THE TRAMWAYS.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20342, 15 September 1931, Page 7

THE TRAMWAYS.

MEETING ok board. i;iir:.-l<-l>un-!i Tramway Lioard v<wtcid:i.'. nhon there were vttte** 1 Mr i:. U. Andrews (chairman), |jrt & Messrs D. Sykes, CJ. A. A. -Mchachlan, W. ifjHwutS'""- Hay ward. H. Pcarcc, td G ' • '• fjjf V.'nr'r:- a"■ i Traflic Committee rethat inauual training tickets ,f(Tt• «I<l to "■i"'' l-uucatiou Board for u-jtsac to m-Jhu'N for uso of scholars jjjeuding manual training classes. Ite00jr, iiuwcver. manual training v "'' n ' presented hy children attbo W inter Show and basket--practice. The Education Hoard jld been advised that the tickets were ftl intended :■< l>c used for such purf®*** fie liftiiiji and i>i;.• !<ii«jr of i aldhurst from Church Corner to Coach Corner was cf.<»i|.k'te<l ■with the exception A top-scaling- The gang to which Xo. ijfiefcciuc men were attached had now frßfg.transferred to repair work in the I jjfjjiiJy of the liiccarton racecourse. Jtemrs (strange and Co. had supplied Board's uniform requirements since m, and when that firm went out of (ggaess the contract was completed by fie Vew ZeaJarid Farmers' Co-op. Assogajioa. This contract had now exand fresh tenders had been jjjjed for the supply. At ¥ cudalton terminus G£ chains of tatk iiad been lifted, and surface xeytift effect I'd at iticcarton, Sockburn, j|fßfhou>e avenue, Sumner, etc.

With t lie extension of tar-sealed 4meU and tracks consideration was jgjag given to a reduction in trackAniag costs.

Tkfi engineer was experimenting Mlk s combined air and water hose ma to the small water sprinkler for tfcssicx out the switches and points. Jit result of the trial so far two men Mpged on cleaning had been transsetn& to the permanent way. The enjjwer would report fully after the exjeiaent had been further developed. The depreciation and Sinking Fund GHMobsioners met on Thursday, Augjst S/th, and approved of the items urtatufd in the demand forwarded by Board in terms of its resolution of Mr 33th, 1931. Tke items were total costs re Ferry mi, Slain South road, Yaldhurst road, HMt excess cost of renewal of Worces*r Mntt, Hospital to Church Corner, AMnl square, the last three items , * be subject to further consideration dm.tfce time for renewal arrives. The NMKBt concerned was £72,740. j'iJSfr Commissioners had agreed to the Board's excess cost loan for Sffc street, £10,500. The expiry date WWL

Several matters on which the Board ni Mion were unable to agree were *&wed to an Interpretation Commitmis terms of Clause 32 of the agreemt The Board's representatives mmmmded that HO changes be jjPil#, and the committee had apjpWMl 9t the recommendation. committee decided that in view jf fly Wgency of the matter the Board iflinffo at its own expense the first anJHI medical certificates for motormen, «S ti»l subsequent annual certificates |HMt be supplied by the employees fMMelvei. i Tto jreport was adopted. | committee also roported that the *MtfmeCer for the Bryndwr and SpringfiSfalA toad bus services had forwarded a pew schedule of fares. I! Approvsl was given to the change, .bat ike tiro-section concession cards the subject of further consideraEfte report was adopted.