MOTOR CARS IN THE CITY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11006, 2 July 1901, Page 2

MOTOR CARS IN THE CITY.

MATTER B_FORE THK UOUNC_u>/§ At the meeting of the City night the By-law Committee- brought up-*'', recommendation with regard to t_e*MOt_f§;' car traffic in tho city. '•,• " The Committee stated that sections 8,% and 11 ol by-laws No. 2,1899, appeared,,t*_|. "00 repealed as regarded traction engines hf'j sections 50, 49 and 45 of by-law 3T0.-.1/-, 1901, but, remained in force conosrinagS motor cars, the speed of which, was limited to four miles an hour along streets and to two miles an hour street corners and over bridges. The Cong*, mittee was of opinion (1) that there yu «s*.__; reason why the spe-ed should 'be so or why this traffic should not be i-egul_rt__|' - the same way as the ordinary traffic of tfcr.'C city; (2) that if additional powers deemed to be requiMte. the McLean _fok.i»*. Act, 1898, waa sufficient for the purpoj*tsh The Committee recommended that a lfc*BS_i be prepared repealing tlie sections 8, 9, -ICjJv* 11 and 12 ol No. 2, 1899, and requiring motor car owner to procure a license H_d«f.V that Act and to register that license at fta,£ office of the Council. '"-it Cr. Loughnan, in moving the adoptionjbtjj the report, pointed out th-rfc motor enrs waw'| fur more easily controlled than' ve_id«-j----drawn by animals, and did no dan-to'/to*? the streets. There was no reason, fore, why the Council should pass special legislation, but would simply detdjl with motor car tacaffio as with the ora_ueryj*'{ tnaffic of __» city. He moved further by-law -be uj_iJ-i~a_ bringing the under the TT_~3sions of tho McLean Mo'toiTcf, Act. ''-!.•*! Gr. Gray said as the matter would eo__3* befoi-e the Council when the by-law was jiared he would second the motion. • -.^c The motion was then put and agreed fco.^. . . - ia;