WANGANUI TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 587, 16 August 1909, Page 4

WANGANUI TRAMWAYS.

■■"-..' (By/Tcicgraph-SpecialVOorrcsiiondont.) .• "t:.i/-"''... '■■:-' :: :. : /.rWanganul^August 14.' . ■\,,.'. The Borough Council met in committee on ":}. :•• Friday'.; evening, when 'the GonviljJSastleeliff •;■■;■: Tramway Board's '.qffer of 6d. per. car'.milo for ./power for'tho Gonville tramway system was .viOonsidsred.;: ;a full -discussion,.it was .• .resolvetl.j to.make'the.'.following offer..to the' .'■-/ -board :-;-(l) That-.thisfcquricil' supply cars and /.■ ?,powe'r at; ? jd. , per car;mile ;\(2) ; that the board '■>.-;• guaraated 'to: ..tako.'. 120,000 •i. : car:;:injles' \ pet.- ■'• ; ; .year;-: (8)'. ;tliaV.the- agreomeht" remain ■ in' Seven years'; (4) thai the'/council'- ... h aye the' fight to .take' over the board , a' tra in- ' '>.;■■•,:' terms to be"arranged. '- .-;'.;;: The' .chairman' of : . the , Traniway Board. ■ *: 'States that.thejmembcrs desire-'that one sys-.";':A.--iieiH"-should"be..installed thicughotit.the town '•'■' and.'suburbs,.'suburbs, '.'if;'" possible/'.''but'".'the question." '■ '■'-■' is/'whetbertho price qiioted.by,the. council-' within-.the means .pf : t : ho'Gonville; dis-:. './ //trict." /The prico per .car niile 'is .the-, chief. ■. 'ipoint; he .has np.doubt the/other -proposals ... ...will be'accepted. <,| -..''■, '-''y ' ;. ■■•;'.. .:■•'.. '■/■■ ; : •;•: The board, will -consider/the , matter '■ at'.'in' .'.-. early date, but/if it-does not accept tho'ter/ms offered/by theVcoimcil. it'will probably pm-' ■•■; •'■ceed toi.''.instal:jtlie'-Purroy. system. / •-:.-. '■■■,