The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-07
STATE ROAD OFFICIALS
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE

The State Of Tennessee is entering
upon one Of the biggest programs Of
road construction in its history The
many counties of the State are issuing
bonds for new construction, the State
has funds available, and the United
States government has made appro-
priations which must be used in the
Immediate future. Within the next
two years over $3,000,000 will be
expended in new construction and
reconstruction.
After the roads are constructed
they must be kept from deteriorating,
and destruction by proper methods
of maintenance. The problem Of a
proper system of maintenance is plac-
ing itself before the engineers of the
State at this time as never before
because of the great amount of new
construction and the heavier loads
that are coming on the old construc-
tions.
The program for the annual Road
Conference at the University of Ten
nessee is arranged for two days, Feb
ruary ID and 15 During the three
days previous to the conference, Feb
ruary II, II and 10, Mr.. A. NJ Mel
son, state highway engineer, will offer
instruction in maintaining the differ
ent types of road surfaces, begin
ming with earth and progressing from
earth to the higher types Of surfaces.
This instruction will consist of two
lectures each day, and is given espec-
tally for the benefit Of the patrolman
or the man actually performing the
work of maintenance.
All road officials and those inter
ested in good roads throughout the
State are invited to be present for
the entire week.
The program for the two days is
as follows:
Thursday, February IA.
900 a. m.-Registration, Estabrook
Hall.
$3.50 a.m.-Address of Welcome, Dr..
Brown Ayres, President University
of Tennessee.
1000 a. m.-Address, New Prob
lens in Road Construction, j. T..
Brllen, District Engineer, Office Of
Publis Roads a nadluRrs9cLSee7SH
Public Roads and Rural Engineer
ing.
200 p. m.-Address, Maintenance
of State and County Roads, A. M.
Nelson, State Highway Engineer.
Discussion: J. B. Holt, Engineer,
Knox County; H. W, Emerson, Mar
shall County; Morris D. Clark, Knox
County.
300 p. m.-Address, Duties of the
County Engineer, Major J. A. Rea-
gan, Division Engineer, Department
Of Highways.
Discussion: D. w. Harmon, En-
gineer Blount County; J. M. Hughes,
Warren County; E. D. Jeffries, Grain
ger County; Walter Lynch, Frank
lin County.
3:45 p. m.-Address, Making Good
Concrete, j. A. Switzer, Professor
Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering,
University Of Tennessee.
Discussion: A. H. Harris, Engineer
Knox County; John P. Brown, En-
gineer Monroe County; N. W. Dough-
erty, Knox County.
Friday, February J Is.
900 a. m.-Address, The Expendi-
ture of the Automobile Fund in the
Counties, j. ]. Murray, Secretary
State Highway Commission.
Discussion: Major J. A. Reagan,
Division Engineer; L. B. Bryan, Coun-
ty Engineer Hamilton County; John
Douglass, Superintendent of Roads,
Knox County.
1000 a. m.-Address, Federal Aid
in Road Construction, ]. T. Bullen,
District Engineer, Office of Public
Roads and Rural Engineering, Wash
ington.
Open Discussion.
11:00 a. m.-Address, Cooperation
Of State and County in Constructing
Trunk Highways, A. M. Nelson, State
Highway Engineer.
Open Discussion.
200 p. m.-Address, Location and
Construction Survery, R. J. Love, En-
gineer Monroe County.
Discussion: John Weaver, Engineer
Cooke County.
800 p. m. - Address, Highway
Bridges, N. W. Dougherty, Profess
of Civil Engineering University Of
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