HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAYS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 436, 19 February 1909, Page 7

HUTT VALLEY TRAMWAYS

; S ; THE/OHANOES ' Of |l\' 10AN'POLL. ' establishmerit;/bf U'l/tramyraj: Beryice ! in-:!the Hutt:;Valley\is !being:;exterisively dis/oussed "- Most ! ! :.people:,are! ; agifeed':!ori;th'e necessity ,for /!-servicaj -but,!the'"point/uppri ; Tvhich':opinions' ratepayers do, when : ' : asked!!to''sanction',; avlbari?/-'The 'pessimists. , ; : point :tb' tile 'decisive! rejectiori -of the ■■ loan proposals of the Wellington City. Council, for :'the extension' ; of riiho! iN breatevater : i at/Nap'", rand-'theVdrairiag'eUoari'.atGisboi'ne./pn.the ' ■ .otlier/hand', ;: 'te-:lbcalV /point out. that. .'probably 'a/year'.wiUJiave/elapsed: before/a :/'§cfiriite'':Echeme .is placed:;.before '/'payers,-/dnd. that,'by' then,/the ! state of; the ; ' : -money /'imarkW'will/ imprbved. / -"-; The if aser-r-vice;i^;.inan'gurited,'/there''wduld be an'al--1 'most certain years' por- '! haps,• and;-.in ,; tM's obriiVectiori,/'the- sum; : of ■about'£2ooo has'beeh'meiitioney./as.the.pro- '' b'able : deficit it the, end /of .the first, year's ''working'.'.There seeinsno doubt that,if the aboard decided to fib/ ;ele'ctoife' df the. /tramway district:for/a,Joan/and:said, "We there'will l.bH'/a ; pri/the '■': &M; year's' walking!;" pWposal'w'b'uldjbe" ":■: ceftain l ,''df / reiecti6n. ; '::This:is!;rec6griisea' by the /board;' and';, the/ publid'/are" gi*et}" qufte-' a -' ;,- ypsterday,; by; .tho, ;/ciiamrianM(Mr;::Ji/W-.; SMOSwari,- Mayor',;of-. !!: Pfetone), -that!the/hoard jri'ea'ns", to :.promote a !' i 'scb v ! payers"-will/now'Be: able/to/ see': thevmatte'r m/ : quite- a riew/.light.l: i ;ln.';all; prbbabUity.;;.those served well /by. /the 'railway,/, such. as-' : residents on,the!Belmont Roadi'will, votbagaihst :' the/raising of a loan, /as no tramway could help 'them. ;•-,'• No doubt, -this ; will /also:.apply !' to : 'those localities, in./the .'tramway '/district, but away\froni the proposed route's, '. '/, ■'

; ./- y //.'.'.'A- ■. • V'A V prominent^ratepayer;;/ expressed-.'the; opinion, that -the;:b'oard::'should.;;.ieel;;;their /^\fay.'fbr.'tho\ ; first".M-'6rl; , ii*dv.6:'infanths/'aßd;. ■'.';•:by : that':time; the; me'mbefs would; be in,pos-: :, session;'of;;:"all:possible ! "4nforfna'tidn,:.aiid:theyf : would, also have the.' people-'educated oh the' :■ "questibht:;;<!:Then v^en'J;he " money,- market' ;' • : more favourable< than;' jiat;, present; M they * should gO ; to' ers; who' 'might /;;thenibe : prepared to sanction'the-loanV^Vrtli-: ■•_ but; doubt; the :.trams .would (be: a -..splendid W.thing for the:districti v :and'h6':b'blieved i that T.'ontside.'traffic;from would-.'lielp '; to .make tha system'pay. :; Oertainly< there'was■' :..a,', strong feeling' -rigains't 1 the propoSaljAbnt' : V- if Ithe /wefe<.ini;;eafnest 'and' went'' ~into;.the'matter iri ;v a;:-bu'sine^-lik6-manner,. . /and;!submitted ,an .-up-to-date and.,-; sound •'.scheme.: to ; ths j ratepayers; 1 the 'latter, ought , S-itprbeVsati'sfied. It would; ;of wurso,;: be "mad-' •.'■' ness to 'go =to the.ratepayers'.dt:the present ■time, "while money so /tightjV'hvifc;; there ;• seemed; to '.■■ be, an»idba.; that ! Jt wonld' be ■ more, '■'; plentiful'.in' '.the.'.-bourse of -'.a .few months.; If. '.'- there was-a'/slight' loss/' fbr'/the; first^eaf,; ; br; !;;: two;:'itjWpuld;not;:amoto ';' ciable/When\ spread* 'over ; ; the": disti-iot-; ; . '.; : As-; '^suming.'the system-to success;' "• V and;itohlyi£looo; to- be rhet.; A for Me, first; ;;' it^might ; :; .would ':harden'.".ismi;tan3:::m;^ they : w'ouldlincfe^se'!a:-''\'He.:;oohsidefed,that ;■'•'■ whatever .Vtjie'l- lo'ssljbh ;;tbe /tfam*:.would '.lie,; ■...'the;.landowners'; :tbflri:. re- :."' 'coiiped.; by7;.tioTin*ea'sed'/-'valiieß.lV' He/also .'■: made.;;reference''to.''the;;ga+dbning!and;hbfti : : :'■■; cultural: attractions i'T.ah- inducem'ent'.for; pityVmen; to -lire in' the ;.'-' district' if; the ; trarns /were'lSid:- ■!; CJX ■•''•'

