Southern good roads . -v?:- t .*- Norlli Main .Street, Lexinyton, North Camlina ro SOUTHERN (^OOD ROADS April, 1915 Mv. \v;i l>. ^Fullis reported for Ilavnett county. liestnlfd that little lind been done in the wny of miiinten-anee in that county. ^If. J. A. Davids:iii reported that the system of main-tenance in Guilford county had uot been -n-ell Avorkeiloul and is not satisfactory at tlie present time. ;\ir. Iv. A. Burnett, of New Hanover, reported thaitliey liave a system of maintenance for that countywhiih lias liiven o-imd results. They ha^(> a mainten-. Forsyth County, North Caroli
Southern good roads . -v?:- t .*- Norlli Main .Street, Lexinyton, North Camlina ro SOUTHERN (^OOD ROADS April, 1915 Mv. \v;i l>. ^Fullis reported for Ilavnett county. liestnlfd that little lind been done in the wny of miiinten-anee in that county. ^If. J. A. Davids:iii reported that the system of main-tenance in Guilford county had uot been -n-ell Avorkeiloul and is not satisfactory at tlie present time. ;\ir. Iv. A. Burnett, of New Hanover, reported thaitliey liave a system of maintenance for that countywhiih lias liiven o-imd results. They ha^(> a mainten-. Forsyth County, North Carolina, Macadam Road, TreatedWith Asphalt Binder ance gaug to kee|) the ditches cleaned and which goesover the road after each rain shaping them up andclearing the ditches. It seems that New Hanover cmn-ly is reall} the only one in the state at the present timethai is carrying nut a systematic plan of maintenancel)y 1he patrol system. Mr. J. R. Peiinell reported for Greene county. Hestated that mn- reason their sand-clay roads went topieces there was that they were shaded too much. Hestates that they are now cutting down every tree thatshade the road except those in a mans yard. Mv. Wythe M. Payton spike for ^ance , andstated that they hail great difficulty in that county insecuring surfacing materials of any kind. No system-atic maintenance has been done in this county, but foithe future they liave a fifteen cent tax which willamount to about $2,000 a year for this kind id are now trying to maiidain the dirt roads by useof the split log drag
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