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Council being represented by Alderman Hewett, Councillors Law
and Eastwood. The following resolutions were passed at the
Conference and forwarded to the Home Secretary, the President
of the Local Government Board, and the Commissioner of Police,
viz. :—
(1) That in the opinion of this Conference it is desirable that action
should be taken without delay to secure a more effective control and supervision
of the Motor Traffic in London, more particularly the heavy locomotives
and motors now used for haulage purposes.
(2) That the Commissioner of Police should be empowered, after consultation
with the City and Borough Councils, to define the routes along
which motor omnibuses should be allowed to run.
(3) That the attention of the Commissioner of Police be called to the
nuisance caused by the dropping of oil upon the roads by motor omnibuses,
particularly at turning or stopping places, and that he be urged,
before licensing these vehicles, to see that the same are provided with
means to prevent grease or petrol dropping therefrom on to the roadways,
and further to see that such means are duly used.
(4) That in the opinion of this Conference it is incumbent upon the
Commissioner of Police to exercise the greatest possible care in the licensing
of drivers of motor omnibuses, in order that no unqualified driver may
be employed, and that the safety of the public may be fully ensured.
(5) That the Commissioner of Police should be empowered to prevent
the use on the streets of any locomotives or traction engines which, either
alone or with trailers, are unduly noisy, or otherwise unsuitable for road
transport purposes, particularly during the night.
(6) That it is desirable that all locomotives and trailers used in the
streets should have proper springs, and that the tyres of the wheels should
be shod with material as noiseless as possible.
(7) That in the County of London the number of trailers to a locomotive
should be reduced from three to two, exclusive of any wagon solely
used for carrying water for the locomotive.
(8) That copies of the resolutions passed by the Conference be forwarded
to the Home Secretary, the President of the Local Government
Board and the Commissioner of Police, with the request that the representations
contained therein may receive their careful consideration, and
that early effect may be given to the same by legislation or otherwise.
(9) That communications be addressed to the Motor Van, Wagon and
Omnibus Users' Association and other similar societies, and also to the
City and Borough Councils, pointing out the desirability of their using
india-rubber or other noiseless material on the tyres of the wheels of their
motor vehicles.