Show V. V Public Highways I i The war Tar and the consequent railroad r congestion Imposed hen heavy traffic bur burI burdens bur bur- I dens upon our highways burdens burden In Intact tact fact much greater than the roads were built to sustain To make matters t still worse labor and repair materials were scarcer during the war and many roads as a result are now In deplorable ble We condition As the preacher would i ay say they are moro more holy than right right- The year 1919 1010 Is going to witness nn an Immense road rond repair movement And the work should be at nt least fairly permanent Merely throwing dirt or orr r d i i W t v. v n v t Experiment Road of Vitrified Brick for Paving Country Roads at Chevy Chase Md Finished Finished Pavement In Service loose loose- stones In the holes is n a sheer waste of t time because after a n few automobiles and trucks go over the roads these loose materials are pushed out ont again and conditions are as bad badas badas as s ever Broken stones and tar binder are the only satisfactory repair materials for tor macadam roads and many Improved improved Im im- im proved country roads are of ot that type It Is beginning to be realized that concrete or special road brick set In cement over a n concrete foundation must be used for truck roads designed to C carry rry heavy truck Anything Any Any- Anything thing cheaper and less stable means had roads and constant repairs For laterals or main roads in sparsely sparse sparse- ly settled countries where traffic Is nol not heavy y and when the amount available for road construction Is not large tar macadam highways s 's are quite tory tort |