TRAM CAR OVERCROWDING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 233, 2 October 1925, Page 9

TRAM CAR OVERCROWDING.

COUNCIL DISCUSSES BY-LAW. NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. Diirins proceeding* at The Magistrate's I Court recently, when tit? "_ity Lounrt. Took action _gaunst driver? of several ; buses for carrying more Tiisn the j l.ver.-od n«m.'KT ►■:' r..i—■ • tee:;. defendants' solicitor ma ie :-<r.-ng repn>>enta.- I lion* witli refi-.irii ;•• i.\i reroading of j tram . a.rs. A: la-t DigL-.'s .netting of i The City C-.uii. ii. tin- vhltf traffic ! in-pevtor stated tl_T there was no set-lion in the by-lsw dealing with the matter. He pnimt-d out. however. That section ''-jo provided: — '"No pa.s-enger shall stand or remain on any platform, or on The -:ep- of any trait car when requeued by \ ie conductor of su.-h i-ar not to .U. a and n-. pa.-ser.ger shall remain or. a tram car when requested to leave -uch Tram car by the conductor thereof." Tiie inspector pointed out that the only occasion on whi.-h person- could be removed from the platform of a tram ca ■ was "at the reque-t of The conductor." He asked for instructions as to the Tramways Depart merit's duty in connection with the overcrowding '•:" tram cars. The commitTPp. reporting to the council, recommended that bv-latv No. 1. section 9:1". Is amended by 'the deletion of the words, "when requested by the conductor of such car not to do so." When the suhjpet came up for disoussion. Mr. Paterson moved that no alteraTion -be made to the 'by-law. He cave as his reasons that the tramway service was governed by Act of Parliament, and there was no comparisi<in between buses and tram cars as far as safety was concerned. General support wb.s forthcoming for the motion, especially from Mr. Thompson, who said there was no overcrowding on tramcars. i rthe-r members of the council expressed The opinion that The council should put itself in such a position that it could not be accused of acting in an arbitrary manner to its competitors. Mr. Paterson s motion was carried, and the by-law will remain as at present.