ROAD ROLLING.
First introduction of rollers — Mr. Parry on steam rolling — Cost for repairs — Number of men necessary — Fuel used — Other uses for engine power — Spikes for chequering — Binding material — Gradients — Work effected — Description of manner in which roller should be applied — Method adopted in the United States — Use of roller for repairs of roads — Method adopted at Gloucester — Effect of weight of roller on roads — Advantages of steam rolling — Mr. Paget on rolling — Disadvantages of steam rolling — Horse rollers
CHAPTER VIII.
PITCHED PAVEMENTS.
Economy under heavy traffic — Noise and slipperiness — Improvements effected — Size of setts — Description of best class of stones — Mr. Walker and wear of stones — The Euston pavement — The Guidet paving — Manchester pavement — Concrete foundations — Grouting — Bituminous mixture — Stone tram-tracks
CHAPTER IX.
WOOD PAVING.
First introduced into metropolis — Improvements since — List and description of many various modern methods — Sanitary objections to wood pavement — Power of absorption of wood — Preserving processes — Wear of wood paving — Different estimates of life — Woods employed — Advantages of this description of paving — Objections to it — Cost of wood pavement — Tables of cost and life — Specification of wood pavement
CHAPTER X.
COMPRESSED ASPHALTE ROADWAYS.