Show GOOD ROADS KEEP ROADS IN GOOD REPAIR I Concrete or Special Road Brick Set in Cement Over Concrete Foundation Foundation tion is Favored The war and the consequent railroad congestion imposed henvy heavy traffic burdens burdens hardens bur har- dens upon our highways burdens in fact tact much greater than the the- roads were built to sustain To make matters still worse labor and repair materials were scarcer during the war and many roads Toads as a result are now In deplorable ble condition As the the- preacher would say they are more holy than righteous right right- The year 1919 is going to witness an Immense road repair movement And the work vork should be at least fairly permanent Merely throwing dirt or r a d I Experiment Road of Vitrified Brick for Paving Country Roads at Chevy Chase Md Finished Finished Pavement in Service loose stones in the holes holes' is Is a sheer waste of time because after a few fewa a automobiles and trucks go over over the roads these loose materials are pushed out again and conditions are as bad badas as ever Broken stones and tar binder are the only satisfactory repair materials for macadam roads and many Improved improved Im Im- proved country roads are of that type It is Is beginning to be bc realized that concrete or special road brick set Inc in c cement ment over a concrete foundation must be used for truck roads designed f fo o c carry rry heavy truck Anything Any Anything thing cheaper and less stable simply means means' bad roads and constant repairs For laterals or main roads In sparse spars sparsely ly settled led countries where traffic is not heavy henvy and when the amount available for road construction Is not large tar macadam highways are quite tory |