TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13161, 7 July 1908, Page 11

TRAMWAY BOARD.

- nipr ,Merep r -tn:th,me.rngof ; A <™»«»>J.*- ;!l .W.I-_v--ijooth.w. is-,.i.-i'«'-«-:y-SS-Tnlson. Mr CM. Gray ,-mt an : apology f<--r a.-.-,<*■<-•• .-he Chairman reported mat -Mr \\ . t; Short l.ad ronr-ud-d m- arb.tra-t-on mi' .-'-*."f *-"'"-•■ U; *" _>, <->-'.'-: ar-'i •-'-': '-.' r-.-'Xirt to carton an*-•*••'.-"• ;";',.-„. * tie Board in _w« "■ REPORTS OF COMMITThe Fares aad i>y-i-H_ Committo* reported that it had given cr-i-i ur-i-turn lupsuu,., Sumner .-.mi -W brig"'-*;''. •» r "- ''- _.___ asked for hy mc re*.--.':*.-• c,. horn ■ Jfii -i.d re=,tt.-.l h.v thel,,,, :_ .'- !he commit"* i.,r «. ; __yd..a__..!.. .-..* kets be if-n-d "'> >■•-■*»■« lv -''-"i *'»' 11 a.m. •* .- tw-ar mat .....o uWOtinie-table iron: mil- to niu.* pro. Tide-, available i-*" n-tnrn on any tram living tho SMuar.* i.o: later than ...» >m The tickets worn, r.ot 1.. in.led on Sundae or puhl-c holidays. "Ir. committee mad*.- the r. .-omm.-ndation on tho under.---an_.ing Mi at no elevation from the above coi.eaU _•___ he mad"* in tho future. Tho rocommendat'.on Mas adopt. .1. Tho Staff Committee n.«;i.imended that with a view to minimising the ; loss through -misM-l fa revs'' or pas- ; sottgers * , ov_r-ridmg sections,'' that the ; regulations requiring conductors to ail. for the inspection of tickets at the ■commencement of each _a.*cucu be strictl.'" enforced, li this rub* were carried out, the possibility of conductors being reported for theso oniir-siems would be decreased considerably, and the Board's revenue bmefiU'd. Many of the conductors -hesitated to carry ; out this r_le because of tlio objections raised by some passengers-, nnd Mith | the view of assisting them in this mat- : ter tbe (onuniiti-"* recommend_<l that ■ notices bo placed in all cars notifying j passengers of the regulation. The I committee had received iho resign a- | tion'of the motor inspector on account I ot ill-health, but did not propose to fill | the vacaß'-v in tho meantime. Tlio i ' commit tor hoped that uiotornien M-ould elo ali th-'.. could to keep tiie number j of "fiat" wheels—an expensive item of j maintenanw —to the lowest possible i point, and thus render it hugely un- j ncC-___ry to appoint anyone to _.__-__. position in future. 31r Sykcs objected to the clause of j the report dealing with "missed fares," | contending it Mas a reflection on tho i manner in whioh the conductors did their work. Mr Recce pointed out tltat the innovation would not take nearly so mv... time as the system prevailing in other plaices of giving tho paeseneers a fresh ticket on every section. The Chairman _aid tho proposal would very matoriallv assist the inspectors. , The rerort was considered seriatim i and adopted. ~ CORRESPONDENCIA petition Mas received from Mr . Smith and a number of other Cashmere residents, asking that the Cashmere Bills tramway be extended up Dyer's , Pass road to the public school. . A supplementary petition to tho one .-previously before tho Board was also received from Mr A. F. Wright, and I . others asking if, the Board MOiifd re- ■ cci.c a deputation in regard to ex- i tending'tho Cashmere Hills tramway'; to the foot of li'aekthorne road, and ■ pointed out tho advantages this scheme H had over the Dyer's Paes road pro- . posal. j It- was decieled to receive tho deputa- ' tion in regard to the latter proposal, ' and to hold consieleration of tho first petition over until the deputation in | question had waited on the Board.

Tho Engineer Mas requested to report in connection with Messrs H. Quane and Co., lotter in regard to Jones's patent line cleaner. A letter was received from the Heathcote Road Board asking the Board to .make the portion of the road from tho __eat_coto bridge to tho quarries fit for vehicular traffic. The traffic manthe engineer were requested to.report.on the matter. "The application of Mr W. Dalley and several rtsidentc of Adding.on asking if the Board could see its way to alter the present stopping-place to Dickens Street was roferred to tho Traffic Superintendent. The Halswell Road Board forwarded -coloured map setting forth the districts concerned in tho Halswell special loan area, and the chairman and Mr Sykes (the representative of the district) were appointed to check the areas shown in the map. Accounts to tho amount of £14,272 l&s 6d were passed for payment.