TRAM SHELTERS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21729, 11 March 1936, Page 17

TRAM SHELTERS

TO THE RDITOK OW TH* PRE3B. Sir—lt has often occurred to me that 'one of the reasons why trams fail to pay in some districts is that previous boards have neglected to devote attention to the erection of shelters for passengers. Large sums have in the past been expended on equipment which to-day is as dead as a door-nail, but to say the least of it a tram shelter is a continual source of attraction and the cost is comparatively small. Take for instance the Burwood line. How many pounds are lost annually by the fact that residents shrink from standing under dripping trees waiting for tram-cars? In how many instances are they picked up by a sympathetic motorist? I happened to make application foi a small shelter at the intersection of Kingsford street and New Brighton road, at which point there are six lane ends converging, and in addition, this position is within a stone's throw of the gate of the Burwood Park. I was glad to find that the present Tramway Board was sympathetic to the idea, but the council representative for the riding says there are places more urgent than at this point. I would like to ask, where are they and also why a lasting benefit should not be vouchsafed to the people of this district? Let us give up these dogmatic ideals and move into another category where we can be helpful to our fellow man.—Yours, etc., F. SMITH. March 10, 1936