Architect and engineer . Ti-actor Gradiny With Voluiiitu in road construction. A detailed examin-ation was made of the district with theobject of determining the most econom-. Hiijhway Maintenance Engineer, SacramentoCounty. the Horses Di^ the Trenches ical and efficient sizes and locations ofculverts. The drainage was consideredfrom two viewpoints: First: The removal of all water fall-ing on the road as quickly as possible. Second: The elimination of obstruc-tions in the natural waterways whichcause the accumulation of water in thelow places. Where water stands the sub-soil bec
Architect and engineer . Ti-actor Gradiny With Voluiiitu in road construction. A detailed examin-ation was made of the district with theobject of determining the most econom-. Hiijhway Maintenance Engineer, SacramentoCounty. the Horses Di^ the Trenches ical and efficient sizes and locations ofculverts. The drainage was consideredfrom two viewpoints: First: The removal of all water fall-ing on the road as quickly as possible. Second: The elimination of obstruc-tions in the natural waterways whichcause the accumulation of water in thelow places. Where water stands the sub-soil becomes saturated and its power tosustain the traffic is very limited. From the result of this study the num-ber and sizes of the culverts were deter-mined, and the Armco corrugated pipeswere delivered at the designated pointsthree days before the road day. Foresight and Organization In the meantime the committee met todetermine upon a general plan of pro-cedure. The Colony was divided into dis-tricts. Each district had a captain whowas instructed in the work to be done. Asfar as possible the men in each districtconsisted of the residents of that was done in order
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