V' : '-.'^u .:y. The o^hß;iß^fd'^ .'■"■'--, ; the -; chairman;ofc We:sbaTa;;(3Jj\,: ■:, J:'..W; ;;;;;.M,'Ewan) ; .'•:';.:ers would.:vote:for;the'-loatfif.they^#efq.not: ; ; ?' ; ; ■ plyrnenfc:;.;'bf y a.3d3-,-a{: ; tiohal; rates/: Bjit' Sbt!otherwise: ; ;;:!lle;:;bb'ard : l ::::>triie|Bnt; of or to v;;;.:;paying. a-smaD:rafe , ',fbf;:oTdmary./wprking es- ;'; Vpen'ses uhtilb'thajyb'oarargbtTgbmgji.but thej ;/.. : ■ would .'certainly. to pay/ a 'fate,to cover : k V,',>;iiM! : ',; down;of .a owners "the'lines [: .were carriedjte-outlym ;'.; ;wbuld'.not.pay;';hut' r 'the.ibbard'had-poTvefito -.■■.-.'mdk'fVa^^^^^ :-'..;;: subsidy; pr to 'guafaii'tee-any .de'ficiencyi- and ■' ''.:^l!ife suc h;.terms':additional-.-lines-jnight.be: : :'?<:> Jlr: : : SKEindiay,l a';rcembef ,:■'; *, fthe.- opinion'-; ;■ ;;;:'paybrs-would;notvvbte-ioi! a ; sbhemerthat-in-!, I% >y blved;; a ;loss. •:; Hfe;«-in: favour -of' extending - .:J:;/- : theAitility-of sthe,system; to;;thei;carriage;;ot: f'cbal aß:well;a's passehgcfs,afid-at'ne'xfmeet-" '-;. r - ; intends matter :-;V ; :.'Findlsy:;>'does;'not:;see iwhyxa.;numbef; ' of ; -/. ; :tfucks;';weighirigy'abput. fivev.tons^eaoh^ : aiid ! 'carrying ; a :lbad; : .... added to the '-foiling- stock-for ithe carriage of ■'.'■ .coal;.frbm'th'e.'Petone.-Whaff as>;far. as Taita,.j :..;;. ; :and.,'at'a:'cost;of -The' vCouncil,';:her pointed out, -~/.-.^wotild'^ha've.to'take":'.'somo;such', step.to,con-. ;, - .-..yey;it.tp the; gasworks'.;:'He considered that :.!;. coal would; be' cheapened:by:'.fiye ; shillings per. ;;:,; ton to: the'bonsumer.'The idea;of miking the , ;;y.:^otel,weight:;of:fthe: : : trucks';nbt:to ':: ~; about;;seveh'.tens .is ;fe y : ":. ;':■ iections,.-;6f; ; 'ißoafd: wharf,, ;- % :'a;;J-weight ii of] ; ; : 7-:twehty.;tohsj;;s ; .ii '"}i\k : % : :S;'!'-A;t,;;;;,; ;;:r;-;;; : r; ■■ 'O,;:--'*On-:the-: Isubject'.of■ %aniway. revenue;: Mri /calculated that/if ,'each; man,. ;.: child, injSthe;: tramway district ■X; spent rpurr^hce^per;.week/iri/using;the''ser- ;;;: ' vice,. iie;first-"year's /working expenses, ■• in- .', /elusive jof:interest 'and-sinking,fund, -would. '.: .; be met.-:. In this calculation:he:is taking the ').■■ scheme!minus the prbposed?line through the '-':':'■ WaiwetU. ~ ;:.;;•:;.>;;/ //;:..;,./;.:: ;:■,;- :•■