The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
OADPROBLEM NEAR SOLUTION
GEORGE e. DIEHL SlTS PATROL
SISTEu SHOI IN M ADOPTEA
D--lar-s mat Method Z sod In France ana
New Isrk state Ought 10 spread Al
ON~T country, ~ % o. MOFc Emciena
ami Economical Than ANY Other.

ID~rlaFrs That Method Sesl la France ana
New York state Ought 60 spread Al
over country, ~ % o. MSFe EHlraent
ami Economical Than ANY Other.
solving the road problem that has come
10 tlse fore 10 prOmine ntly az the number
Of nui omohil.z IN us. has multiplied. and
the consequent gr-ateT use Of tho highways.
IL no; a. DIM ut by far a. seemed To be tho
cSr- va the early DAYS Of the motor vehicle.
Nhich nov finds IT. need even Ereater on the
farm than in city and town. That marked
progress has been made during thu last
year IA the bulldInR and maint aiming OF
roads 10 meet modern traftic conditions
Was cow inc ingly drmonSi rated by technical
papers read by leading highway Au-
thoTities OF the country at the national
good roads conNentiO on in 81. Louis last
week
George & Dieh Of BunaIo Who 10 chair
man Of the good roads board 81 the Ameri-
can Automobile As-o. iation and Who =
chairman Of the nat onal convention com
mIttee. believes that states should adopt
the patrol system used IN France and New
Work state. commenting on the subject
OF improved highways, Mr.. Diehl says.
THE highway traveller Who Roe- n dis
lance IL primarily Interested IN the improve
msni anil ma,nicnan"e Of city strre,s. PARK
roads and trunk lines connecting the
various centres OF population a. ia prac-
tbcally every tour It - ne. es-sry to pass
over these three classes NJ highways. II
IL particularly agyravating IA many in
| staU'e- when entering city to ind an
| intulerable tond' ON 81 the city streets
that d.stroy- very largely the pleasure Of
motoring In many Instances this eond'
ton - due 20 lack of for'.-iRht in prov ding
sufficient funds by the city authorities. and
also To lack 81 knowledge Of how to make tho
proper repair. although the offlciAl IN
Lob - al fVRN. Ia m iona ND
Willing 10 properly Improve and repair the
~ reefs Of his municipality
| No city IN the country has passed more
quickly from a." stage OF m t-srable city
- r..-ts To a condition Of smooth durable
and dustle-- pavement than the city Of
~ Louis Before The worlds fair IN oo1
the sir-,.ts OF ~ Louis were dusty and
muddy, a Disgrace to the municipality and
an annoyan.r and menace 20 the travelling
| public That city has since expended
| several million dollar~ in obtaining the
finest pavemcn's m the country. Every
type Of paving has been used and the work
has been exceptionally we'll performed
under the direction of james 4. 1ravilla.
the street commissioner The delegAtes
Who attended ih. convent ion at ST. Louis
last week particularly the street commits
rlOn"r- from various cities OF the country.
