Appointing a Traffic Controller.
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At a meeting of the Torquay Watch Committee, the town clerk reported that he was continually receiving complaints from various quarters as to the congestion of the streets by public service vdhicles, the irregular running of motorbuses, touting for motor coaches, overcrowding, overcharging and many other matters, and it was quite impossible for him to investigate such complaints unless the council appointed' an inspector of public-service vehicles.
The committee discussed the present position, and it was felt that, in view of the apparent policy of the council to grant licences to all applicants for public-service vehicles (contrary to the recommendations of the committee), it was impossible to control i:rich vehicles In the interests of public safety and convenience without an inspector. It was decided, therefore, to appoint a fully qualified inspector of public-service vehicles at a salary of £4 10s. per week.