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I said I have had a good deal of experience in this testing and I would not take upon myself to have notices put in the papers and all arrangements made for having done without having first consulted the Public Works Department. She then said he could not come.
I told him the car would be ready for testing at 8 am on Monday and the traffic stopped and the responsibility theirs. He then said he could not come. It might be 10 o'clock or 11 o'clock in the afternoon.
I then said that as we would be ready at 8 am, any delay would be at their responsibility. She then said that he would come on Monday, and he came to the minute.
The first testing took place, the white car being tested first and passed by the Surveyors. The Green car (steel framed and made in England) was tested and stopped promptly by the brakes, but one of the chains for connecting the axles, after having successfully performed its duty, broke. A mishap which often happens, shows the utter absurdity of these tests, which instead of being a source of security to the public are a source of danger.
Mr. Fooker then said he could not pass that car. I protested against it and he said that if Mr. Chatham would pass it then he would. To prevent delay I went on...