Show A worthwhile program back in ill wisconsin 11 L hoard editor ot tile the fort atkinson union is ca carrying frying on ft a lively campaign for sound ideas in road construction As a preventative ot of accidents lie he is figh fighting ting to do away with deep dittli ditches on each side ot of the road and instead have the road slope gently so that a car could pass on the side if necessary instead of going into the d itch ditch this idea is worth consideration As a matter of tact fact it has been put into practice on many western roads where the old macadam or gravel foundation has been used as the base tor for art an asphalt lc concrete covering instead ot of tearing up the whole road and hog hacking backing it in the center the practice complained ot of by mr hoard many miles ot of these wide easy grades may be seen in pacific coast states where this method of hard surfacing them has not only saved tile the taxpayers millions of dollars by utilizing the old road base but has helped prevent accidents from crowding people on to a narrow strip 00 |