TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13105, 2 May 1908, Page 3

TRAMWAY BOARD.

Tiio Christohurch. Tramway Boamd met last, lught, wbem there we-ro preSE nt—'MeesTS A. "W. Beavon (chairmant), (ioo. T. Booth, W. Roeoe, H. Peareo, J A. Floshe.r, D. Sykes, 8. A. Staipfos, and C. M. Gray. An apology for ab-s-nce was received from Mr J. Richiardson. A report by tho Fimance Ocimmittee, rccamiawwlJTig tliat tiie- eakry of the e-ecrotary should ibo increased to £50p, and that of tho Vecfarioal. engito £ICO. was adopted. Tfne U'nder-SeiOT€ita.ry for Public AVorfe WTote .string that tho Board'is proposal to use a single-hcirso car without a conductor, was coneodexed objecticiß.a'blo, ar.d the proposed Order-in-CounTdl should provide that einglo pQ6F**mzi<T cars elionld Ihavo ono car conductor, two and thsre-o cars two ccei-diiic-tcTS, and four amd five cars tbTce ocanducitc.rs , . It "was rcscilvcd to comply vxih tho reouest, and to forward ,->. copy of the letter to the Fendalton. Tramway Esitoneion Committee, thiait proposed line being tlio one most directly affected..

iMr Ct. D. wrote, asking if the Board wculd receive a JCew Brighton deputation on maititers connected with. T.h.o. landing cf tho cams in the- Square., and tho running of addi'tiona.l cars.

Tt was resolved to receive tho deputation at the next meeting. . The New Brighton town clerk wrote request in 11 iliat a car shiould b? run to Ne-w Brighton on Sa.t<nrdajy migjh'ts l>etwean the 9.12 and the 10.12 p.m. cars. It was resolved io reply that th* niattor would be dteewsed when tho depoitation was received.

The Town Clerk "wnyte, et-ating that the Cpty Co-uncil would give tlw> Eoard permksi'Oai to the sfdeMrihia.Tinel in tlio Square, by ih& Bank of New Zea!iand. for ,tho convenience of tie Burwood passcnw.rs, to a length, not exceeding six feet. It was resolved to ask tho Oonnci.l to extend tihe dis-

ta.np© to a car's length. Mr Staples gave notice of motion that "t>he> Board sh-ouW conedder the question of nwiniirog <ihca(p workmen's tickois on ce.riain morninij and evening cars. At present, ho said, thceo care traveled almost emptiy, w-her«is they would bo ln.rjtoly patrcnised if cheep workmen's tickets w«ro iseiued.