TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12091, 13 January 1905, Page 5

TRAMWAY BOARD.

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The Christchurch Tramway Board met yesterday W. lteece;.(chairmaa), A. B. Morgan, •H. Pearce,G; Scott, J. J, Dougall,A. W. Beaven! F. Waymputh, m.ov'G.'T. ; Booth.- ■ yy : \y : y.

CORRESPONDENCE.^ The clerk to; Counciltwrote acknowledging,receipt, of tho board's letter of the 19t_Jt l out the conditions upon which the Board was wiUing.to'allojvfthe Council to utilise the Traittway poles for carrying the electric cable'to tne Sydenham dumping Station, arid 'stating .that the l -Councils Works, Committee, agreed thereto, and wished, to .thanJs^theij-O-a-tif or the concession.' In reference to the Board's letter, of thej2_nd- December,' applying for a supply of"curront for lighting purposes, to the Board's car' shed in' I'alsgrave street, the Works Committee had deferred consideration of the mailer until its next.meetihg. In a further letter the same writer asked the Board -to 7 indicate an approximate date on which tho erection.'of tbe poles in street?, would .be ptit%, in hand, as it was anticipated-that current would be required at the Pumping Station „by the end of April at the latest. The "letter was received, and it was decided to reply that'the poles would bo erected in May or, June. . • ■}/■ TIIE SUMNER CLIFFS.' *% A* The clerk' of the Borough Council wrote fonvafding'.;iho following , copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of tho Council: ''That tho Tramway Board be asked if they would be prepared to reconsider, their decision regarding the straightening of the road from Shag Rook to U- point beyond Middle Rock if a further sum, of £100 could be - subscribed,' making £300 in all, or if this-sum is not sufficient what amount would they be prepared to accept to undertake the work." A deputation, consisting of the Mayor of Sumner <Mr*R. A. Bradbury), Cr. Wallace, Mr J. Crawford, the Town Clerk, and the Hon. J. T." Peacock, waited upon the, Board with reference to the samo'matter. ■. v.-. Tho Mayor'-tated:-that- the Sumner ■Council"thought thai the Board, when Considering the matter,»',did not realise the extent of .tho jdan&er.* Sumner Council had' gone-carefully, into the. matter;-and had: agVeed to. raise £100 by subscriptions, in addition tp its own contribution?^ The fact of, an,ac_idont happening would prejudice'-the >> public against trayolling to-SuiimerjA? ;-•'-_*''•>' .' The Hon. J. T. Poacock said tiuft had been acfluaihfed,;with ; the road for the last fifty or sixty years.and •- his' recollection Was ~fhat, the present foid was only a temporary expedient. ■ 'He feared that if hot widened a scrtytis Igepidorjt WOuld happen" If ,the• road -.and extended into• the*J^trayy,* it would do much to improve the Sumner bar -and' the harbour; /#£• ' . < • 7 ,^"'''' Mr Crawford# said ; that ibout; ten years ago, ia very large fall took place, and was a great sptirco of trouble", both to ordinary and. tram traffic/ It took eight men a full .week to clear the , road again. Since then .there-had been three falls of stones, and one fall actually bent the tram rail nearer to the cliffs. ; Qn another occasion a large rock fell right across the tram_ ttnej and, had, to' be removed in order, to allow the tram to pass. About eight or nine nwratbs ago another slip .occurred, and stones fell right on to the tram linQ. ago, whenHho* coaches were rimnmgj>a stone from the' cliffs fell.