Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-01-01

steam roller and brought to the exact
contour Of the finished road surface.
Importance is laid upon the manner of
building the shoulder. In fact. impor-
lance Is laid upon every step in the
progress OF construction, for the COM
missioner says that there are no ''little
things" In roadmaking. and the con-
tractor Is required to extend the shoul-
der several inches on to the travel
way and thoroughly roll or ram the
material down to the established
grade and then cut 1t back to the line.
This renders 1t firm and unyielding to
the metaling.
In the construction of a gravel road
1t Is specified that 1.-THE first course
Shall consist Of good. clean gravel, not
less. than so per cent Of gravel, the
balance material that will bind. No
loan will be allowed
| The gravel shall range from pea
stone TO three inches at its longest d.
ameter. Care must be taken to have
the gravel as near uniform In quality
ss possible, avoiding sand. the small
sizes to predominant. The gravel
shall be spread on uniformly and roll
ed down. after which a sprinkler shall
be used and this course wet down and
then rolled again and continue rolling
until 1t Is firm and thoroughly COM
pacted. This course shall be three
inches in depth when complete after
rolling.
After the first course the second
course shall be put on, and the same
method shall be pursued in its treat
ment In every particular as described
for the first course except that the
size OF the gravel shall not be larger
than will go through two inch
screen. This course shall be three
inches In depth after rolling.
After the contractor has taken out
all wheel and foot marks on the Sec
ond course and has finished rolling he
shall then put on the last or finishing
course. which shall consist of 60 per
cent Of stone and 40 per cent of bind.
Ing material. No stone shall exceed
one inch longest diameter This course
must be spread with shovels either
from the wagon or from the gravel
damped on the shoulders. The con-
tractor must not dump the loads Of
gravel on the road proper. This course
after being sDread uniformly shall be
wet down and rolled, and the wetting
and rolling shall be continued until
the road Is solid and firm and will not
show the mark of hoof or wheel while
driving over It."
There are many miles of gravel
roads within the state Of Connecticut
which are as smooth-to use a term
that is becoming familiar as applied
to improved roads-as billiard table,
and when, after year or so of traffic,
they are given the surfacing Of trap
rock splinters II Is difficult to note the
difference in appearance from mac
adam. This construction affords
hard, smooth and durable surface.
On this official tour Of Inspection
there was included a stretch of telford
construction. Here the travel path
had been excavated to depth Of a
foot below grade line, and then the
large stone for the first or bed course
was laid. In doing this class of work
the commissioner requires that 'the
bed stone shall be Of the following di-
mensions: Six to ten inches In width.
eight to eighteen inches In length and
eight inches deep, placed by hand.
broadest surface Of depth Of stone
placed down and stones laid In courses
across the road, all joints broken and
all interstices chinked in and wedged
with broken stone. All sharp points
of stone must be broken off with the
hammer to bring the surface Of the
bed stone true to grade The bed
stone should be laid up full and strong
so as to allow for al settling In roll
ing. In no case will the contractor
be allowed to use stone that IL not up
to all these requirements. After bed
stone has been laid. chinked and
broken Off to grade the roller shall be
run over the bed stone until II " firm
ly beGded and will not kick or rock
under the roller No nests of small
stone will be allowed. nor will the con
tractor be allowed u use r0tten stone
"The scCcnd course shall be four
inches over all after rolling and must
be broken trap rock unless otherwise
specified. Tive stone used for this