had all excellent opportunity Of becoming
informed upon the latest and most approved
| methods Of building ami maintaining CITY
streets
| ~ l. not unusual in motoring through
the many beautiful parks situated IN and
near large CITIES In this country to travel
over park roads WhI'h were formerly
smooth and PHEASANT. but are now nlled
With holes or are dusty and muddy, ali
showing defects Of ~ considered methods
| ComniiSs toners throughout the country
are no doubt ANTON. and will,ns tina, their
| roads and boulsvariz he dustless, smooth
| and pleasant to travel over, nut ther" are
| 80 many different methods OF treating
these roads that unless these para Conms
I IN i-sI OueT- have made special study OF
the subject they are apt to adopt ~ayS ot
improv ing these roads which have proNet
failures ani which add to rather than lessen
\ the dl-'OmtoTts 10 which the user OF the
one % the most expert men IN the coun-
TRY "a the treatment of paTk roads ~ John
IR Rahltn. engineer Of the MetTopolitln
Park commission Of Boston Tie read
paper ~ the national convention ON Pars
| Roads The many PARK commi-SionrTS
| present had the opportunity ~ Learning
| proyrd failures and how they can mos
economically and EFFICIENTLY improve the
Z parkuays under THEW charge Nr Rahhn
I also explained Nh" system Of creating the
/ Metropolitan district around Ios'on, which
has resulted IN the me -y-tcnl 81 par
I and boulryards and which would not have
/ been po--ihle o'heTVt--. In the-r days ~
/ rapid travel the creation 81 PARKS and PARK
! Wavs - q most important subject ann y ~
I frr,.uentI, n.,es-iry hv reason of he fast
/ huidinv up ~ csn'rr- Of population ~
/ purchss,. land AZ -nns distance from the
J Cttte- for park purposes
/ I -laIly the ~ pens. ~ such a plan =
] prohihli'N" and IN many cas"s VIII ne
metropolitan park district. - that the
/ eNp.n-e nf -uCh an Improvement can ne
/ tsrritory ,outtnr.u' thereto. witch - alep
/ benefited and improved hv such parks and
aSt.er, on MS .,ihir,.i - - veil knoNn THAI
] herr is not doubt that nv" park gomtnls-
.tuneT- all over M" country HNHilsd them
. -alvr- ~ iNs chanC" ~ getting at first hand
. the Infut mat ion on the subject
IT has lson frequently san that re
| money which has he"u expended outside
/ ~ the rttt.,- and villages on the improve
ucnt of ~" -o-'H''"t stat" loads "r main
trunk lines - wasted. h",arl-e IN" roads
/ arc not uruI,erly maintained after heinz
| built In MANY Instances the rritiCi-ms are
we'll founded. AMI IN" millions 81 dollar
/ eNpcnd-d On road oonS' r'l'tion hav" been
. a. good A. -quan Tered h""1n-@ ~" roads
have been allowed 20 d","fnratc amt wear
| out without properly bctng cared Tor
| The system adopted IN Franc" IL known
a. the patrol sV~t"m, aud IN" same me,hol
| over > 49, miles ~ ua'aIan r"ats have
been constructed ami about - pat rolmen
ar" AZ ."rk repairing all th" minor detects
about ~. miles 81 territory Ne i pro.
,ld"d with horse and car ni"h WIN re
IN. necessary lmprment- e. r~pAir all
small defects IN" work has been laid out
. amt directed under ID" I.@r-onal super
VISION of = Percy Hooker STAT. Highway
J Commissioner ~ New Nork state. who
read a pAIs"r on continuous and Sy-t"Hatlc
Rnsd Maintenance ~ - l.UIi-
Although the system has been m opera
| AT ton scarcely "a wear ~ economy has already
been demonstrated A. In the contract
/ sVstefn 81 rspaIr- an allow anrr ot at least
| - per cent must he msis Tor tho con
| Tractors PROFIT ~ per cent for -up~rv sion
and ~ U~r cent. for q contractor'S ONCE.
I clerical aud supervision espense Thus AZ
| hr-i hand ~ least 90 per cent. l. saved ~
/ M. course II making tnese ,rpair~ and
. instead OF having In many cases ineNperi-
| snr.,i cont rts-'1rs TO do the work. N L. In
/ CHARGE 81 uatrolmen who are retained IN
! their p1-ition- year after year AMI heroine
expert and pr"n"ient, not only IN the MAJ
/ HppItcat ION 81 -urfacs .compounds WhIch
! aIiev iatr dust aud In resurfacnR roads
| with bituminou- binders. No state High
! Nay commissioner can Afford to take the
| responsibility 81 expsnding vast sumo Of
/ money on the trunk lines ~ hie STATE without
| being conyer~ant and familiar with the
patrol system. lie can apply To his state
| the methods which have been so Success