1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164 
Municipal Motor Progress
Page 67
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
THE motor manufacturers of no other country pay so much attention to the de. velopment of satisfactory and economical vehicles and appliances for all classes of municipal work as they do here, and the local authorities concerned are, except in but few instances, not slow to show their appreciation of this by utilizing the latest means and methods.
The demand for rigid economy in local-government work has, unfortunately, somewhat impeded progress in this direction, but a change of policy in this respect is already observable. The public is now more enlightened as to what can be achieved by the use of suitable equipment, and objects to see', for example, old horsed refuse collectors into which bins are tipped regardless of the dust which may be caused. In every other direction there is a desire for efficiency—better vehicles in place of trams, more comfortable and well-equipped ambulances, up-to-date appliances for fighting fires, and street cleansers which will perform their work rapidly and effectively. The results obtained often compare favourably in cost with older methods, whilst being infinitely preferable from the hygienic point of view, In the sphere of passenger transport, large orders have been given recently for buses and trolley-buses. The number of authorities actually operating buses is approximately 100; in addition, there are 21 trolley-bus systems, In this connection we would draw attention to the interesting statistics given elsewhere in this issue. It will be noted that the bus-route mileage increased by 382 in the year, and the number of municipal buses by 654, whilst over 130,000,000 more passengers were carried. Some 10 tramway systems have been abandoned, being replaced by either buses or trolley-buses. As regards the latter, one is notable as having a capacity for 74 seated passengers.
The recommendations contained in the Salter Report, with their threat of heavier taxation, have done much to arrest progress, but municipal authorities are coming to the conclusion that the Government will not adopt too drastic measures in the face of so Much determined opposition.