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vehicles in wet weather. The Works Committee directed the Omnibus
Company be communicated with, asking that the speed of motor 'buses
should be reduced when the roads are muddy, especially in West Ferry
Road, where the narrowness of the thoroughfare renders the nuisance
particularly acute.
The Works Committee were informed that Messrs. Thomas Tilling,
Limited, proposed fixing splash guards, in course of construction, to a
number of their omnibuses, and the Borough Surveyor would make an
inspection as soon as the first batch were fitted, with a view to pressure
being brought to bear upon the Authorities to require splash guards to
be affixed to all motor omnibuses should the experiment prove successful.
At a later date the Works Committee reported that, communications
having been addressed to the London General Omnibus Company,
suggesting a reduction of speed in West Ferry Road and other thoroughfares
in wet weather, the Company state in reply that they have given
instructions to their drivers to proceed at a slower speed through the
roads likely to give trouble by mud-splashing.
Speed of Motor Omnibuses and Tramcars.
The General Purposes Committee reported to the Council that:—
In accordance with the resolution of the Council a deputation attended
before the Chief Commissioner of Police on the subject of danger
arising, from motor 'bus traffic, to children attending schools in the
neighbourhood of Bow. The Commissioner undertook to make representations
to the London General Omnibus Company with a view to reduction
of speed at the several points in question, and to take any other steps
possible to ensure safety.
The Works Committee were of opinion that the speed of Motor 'Buses
and Tramcars between St. Leonard's Road and Brunswick Road should
be limited, and that a police officer should be stationed in East India Dock
Road near this point for the purpose of regulating the traffic and affording
children and other pedestrians facilities for crossing in safety. The
Works Committee directed the London General Omnibus Company, the
London County Council, and the Police Authorities be communicated with
on the subject.