
Don't put new material on an old,
hard road surface before first picking
or looscning the old covering. TO do
50 is good for the quarryman and
gravel owner, but bad for the taXpay-
cr and road user.
Don t try to do work without prop
rr tools.
Don't leave your scariticr in the
shed.
Don't forget to use your sprinkling
wagon.
Don t let your steam roller he idle.
Don t think any old tools are good
enough for road work.
Don't use dull picks, broken shov-
els, dull scraprr blades, or broken
and lcaky steam rollers.
Don t waste your rainy days.
Don / let water stand on your road.
Don / try to repair a road in dry
weather without a liberal use of wa
ter.
Don't allow culvrrtS or pipes to
hecomc chokcd up.
Don t allow the outlets of under
drains to become stopped up.
Don't let water get under road.
Don't let rutS form.
DON'T LIT the shoulders get higher
than tn" center of the road.
Don't let the road lose its original
cross section.
Don't fail to widen your fills at ev
cry opportunity. No better place for
the mud, grass and weeds taken oil
the road than on the sides of high
cmbankmcnts.
Don't use guard rails if you can
get dirt to widen your road.
Don't bury II stone road under
mud.
Don't crown youroad 50 high that
no one will travel ON the sides.
Don't forget that the entire width
of a road is intended for use.
Don't exp ct a road to take care
of itself
DON'T fail to locate all good repair
material lying on or near the road
Don't wait till you are ready to 90
to work before you procure the ncccs-
sary materials for repair.
| Don't be constantly changing youl
road gang.
Don't let experienced men go sim
ply to give someone job.
DON'T lose sight of the fact that
road repairing is a trade and must
be learned.
Don't guess at the amount of ma
terial required. Measure and know
DON'T depend ON someone else to
tell you what the condition OF youl
road is.
Don't fail to visit every road under
your care at least once week.
Don't refuse to try any new ma
trrial that may be offered, unless the
same has been proved bad
Don't be satisfied with anything
but the best.