IRAMWAY MATTERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 170, 17 July 1908, Page 6

IRAMWAY MATTERS.

STRAPHANGERS. CARS, AND ■IKAFFTC. Among oih.T ouumenrs concerning the lckland tramcar raised at the City mncil night was the question of an iprovement in the type of ears and -.ting accommodation. The Tramway ib-committee "us directed to interview c general manager iouchiug this busiss. Replying to a request from the Tramiy Workers' Union, that persons refusI to leave cars should be prosecuted by ! c Council, the traffic inspector reports i follows:—"The by-law come into force i ly on the 23rd March last, an that when ] r. Rosscr speaks on two occasions ot \ 'plying to the Council for Resistance j ere was no by-law in force: thai pa-sin;' | c by-law doe? not relievo the conductor? i cm any responsibility for overcrowding. I id that he is prepared to help them In' ■cry way; that vTnrn the numbers art i linted in the ears as to bow many can ! and, it will assist compliance with the I --law." J The Council requires the traffic inspec- | >r to take action in cases of breaches of j ie city by-laws. ROLLING STOCK AND TRAFFIC. \ The Tramway Company have advised I ie City Council that they am putting m j md a further five cars, the .equipments r which have already been placed in \ diT in England. The City Engineer reported that during c past 12 montat. the had increased om 09 to 37. or -G per cent, the scaling parity from o'-ilO to or :2i) por c?nt, id the passenger accommodation (Liiitliug standing allowed in 5S cars) to (JO; while during the past two years c cars had boon increased by 31, or 53 J r ceat. and the sealing capacity by 22, or 55 p?r cent., The number of pasngers carried was in 1904. 15.040.7C3; 05, 19.78f1,045; 1900. 21,104,651; 1907, ,474,127. The increases for the last yearperiod were G& per cent, and for the st two-yearly period ISA per cent, so at the increase in number of cars and ating capacity had been largely in ex--39 of the increase, of traffic. He recom-;-nded that the company be asked to innate their intentions with regard to rther ear accommodation, also recom?nding that an additional cross-over be ovided in Lower Queen-street. The remmendation was adopted.