"Cease Hand-to-Mouth Policy"
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nR1TICISM of Government policy on roads was voiced at the annual conerence of the Institution of Municipal 7.ngineers at Southport, last week.
In a paper dealing with traffic probems in the north-east; Mr. W. H. B. ."..otton, county engineer and surveyor If Durham, and Mr. G. F. Garnett, ounty surveyor of Northumberland, aid they considered that the most -nportant factor which had acted gainst the proper development of roads as the lack of a continued and settled olicy on the part of successive Governtents.
If any real progress is to be made bringing the roads to a standard suit1e to modern traffic," they said, "it is .sential that the Government should use the present hand-to-mouthi ethods and allow highway authorities
to proceed with a settled policy over a period of years, so that these authorities can plan and utilize their financial and material resources to the best advantage."
A suggestion that power-operated doors on public-service vehicles should be made compulsory was also made at the conference.