 | Austin Thomas Byrne - 1892 - 736 sivua
...England owes her present admirable system of roads; and Charles Dickens wrote: " Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts, have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." The French and the Swiss probably have the best highways of any of the European countries. Until the... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1913 - 1096 sivua
...covering. All roads so built are known as macadam roads. Charles Dickens wrote: "Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADS. That the middle of the road should be higher than the sides, to let... | |
 | United States. Office of Education - 1913 - 1010 sivua
...covering. All roads so built are known as macadam roads. Charles Dickens wrote: "Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADS. That the middle of the road should be higher than the sides, to let... | |
 | Ontario. Legislative Assembly - 1914 - 722 sivua
...men Britain owes her great system of roads, and, quoting Charles Dickens, " Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts, have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." Now let us take up the method of construction as advocated by Telford and MacAdam. Telford's idea in... | |
 | 1914 - 722 sivua
...covering. All roads so built are known as macadam roads. Charles Dickens wrote : "Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." What I Should Know About Roads. That the middle of the road should be higher than the sides, to let... | |
 | 1913 - 936 sivua
...covering. All roads so built are known as macadam roads. Charles Dickens wrote: "Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts have all been benefited by the introduction of MacAdam." WHAT I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADS. That the middle of the road should be higher than the sides, to let... | |
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... on a covering of tiny angular stones that by the pressure of travel became a compact waterproof covering. All roads so built are known as macadam roads. Charles Dickens wrote : "Our shops, our horses' legs, our boots, our hearts have all been benefited... 