TRAMWAY BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18920, 8 February 1927, Page 6

TRAMWAY BOARD.

REGULAR .MEETING,

The Christchurch Tramway Board met yesterday, when there were present: Messrs A. s. Taylor (chairman), G. T. Booth, J. A. Fle-licr. \V. J. Walter. .T. Wood, I>. Sykes. K. \V. White, and Hon. J. Barr. The Works and Traffic Committee made the following report:— The committee has considered the request of petitioners for an extension of the Springfield road bus service to May's road. It recommends that tho request be acceded to. but before it can ho put into operation, the consent of the licensing authority must he obtained. It will mean that the present circuit round Itutlnnd street and Knowles street will he abandoned. Kvcry trip will I>h by way of Brett's road and Brown'* mad." The extension of Chapter slreet will be uvd to make an economical turning place for the bus, which will start from the corner of May's road and a new street recently formed. Track renewal work will necessitate '-ho purchase of more rails in tho near future. H is proposed to u«e heavier rail* in the centre of the City. 11 (Mb to the yard, rather than the usual 901b. The heavier type will be more economical in the Ion; run. when concrete and bitumen foundation material is used. However, longer life means that the disturbance in the centre of the City by track renewal work will be minimised, as the work will only need to be done at lomcr intervals. Consultation with the City Engineer is mkin? place so that any alteration in street levels which the City Council may desire will be done at the same time ns is now the case in Bealey avenue and Barbadoes street. The report was adopted. A request from the United Ancient Order at Druids for an extension of the 2id section to be made to. Woolston Park on • certain Saturday afternoon yns granted. . ~