Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-22
THE PROPER TINE TO WORK
ROADS BUILT OF SAND CLAY
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DC wsr-.s N taries

Nf"fNH NlHNiif % fNf 500 hffN hfaftt
asfDFding 90 ihs lfnns n pnbu
Roads y Department n Aer. a.
tgfs TIE ilms a. rork che faais e 81
me aHrins shsn ihs sal u ssmp q
ibs wnfaiug ~ The faean 70 dsfrrrd
! sriii itfs lu summer uhfn ihny so
ir5 fAsg afs asi snl, mech mare
+ d.ffil ai g. pH 'n pfopsr shape hu
~ cns' ~ fspaifing Il Ffsatsf fhat
n iHef ssfa worked eaF1 in tte upffs
Previous 20 1898 comparatively De
iis. N anf - these roads existed Ths
" pslafliy - ihls ifI~ - usf L. $50
in ,he facts mot ii 81 cheap somtsf
aiivslF fifm ara saf,tie. sasf 90 tan
fififfi ard rruaif nnf falf So 1
t'r.ais ouf ~ which 90 a. Isu afs
rlfuilfui in many sections ~ thc elaa.
res
Thp sand r.a5 fuaa b. made hY mis
ihk tho sand and alsY ln s1eh wm
tlat ihs Ffsina ~ sa0f touch earl
ellef. the rpntss hstWeen ths rfalns
being filled elth clay shirh acts af
a binder
The approximate nlsfurv ~ sam
sha clay msy i@ determined ~ fui
inc q eessei With d tamp.s ~ ths ssni
ta bo used md another esssi 10 ihf
wut sire SIN water Tho aafsr
poured .srsf4lY into ths sand an'
b. teaches fhe psaut ~ u3 effiovlus
TIE volume of aatrt removed from co.
second ttsfsI represents sppfoAinats'
boz proportion of ria5 needed
The pr,pef proportion 90 sand ana
rml nm beet bel determined. how
ever hs ihe worh Progresses az sop,
las VIII contain more sand tha
others ln fari clHBs ore very o.
ausntN flund wh..h alfradY oontaf
ibou' $40 riFht pfaporfinn ~ sand
if ihe fnsd ts he irettsi BE- sand,
h, snffHor ls firsf lrtnlsd 80 ana
crowned Win rnad mso nine CO.
rfDWn heipg about i.t tnrh tu en-
fHot from tne rrnier to fhs Sides The
.lay s thrn dumped en iho aufihe.
aua carefully spread so ihat o. elil be
rm q 90 4 lnehos in depth az tht
-,ntrr sud Rraduaie de r,aHlnE 3d.
tfpfh feNt ards the sIles layer Of
aiepn sand n then usaalp added
which Is thoroughly misod with ths
.ihy. elmer m tfAfur 1r hl means
CLOVIS and d.se 90 tooth haffoss
The beet results hnte been uptalnr
ri Thoroughly mVing MI puddiing co.
aiattfiais whan ssf Fur inis reason
IL ID desirable that tho wlslnE uf
gone in Nei Wyather Tho mlAinE e..
ns lesi o. me rafnt after the fnatsralf
hsye boon properly p'arcd bat tmr
Involves a whole winter and spnh.
SO had rUad ana even ihrn tur mts
me s not a'oaya satisfactory lH
.ll casss % BE- advisable tu ircss ih.
fpad with "a road machine uf splt. ''I
tnr after the materials have teel
thoroushi, nned. ava to ayc o. o.
crown 20 uoi more man one lnrh
or less than . inch to the f'oi from
ihc centor tn ihs sidsa rhe use 10 &C.,
road machine or iras shou,i n' som
Nnurd ni frequent Intervals uuiN tfr
surface is smooth aud firm
n ,he road io ho treated is rom
posed ~ riaf t should first hs ofoashi
t, toueh rfade ei,h a fuad mashln'
rhe surface should then ne plowei ant
thorourhh puNerifed bs narrowing D.
depth ~ auoui q inches after which
Ia 10 given crown er slope III koou
Ina lach e. the toot frem tho center
e. ihe sides ~ he then covered wlth
cr lnch,s ~ clean. SHARP sand
whlrt ~ spread thicker lea thf rruirI
thsn az ire saes m. materials shoul'
hen ho mixed with pioWs snl hal.
rows while ihri are comw0at'vrN
dg after which thsi are nnaiiY pud
died Nth A htrroe tuyiuF Wei wealth
81 n eiay NnrEs ta tas surface ans
the road heeoincs stltkf. nore san,
trnuia ~ added
The road ~ thcn shapcd. Droencd
ANA aitrhed in the usual maunsf wifa
r,,ad Masculine rhls should hs ton'
WREN enc surface is srfi Fri HtN
enough to psck we'll undff ihr rs''lf
of tho traffic witt bat shallow
a,ichrs should l,e pros idel Dn hat'
Sides 10 me r.ad ana cul,ofts er cros
tfains should 90 phCs-i Whcrrtc
wafcr flows scrsss thc rad for
Ia eNcasa luRlY important thai th
,annd and clay roaAs ~ wed draiucd
After the Ga, on sand 80 tbe sand
nn onf. road h competed BE- Ahou't
Do carefully maipsainel unth ihe $40
faec hecofnsp firm and smooth tn
! scnstructicu a tbs tlpo 81 Rad h ni
90 means a Quick operation II sofi
sllcss places appear mere ssna shoai9
~ added and V lecss, sandy plser'
ar iound. nsorr clay = nes-lea "a r.
lurt a. important 60 attend = ihesf
saau ieisils as O. aaN other pAfi az
ths w,,rk. for " thss ART ncsiec,ed ~
tad - nabie g. fsit
d a reomres approximately fn2n
sard ~ elias d. surface , D.. rnnninf
wards "a road ia fcet in width 90
aeoat ilts rutic yards 90 tho mhr
r'rop a. g. I cuble YARD WI nske e
T lNaa fsr gwo horses on dfr clai
rad The cosi ~ tAs roAi ~i.i 'ntre'
are depend lAFecS upen Ne distance
tel material 10 haule.s tAs sscraeN ~
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