-on to a-coa6h ...passenger and nearly, broke the ; man's lego 7 •■' ■ Cr. Wallace stated that even during the last twd; or*three" months the trams ,had ,diad^^^ were-removed irrom Sumner could do .up; more than it- had« already done. The Council were prepared", £2QO, and provide the rubble, which was worth 'another £300; and Would also raise another £100 by means of subscriptions. ;,' * ; 7; The deputation then withdrew; 7; ;-; Mr it seemed to him that whatever danger there was resulted -in consequence of the existence 7 the" slope at the- foot of the cliffs, a_td if the slope was-taken, away "the dangerwould be removed..' fie thought the Sumner Council. sho_|d that .work.7 A -.'- ( '.Thj.pChairman.<.pointed out that;: one particular,corner %as dangerous,- apart •altogether/frOnv theVslope. ' ' . ,' ■ Mr !^ifesl;ibhea v whether* the 'out; of J the,..proposed y-yrork would aff number of passengers to -be -As far ast the safeQ'' of. the road was concerned, he thought that that was a :_-a^i , .j^Eurel^.vlprt''"' i tho': Sumner '' r > -»- v ;' y .?..--'• Mr Scott,, , considered, it had :'■'. been proyed tha'tj afternoon •thst7the road was dangerous,' and", there, might .be. .a' serious accident within •■& ▼ory_^Mibrt time..--.- ■ :"-;-. •'>;■■!..■..' .;./' .y v :.7V '?'■ Mr Beaven; fcaid it was simply' ; " a. question of,-;whether the dßoarcf••jpo's;" sQSsod the'necossary.iunds or nbt.vit . Mr Waymouth said there :; was no doubt, that the' Board had, not, the money, and there. was ". no • doubt,; also, ',that the*m_tter*concerriod the Sumner Borough Council, who Wero for the .maintenance and "safety*ofc. the road. , '•' ■$ -;-;:. ' ''U.£. ■ , ;'■; W&p . ! Mr -Jougall said .that the work- waß desirable, bnt : as the Board 'had no surplus cash he 'did not think it i rested upon the Board to do 'it. -'He -did iwt think, himself, 'tl|ftt the road, was dangerous, for. during./Ihe lj^'J^wenty there', had onlyt; been'vohelwveTe fall of stone.!' >&*"■ • "•.'■_ yV : . : '\f; 7*' 7

Mr Morgan said he had Tieard nothing to alter the opinion he had formed at the, last meeting;. •- Tho engineer had reported that the widening of. the. road, .would not lessen any danger, if; such oxistod;'_and he, himself, didjnofcHhink thero danger to-speak ..of. *7 he. thought something "might be "done at the-corner previoiisly mentioned, where tho road had been narrowed ny consequence of the Board's operations! , MfrScott gave notice','of motion that the resolution-;.previously adopted *by the Board ihbuld !?>e'rescinded. v"----f. .. Mr "J; K.TLogan/; Superintendent* of Electric Lines, wrote stating* thtft. £b was understood by the. Department that the Board were desirous of dispensing with tho use of guard wires on .the tramway system at Christchurch, as far as possible. If tM : telephone or telegraph wires crossing the trolley wires were taken over uf suitably.-insulated cables containing a'self-contained steel bearer wire, the Department would not insist upon guard wires in respect of such crossing. : That did not imply that guard wires could be wholly, dispensed -with, as there might betplaces where the trolley wires were "sonported on brackets from -poles in the Jkerbing and the Department's wires rah bare 'parallel' to the trolley wires, .arid would 'be .liable, if they. fell. ■' to 'come* into contact with the tfolley In narrow streets with span wire supports for- the trolley wires/ similar conditions might exist requiring CTard wires. The; class of cable proposed to be'used was twin conductor,- <bach wire* rubbercovered and taped; twisted in pairs/arid made up:with a steel bearer .wirei;; the whole *then to be insulated with rubber. cable containing' four-- -pairs .would jcost about £160 per mileflanded. iThe Department had nboittotation- for-two-pair Cable,; but -it should "'not exceed about £90 a mile.';f A-larger quantityof two-pair' thai*of.-<foar-pair cable, would be Yt*Ay quantity. of ■y ':-.

