Maintenance of Country lioads. 



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free from weeds and otherwise neat ; (5) in caring for and 

 maintaining road trees if they are grown ; ( ', ) i n main- 

 taining the proper conditions in winter in regard to snow. 



603. Maintenance of Earth and Gravel Roads, The first 

 requisite for the maintenance of any road is the knowledge 

 which can he gained hy going over the road while or im- 

 mediately after it rains. Observations at this time 

 will show the road master where the most serious defects 

 exist and he should make careful note of them to use in 

 directing his efforts as soon as the weather permits. It 

 should therefore be the business of the road master to study 

 his roads in wet weather and he should be equipped with 

 clothing, etc., in a way which will permit him to do this 

 without risk of injury to health. 



FIG. 232. View of French count ry n>;;d L'n feet wide, sliouin; 

 crushed limestone used in ni.-iintennnee. I'hoto. in isrf>, near ( 



piles of 



ij;in.n. 



Whenever ruts or saucers begin to show in the road they 

 "hould be corrected immediately, provided the moisture 



