Southern good roads . ith whieh the work of eoiistructionis (lime. With the numerous demands for sueh workaud the large mileage \\-hieh is being eonstrueted, weare unfortunately not supplied with highway engineers,with inspectors aud with skilled labor suftieiently ex-perienced to always arrive at the best results, even ifthe materials of construction are of the best kind. Thismay be recognized fram the fact that if a number ofcooks are given barrels of the highest grade flour, someof them would make lietter bread than others, due eitli-ei to skill or experience. With gi-eater experience inrr&
Southern good roads . ith whieh the work of eoiistructionis (lime. With the numerous demands for sueh workaud the large mileage \\-hieh is being eonstrueted, weare unfortunately not supplied with highway engineers,with inspectors aud with skilled labor suftieiently ex-perienced to always arrive at the best results, even ifthe materials of construction are of the best kind. Thismay be recognized fram the fact that if a number ofcooks are given barrels of the highest grade flour, someof them would make lietter bread than others, due eitli-ei to skill or experience. With gi-eater experience inrr>ad construction in the United States, better resultswill be olitained. We have l)een generally remiss in this country in ourattention to maintenance, although njw in a niimber ofstates satisfactory provision for it is made. This du-plicates history in regard to municipal S. Whinery. in his Ijonk from which I have pre-\-iously quoted, calls attention to the practice in munic-inal affairs. He savs :. Turnpike and Water Gap, Near Lenoir, N. C. The idea seems to l.)e somewhat prevalent amongcitizens and municipal iffieers alike, that when the con-struction of a piublic worlv is completed, it shoidd re-main in perfect condition intlefinitely, and that allthought of provision for its care and maintenance maybe dismissed from the mind. When some unexpecteddefect develops, it is noted with a feeling of shock andsuspicion, aud it is at once inferred that S3me one hasfailed in his duty and that the city has been defraud-ed. He adds: It v\ill therefore usually occur that from tlie inoment a puljlic work is accepted from the hands of thecontractor, and long before the effects of wear andtear begin to appear, expenditures for maintenancemust be provided for. Attention may also h(.^ <alled t:i the fact that theform of construction of any roadway should be suita-ble to its environments, the nuiterials available andthe quantity and character of the travel to whieh itwil
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