Correspondence
THE MANCHESTER STBEET PROPOSED DEVIATION. TO THB KDITOR OF THE STAR. Sib, — Ih: support of ray views as to this proposed deviation will you permit me to draw the attention of the Borough Council and of the public in general, to the following extracts from the article " road" in the English Cyclopedia, the italics are my own : — " Though formerly little attended to, the design of the plan of a line of road is a subject which requires extensive knowledge and mature deliberation. . . . To be theoretically perfect a road should combine the qualities of straightness and level and its surface should be smooth and bard; and the best road, practically, which makes the best compromise between unavoidable deviations from this theoretical perfection. . . : . Among the; circumstances that may authorise a deviation from the straight line, are the power of obtaining suitable materials for the road, avoiding valuable property or difficult ground, and includiug towns or villages in the course. . . . .Curves increase the resistance to the motion of carriages, and add to the risk of accident."— l am, &c, - Saml. Goodbehebe. Feilding, December 1, 1890.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 71, 2 December 1890, Page 2
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183Correspondence Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 71, 2 December 1890, Page 2
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