Inquiry into Traffic Restrictions
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DROPOSED measures to be intro duced by Westminster City Council to deal with traffic congestion, including a ban on waiting to load or unload vehicles, were the subject of an inquiry which opened on Monday under the chairmanship of Sir Hugh Dow, representing the Minister of Transport. He said that the inquiry was being held so that objectors could be given more details of the council's scheme. to enable objectors to present their arguments, and to make the Minister as fully informed as possible. Mr. Geoffrey Lawrence, Q.C., for the council, gave warning of '' an unregulated chaos which threatens to get worse and which, if not tackled, will plainly in the not-too-distant future lead to the complete strangulation of the streets of this metropolis." It was intended to erect parking meters in Mayfair. The standard charge would be 6d. for one hour or Is. for two hours, and it would not be possible for a person to obtain extra time by the insertion of another coin. The charge for parking in excess of the time allowed would be 10s. if at the end of four hours a vehicle still stood by a meter, a red flag would show and the owner of the vehicle could be prosecuted.
The scheme would spread rapidly to
• adjacent areas if it proved successful. Restrictions would apply from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays inclusive, but public service vehicles and invalid carriages would be exempt from payment. The inquiry continued on Tuesday and Wednesday, when objectors presented their cases.
REMOVERS' STAFF PAY
APAY scale, by which persons who pass the various examinations of the Institute of the Furniture Warehousing and Removals Industry would be remunerated according to their qualifications, has been suggested by the East Midlands branch of the Institute. It is proposed that a charter be drawn up. and that the National Association of Furniture Warehousemen and Removers be asked to recommend it to their members.
The matter is to he further discussed.
COMMON MARKET'S EFFEC1
SPEAKING at the Austin Motor 1.--/Show dinner in London on Monday, Mr. G. W. Harriman, deputy chairman of the British Motor Corporation, Ltd., said that about 60 per cent, of the British motor industry's world trade would be affected by the European Common Market. He asked the Government to seek the industry's advice before taking drastic Steps.
LOSING 11,500 A WEEK
TO meet a Toss of £1,500 a week, Walsall Town Council agreed on Monday to apply for higher fares.