Hints On Roadmaking

The gravelly places in the roads are fnll of instrnction to the road builders. They are hard. dry and compact. That isolated stones will sink into the soil by their ora weigltf lias always been weil known. Everv bit of soil that is permitted t.o intrud itself between the stones of a road i.s a divider that is destrnctive to good resulte. Á flattened ellipse is tl. e best shape lor the foundation of a durablíj road; but sand and gravel without nuy snggetJtion of loam makes the best roadheil. The permanente of a road depends apon the care wh-ch i.s taken in making the bed. Broken stone is liable to be rolled about by heavy teams nntil the roiigh edgt-s are worn off. producing dust and mnd. and the road is soon 1'ull of ruts and boles. A road made oí' six ounce or ex'sr sized stones alone will be loose and rough. There shönld be small stones mixed in with them. They shouM be carefully spread widely over the road bo as to {ri-ve unifonnity. systein at the present time is to have the tops of our roads porous to let in the water, and A loain, bed -into which the stone and pravel sinks. Bnt this is an improvement over the past, and we may hope for better methods in the future.