OUR ROADWAYS.
ROB ABLY no problem of the day is
more pressing, or practically of more
individual importance to every member
of the community, than that of deciding
as to the material to be used and the mode of applying
it to form our roadways. This problem presents,
especially in large cities, many points of difficulty;
and the decision of the question is rendered more
embarrassing from the variety in the styles of pave-
ment recommended, and the arguments advanced by
the advocates of each.
To those who are entrusted with the management
of local affairs, and the responsibility of spending
the money of ratepayers, one question as an argu-
ment is more powerful than any other—namely,
that of expense. The duty, doubtless, of guardians