The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-10 00:00:00

REPORT.

The Select Committee appointed to take into consideration
the Acts now in force regarilinz the Turnpike Roads and
Highways is Hoglund and %Vales, and the expediency of
additiinial Regulations for their better repair and preser-
vation, and to report Ibt it Observations thereupon from
time to time to the House; and to whom the ?elisions
of Jowepli U. Bassett, John Richards Reed, and John
Marcum; and of several Trustees of Turnpike Roads in
tire comities of Middlesex, Kest, Sarre", and Sussex,
were referred:—Have, pursuant to the Orders of the
►►ouse, examined the matters to them referred, and have

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agreed ape the following Report :
Your Committee amsidered it their isdispensaide duty to
direct their {first assertions to She Reports of former Commit-
tees; appoiuttd to investigate the same important subject ;
is these Reports, as well as in the documents subjoined to
them, are to be found south scientific information, and
mail valuable suggestions, which have doubtless tended to
aid the progress of improveweat in the art malting and
preserviug roads. Still the object of smendin: the bias
which relate In the has been nualtsined, the Bills intro-
duced with a partial view to that purpose having been Wit
iu their progress through Parliameut, and the suggestions
for more ',turret improvements baring been allowed to re.
main animal fuelber uutice.

If yore Committee may be permitted to assign the proba-
ble rseanse fur this discouraging result of the labours of
their predecessors, they would venture to slums., that too
week a field of nicitiery was taken to kid to immediate prac-
tical benefit ; that some of the ',esteem mum confitieutly re.
consinesided were of a novel and supecielative nature; that
the regulations which it wasiwuposed to fumed on them too
strongly affected the interests of vested property ; and that
even the must valuable information cuutmnnicated to She
Muse rested urns ingenious theories, which lead thorn been
very partially, if at all, 'educed to practice, or submitted to
Ceir experiment.
As the eonsielerations which infirenced the appoiutment
of the present Committee avowedly sprung from the success-
ful trial of an improved system of making road., year Com-
ounce have judged it eight to institute a particular exami-
nation into all the eircumstaners of that experiment, and
the various ittsmuces in which the example has been fol-
lowed.

Mr. Juin Loudon 3PAttans lowiag fin many years slirtetesi
his attention as a Magistrate mud a Commissioner to the
impressment ur roads, gm initureil to al rept the sil taatiott
of geiterai surveyor of an rateaisive trust round the city of
Bristol.

The admirable state of repair into vshicb the nimbi under
bin three, jun were brunghl, allearled Very general attention,
lad iiiductil Use Commsr*losers ot vellums districts to apply
for his avvisteare or advice.

general triatimossy borne to his complete success
wherever be has hero employed, and the proof that his im-
provements have been attended with au actual reduction of
expense, while they have afro, deal the most useful employ-
ment to the pour, 'miner your Committee to attach • high
degree of importance to that which he has already stenos.
plished. The imitation of Isis plant in rendered easy by
their simplicity, and by the causiluse with whirl, he has ez„
plainsel *liens, though ability to the surveyor to judge •f
their application must be tindreelood as an essystrial tre-
Tour. Committee have dwelt Ou this imprdved system of
making roads, as a preliminary catisidei maim to stay alter-
as of the lasso, being postimiled that it is of estentisl4..
purlauee isi adopt the law to ucw riccutisst sures that the rot
step requisite is to take effectioal outeasores for eneoeltie the
foratalinn of good roads; aid that their preservation after-
wards, if proper prsuciples for their repair be ouce whorled,
will respire fewer legislativ! regulations than former in-
goiters hew deemed steer sassy.
Fur • full C1eri4111114.61 of the nsethnde purism/ by lir.
your Cossimistee hell knee to refer to his evidence
In the Armwriollx, as well M that of his sun, and of el:ifes
resit Cummisamiters who 111:14 Witnessed the success of his

hut ibonsli your Ccmnsittee ;ewe limited their first in-