Tram sheds to be demolished

Press, 17 November 1976, Page 10

Tram sheds to be demolished

The tram sheds al. the! corner of Moorhouse Avenue] and Falsgrave Street were! dowdy and dilapidated, it was said at the monthly meeting] of the Christchurch Trans-1 port Board, when a motion was passed that they should! be demolished and the cleared I site leased. The cost of demolishing; the buildings and clearing; and sealing the site is estim-i ated at $71,000. The decision! to demolish the 75-year-old building was made after consideration of the cost of bringing the buildings up to I he required standard, and the likely returns from it. The board also decided to] demolish the town shed] adjacent -to Carruca House.! This would be cheaper than' repairing the existing roofing] and would provide parking! space for three to five buses. A request for a special family concession ticket to be issued for “Family Leisure Week” was refused by the board. The request was made by Community Volunteers. The board’s chairman (Mr M. O. Holdsworth) voted for

I the concession ticket, saying] | that it would give an idea] of the popularity of a pass Jof this nature. However, the hoard’s manager (Mr M. G. i Taylor) said that the printing I of tickets and the administra- ! tion of such a scheme would !be expensive and complicated. The board later voted to | ask the Auckland Regional i Authority about its group ! concession scheme, and to consider introducing it in Christchurch. A pass for blind persons to travel on the board’s buses is to be issued at a cost of 75c a year. At present blind people pay half fare for one ! section for each ride. ] Mr Taylor explained that ] the pass was to overcome the ; problem of blind people ] fumbling for change. The charge for people escorting the blind will be increased from the present half of one section to the fare for one full section for each ride. The board re-elected Mr Holdsworth as chairman and Mr A. J. McTainsh was reelected deputy chairman.