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should be thoroughly under-drained, and for this 

 the open- joint drain tile is advisable. It should be 

 laid under ground and connected, if possible, with 

 the sewer. Properly attended to, this keeps the 

 road-bed dry and in good condition. The bed itself 

 should be dug down for several feet, a foundation 

 of earth from six to ten inches should be laid, over 

 which can be thrown a layer six inches thick of 

 either broken limestone or chopped trap rock. 

 Cover the whole with a screening of limestone and 

 finish it with gravel. Have it rolled hard and you 

 realize the advantage as the season ends. 



The drive should be sufficiently wide for car- 

 riages to pass through without besmearing your 

 gate-posts with mud and dust. One should realize 

 that the driveway is in reality a foot-path en- 

 larged, and should always be kept immaculate. 

 The gate, if you wish to prevent its sagging, should 

 open in the center. A two-part gate gives often a 

 better effect than one long one. Nothing equals iron, 

 which can be treated in so many different ways 

 that there is little danger of repetition in design. 



The capping is as important as the post itself. 

 Simple square box treatment is advisable in some 

 cases. Balls fit into the scheme on some estates, 