jrefeiarea - tfe was x biuig; could; nijt-s reach¥ thejicdbnyif for least time<th^BpJ^;fl^^ to the wires would! in tlw meantii&. , :; ?If prepared to .sulated !;■ two and <»We!; with self-contained the cost of ite the Department wouM wires for •such* '- ero^nw^>'bnl' > necessary, until those cablee could be erected, to safeguard ■ the>.telephone; wires , 'by uwng..ineulat«d;> .wires suspended from *•♦. ; bearer; wire. The cost of, those alterations would, of course, bo a chargo against the Board. The Board's engineer reported as follows upon the' above letter:—" With reference to the suggestion of tho Superintendent of Telegraphs that guard wires can only be dispensed, with at certain points, conditional on tho Board's paying for the special installation of twin conductor telephone' wire, twisted in pairs, and specially mado up for. bearing purposes with; a steel core, I'haVe to report as follows:—As you will .-remember, the question of - guard wires was discussed very fully, with the Public Works Department, and uespite the jßoard's* objections, that. Department, acting for the Telegraph Department, compelled the insertion of;, tho guard wire clause in the Order-in-XUoun-cil, and it was therefore embodied in |he contract. / The Telegraph Department is now prepared to waive its objection to their omission on the greater part of the system, the exception only being where heavy trunk wires cross or run noar the Board's wires. This change of position .has only recently been notified, and therefore, of coureo, hot in time to prevent the guard wiro pole' fixtures being delivered. The saving that otherwise would have been made in this respect is therefore lost. The stock of wire could, however, bo used later for extensions to the Board's telephone system or potential wires. The cost of the alternative scheme suggested by tho Department would mean an additional expense of about £1600. Tho installation of guard wires over a large area of the system is bound to mean serious delays to traffic, increased maintenance, and a source of danger to passengers and, pedestrians, as I have before reported, and I would, therefore; like to" see the suggestion of tho Telegraph Department carried out; In view, however, of the fact that this change of position on the part of the Telegraph Department will, it adopted,, mean a considerable increase in the Board's expenditure, I presume the Board will desire to consider the question as to .whether, .under the circum- • stances, if* should be required to pay tho whole cost of the alteration." ... The Chairman said that the; matter was a most, important one. , The members would remember how strongly had opposed the use of the guard wires, but they were compelled *by ; the Government to use them. The wires had accordingly been arranged for in the contract, and then tho Board was informed that a change-was desirable. Of course 4 the Board felt the same that a change was desirable, ', but it seemed very hard that the Board should have to' face a sheer loss through ite wishes ■ not being carried but originally•■ •Some: of the wire could bo made use of, but the bulk of the: material, such :ias; fittings, could not be .other purpose: The; s J »ctipn of /the; Government would cause'% lose to the] Board of about £10*. *f v; s^ Mr Pearce ? said ; that it really meant that the Government by originally; in-; sisting upon, the use of the guard wires had put the Board to m expenditure 9 f ■ about £1000. ■■■:;-:■ ■■■■: -; ■;;<• 'v The •engineer stated "that - the loss, would he from £900-to £1000^ ?