Show SOME GOOD ROAD POINTERS 1 suggestions to supervisors on the care of highways SIMPLE BUT USEFUL DONT S expert tells how to keep a road in good condition and avoid trouble dont be satisfied he says say with anything but the best excellent advice on the care and con lit ruction of roads roada is contained in the f following ol 01 lowing set of suggestions to road supervisors per visors which were compiled compile d by robert A meeker illeker state supervisor of roads in new jersey dont leave grass crass and weeds or on the shoulders and in the gutters dont dig the lie mud out of the gutters and throw it upon the road dont leave dirt in plies piles on the road dont throw grass grabs and weeds upon the road surface dont dump stone or gravel on an old road without first preparing the sur face to receive it because you thereby cause willful waste and woeful want dont place new material on the road without leveling and shaping it so that the grade and cross section of the road will be unchanged dont expect travel to spread and roll I 1 the new dew material one oile half balf of the m on ey spent Is wasted by this method dont put new dew material on an old hard bard road surface before first picking or loosening the old covering it Is W N THE difference both these roads are in the same state one Is u well ell taken care of the other neglected good for the quarryman and gravel owner but bad for the taxpayer and road user dont try to do work without proper tools dont leave your sra in the shed bed dont forget foigel to use your sprinkling wagon dont let your steam roller lie idle dont thick nuy any old tools aret good enough for road work dont use dull picks broken shovels dull scraper blades or broken and leaky steam rollers dont waste your rainy days dont let water stand on your road dont try to repair a road in dry weather without a liberal use of water dont allow cu lverts or pipes to become choked up dont allow the outlets of under drains to become stopped up dont let lei water wate r g get et under a road dont let ruts form dont don t 1 let the road lose its original cross section dont let et the shoulders get higher than the center of the road road dont fall to widen your fills at every opportunity no better place for the mud grass and weeds taken oft off the road than on the sides of high embankments bank ments dont use guard rails if you can get dirt to widen your road dont bury a stone road under mud dont crown your road so BO high that noone no one will travel onibe sides dont forget that the entire width of the road Is intended tor for use dont expect a road to take care of itself dont tall fau to locate all good repair material lying on or near the rood road dont let exper experienced fenced men go simply to give some gome one a job dont lose sight of the fact that road repairing la Is a trade and must be learned dont guess at the amount of material required measure and know dout dont depend on some one else to tell you what the condition of your roads is dont tall fail to visit every road under your care at least once a week dont refuse to try any new material that may be offered unless the some same has been proved bad dont think there Is nothing more to be learned about road building dont forget that nobody knows it all dont think because you do not bear the comments that your work la is not being praised or criticised criticized as the case may be dont look down on your work dont lose sight of the fact that good roads are one of the greatest factors in the development of any country dont be atla fled with anything but the best beat |