THE TRAMWAY TROUPBLE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 174, 23 July 1907, Page 4

THE TRAMWAY TROUPBLE.

THE PROPOSED NEs. : Bar-li£Hr.

A special meeting of fhe C%7'.'CatauSl -noil be held next Thursday M the. purpose b£ mating an aineiaing T>y-law tp. pernrit"additional passengers to be car-' xied on trameafs ./and other" vehides propelled "by .motor pbirer.: The proposed by-law reads 'is follows:--''Section 37? , of the "by-laiws is hereby amended by, the addition! of the .following proviso to subsection ; (c) thereof ■, namely ;— - Provided that in the case of iraiacaxs and other vehicles rprbpeDed by.motor or other mechanical .'power the license » shall if required by the proposed ijcensM specify such additional aomber of :pMsengers to be carried. in.. snch -vehicle ; as in the opinion of' tie,..City. Engineer • such vehicle can conveniently carry, ■ awl ■-'' the provisions of Subsection (c) -of Sec- j tion 393 and Subsection (b) of Section 401 of these By-laws shall not .apply, to snch vehicle so long as it is iot carrying more than the number of. passengere specified in the license therefbrv Subsection (f) of Section 399 of the aid By-laws is hereby repealed,-and in. liea thereof the following is enacted, nam*ly:—(f) Wien any passenger ie. entering- \ or leaving such vehicle. negl|gently,ipt } wilfully start or cause such vehiele'to he started before such passenger is seated in or upon such vehicle, unless such 'iwr • hicle is a tramcar oz one propelled/"by. motor or other mechanical power <«,•■, is licensed to carry more passengere. •than the seating provided therein ■wiß' accommodate and there is no seat tie.-, available therein for such incoming pi* .: senger; or has alighted from the same as the caee may be."