Show FEASIBLE WIDTH OF ROADS first deputy highway commissioner of new york tells of troubles encountered by him most of the roads built in new york by the state are 16 feet wide when money was voted for the highway tern it was on the basis of per mile this was in 1912 and was a low figure even for that date under present conditions it Is obviously impossible to complete the system as planned then and extra width Is a serious ex pense n breed first deputy highway commissioner of ew york recently stated that only by the strictest economy by substituting different classes of pavement within certain urn its of cost and by using federal aid will it be practicable to have all the important roads brought together into a good highway system it would be far better he says it there were dent funds to build them 18 feet wide for two lines of traffic and 24 feet for three lines the use of motor vehicles Is steadily increasing and they are being constructed wider hence they require pavements where vehicles at least 00 inches wide can pass one another comfortably and frequently feet Is probably the narrowest width that permits this according to mr breed especially Is this true he says in the case of concrete roads because the transition from the hard concrete surface to the earth shoulder and back again becomes really dangerous in some soils on account of the rut that traffic usually wears along the joining line MILEAGE OF CONCRETE ROADS there were square yarda of it in 1914 and only yards in 1909 the mileage of concrete pavements in the united states haa increased rapidly and it Is likely to continue to in crease there were square lards of it in 1914 and only square ards in 1009 the principal of concrete pavements are eald to be durability under ordinary traffic conditions a smooth even sur face absence of dust comparatively email cost of maintenance until road in new york nawala newala are necessary availability as a base for another type of surface if desirable attractive appearance the durability of concrete roads has not yet been fully proved because there are no old pavements in existence the condition of those which have undergone several years service indicates they wear well the disadvantages of concrete as a road surface are its noise under horse traffic the wearing of the necessary joints in the pavement and the tendency fo crack with its consequent rapid deterioration the difficulty of repairs when these become necessary USE MOTOR VACUUM CLEANER latest municipal development makes its appearance in los angeles method Is practical the latest municipal development to make its appearance in the western part of the country Is the motor vacuum street cleaning apparatus which has been adopted by the city of loa angeles cal says power wagon for months this newest of street cleaning features had been under discussion but it was not until a short time ago that it was really put into practice that this naw cleaning method Is entirely practical has been proved by days of actual demonstration crane needed in many places the method of good roads is to plow them down the center and decorate the roadbed with sod this provides n surface which can be traveled only by the stilt walking crane growth 0 good roads the improvement of public roads in ahe united states Is now very rapid and while an enormous amount of work remains to be done the highway system la no a reproach to the country if t adf |