The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-10

between fhc I1retl 'srrcs. ernveI 1
lainel ifom streams Is pnallg lnfe1os
b bit Gravel for rht reason that the a-
ion ollie waller lbs worn tie pebbles
snootn and Ilgacticaily AZ hn8l
bl1Qips erin sis been removed ~
The me q q 81 b loan
3 MIXED VIZ river 81 creek gravel the
result Is 10 ely 10 Is ~ factory
as t6at htained 8 use ~ ~. gra9.
el. Bit gray q frequently c0at Iils too
much Aclay % eattlIy matter. while tfgecI
I gravel may ShaEe5 too much sand. IN
such cases tt IS soneii advisable col
tsefeen TIE va So as to eliminate the
M icli Is too fille ;or that which
Is TOO cpstse The sdFee1 should be-
sislllar % inst whieh, Sised In. pre-
material for a 2macadfltn rood.
IA tlia ll4ftiiIiie 81 the Gravel care
6ud xerci9 eii Rs rs Is Tie
binding tliatetiitl tfbiii II. u0f should
this binding tiihteFitlI be allowed to-
settle to tlte hJttorn b Ilreaafng tllgl
efial over tlie r6all surface; I'll
often be found ddyiEaBl e 10 spread
aa Thin layer Of such nilIdiBg liaterlall
overitiIe surfae fter tie nifterisi mas
been distributed ana T5lisd ana after
tllts the surface should DO sprinkiedI
md rolled again or else e5tleds while
stili damp from; the ruins. !.
A large part OF tlle gravel found In
the Atlantic cuastgi plane Is suflclent-
II fine and uniform to render uHneces
sarF any ;tassorting. for road building
purposes. but whep the gravel, espei
eially that which IS to constitute the
surface aayes, eonttiDs large pebbles
these should be feinosed aud either
thrown aside oF.eise FAXED into the
foundation or FecfHshed. At le0st GO
| per cent by weigh Of the gravel should
ssiSe pebbles "a love one.eighth inch In
I size tiiefe sllgIld he no pebbles iui
!; the Bottom layer tlidt will. NOT pass
through at8o ana a nah or three inch
ring, and m thestop layer there should
be no pebbles which VIII NOT piss
'throngh d one ana one. half inch ring
as;6t over 90 per dent OF the mass
should be elaJ ana this should .be uni
efotmiy tt1tsefi and should contain no
laIee Jumps: Tenor Is pei cent Of clay.
4 produces better results thaneO per cent.
| Il the foundation ior8road bed Is loose
It should be carefully rolled. IL, Ia
quite as tnpoFtant5do have solid
foundation for gravel road as for q
tnacadam road. Gravel VIII compact
l'itoabout so per gent ;6f It's depth, loose
measure; provided earth shoulders are
7 placed ,on both sides Of the road to
prevent the wasting away Of the.
gravel on the sides. II graEelis abua4s
sdant, however, these shoulders may ahei
builtg of gravel tnstead Of With earth,
or the road may be-, surfaced with.
Elsrayel from shoulder TO shoulder. Ih
/ IRE compacted depth Of the gravel
Istbad is to be. eight inches and tie,
width twelve feet 1t Win take abSats
Ii2 25Q cubic yards ef rsiiael 10 tie mile.
I and It fs best ktosmalsel the firsts AVER
about six inchessiR deptla tqoSe meas.
are, and the second laXes eah9ht fopI5
fnelles in depthG loose measure, (, ~,
= Gravel Should not dbe dumped, direct
6h ta road, as tbs Win a Usually re-.
SA4t IL ~ IoASnt' UNEVEN SuFIAGe. II
specially devised spreading wagons
are not used Tile Il gFRteITs hdtld be-
dumped 6ny boards and spread from
them on ltat the7rea A9ab 51s 3,n,e,t
? Y Ttiep gravel SHOULD be, plaaed on the
road scofnfhen cling 1T taeE end, nearest
sntha gravel pit; ia order iist Ell h & teals
F1'lj aiatfH picking the mdtefiRl ski
lespikeaor tooth shprrow i1ifnS u :be usea 10.
'adNantages IN snrea ding the =nlaterial.
tabutF e tlie9gta.se
the effectiof Ibrtngfn IL LAT Der neb.-
Fsbles to the aarfaee d s,laking Gle
binding material to al bottom.
= aIlachsiaycr bs gravel Should De rolled.
separatelys' Fhe rolling should begin
ut the sides and tcoetinue toward. the