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ARE GENERALLY NECESSARY UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS, THE PAVEMENTS ARE 
SU3JECTED TO CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE.  THE COMMENTS MADE 3Y THE DIF- 
 
FEf ENT COUNTY ENGINEERS IN RELATION TO DAMAGE TO ROAD3EDS AND 
PAVEMENTS FROM CLEARED ROADS DO NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THOSE 
MAKING THEM ARE OPPOSED TO SNOW REMOVAL CUT ARE OFFERED ALONG WITH 
OTHER ITEMS OF INFORMATION IN R ELATION TO THE SUc3JECT. THE 35 
NEW YORK COUNTIES SUPP'LYING US WITH DATA ON THIS CLASS OF WORK 
 
REPORT 4t.0 TRUCKS OR TRACTORS AND '1C, SNOW PLOW UNITS AVAILAGLE 
FOR WINTER MAINTENANCE, AND THAT $590,742 WAS EXPENDED FOR THAT 
PURPOSE LAST YEAR. FROM THIS IT APPEARS THAT THE PEOPLE OF THE 
STATE OF NEW YORK ARE FULLY AS ENTHUSIASTIC FOR OPEN ROADS FOR 
WINTER TRAFFIC AS THOSE OF OTHER STATES. 
STATE H;GHWAY OFFICIALS GENERALLY HAVE FURNISHED INFORMA- 
TION REGARDING SPRING MAINTENANCE SIMILAR TO THAT SUPPLIED BY THE 
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF NEW YORK. MICHIGAN ENGINEERS HAVE GIVEN 
THE SUEJECT CAREFUL STUDY, AND GELIEVE THAT IN frEMOVING SNOW FROM 
ROADDEDS, WIDE CUTS ARE NECESSARY; AND THAT WHEN THE SNOW IS PER- 
MITTED TO PILE UP ON THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT, OR ON THE SHOULDER, 
THE INSULATING EFFECT OF THE SNOW PREVENTS THE FROST FROM GOING 
AS DEEP UNDER THE EDGE AND SHOULDER AS IT DOES IN THE CENTER. AS 
THIS FROST THAWS OUT IN THE SPRING, THE CENTER IS HEAVED CONSIDER- 
ABLY HIGHER THAN THE SIDES, RESULTING IN MORE OR LESS DAMAGE OF 
THE SURFACE. THE MELTING ICE AND SNOW RUNNING DOWN THE SHOULDER 
PRODUCES BAD WASHOUTS AND SOFTENS THE SHOULDERS. IF THE SNOW IS 
MOVED ENTIRELY OFF OF THE ROAD THE RUNOFF IS MORE NEARLY CONFINED