FOOTPATHS
TO thb editor.
oi the .-30 th ult.. "Aged's"-prot/st againstr the. artificial stone slab pavements, "for not only any these eStrefiiely iincomfoTt- ' able .to walk .on j but in some places where 1 not level they tire extremely dangerous because of-the hard, polished surface which they acquire. If bitumen -has been found to be the. best material for the surfacing of the streets why cannot ! its use.be extended to footpath! so that pedestrians may enjoy its benefits': ■ Whilst on the question-of streets may 1 suggest that {he civic authorities abandon the senseless prhotide of trying to 'aT" etal streets with rotten stone? I Alter a tew weeks' use siicli material becomes mud in wet weather and dust in 'dry weather. Finally, may I suggest that with our frequent strong breezes, tne lite of our metalled streets would be lengthened were they'more frequently watered for in a dry condition the finer materials are blown.away by the wind the metal becomes loose, and holes ai'o formed. ?—I am, etc., x Ist May.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1925, Page 7
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