The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-14
STATE ROAD NOTES.
QSom the, Connecticut Automobile
 ASsociatiOnO

Qrom the. Connecticut Automobile
 Assocfation.)
 The need of a permanent pavement for the Boston Post road between Portchester and New Haven as a part of the through line between New York and BoseonFil attracting atten- ton throughout Connecticut and es- pecially in the western part of the state. The subject was brought to public notice through an informal dis cussion where some autOmobilists had gathered in Bridgeport recently. Fol lowing up the matter, interviews have been held with leading business men in Bridgeport, who have unqualifiedly endorsed the project, some of them go- ing so far as to specify the particu- lar kind of pavement that should be adopted. Others speak more quali- dedly and express the belief that the first thing needful is to secure the ratification of the improvements. in the popular will and determine the qual- ity of the pavement later.
 Among those who have committed themselves to the improvement are some of the leading men of Bridge port. The interviews so far as they have gone include Harvey Hubbell, treasurer of the Harvey Hubbell Co. Inc; Frank T. Staples. president of
 
 head of the banking house of James Staples & Co: -Dever H. Warner; George F. Edwards, of the Interna- tional Silver Co., A. M. Cooper, vice president of the Rowland Dry Goods Co: Harry c. Griswold; manager of Lake. the moving spirit of the Bridge port Aerodrome Co.,; W. R. Webster, of the Bridgeport Brass Oo.: Charles B. Read. Of the D. NJ. Read Co.,: A. l.. Riker. vice-president of the IlOcOmo- bile Co of America: Senator Archi- bald McNeii, Jr.; ex-MayOr E. T. Buckingham and Mayor Clifford B. Wilson: Matthew H. Rogers. secretary Of state. and others. The expressions of these men as they have found their way through the state everywhere re- ceive sympathy and endorsement and rhe demand for the improvement is growing rapidly
 Nor is this surprising. Most of the outomotilists of Connecticut have from time to time had occasion to vfs- ii New York and one never experien- ces the discomfort of such a trip by reason of rough and uneven portions l of this great thoroughfare that heI does not condemn the present road !! way and involuntarily wish for some ! thing better. It is very plain that the | macadam will not with | stand the travel of this line of high ! WAY. Tn Ine TTSt DldcS, lDe COA- structicn has not sufficient depth to { uphold the weight of the traffic upon If. and in addition to the wear the | pavement sinks in the frost upheava1s of the spring and winter. This rem de-s the surface uneven and the ma chimes tumbling into the holes thus created quickly wear out the road way. and render, it irksome and unfit for safe and pleasant travel.
 Notwithstanding these facts. the state continues to construct this quail Ity ot reads and wastes money in at tempts at maintenance, which at best are only. palliatives and give no per- manent relief to .. travel. A few sometimes a few weeks suf- 1ce to obllterate all vestige of repair work and the roads are no better than before In the end much of the wa s .er-bound macadam will have to be re- moved and some pavement more dur lble take it's place. This means, of course, that all the money that has ,een spent in construction and repairs by the state will thus be thrown away. This prospect is leading mon ,srfoqely all over the state to .doubt ,isn ss Ssss E sesss sa Esass ,s better better methods and more durable pavements nave been discovered and we have passed beyond the experimental stage which the state highway commissioner avs still exists. And this after thir- cen years of Apparent .gruping in the lark: The proposed abandonment of he water-bound macadan in the highway between Portchester and New Haven must ultimately be the