Evening journal., 1918-03-05

but the days TO make hay for the far
mer are also days Of greatest work for
ihe road builder With tho increase
Of maintenance work 70 is evident from
the season OF 1917 and especially sd-
iscent to Wilmington that 10 Is neccs-
sary TO separate. In q great measure.
farm and road work. At times when
teams were most needed they were oc-
cupied with private work resulting IN
loss Of valuable time and car demur-
rage for the county.
"For the transportation of labor
from towns and cities and from the
workhouse a county-owned truck has
already been recommended. such
truck could also be used In hauling ma
terials from cars or from local
sources 10 would also seem advisable
that for hauling materials alone, one
or more trucks Of the five ton capacity,
could be purchased by the county
OF cannot too strongly recommend 90
YOU the extension and intensincation
Of your present patrol system by the
adoption of q complete individual pa
troll system for an those mocadam
roads which are now in good or fair
condition. For with existing traffic.
maintenance Of macadam roads must
be from the beginning and continuous.
This season many OF our normally
light traffic roads will be called upon
10 bear heavy burdens as detours DIR
ing reconstruction OF parts OF the Linz
coin Highway. The Naam0n's Creek
and Foulk roads Lancaster pike Fer
-is Industrial school. state, Newport
rd stanton Oak Tree. stanton 70 Gl3s-
COW Roads and others. even 10 The
Warwick Road, may be included 10y
these detours. 70 is urgent then That
early attention be given 90 tleir neels
such other roads as tine Concord
I pike. Rockland Road and the PRINCIPAL
roads south Of the canal. which are
now IN excellent shape, NAV be 80 kept
by the individual patrolmsn co tho ioh
every day ard attending from tOur o.
s,vcn miles
For The application OF on chips
following surface treatment and re-
pairing those macadam roads which
are not now In good condition gang.
Of labor will still be required As las
. season. one gang TO operate within ter
TO fifteen miles Of the workhouse. vii
be furnished from that institution
"Tho many frost bois along th'
principal roads need immediate atten
ton. These can best be remedied by
rhe excavation of 40 20 IS inches Of tho
old road and the renewal by the use o.
a Tclford foundation lof heavy stone
and tile under-drain beneath ihs new
surface. on the Lincoln highway anl
other roads TO be reconstructed thi
year cinders would no doubt scrv'
temporarily TO correct the trouble
Ninety per cent. OF such boiis can bI
attributed TO poor drainage accentuat
cd by the type of road being insult
cieni 70 bridge the excessively heay'
loads over the saturated sub base.
dry earth road will freeze and thel
thaw as a mud path due 90 soaking ul
moisture from below. The same soak
ing up occurs with the base Of a ma
cadam roadway.
EN- the reconstruction OF worn-ou
macadam surfaces other than the Lin
coin Highway, The needs OF tram
, would suggest the Use OF 2ia inc
or 3-inch top surface of asphalt afie
! the usual spiking and shaping OF th
- roadway and reinforcing Of the wea
spots by large stone. This would ar
81 ply to the remainder Of the Foulk Roa
b. and New Castle toward Delaware CIT
T road as well as the Nllddletown-Odess
D and Boyd's Corner Mount pleasal
r roads should they be undertaken. u
- those roads which have been name
b TO be taken by the state Department.
b should recommend oiling and the 81
I plication 81 the patrol system to retail
. them in the best shape possible witt
z out reconstruction.
s Most Of the roads oiled last ye'
E VIII need a similar treatment az ono
E especially those 90 be used as detour
In order that as much work as ca
, be contemplated may be commenced
the FIRST of May. 7 should recommen
5 the definite selection Of roads to be r,
Z paired and the advertising for ta
o. stone, Stag and gravel at once As Ia,
r year 90 go ahead now 80 viii he nece.
, sary TO borrow money 20 be paid frol
3 taxes IN October You appreciate On
- business policy Of such. The amour
! needed can he ascertsined only afit
e decision as TO extent Of work. certainl
- not less than borrowed last year.
- u am attaching a list including mo'
D OF our improved roads I'm the count