TRAMWAY MATTERS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 142, 17 June 1910, Page 6

TRAMWAY MATTERS.

Some time agt> a coroner'e jury drew the Auckland City Council'^' attention to what they considered the unnecessary delay that had occurred iq providing jacks to release a child caught under' a tram car, and recommended •tljat.f.jsjcks be carried on each car. The Aμckiand branch of the La&our party also vyTote on the same subject. The Electric ponjmittee communicated with the f rana Company, and obtained particulars pf the existing' stations where ja.cks were kept, and those proposgd when the additional ordered arrjved. On the recommendation of the committee, the Councjl laet night decided that the nuinlber of stations was insufficient,

Reporting on the matter of dirty cars, the Traffic Inspector said he had. beep in communication ■with the company. He had noticed a slight improvement during the last week-

Mr. Shaw thought : it was high time eome strong action was taken in connection with the dirty etate of the cars.

i Mr. -Entrican advocated ordering dirty care back to the barn. Wellington cars were much cleaner than 1 the Auckland cars. They should impress the company that the Council was going to take firm steps if there wae not,some improvement.

Mr. Mackay thought it was time thety showed the mailed fist, persuasion having failed.

Mr. Read, in justice to the cprnpany, said he had noticed an improvement in the Ponsonby cars.