*&&&?■ The Chairman said that the Board's engineer has^disapprovedi of of the guard: viif es on the-" ground * that they were a constant sourcoidf acci^etit 1 and breakdown.' •;: '■■ :^-:^:C' ; i■ ■■ : ".■■'i-;"S : .i > Mr: Dougall observed i that ■■ notwithhim to be another if not incapacity Jon> tho of the government officials/ as jregards| tramway>: v b6^^tioiii"iitv;i'elJ;,(ißTent^' : They ; might boipractical engineers | *n> mother .fespectei^ Y-^P^i^h?-^^^'^ $ The Chairman eaid he thOTghfrit j-jr.*** very,unfair for the Goyerninehttd;>exy" pect-the pu^supi^mpor*^ insulated unttl ones arrived. The cost of that iintermediate upon thei'Telegraph^De^artniehti>£&"; W: ■■■, ;-! The Board Athei Government either to dwpenie temporary cables! or to infffcal the jcablee with6ut , cp^;ib;.the*;Boar^; r : ; ;^;;;H'^^ following report:.by Sthe)? Board's; Engineer, relative tti ofjUie ■construction rV work"; was"- read :~r* : *T' i; -. ••'■■-'% : ••" . I begXto report J for the Bbam'e; in»'formation the f progrees of,;tbie work:— V"y:^y", ':■':■■■. i Section A—Steam Plant: Wcich tibn of one of boilors, and the Grwn miser,yhas been completed, with;the exceptibnviif< the brickwork.} BotKhpiiter'and econ% mjser-.'were tested, this morning; by " : Mr; •fiamorbn, ■^«Bfi^i vr hydraulic tests, aijft he ot samey t so that the work of, bncking-up can be gone on y^tfc J ing bbilere are well . v iJpae?itt--.i*>u*»j'pt, erection, and will be iroady! for simUar, : test by; the,;lst-of;-nexti vertical engine for driving mechanical stokers, and have been insliUed foundations, while the air and circulat-, ing pumpsj with their? motors/ are being delivered; per' \/. \ J,* ;';■ Section ■ 8~-ElectricaiT Plant:; In; 'my last report on progress.of work,;r«*ittted; - that the switchboard; was arriving by; B.s. Oakburn, but I how . fihdrthafc ; was shipped at the: £«*.■ Pharsalia, and la [■ now ; being \^doJiVered,in> the -power h house. TheCerwtibnUpf;; this board.'^^will; startedy',withm>:iwo weeks; Boosters, motora:; and 1 lighting set are 'arriving by c.a. 'Oakbuin.;; ThPt arc himps have arrived ibr ligTiting the power house, so that arrangements can be made for the temporary lighting as soph' as .the Cify' eemwS, readies the BoardV property;^ 'A^ Section ; Stacfe: Packer and Jones, on behalf of the coutractors, IMfessrs have been.. rushing' tluV the. stack is now completed, to a. height of 128 ft, so that from the present progress of the work,- the'feteck* wilf;be* % topped by; brick lining will then be proceeded withr and thq stack will be finished ahead of contract date. 'V.~?>x-. : ''yfe^- ; ;-'#. D-i-TravelHng will be: ready in time ior thecontractors to w same ia i metallingßthepother; power house equipment/: and should be installed complete by the last part cf -next" week.-- , •.'•-■■ ; -:--'. ,; '■,-■'••■■ : -; '-y^-.'l-^''r^y;'-'^ Section B^Coolin^'Tower i The cooling tpwer,* with; driring: motor,; S now bomg delivered on the power hoos« sitej and the contractore Hare arranged ; for erection to be started the wees after !■>"■ ;:.Seetion •. -I , locally-built care are progressing nicely; ! and the »contractore; for section - started wiring these cars for «am kade, I bellei;V and" healere.v>l^re.) of the four-wheef combination typei : > and I: three; Vof.:'thp. /-b^-jiro^bw6"J,typiß'jv,;car.. ; bodießj from the" John Stevenson pom--pany> aYai b(?ingidelivered:im ? theicar shed/ Unfortunately the .three bottom I 'frames belonging id the, latter .tyjJe"'w(W'e: received with main side sille broken off at No. 2 end, caused by rope breaking in unloading case in ship's stings, the case falling inde and then

