Ontario Sessional Papers, 1906, . erest of a property owner that the roads leading to his farm shouldbe good and easily maintained than that his farm should be in a compactblock, with the roads to it impassable during a portion of the year, andeven then expensive to build. Councils are authorized to alter the location of roads by the MunicipalAct, in a manner fair to all parties; and it is advisable that this power bejudiciously used whenever cir,cumsf,ances ix?nder it practicable. Opposi-ticui will no doubt be oltered in some cases by the individual propertyowner attected, but counci
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1906, . erest of a property owner that the roads leading to his farm shouldbe good and easily maintained than that his farm should be in a compactblock, with the roads to it impassable during a portion of the year, andeven then expensive to build. Councils are authorized to alter the location of roads by the MunicipalAct, in a manner fair to all parties; and it is advisable that this power bejudiciously used whenever cir,cumsf,ances ix?nder it practicable. Opposi-ticui will no doubt be oltered in some cases by the individual propertyowner attected, but councils representing the general public have a respon-sibility resting upon them which should not be overlooked in a matter soimportant. The Shortest Route-It is desirable that a road between two places should be as direct andshort as possible. But a road is not necessarily shorter because it followsabsolutelv one pointin- of the compass. The line followed by a vehicleleading up the hills and down into the valleys, may be no shorter, nor, per-. In Tkcimskth Township. haps, as short, as a diverging route, following comparatively level ground;just as the distance from one end of the diameter of a sphere to the other isthe same whether measured vertically or horizontally around the sphere. Not only may nothing be gained in point of directness by following theline of the original survey, but there is to be eon<i1f»rod the frr^^ater horsepower refiuired to move loads up and down the hills, demanding, too, agreater expenditure of time. The steejiest and longest hill governs the sizeof the load that can be hauled over the road. Directness should frequently be sacrificed to obtain an easy grade, andto avoid expensive construction over bad ground, cuttings, fills, bridges andexcessive grades. 4© THE REPORT OF THE No. 25 ROAD MAINTENANCE. Roads deteriorate from several causes. The wear of wheels is one ofthe most serious, but could be greatly lessened by the use of wider wagontires. The
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