Evening star., 1928-06-03
ROAD MAKERS PLAN
DIVISION FOR CITIES
Highway Builders Expect to
Save Municipalities Vast
Sums by Aid.

A city oncials' division Of the Amer
Ican Road Builders' Association VIII be
organized at meeting called for that
purpose on June 3. The division viii
be devoted principally 10 the standard
izstion Of city street construction. opera
ton and maintenance methods.
According TO the association, millions
Ct dollars can be saTed the cities an
nually By the Standardization Of these
methods. Examples we're cited where
the Use Of economical methods have re-
dlced the cost Of street construction, IN
many instances as much as 30 per cent.
The great concentration OF fra1dc In
city areas makes a careful and thor
oagh handling of city street AFFAIRS a
mater cf extreme importance.
The new division will operate By
means Of committees selected from the
leading city oEcisiS Of the country.
These committees viii study the various
problems of city street construction,
maintenance and operation and viii re-
oors their findings a. the 1929 conyen-
lson and read ssaow Of the American
Road gusiderg' Association. A special
cay wlll be set aside a. this great an
,1sl convention for the discussion ci
csty street affairs. approximately So,-
20 read builders vii attend.
Spend s4se yeea, ,sse Year.
According 10 the association, approxi-
razteiy 500 coo 600 annually Is spent
pn city streets, Or q sum equal 70 more
gaea cne-fair6 Of the annual construc-
- a<Gv qFsGFE ~ the -
tire state ard rural highway systems
q the United States.
Tue new division wtli be the sixth "
be organized by tne association for ths
gzrpose a facilitating the economic
construction and operation Of roads and
Gsyeegs so North ard South America.
Tne association sazE accepted an IN.
y.&stsosa Of the Mexican Federal High
wsy Commission 70 participate In ths
Geccga6 National Highway Congress and
Ezposssion 10 De heic n Mexico Cit;
Ce1ooeY z-z-5-s.
TIE Invitation to tne association
eea4es from Eezsce after that co1ntri
f2zz ecTQple1ec us third year " fedora
gozS construction ard on the eve os Z
assge highway construction program
ts1z4 Ysa be participated IN pY ali IN
tzeZaesg states zE1 citaeS Is wei as tn
Fs1eZsl Cogefnxae1t.
Pan-AnaerieanS 10 Meet.
EuE1szt391E haze also oeen sent y
Ee92fa aaS Central American cointrles
~ t&ke pert 70 tbs congress. and -
ezgec1e1 tnzt ceaegztlo1ss u1l! BE- pref
est fggaa Ill pzE-Es1efacSn countries.
one 81 ffaf fayst ck5ecslTe6 ~ IN.
EexGza GcYernngent Is ~ con9plete Nv
olghRsg fEoNa f;3s United Stz8ef oor1e
70 ttezics CITY. Z distance 9: soo0
100 ae1le9.
The eosect q t1e American Fyoat
E0A1fF6 association ln acCsotsag IN
&kel4esA invitation Is gcae6ssfc zn.
e@s5Ez&}gs2z. Tae association VIZ En-
nEo.g fsae lS.eg1 nsetho<E q h.gows
esgsaseTsGg, showing tnG pans. nap
ceazt3G sEaS sDeclGe2taogss 0se1 10 IN
LE2ss1 STATES. II a1calacn ~ tj3aA, III
ngoGs Ee9eg2tsy 1eYe41De6 eco1ornae Con
Etr1e4sgg} nzefac<s va D@ Ss19Sn b
EGgyles zg1c pkaoengESDga TIE n3of
Ho-se-%<&te E1Sc-Ds1sAdlng equipment IN
gsg&teyssls VIZ oe ezGlo3te1 ard arrange
HaegG@ EaFe pees3 11z6e foY 6egnoIaStss
t1Dsgs ~ ro&I,-D5ll4cIag naSca1aeFy,
EDecl7i freight rates ha}e been ~
1slne6 for shipping sozG-os1llosng ms
cglnefy ~ kszaeo. aElc reduced pSf
seIgeF fares WI ~ In foEcH, fseTers
eg@e1zs trains ~ kezacJ9 City viii h
s1n TOT tSae DeDef1f N tt99se wishing I
}s@>g tsse cGlGtEz 81 tf4Sl tine.