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Remarks on the Present System of Road Making / With Observations, Deduced from Practice and Experience, With a View to a Revision of the Existing Laws, and the Introduction of Improvement in the Method of Making, Repairing, and Preserving Roads, and Defending the Road Funds from Misapplication. Seventh Edition, Carefully Revised, With an Appendix, and Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons, June 1823, with Extracts from the Evidence

by John Loudon McAdam

Chapters (24)
  1. REMARKS ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF ROAD MAKING; WITH OBSERVATIONS, DEDUCED FROM PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE, WITH A VIEW TO A REVISION OF THE EXISTING LAWS, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE METHOD OF MAKING, REPAIRING, AND PRESERVING ROADS, AND DEFENDING THE ROAD FUNDS FROM MISAPPLICATION. SEVENTH EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED, WITH AN APPENDIX, AND REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 1823, WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE EVIDENCE. 0:00
  2. REMARKS ON THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF ROAD MAKING; WITH OBSERVATIONS, DEDUCED FROM PRACTICE AND EXPERIENCE, WITH A VIEW TO A REVISION OF THE EXISTING LAWS, AND THE INTRODUCTION OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE METHOD OF MAKING, REPAIRING, AND PRESERVING ROADS, AND DEFENDING THE ROAD FUNDS FROM MISAPPLICATION. SEVENTH EDITION, CAREFULLY REVISED, WITH AN APPENDIX, AND REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, JUNE 1823, WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE EVIDENCE. ADVERTISEMENT. 0:37
  3. PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION. 7:04
  4. INTRODUCTION. 14:42
  5. REMARKS ON ROADS. 16:05
  6. Appendix. 37:10
  7. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE PRESIDENT, AND THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 49:17
  8. REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE HIGHWAYS OF THE KINGDOM: TOGETHER WITH THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THEM. 1:04:27
  9. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. WITNESSES: 1:20:21
  10. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Martis, 2º die Martij, 1819. EDWARD PROTHEROE, ESQUIRE, In the Chair. 1:20:29
  11. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Veneris, 21º die Maii, 1819. 1:42:26
  12. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Jovis, 4º die Martii, 1819. 1:46:49
  13. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Martis, 9° die Martii, 1819. 2:23:39
  14. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — [The following Papers were delivered in, and read:] 2:43:04
  15. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Bristol Turnpikes. 2:48:21
  16. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Jovis, 11º die Martii, 1819. 2:49:39
  17. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Martis, 23º die Martii, 1819. 3:15:46
  18. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Jovis, 25º die Martii, 1819. 3:27:56
  19. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Jovis, 1º die Aprilis, 1819. 4:09:31
  20. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Jovis, 6º die Maii, 1819. 4:17:38
  21. MINUTES OF EVIDENCE. — Martis, 11º die Maii, 1819. 4:29:45
  22. REPORT FROM SELECT COMMITTEE ON MR. M’ADAM’S PETITION, AND EXTRACTS FROM EVIDENCE RELATING TO HIS IMPROVED SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTING AND REPAIRING THE PUBLIC ROADS OF THE KINGDOM. REPORT. 4:31:17
  23. REPORT FROM SELECT COMMITTEE ON MR. M’ADAM’S PETITION, AND EXTRACTS FROM EVIDENCE RELATING TO HIS IMPROVED SYSTEM OF CONSTRUCTING AND REPAIRING THE PUBLIC ROADS OF THE KINGDOM. — Mercurii, 28º die Maij, 1823. SIR THOMAS BARING, BART. In the Chair. 4:53:21
  24. APPENDIX. 5:13:06
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Cover of Remarks on the Present System of Road Making / With Observations, Deduced from Practice and Experience, With a View to a Revision of the Existing Laws, and the Introduction of Improvement in the Method of Making, Repairing, and Preserving Roads, and Defending the Road Funds from Misapplication. Seventh Edition, Carefully Revised, With an Appendix, and Report from the Select Committee of the House of Commons, June 1823, with Extracts from the Evidence by John Loudon McAdam