Southern good roads . roads, especiallyf jr the main highways across the county and that sec-tion of the state. This road is being built on an old woiiiout macadamroad, except at a few places where the road is beingchanged to eliminate heavy grades. The old macadamis being scarified and (ui top of the scarification is be-ing placed four inches of crushed stane and rolled dov^nto two and a half inches. On this foundation, which September, 1915 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 21 is |ilc|);nT(l hy 111,. iMiimly with ifscniivicl riil-cc, nil,Id- the .supervision of |lie (-(nnity road , ninl conii-ty
Southern good roads . roads, especiallyf jr the main highways across the county and that sec-tion of the state. This road is being built on an old woiiiout macadamroad, except at a few places where the road is beingchanged to eliminate heavy grades. The old macadamis being scarified and (ui top of the scarification is be-ing placed four inches of crushed stane and rolled dov^nto two and a half inches. On this foundation, which September, 1915 SOUTHERN GOOD ROADS 21 is |ilc|);nT(l hy 111,. iMiimly with ifscniivicl riil-cc, nil,Id- the .supervision of |lie (-(nnity road , ninl conii-ty coniniissioncrs. a layer of aspliall macadam, tlir from inch 1 . li , inchi^s, is |.iil down, .V ??inches loose, and ioIIimI Io l , inclics tliiid;. In stone is hcalcil tn alcinl :;()() iIc^tccs and mixed in al-i .\-d, mixiT. l!l ualions of hut aspliall di oio ciiliic.\-ard of stone. .\ seal coal is placed on tup ef I lie Ll ,inch layer. :;.4 -alliii to llie s(|naiv yanl. spriiddcd. Road Builders at Dinner on tlic Asheville-Weaverville Highway,Buncombe County, N. C. «illi chipped stone and rolled. The asphalt-ma-cadam coat is lieine pnt mi li.\ the Crinkdy Constrnc-tinii (o. of llarrimaii. for 7_ cents a yard. Philiindat inn fnriiislieil hy the cminty is cosline ahmit IMcents a yard, oi- .-j^loOO per mile. The asphalt-macada mroaihvay is Ki feet wiilc: the Telford or i-iprap Imnh-r 2 feel wide llat, llirei. feel willc Willi slimlder, 11. ISiiriell. seiiiiir Kncineei of the I. S, IlihlicRoads iiflice. Wasliin^iton, 1). (., has lieen on tli< .johfor ahont t\\o months sivini;- aihice tn the county au-thorities and ciMinl\ Ioad ciicineir. Texas. The anniiiil midsiimer iMnixcntiiui of the (JooilRoads Assiiciat inn \\as held at (ollege Station. Tex.,,iointl\- with the con\entioii nf the State (ouut.\- Judycsaud Conimissinjiers .\ssiM-ial i ni 7). il and 7. allthe sessions heinijheld at .\erii-ult nra
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