The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-04
DOn'ts--- tn Road
Supervisors
ey Robert A. MEEKER, State Supervisor o.
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
tiers and throw 1t 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 to receive it, because you
thereby cause wilful waste and woeful
want.
Don't place new material on tho
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 tho
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 shov-
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 q road in dry
weather without q 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
on the road than on the sides of high |
entertainments.
Don't use guard rails if you can
get dirt to widen your road.
Don't bury e stone road under |
mud.
Don't crown you 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
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
repairing Is a trade and must ba
earned.
Don't guess at the amount of na-
,erial Notwithstanding and know.
Don't depend on some one else to
ell you what the condition of your
Is.
Don't fail to visit every road under
care at least once q week..
Don't refuse to try any new ma
.erial that may be offered, unless the
same has been proven bad.
Don't think there is nothing more
o be learned about road building.
Don't forget that nobody knows
t all.
Don't think because you do not
lear the comments that your work is
lot being praised or criticised, as the
'ase may be.
Don't look down on your work.
Don't lose sight of the fact that
sood roads are one OF tie greatest
actors in the development Of any
Don't forget that churches and
cannot thrive without good
Dads.
Don't be satisfied with anything 1
ut the best.-From the Good Roads :
.1agazine.