Show protecting highways highway engineers rs geni generally rally agree that an expenditure for or grass seed to protect the embankments of highways against washing will oftentimes save tile the expenditure of for the repair of such em bank ments offer ali y have linvs been data dam aged by washing of course the grass also beautifies the highways ant anil tills this Is not an unimportant matter but tile the mal main n purpose in grassing highways is the preservation of the banks and not the beautifying of the highways A although tile the latter Is riot not to br by all means Tennes sees highways should be pre sorted against tile effect of surface water old tile the roadbed itself carnot be permanently preserved unless the embankments are protected against crumbling the few dollars spent for grass seed Is wholly inconsequential compared with the great number of dollars fraed ed in the repair of crumbling embankments it would be a penny wise and pound polley policy to discontinue the grossing grassing of our roadsides simply to save a few dollars in gratis gralis seed tenn vanner danner |