on to tho whitffclPkv the -ontrtHrto-_*3>iMm_ and part of tiie? MU ( broken' wtioi-t.:. aro" new on -he'vawSn. .Section G—CW Tii*sßft tracks, with the truck which waa And the steel-tyred delivered in th* oar tors have been instraotedh with the erection T of five wheel track-, ao 1 thai > same 'ctmfc turned.over to Boon *nd Co.' £§Mp, early date for mounting the eer-<'bumiS^' Section H—Car Motors: All the Car motors are being delivered in tW;-io*r shed. :■■;" : ';y -' yy< The brake eonipmenfai are *l»__s&lljii Section J—Car and Su-idry Supplies:. As teral under this section' l»aiTmng|Jh aanplo time for the work; satisfactorily. ;'' v Section' main macbine tools have _«niiwtaUe4 on their foundation-; and thb motor switchboard and sundries are Joeing ■ delivered in the "• SecUon>n--Rails,-;;ofe : shipment of rails is now being deiiwrejj per, s.s. :St«r of shipment .is. on board the s.sj Buteshire; which has been delayed in CapetOW-f by a fire in No. 8 hold j but^f tho raUs wilrbe deuverea here in' ample, time; so th'atv dw»| will; be Caused to t_« through non-delivery of aU the special work has arrived,? but, unfortunately, the special the intersection of Sigh and' Manchester . streets; ■■ line:: will necessitate the contr_«toM ing the line at this complete the ti_ick'wi-E''' cial pork for Cathedral ■in the Board's '.yard; : 7_o' work can be completed ;'wit_t ! tion of the straight track wbicbs wilt b| at the south side of where the present way Company's rails; work cannot'be Completed " UntilS tie Board start the .remaining special work; ward from Messrs' Hadfield' per direct steJameriC: ■ Section'-:L2: Permanent ■■ : w£jtt ß-nee my last report on this - v sec&bn>o_&*ilai£ tractors' .--have ■ had' Mveriteen •-wodcing .days,--.t_u^,days;vlMiijK as holidays. . 1 am glad to there has been a marked imprtmsnient in the progress of the work uirfter.ttM< section, although the contric«o-»|haf-not as yet come up toSthe i_pi__fi*<| -amount :-.'of ; :;tra«kA-#ork'i««B?cWtWiSi& ■my they will reach' the forty chaitts'fpet week as soon as they get; "such-'-" as" ■ Victoria street;road. 7 The was v started:;' 19th, and caused' by one of tfcw mg'down, and again bythe"-_«-_i die of the '''ToU<Sr^ : :iprew:?t^Hiiii again by the-larj^imotmtf^ '•. cafced - ci-lly fixed tegether cm the work, stUl,' ther_ w prolonged dolay that h_ststoh;p]»os7al this point: V The : ; tor. ; haTO ' to 'excayationtd.t'the^ thejirp ' the ;.prewnt : ' .'.-Vamwly^po^ ,aquaro;'---o , uihtbn ing Hereford stroet; the-aowprwip be proceeded-with^^ffiipl^ wards'CatbedriUVsoui^;t:M .«._-«..>•£ vj ___?__„ ; *\&v_;-i [ ~;* __;_*_^f*__^_£*ir^—Si present7track • of i7tne,-SjG_u^i«tc^^ Tramway Compandor t^ . ;bf ?'th-"-'trl_velll_igl! 'Work;;isUwd/'iL_o!^^ ~ Cl i'.'i-..''.i i ''---i-'-il.'';;■-: j -'i?'.. v .T'----'-^Kjl^inf^fl;^.f* : fr'flH*#^lpis¥--S pietea,Jthe ;nnal--'-pecHU<pwor^ 'BaxuVxbfSNe^l^ " 'Tho -_i«toaty,:Emb^kn^^hSli| ■• »t_i_;®_?K_j_i_*___St___s •j-c^g.^vaittaDiej-tuTOk.^ : plants rw^;^:'forJ|;t'o^ P»£aelftyw,;fea»t^ ;t_^sr&;;btH_^^ ; .ifoe7obj_,fc^^ :i_i&-'Pvt^<l£ji-$^ ?se<»_d:--eef^ ' tfa^Eteaiuy'vbw l'expecte^^_sVßhingte7_^>b-*fri|^ ;'wij__ ; yirt-;;i^ ;-ats.bridgesoTOiung;-'"I-:,?