SUNDAY TRAMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 244, 13 October 1903, Page 3

SUNDAY TRAMS.

TIME-TABLE FOR SUBURBAN LINES,

NEWMARKET.

At the meeting of the Newmarket Borough Council last evening, Mr P. M. Hansen forwarded a temporary timetable for the Onehunga service for the Council's perusal. It was decided to receive the communication, the Mayor expressing the opinion that the Council could do nothing with regard to the Sunday trains-

GREY LYNN.

Mr P. M. Hansen submitted to the Grey Lynn Borough Council last night a temporary time-table for Sunday cars running along the Great North-road. Mr Hansen pointed out that a few weeks would be required to see what actually are public requirements on Sundays Before fixing up a permanent time-table.

Mr J- W. Shaekelford (the Mayor) spiid the proposed service' started at 12.45 and finished at 9.45. Apparently there woiild be a car every 20 minutes. A legal opinion obtained from Mr T. Cotter advised that tinder the deed of delegation cars could run daily subject to the borough regulations. Mr Cotter also pointed out that the Council would require to exercise its powers of control, in a reasonable manner.

• The Mayor said apparently the Council could not do much. He was sorry they had net the power the city had of voting upon the question of cars running on Sundays. The present councillors were not responsible for such a deed of delegation being signed. He presumed they would have to receive the timetable. Mr Hansen was keeping faith with the public in that there were no cars during church hours. Mr W. S- Smith proposed that the time-table be adopted. He was in favour of a reasonable car service on Sunday, and had voted for it.

Mr Donald seconded the motion. He was not in favour of Sunday trams, but now that it was carried in the city there was nothing but to adopt the time-table.

Mr J. Tl. Lundon doubted whether they should adopt the time-table submitted- There was no provision in the time-table for taking people to church. Then there was another point: If Mr Hanson had the right to run cars on Sunday, they could compel him to start at 7 a.m. and run all clay. The adoption or non-adoption of this time-table would not prevent the trams running. On Sunday night church people had no possible chance of getting into the cars as far as Parnell was concerned. The afternoon oars were run for tTie special purpose of recreation. Some provision should be made that some cars on Sunday should run right through to Cornwall Park. He thought the A,est thing wiis to simply receive the time-table.

The < motion to adopt the time-table was lost, and it was ordered to lie on the table.

ONETTUNGA

At last night's meeting of the Onehunga Borough Council a letter was received from Mr P. M. Hausen, who wrote stating that in about three weeks' time he would forward a final time-table for Sunday running, and asked tnat the one enclosed be approved of until such time as he could gauge the requirements of Die public. The Mayor said ho did not approve of the cars only commencing running after noon. Tie was of opinion that they should stnrt earlier in the day prior to church hours, as it appeared very much like excursion on Sunclav afternoon.

OoxiTieillor Risliworth said that Mr Hanson was reported to be running the oars for the public convenience, but he thought different. As the Mayor had said the public convenience would be better served if cars were run a portion of the morning. Hp considered it was the privilege of the Council to make the time-table nnd for Mr Hanson to run his cars accordingly.

Councillor Stoupe also expressed himself strongly on what he considered a money-making business by running cars on the Sunday afternoon only.

After further discussion the consideration of the submitted time-table was deferred until next Monday.