To the Editor of the atn-Citxa Darcy News."
Sin,—I was very glad to read your leader in this morning's issue, calling attention to the state of our trottie, and the inadequacy of our roads.
No doubt. these, especially the primary thoroughfares, are all too narrow for the duties they are called upon to perform, but a little intelligent application of the ordinary principles of trative would do much to mitigate the daily increasing congestion, even in those streets where the roadway i: narrowest.
Why, for instance, is a riesha stand allowed at the corner of the Nanking and Szechuen Roads Why are empty wheelbarrows allowed to use a lane like the Szechuen Road at all, loafing as they do in the middle of the street, and obstructing passage on either side?
Why are 30-fe. timber: streets at all times of the day. in coolie hearts, with unlimited rope allowed to those who draw them, so that a length of uvor 40-ft. over all is frequently encountered Why not compel goods of excessive length, be transported at night 1 Alittle attention to triner points such as these couldn't buth the passenger trottie, tions, if imposed, be termed re Were any drastic chan: have to coe in course of template sty run our street tral lie om sound lines, the way (0 cles nie, for the highest combined with long ant i consideration, from the authori of preier ts proate pone any deal with the ques: tion, ian, ete.
A Resipent. both N aber.
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