Note 18 — Chapter III · CHICAGO THE METROPOLIS OF THE MIDDLE WEST: REASONS FOR EXPECTING CONTINUOUS GROWTH: THE SUBURBS: A LAKESIDE DRIVEWAY ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN: CONNECTIONS BETWEEN OUTLYING CITIES: THE BUILDING OF GOOD ROADS

For general information on road building there is no better reference document than the paper read by Mr. John Alvord some years ago before the Commercial Club. In general, the conclusion of Mr. Alvord and of others seems to be that there are many specifications, any of which will produce good surfaces, but that durability and lasting value in any case, must finally depend on maintenance. No road yet invented will stand up without constant care and attention being bestowed upon it, care which should begin almost as soon as the surface is first finished.