The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-26
DESCRIBES
ME- THO[|
FOR SAND
('L. AY
ROADWAY

w. Il Colt. first vice v.asiiont OF
the Oklahoma Gooa Reads association
is aa advocate o. said clay roads
The state publicity hureau requested
NIL Colt to deacribe the method Of
hhibilng sand clay rosan, Ii answer
ID whieh he prepared me fcllnwlng,
which il given out ior the genertl
Information ~ me public:
9The following method was en-
ployed BY the writer end has been
successfully used by the department
cf roads, In the construction OF sand
ebay roads iR different localities OF
tda several states. which YOU will find
viii give yoH 4 perfect road under a.
most any weather conditions. provid.
ing the essence or essential OF all
road construction Is carefully az
,eniet 70. to.wlt. That the drainage
81 tue storm water from anl OF the
road be accomplished as expedhlously
as the location of the ROAD and the
fall OF the g,ound win permit main
tanning at ali limee a dry iootlng for
the wearing surface.
"Iu the construction Of sand-claX
road the flfst requirement Is to
throw up grade Of sand oi SUFFICIENT
helshih 70 bring lhe roadway above
the adjacent lande. 80 ls to permit OF
thorough drainage oi ole sub-g-ade,
md the protection Of the spbgrade
rom seepaae, hY proper drainage Of
IN storm waters from lhe upper into
he lnwnr ditch By adequate culgert
anustpctei with lue regard for Oh.
aiming fan frani the upper ditch,
which should be IL iease several
inches If not more, higher Of snail.
/ lower than the lower aitch
After shaping up the sand 10 The
preper contour for successful drain
age af the 'oshed into the respective
Aitchns. The method at present en-
nloyed b. the department OF roads Is
$ follows; Plastic on tenacious clay
n gumbo Is distributed over tae sur
ace Of lie roadway and ditches TO an
| ppieslmate depth Of ave on six
inches. after which disc harrows ara
brought into sFsvlce. and the clay or
sumbo thoroughly mixerd and har.
wed with the sand to depth ol
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