Southern good roads . s they are \cry muddy and tilletlwith ruts and holes. Instead of ilie middle of the roadbeing higher than the edges, so that the \\-ater canreadil\ run otf on eai-li side, iiianx o| them are thit. oreven concave, with tlie center of the road the loA\estpoint, [f tln> road has been construcled so that it is\\ell <rowiied. \\-]i\\ the slope about 1 in Id from theciliter if the road to the side ditches, and these ditcheshave been gradid so as to rea<lil,\ lake care of the wa-ter, anil yet not steep enough to cause them to cut deepgullies on the side III the road, an
Southern good roads . s they are \cry muddy and tilletlwith ruts and holes. Instead of ilie middle of the roadbeing higher than the edges, so that the \\-ater canreadil\ run otf on eai-li side, iiianx o| them are thit. oreven concave, with tlie center of the road the loA\estpoint, [f tln> road has been construcled so that it is\\ell <rowiied. \\-]i\\ the slope about 1 in Id from theciliter if the road to the side ditches, and these ditcheshave been gradid so as to rea<lil,\ lake care of the wa-ter, anil yet not steep enough to cause them to cut deepgullies on the side III the road, and if the water is talc-ell from these tlitches at every available point so as toprevent seepage of water under the surface of the road,there should be little difficidty in keiinng the road c indition. Very often it is necessar,v to carry thewater from one side of the road to the other; and \vhenthis is it sliouhl be carried uiuler the surfaceof the road b^ means id either concrete, metal, or terra-.
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