MIRAMAR TRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 686, 10 December 1909, Page 8

MIRAMAR TRAMS.

PROPOSED BOX CARS. SOME "VEKY QEiVE OBJECTIONS" STATED A letter was leceived bj the Miraraar Borough Council Inst evening from the Government UnginecMn Ch,ief (Mr Jl W through the Citj Electrical Engineer "(Mr. Stuart Richard'-on), regarding tljo council's proposal to ran smill box cars, without conductors, on the Miraqsar section Tho engineer wrote as follows — , > * "There are \erj gravo objections to the proposal, and it would'not be at all hkoly to lecoive tho sanction ot the Government The principal objections would be

"(1) Such cars would not bo permitted to run outside the borough of Jliramar All passengers would, therelore, require to chango cars, which proceeding would bo strongly resented by tho traveling public, particularly in bad weather.

"(S) There would be no one to attond to the trolly ropo while tho car was travelling round sharp curves or long parts of the route, whero the trolly is liable to derailment "(3) 'lhe motormau requires to keep his attention upon driving tho car, and it would tend tp danger and no doubt to accidents, if his attention was distracted by rcauirutg to collect fares, and watch passengers, to see that none lott or boarded cars while in motion, nith the object of avoiding paymont "(4) There would bo no one within or on the rear of tho car to attend to the safety of passengers, or to warn the motonnan should anything happen which might require his prompt attention r

"The motorman's responsibilitee, with the heavy cars and high speed now in u»e on mod sary that he give his undivided attention to his work and not be distracted m any of the nays mentioned, and I am certain it the pro posal were given effect to it wonld lead to accidents, and, therefore, probablj, m tho council having to pay large sums by wav of compensation lam jilso certain it would not bo in the best interests'of the council or tho travelling public

The letter nas considered by the council m committee

Increase in Holiday Fares. A motion was submitted by Councillor llmr that all fares on tho Miramar section should be 2d on public holidays Councillor M'Leod seconded. The Mayor (Mj C J Crawford) 1 explained that at present tho fares to Miramar and Seatoun were Id, and 2d uas charged on e»erv special car in addition to those provided by the forty-minute service The Mayor vent on to say tha.l the traffic on the Miiamnr, lino was heavy, but there was not tho same traffic on tho Seatoun branch -Moreover, tho City Council were pushing on the Lyall Bay line, which would cater for exactly the sumo people as did the Seatoun cars The city authonties had expressed the certain opinion that, if fares to Seatouu wero increased to 2d on holidays, tho traffic would be killed to a great extent Ho would move as an amendment '"fhat the faies, on public holidays,, be 2d to Miramar North, and Id to Seatoun v Councillor M'Clelland seconded the amendment, which earned on the casting vote of the Mayor, there being three votes for each proposal Christmas Time-Table, The tram time-table for Christmas Day was fixed It was decided to fall in lino with the city semee, and run the usual Sunday cars, charging double fares over the Miramar section. N