Good roads . es may be ver)^ heavy. It may be said that the impetus given to the development ofroad making machinery by the numerous constructions whichhave been undertaken in Massachusetts promises to effectimportant improvements in such apparatus. At the beginning of the work it was felt that many of thetowns could not afford to purchase crushing machinery, as theycould not be paid for out of the small amount of State work,and the small annual appropriations would not allow their useon local ways. This difficulty was overcome by agents of thedifferent crushers furnishing plants complete with
Good roads . es may be ver)^ heavy. It may be said that the impetus given to the development ofroad making machinery by the numerous constructions whichhave been undertaken in Massachusetts promises to effectimportant improvements in such apparatus. At the beginning of the work it was felt that many of thetowns could not afford to purchase crushing machinery, as theycould not be paid for out of the small amount of State work,and the small annual appropriations would not allow their useon local ways. This difficulty was overcome by agents of thedifferent crushers furnishing plants complete with engine,elevator, screens and bins, and contracting to break the stoneat a certain price per ton. This arrangement has generallyworked well, although it will be necessary in future to insistthat any crusher furnished shall supply a sufficient quantity ofstone to give continuous work to the steam roller. In somefew cases during the present year the cost of construction has MASSACHUSETTS HIGHWAY COAIAHSS/ON.^85. Stone Crushing Plant at West Springfield, Mass. been considerably increased by too small a daily suppl3^ ofbroken stone. What has been said about the ability of towns to purchasecrushing machines is true of steam rollers. There has, howeverbeen no difficult}^ in securing rollers to be used on all Statework during the present year. In some instances where Stateroads have been constructed the towns own a roller, in othercases the rollers have been hired from towns and shipped to thework, and in still other cases thej^ have been hired of privateparties. The prices paid for rollers obtained in this way has 86 MA SSA CHUSE TTS HIGH WA Y COMMISSION. been fifteen (15) dollars per day, and the cost of actual cost of running a steam roller is about five (5)dollars a day, not including interest and depreciation, or aboutseven (7) dollars including these items, assuming that a rollerwill be used during seven months of the year. Your Commis-sioners feel that the co
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