The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1914-09-17
Mounds of Loose
Dirt Bad for Road

among the farmers of the Fremont
district to get good roads SHOULD
be endorsed and assisted by the
people of Arvada. About four
miles of the road leading in n
northwesterly direction from Raj
ston avenue has been graded by
the county commissioners and the
farmers are now anxious that it
should have coat of gravel this
fall. AT the present time it is n
mound of loose dirt in places,
which makes it hard travelling and
right here the Enterprise wishes
to pause to protest against the
manner in which much of the
road work is being done. Whether
or not TIE oversecr is to blame
for it or who, it goes without say
ing that to mound up n lot of loose
dirt in the middle of the roads in
this country is big mistake. The
reason is that the rains are not
frequent enough nor heavy enough
to run the earth together and the
result is that is merely lays there
and becomes ground to pieces by
traffic, making chuck holes here
and there which soon leaves the
roads almost impossible. There
is no economy in this sort Of work
and the county can soon waste its
resources and get no place.
Ward King" the father of good
roads, gives this definition for n
good road: Smooth, hard and
oval. y This is gotten not all in
a day, but by slow, steady pro-
cess. Plow furrow or so ut eacl,
side of the road for u drain and
also for loose dirt and pull it into
the center with n drag, which
levels it, filling the low places.
This will leave n small amount OF
loo1 earth to be beat down by
trah4c. 1t mas the hard surface
beneath 20 turn the water when
it rains and there arc no holes tC
absorb moisture and make soft
places. Is this not reasonable
One has but to travel the roads
AS they are treated ut he prcsaI
time to zee tie great mistake thut
is being made by throwing W
great mounds of earth foot OF
more deep and expect traffic to
beat it down into a good road.
Wadsworth avenue from the c
a. s. railroad to. the Clear creek
bridge is one of the best pieces OF
road in the county. IL il" smooth
hard and Oval," because it was
built by having II little dirt and
IA little gravel put on at a time
and by being dragged at the prop
er time after rain. And, by the
way, this work was done by the
people of Arvada and the adjoin
ing territory.
The Enterprise cOnscicntiously
believes that the county commits
sioners believe that they are doing
the very best they can with the
peoples money to makS roads for
everybody, but we also firmly be.
licve that if they would change
their system Of road building they
would be able to make miles and
miles Of good, passablc roads that
are not touched now on account OF
lack of funds.
This criticism is not intended M
political slam at the county com.
missioncrs nor is IL intended ~ 4
criticism Of any individual, but il
is within all candor and with the
best Intentions toward the best in
tercsis Of the people. Why not do
this work in the easiest and most
effective way?
Mrs. Wesley Staley left Monday
for n visit with relatives in Mil.
waukcc.
Bryan Stalcy left Monday for Lex.
ingion, Mo, where ne will again
attend military school.
Mr. and Mrs. a h. Davis and
Mr., and Mrs. j. w. Nicholson mot.
orcd to Greeley Sunday to visit
their daughters who are attending
school there. .
Prof. and Mrs. j. A. Hogan en-.
tertained at their pleasant home
at Denver View Saturday night,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. u. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. j.. c. Murchison and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W. Mobcrly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hogan are delightful enter
timers and il is needless to say
all felt welcome. Refreshments
were served ut the proper hour
and were grcntly enjoyed.
Mrs, G. s. Scott left TODAY for