An Election Ahead.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 118, 27 May 1885, Page 4

An Election Ahead.

(To the Editor.) '"' : ' Sir, — Two ax using nanumtj. appeared in the StL^S 11'.^ says, "Those of iha dty tag£S are personally inconvenientuf* condition of Cuatoms-street will?.j? *• that at least one Councillor isMwS* the necessity for action" B?i«H formal inquiry Councillor 'JJs*.* elicited, &c." Yesterday's Stab«J° ■ : the construction of a road aMossT"l^ ; Bay to connect Customs-str^wS*' Harbour-street, and tha deUy'S? Council officials h. preparing $£»■ "Many people, hearingnotkS&' ' tho matter, imagine that it hi S a< ! veniently shelved. Be that arft? ? -I Devore has just dragged it infold day, and in answer to his formal nS* as to when, &c." How very mU£r* \ discerning of Mr Devot^T^ late these questions &t *'fe "' - time ! What are the memk.ft North and South Wards 2L rf* [ Saturday's paragraph asks /£? ! : positely, "\Vhat about Patte^L?" Report credits tho came inqiiifjip *" cillor with careful regard.. fot'iftuJ1 street and its approaches. '■WbJ new-found interest in our eide'i &? i aonby, as shown in the question aborts :i bour-streetconrtruction! ItiareallvtZi' ; We appreciate it at ita real Worth' lS 1 the other members ef Ponaonfeli have slept. They nttu^f ;fce k<Jz of our interests when a JJJ member of South Ponsonbv Las feZ so much of his valuable time to'thi'iii! ments of the north portiqn/QfjfciJ i What does it all mean ?. Kveryoie fe 2■' ing if there is an election nearathini B to, '"Tisapity elections don'trameoitar. : wooing Councillors would thei'tilm. ! much zeal. —lam, - . :

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Tho Auckland Tramway Company v, that they have got a number of"tu decker" cars in regular nse, tfjonldl t*kt note of a case which is just reportjitk Adelaide newspapers as a warning tg;tm. way companies. At the Local'Gmti, Monday, May 11, Mrs! Anne Papm awarded £150 by <i jury as compJuMtis against the Adelaide ■ ands'-ISS Tramway Company for: iojorieii ansta'ncd by a fall of^ a tramcar ia^jujjn. street on January 19. Jtat&jjfei elderly widow, woa .about to, Seslepd.tlit steps from a seat on the top of the car, iba the vehicle, after being a few isajnili dj. tionary, started off with a, jerk, and litxa precipitated to the ground. .Hjj/Himj (Mr Commissioner Stuart) directedthjjiij that it was the Company's duty to Sw gome moans for passengers on the top to communicate with the driTerotjaSittoi or to ascertain where the paewngeisoofe top of the car were going. Tte"tldslj widows" of Auckland/.have tot jrt taken to advertising tleirVchsm from the top of tattcan^lntjt ii instructive to know that'^jjlayMjJß' feet right to do so, and'thjipirefcijpj assessed charge, in the event of ttantej mado to porform a somersault from Mat to the street, is £150 a head.' "BOUGHON COMS."-J*i«wart'|Mj