_|nu5i«^ :which''-'>pi!esCbav^7.b_e'_i|-OT .wlth- ; asc^,'- ; monk^ 10ft, and wither of. v •dnvtoS-essstnaMi^ ferred to above has .- the date on.-wmcnwli; «__>ec»£tM«siiw to bb f(M^<li_^re£^^^p|^p-lm^| March: , The heavy which; Im^;^ sides and^be-Ure|fiUi%^_fi^^ \' JOl ftri' mWijl'i>'j wrO-iWJS-i Iff ■-» " -■•■^"'_^ p 'j__^'-*^i^-'vjii^^sTr]!^ L"!iiig^ r ''W_ifr:^w_ii) t nflMil^^ i i ■■not have occurred;Jiaclit^ < b|een;|boinpl^t^:'bj|p^ . wUI be laid: • ' been-'vinßt^te^^^ i After seeing tbflbmbiwl^ yabovet;coric_tio__i^,' : ,''l^jirn'.7fl^ ' when the"-ame^'M^mp^^ , a job. ~ Th^^intf^ i inlr, opixraite' Burns^s: JemC^fslft \ l rains have gre_%ibelr»d x \ all the filling arid rar.t riie'remaimng;nllmgi>na;iK^ , ing -at 1 ed^in:-:tbp.;.-i*ttei^i|_^or^^^ the new, fridge ;^ bly be erected .-n^Umbio^^ new luxes;bemg|laid,:thereon:* .Causing j servicej %it will j 7-toard to_dM»ry;li_^^w pesent m.'only,C is; to passi&n^rsJ^^t-U' IwintjiMd th«,Mimjpri^^ Works neer (Mr Holmes) _u_i_^;i^u_it«|« _uw ; service lbeing,;c»rried;'OT^ The - second' large shipmeot" n__b_tla] j f $iiSjrou_iiM|i -1: have r a~rTanfi3ed':- :^ith7tbii^? to paint two-or three . poles, so __*y i*w ■ e_Jbn_;pie^;^iP_rS;l^ been erected, on the Lo-e. ;Tk*C« ' eiwtion tl«-4o-Wjl^^^ be .finislrT properly - formed .--id^rclkd^gl^g^ :bf ■ %U^TteWo^'^^oJ^MJ^^^ ' thiskli_^vbn-\-_§^^ •Eiajirtb_t:--t6M>'Bo^^*^TOM^ bnaiM}]o>©:f|_^w™g_l^^^ffl ■ north side, lwhwWij^JWiß»(-S»S---5-3 lme^kt\.ldMirP9*^WSS!S^MW^m ,:^^^9^lSH-?^BlHB-_i

Jioad Board's surJway Board the g the poles. As )epartment erect iish is to replace lino running on doi Falsgrave street bejSror houso and Ferry road, m contractors will proceed j Erection ■.. of the overhead and potential wires. o.ldm. N — Emergency waggons: ■*+ These are being delivered on the Board's site. Section o—Destination, tabley and staff boxes: As before reported, the material under this section has been delivered. Section P—Life guards: The material w under this nection is now being delivered in the car shed, having arrived per 8.8. Pharsalia. , . , . Section Q—Car shed: The rails having r arrived for this part of the work since ' my last report,, they aro now being laid, and tho concrete flooring being proceedeci. with. Owing to the largo amount of material which is arriving, and on which tho Board has made part payment, instructions have been issued to the contractors to have a night watchman placed in charge of tho car «hed at all times at which work is not being proceeded with, and as an extra precaution against fire, tho City Fire Brigade, through their Superintendent, Mr Smith, has kindly lent the Board two large chemical fire extinguishers. Jn addition to this, I have had installed firo grenades in different parts 1■ of "the building, and the City Council has been askfcd to install the fire alarm box which has been formerly situated at tho h'ontli-east comer of Steven and Faliigrave streets, on tho Board's building, at tho north-east end. As soonas the City Council's electric mains aro available for supply, it would bo desirable to install (under hire) a pmall motor for driving the pump, so as to keep the supply tank full. The motor which is now direct connected to this pump is arranged for a 600 volt circuit, which, of course, will not bo available until tho new plant is started. ■ Section' R—Power house: As^before reported, this building will bo com- - ploted in ample time to receive tho, plant on order. Section S—Fencing car shed site: This section is now completed. : Section T—Raising telegraph and telephone wires: Tho Telegraph Department have a largo gang going ahead with,this head, and Mr Gannaway, the inspector, has promised to start a • second gang' shortly, when the largo distributing polo at the Worcester street approach/to tho Square will be altered. Mr Dougall said he thought the con.striiction of the .permanent way was piqceeding very unsatisfactorily. Hβ

thought it might ho advisable to let the • contractors clearly understand that if there, was a .delay »* all probability . . the penalty would be enforced against - them. '■'■..: " ...' ■ ■ ■TheClh&aman said that such had already been intimated to the contrac -tore, and ho thought the .work would bo ■pufined on very, much faster than it "had. been. Circumstances in somo cases 'had been against the contractors, for an , accident had happened to, their rolling ,'• press, > and that bad -delayed the bending of tho rails, ; but frpm what ho ■ tcould gather work would progress nttloh more rapidly ; now, ■ , Mr Pougall: It will have to, in order to/feet it done in time. " ■ : In'sixteen weeks they laid 4f miles of track; that is .about 22" chains a week. ■: C ■ ■'; ■Mr Beaven: But they are dofng tho ' hardest part of tho work now. ■Vx:^ln v reply'.-to a the engineer ; said•■that 4 about 20 chains of track had :;■' been completed in the last few days. "; roport ; of the engineer was xy.aoji'pUHii'.,■■:■•:'■.•■.-■_••!/■:.:•■;',';'■:•.:. v -,:. .•/ "'" . '.'■ # THE NEW BRIGHTON TRAMWAY •-■■-. company,-•.■ - ■ .. *vV)Jptt 'the motion :bf Mr Morgan,- seby. M.r Peerco,7a resolution was adpjpted authorising tho affixing of tho W-eeaf of the Board to the Deed of Sulj- >. wisswit'witli the New- Zealand ::(Tram»y Company;: and to the agreement :/i providing fpr ■ the carrying on. of tho ?;ti;»ffio. The and Mr Booth .were authorised to sign tho same. i said that. the Arbitriition Committee had recommended the ; -: ; . oppohitment of *Mr ; Froatick ac arbiti a- ;■:; toj.^^ewonld. tnovo that Mr Frpstick |:t''. ' ; -'". ; v.: ; > '."■' /.'■ f .'■.". ,■.' : ; ■■> •'■. ;';':"^rho ; ; jmotion '.was:,seconded ' by Mr ,>;-B.TOth'-;:and (Carried.. ; *.;:-;';.-. ~' : - A .,-. ■: :". .';.-.• /SQUARE STATION. VV. :!oio Ghairmaa paid that drawings had ;; jbeeii f prepared of-a building to te ;:«;erjßcted in-the,Squire, and to include k waiting rooms, ':etoi ; ; He 'thought tho. ?: ; riiftttervwaa)ione in', which the City r ;,Cduncil-j:w'auld : feel -that ;"they" should ; -v^ , :'••■■'■•-■ •■':'■ '- ■■■ * si:iOtt y ;the,rmotiqn, of: Mr Pearce tho '.' ; .,Board*ireaorved to 'refer the matter to : '.v. , '- ; : : >t' ■.■;■.•.: ;••.•• •) : l i'. HThQ engineer said that the cost of th«> proposed building, would be roughly ■■■■■':■:• ; -.>vVto tho amount of £41,tM)l 9s 2d were passed for payment. This sum £20,842 IBe paid to' the New K^ i^*Uiri,, Electrical,.Construction Company for material, and a further; sum ! ;, of \£19,371 Is 7d to the same Compn ny ; '£< and';work,' £673. to Messrs ; lV?»ck«;Wid:; Jones on . account; of th« l?.pb#et;;;nouso";;oontract, and £144 8s 4d % ;to, Mpmts ;Bpbn and Co. on account of ',:the'cißif bodies. ; '. ; .i ■."!'"• 's'-.-i';'"'■'.';'. '■ "■■ ■;'.i "; Thef-Board> then rose.V•■".".' *