Improved means of locomotion as a first step towards the cure of the housing difficulties of London : being an abstract of the proceedings of two conferences, convened by the warden of Robert Browning Hall, Walworth with a paper on the subject / by Charles Booth.

  • Booth, Charles.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Improved means of locomotion as a first step towards the cure of the housing difficulties of London : being an abstract of the proceedings of two conferences, convened by the warden of Robert Browning Hall, Walworth with a paper on the subject / by Charles Booth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    worse, because of a dispute as to the apportionment of the profit that will ensue from its abatement ? I have said that in my opinion the improved means of communication required, should be owned by the community, and that the London County Council, with probably an enlarged sphere of action, is the best authority for the purpose ; but on this several questions of policy arise. As regards the ordinary railways having termini in London and a local service, and even including the underground system of the Metropolitan and District Railways, I assume there would be no need to interfere ; but their extensions should be encouraged and not penalised, low fares secured rather by competition than by enactment, and the many uncomfortable results of special “ workmen’s trains ” got rid of. Nor would it be necessary (though it might be desirable) for the public to acquire the two existing electric tube lines. They could probably be brought in to a general scheme. But to grant further Parliamentary powers to individual schemes might be a grave mistake, whether for underground or surface lines; and of such schemes a large number will come before Parliament this session. The bringing forward of all these schemes shows how ripe this solution of the question is. The reasons in favour of a unified scheme are obvious, and show in the clearest way the advantage of public over private enter- Questions of policy connected with new schemes for which powers are now asked. Advantages of a unified scheme.