Southern good roads . n the designated systiMU. The committee was in- structed to report to the executive committee, whichwill approve the specifications and forward them to thecounties traversed by all the lines. A resolution introduced by (ommissioner Harris. )!Cincinnati, recommended ti> the directors that con-struction iif branch roads connecting with the mainhighway lie encouiaged. It was also reconnuendeilthat each state not now represented, but which buihlsacceptable lateral roads, lie permitted to name two di-rectors ill the association. These recomniendatioiiswere adopted. P)aton R
Southern good roads . n the designated systiMU. The committee was in- structed to report to the executive committee, whichwill approve the specifications and forward them to thecounties traversed by all the lines. A resolution introduced by (ommissioner Harris. )!Cincinnati, recommended ti> the directors that con-struction iif branch roads connecting with the mainhighway lie encouiaged. It was also reconnuendeilthat each state not now represented, but which buihlsacceptable lateral roads, lie permitted to name two di-rectors ill the association. These recomniendatioiiswere adopted. P)aton Rouge. La., has contracted f u twelve miles ofstreet paving at n cost of !f;(1(1. and eleven miles ofgravel streets, with asphalt binder at $150,000. Also,the city has contracted for yards of fibre brickpaving at a cost of $.(1, niaking a total expenditureof $400,000 for streets. Osceola county. is asking for bids on a tw i milstretch of brick highway. The estimated expenditureis about $. To enliven ttie May 20-22 Meeting of tlie Dixie Highway route commission and delegations from competing routes, ttie Chattanooga Automobile Club put on a night automobile parade, offering two cups as prizes. Dalton, Ga., won the cup for delegation entering the largest number of machines in the parade. W. B. Benders coupe, decorated as a peace car, won the cup for the best decorated machine. W. O. Jones car received honorable mention. There were about 1000 automobiles all told in the parade, many of which were decorated SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS July, 1915 Gravel and Its Uses in Highway Construction By HON. PAUL D. SARGENTChief Engineer, State Highivay Commission of Maine T^HE writer believes that uo one material used inJ- highway construction lends itself to so many andvaried uses as gravel. At first thought comes to ourminds the use of gravel as a surfacing material, but uj)-on reflection we recall that gravel is often used tostrengthen a weak foundation under a stone
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