The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-13
ROAD GULL|ES NEED
 ATTENTION AT ONCE
Heavy Rains Have Left Many
 Bad Places
COMPLAINT IS GENERAL
Remedy the Trouble, But Delay Will Make Repairs
 Costly

As result of the recent heavy rains the men who keep Jefferson county's roads in condition have job on their hands.
 Citizens who were out over the roads yesterday were unanimous In saying the roads are now full of gullies in every di- rection, and that unless they are repaired at once their condition will become se- rious. The longer repair work is de- layed the more expensive will be the pro- cess.
 In this connection it is pointed out that some such method as the Ramsay plan should have been in vogue long ago so that certain men would be responsible for eacn few miles of road. There are many places in the macadamized roads now which would scarcely require an hours work and a little chert to repair, but if the work is delayed every little shower will make the gulies that much deeper.
 Considerable complaint was made of the condition of the roads yesterday as the weather was ideal. and there was great deal of driving. The East Lake road is now in fairly good condition, but there are two or three bad places that could be repaired with small effort. There is particularly one stretch of about 5j yards through which 1t would be almost impos- sible for a truck gardener coming to the city to move his load, and yet the road is in good condition for several miles on each side of this bad spot a.
 It Is regarded as unfortunate that the road over Red mountain out Twentieth street should be in such bad condition for q distance of about 100 yards. This stretch was mass of sticky red mud yesterday and yet after the mountain is crossed the highway is in fine condition except for the spots where the rain has washed.
 There Is another bad place on the Mon tevallo road between Rosedale and the Oxmoor pike. The chert has been re- moved and the rains have left sea of mud for stretch of few hundred feet.
 The Oxmoor road seems to be exception ally we'll drained, and there are few bad places to be found along it. It is prob ably in better condition than any road leading from the city.
 The road leading out beyond East Lake to tn6 lell Ol inc bOyS luuuStIldl StIOOi has been smoothed up and ditches cut along the sides for drainage, but there is nothing for roadbed but red sticky mud, and the truckers along that road-and there are great many-are complaining at having no chert road at all on which to get to town. Last week some of them claimed that 1t was impossible to bring a load of truck along this road. This road is the only one leading out to the left of the Roebuck Spring property. and con- tafns absolutely no chert at all, and all ways will be in bad shape until coating of some kind Is added. The country along this road Is beautiful. leading through forests and between green hillsides and fertile farming land, and good hard roadbed would enhance the value of prop erty greatly-to say nothing about help ing the farmers.
 It is pointed out that now that the trucking season is at it's height and Bir- mingham is more and more depending on the truck raisers of Jefferson county for It's supply of foodstuffs, it is especially important to see that the roads are all in good condition. and that these drivers can get to the city with the least in- convenience.
 The county roads during the present year have probably been in better condi- ton than ever before, but constant atten- ton is necessary to keep them so. A few shovelsful of chert at this time will save some expensive repair work later if the gullies are allowed to remain without attention.