Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1916 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

the roadway is kept “crowned” and the water runs off to the sides instead of settling in the ruts, which is tl*e case where dragging or grading is not frequently done, and the life of the road is greatly shortened where little or nothing is done to keep the ruts filled. The secret of all road repair is to keep the ruts filled and the roadway crowned or rounded up so that the water will run off to the sides instead of soaking into the roadway itself.