ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 7

ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW

(To tlie Editor.) isiue'^f'Vf- P pM«!?VKter,.ia a recent nf twf * \1? ost ' « t'mely, in view will hp -i *i h** neXt ™*k «« «tizens Stl Pnnn -Id/°1 d/° f "?,* aUth°rity *° the Uty Council for iurther expenditure in section- with our tramway^ system sible talk by those who have apparently L?T s;;P erf'««l knowledge .if P_h ?^b.lect, to the eftect that the day of trams has gone and that.motor transport will Zl ■ % v?e um]; ersal means of trans^ port in the cities. .Those who adopt this Ime of argument fail 'to .take into account ™fJ- aryT ? lr. c/™, stal »<*s which affect the position, but if they studied the subject more closely, they would find that in many important cities of the world a great deal of money is being spent in the extension and improvement of tramway systems In several large cities in the United States tlie local authorities suspended the tramways for & time and instituted motor services, but before very long the public demanded the restoration of the tramways, ™.^T« cC°me parent that the latter piovided the more satisfactory method of I dealing with the traffic, particularly in regard to the handling, of rush-hour business, and from the point of view of economy. Some of these cities have retained tlie metor-buses as feeders to the trams and as a ' de luxe" service, traversing, the same routes as the trams, but charging a higher fare for the privilege of speed and additional comfort. In cities where many I ,°L ?* r?i ut<i! are steep ' tramways are undoubtedly the more economical and reliable, and there is always-room for the motor-bus as a feeder to the outlying and sparsely-settled districts. Wellington is tortunate m possessing an excellent and well-managed tramway system, destined J. lee] sure, to play an important part in tlie development of our fine city.' It is to be hoped, that citizens will realise that m asking for authority to maintain and extend our tramways, the City Council is acting m the best, interests of the city and should be provided with the necessary : means to carry out the proposals which will be submitted to the vote on Ist May.—l am, etc.,, ■•.'•' STANLEY E. LAMBERT 26th April. ■ ' .