One of the main features of the Government's policy in the Canal Zone is the building of smooth, durable, hard-surfaced roads. Not only must the streets withstand the pounding of motor trucks and other traffic, but they must also withstand the torrential rains of the tropics without disintegration. An example of this is given in the accompanying photograph, which shows a Texaco Asphaltic Concrete pavement on the streets of Pedro Miguel. This photograph also gives an idea of the decorative scheme being used in the Canal Zone, and also the modern system of street lighting with neat electric light posts along both sides of the street.

On the main highway running from one town to another the Government is constructing a system of improved highways. The Ancon-Pedro Miguel Highway, for instance, is built of the high-type sheet asphalt pavement which has for decades been the main hard-surfaced pavement in the cities of the world. The same type of pavement has also been used on streets within Pedro Miguel, and the system is being extended as rapidly as possible thruout the Canal Zone. The asphalt and road oils used in the Canal Zone were furnished by the Asphalt Sales Department, The Texas Company, 17 Battery Place, New York City.

An Oval Meter Box

In the winter seasons, meter boxes serve as a protective armor to meters even more than during the warm months. They provide air space in the meter to a degree sufficient to prevent it from freezing, in addition to protecting the meter from blows and making it readily available for removal if necessary. The H. W. Clark Company, 130 So. 17th Street, Mattoon, Ill., has just added to its line an oval meter box called the No. 11 Oval Southland Meter Box, which is shown in the accompanying illustration. This combination housing for curb cock and water meter is made of cast iron and has the valuable feature of a locking cover. All parts of the lock are made of solid bronze which is non-corrosive and practically trouble-proof. A key serves as a handle with which to remove the cover, and in order to remove the key it is necessary to lock the cover, thus providing an appreciable safety factor. The meter box can be removed without injuring the concrete pavement or walk in which it is set, as provision is made for securing a lifting hold on the box thru the removal of the circular lid.

Dump Wagons for Collecting Municipal Waste

The collection of municipal waste, garbage, ashes and rubbish in a satisfactory manner is one of the problems which have to be approached by every city in this country. There are certain factors which must be considered in the purchase of

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wagons for this service.

The wagon must

not be so high that it will require two or more men to raise the containers to the level of the wagon, it must be sturdy and well built to stand the heavy service which it is called upon to render, and there must be adequate protection against wind which might blow much of the refuse from the wagon while it is being hauled thru the city.

The Watson Products Corporation, 30 Centre Street, Canastota, N. Y., manufactures garbage, ash and refuse collection wagons, both horse-drawn and motordriven, which are in use in many cities. The accompanying illustration shows one of these wagons in use in Newark, N. J., where the separate collection of garbage and other waste is required. The metal cover prevents the blowing of refuse onto the streets.