Maintenance of Country Roads. 



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provided with the necessary authority, tools ;iml man-rials, 

 must have constant employment at a price which will per- 

 mit them to devote their time to it, and they m\\-\ U- marl- 

 responsible for the maintenance of a certain number of 

 miles of road 365 days in a year. 



FIG. 231. View of country stone road with foot path on one side, near Maybole, 

 Ayrshire, Scotland. From photo in 195. 



599. Road Master. In the country road service it will 

 be necessary to have one man who corresponds in duties 

 and responsibilities to the "Section Boss" of the railroad, 

 lie must be competent, temperate and in every way relia- 

 ble and trustworthy. He must have" a practical knowl- 

 edge of the principles and details underlying the main- 

 tenance of good roads and at his command the necessary 

 authority, assistance and appliances for doing the w<>rk re- 

 quired. 



600. Width of Tires Controlled. When we come to have 

 a system of good roads and the means for maintaining them 



