The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-02-05
By ROBERT A. MEsEER State Supervisor OF
Roads, New Jersey.

Don't leave grass and weeds on the
shoulders and in the cutters.
Don't dig the mud out of the gut
ters and throw il upon the road,
Don't leave dirt in piles on the road.
Don't throw grass and weeds upon
the road surface.
Don't dump stone or gravel on an
old road without first preparing the
surface 10 receive il, because you
thereby cause wilful waste and woeful
want.
Don't place new material on the
road without leveling and shaping it
so that the grade and cross section OF
the road will be unchanged.
Don't expect travel TO spread and
roll the new material; one-half of the
money spent is wasted by this
method.
Don't put new material on an old
hard road surface before first picking
or loosening the old covering 1t is
good for the quarryman and gravel
owner, but bad for the taxpayer and
road user.
Don't try to do work without
proper tools.
Don't leave your scarifer in the
shed.
Don't forget to use your sprinkling
wagon.
Don't let your steam roller be idle.
Don't think any old tools are good
enough for road work
Don't use dull picks, broken SHOW
els, dull scraper blades or broken
and leaky steam rollers.
Don't waste your rainy days.
Don't let water stand on your road.
Don't try to repair a road in dry
weather without a liberal use Of
water.
Don't allow culverts or pipes to be-
come choked up.
Don't allow the outlets OF UNDER
drains to become stopped up.
Don't let water get under a road.
Don't let ruts form.
Don't let the road lose its original
cross section.
Don't let the shoulders get higher
than the centre of the road.
Don't fail to widen your fills at
every opportunity. No better place
for the mud, grass and weeds taken
of the road than on the sides OF high
embankments.
Don't use guard rails IL you can
get dirt to widen your road.
Don't bury a stone road under
mud.
Don't crown your roads so high
that no one will travel on tho sides.
Don't forget that the entire width
OF the road is intended for use.
Don't expect 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 until you are ready to
go to work before you procure the
necessary materials for repair.
Don't be constantly changing your
road gang.
Don't let experienced men go SIM
ply to give someone a 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 some one else to
tell you what the condition of your
roads is
Don't fail to visit every road under
/ your care at least once a week.
Don't refuse to try any new ma
terial that may be offered, unless the
same has been proven bad.
Don't think there is nothing more
to be learned about road building.
Don't forget that nobody knows
1t all.
Don't think because you do not
hear the comments that your work is
not being praised or criticised. as the
Ease may be.
Don't look down on your work
Don't lose sight of the fact that
good roads are one of the greatest
factors in the development of any
country.
Don't forget that churches and
schools cannot thrive without good
roads.
Don't be satisfied with anything
! but the best.-From the Good Roads
Magazine.